The broadcast business has been at a crossroads for the past couple of years, putting emphasis on live programming, sports and unscripted fare as scripted series increasingly are consumed digitally…
franchise, which would work during a writers strike as it relies on existing scripts from the Norman Lear vault of sitcom classics. NBC and Fox also have announced a number of reality pickups and renewals over the last few weeks., has made virtually all of its renewals for next season, bringing back 13 series, along with two new scripted series orders, forThe CW is not as impacted by the linear ratings declines for scripted series as it is built on a different business model.
The same goes for CBS’ brand-name procedurals from the sister studios that continue to sell well around the world, like theWhile a contraction of the scripted broadcast market may not impact the networks’ bottom line, it would impact low and middle-level writers and actors who live on episodic fees. The huge windfall for TV creators of hit broadcast TV series is probably a thing of the past as more and more studios start to adopt versions of the streaming cost-plus model for broadcast, but working on a broadcast series remains very lucrative for rank-and-file writers. Writing for a streaming series, they may get to do — and be paid for — as few as 7-8 episodes a year. On a broadcast series, they can work on as many as 24 episodes a year.
While not as sexy as a premium/streaming gig, broadcast scripted series have provided a good living for a lot of people in front and behind the camera.
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