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~400 scripted series (comedy, drams) currently running... it's a bubble
There hasn't been a more competitive, cut-throat, quality-saturated era in television ever. Period. John Landgraf, CEO of FX Networks and FX Productions, for years has been the brightest and most thoughtful commentator on the state of the industry. He was here Friday expanding on the data that his research unveiled a year ago now that rocked everybody's world and explained, with an exclamation point, the frustratingly impossible task of TV critics back then. The numbers were stark: there were more than 1,700 series on television, from the broadcast networks to cable to streaming services — in primetime (8 to 11 p.m.) alone, which is almost unfathomable. No day parts. No late night shows. No news. No sports. Just series in primetime. Of those, 352 were scripted (comedies, dramas). About six months later that number rose to 371. And on Friday, Landgraf said this:
"By our best current estimates, we believe 2015 will easily blow through the 400 series mark."
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/bastard-machine/golden-age-tv-best-tv-814146
Weinstein Company to cut film output, focus on TV Nov 24, 12:31
Hmmm..., I have some thoughts but they are not complimentary. {nm} Nov 24, 12:41
they would have to work hard to cut their film output more {nm} Nov 24, 12:42
Weinstein-ed movies will now only get 4 release date changes a piece instead of 6 {nm} Nov 24, 14:46
When is the TV bubble gonna pop? {nm} Nov 24, 12:42
btw they just announced a Tremors TV series in the works w/ Kevin Bacon returning (link) Nov 24, 12:44
Holy crap, a Tremors series with Kevin Bacon?! LOL, I may need to subscribe to cable again. {nm} Nov 24, 12:47
when people stop watching TV {nm} Nov 24, 12:44
There's only so many hours in a day... {nm} Nov 24, 13:36
which can now be scheduled around the viewer's life, not vice versa. {nm} Nov 24, 13:49
You could do 2 hrs a night and half of Sat and Sun so that's a lot of hours. {nm} Nov 24, 22:28
~400 scripted series (comedy, drams) currently running... it's a bubble Nov 25, 07:25
