CBS has canceled the dramedy So Help Me Todd and the drama CSI: Vegas, making them the first casualties of the network's spring renewals. Both shows were among the few whose futures were uncertain, with CSI: Vegas averaging 6.4 million viewers per episode and So Help Me Todd drawing about 6.3 million. The network has three new dramas lined up for the next season, including NCIS: Origins and a Matlock reboot, while two other CBS scripted shows are still awaiting word on their futures.
FX's annual tally of original series revealed a 12% drop in scripted titles on air in 2023, marking the first reduction in over a decade. This decline comes after a peak of 600 shows in 2022, and FX Chairman John Landgraf's prediction of a decline has been proven right. The industry is experiencing a contraction, with many attributing the decrease to a mismatch of money and human attention in producing 600 television series. The long-tail of production has softened the decline, and the number of new shows in the first half of the year was not disclosed. FX's list includes original English-language scripted series but does not include foreign-language shows, kids titles, or short-form content.
Due to the ongoing Writers Guild of America strike, Disney's ABC network has released a Fall lineup without any new scripted shows. The lineup includes reality TV shows like The Golden Bachelor, Celebrity Jeopardy, Bachelor in Paradise, Judge Steve Harvey, and Shark Tank, as well as reruns of Abbott Elementary. The strike is focused on fair compensation for writers, including residual payments for streaming shows. ABC's reliance on reality TV suggests that the network expects the strike to last for some time.
