
"Decline of Peak TV: Hollywood's Great Contraction and the End of the Streaming Wars"
FX chairman John Landgraf revealed that the number of original scripted series on U.S. broadcast, cable, and streaming services dropped to 516 in 2023, down 14% from 2022's record of 600, marking the most significant dip since FX started its tally over two decades ago. Landgraf attributed this decline to the impact of the writers' and actors' strikes, as well as a shift in industry priorities towards profitability in the streaming age. This marks the end of the peak TV era, as Landgraf had predicted, with the number of shows on TV experiencing non-stop growth since 2002, except for a pandemic-era dip in 2020.





