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The article highlights the top TV producers of the 2024-2025 season, showcasing their successful series across streaming platforms and networks, emphasizing innovative storytelling, record-breaking viewership, and critical acclaim, with notable figures like Brock Akil, Blair, Brownell, and others leading the charge in shaping contemporary television.
USA Network is making a comeback in scripted television after a five-year hiatus, with plans to produce lower-budget original dramas like The Rainmaker and Anna Pigeon, aiming to attract viewers and buyers as it repositions as an independent network post-NBCUniversal spinoff, under new leadership and strategic direction.
The 2023-24 TV season saw significant changes, including a large deficit in scripted TV episodes due to strikes, the rise of the Australian show "Bluey" in streaming, and a notable increase in viewership for women's sports. Jon Stewart's return to "The Daily Show" and the dominance of the NFL in TV ratings were also highlighted. Key figures include 252 lost episodes, 32.82 billion minutes streamed for "Bluey," and 24.6 million average viewers for the NFL's late afternoon Sunday game.
Research from Ampere Analysis shows a significant decline in the number of scripted TV seasons ordered in the U.S. since 2019, with a notable decrease in releases from major streaming services like Netflix, Peacock, Hulu, Max, and Paramount+. This decline is attributed to a combination of factors, including strikes and the internationalization of the TV industry. The research suggests a shift away from Hollywood as the core of the world's TV industry, with a projected slow recovery in content orders for 2024 and beyond.
The focus of this year's upfronts has been on streaming, highlighting the struggle of linear broadcast networks on the scripted side of the business. The writers strike has taken the air out of the biggest week to persuade advertisers to part with their cash and shown that without an avalanche of A-list scripted stars, the annual parade is just suits, numbers, and trailers. The absence of comedy writers punching up executive's material and the clear absence of laughs were also noticeable. Despite the omnipresence of the black, red, and white picket signs, there was little talk of the strike onstage.