After months of development, production and fine-tuning, it’s decision time for dozens of broadcast pilots hopeful of getting the greenlight to series for the 2021-2022 TV season.
As the major studios rack up series orders over the coming week of network upfront presentations, it’s time to tally the wins and losses. The clear theme of the series orders unveiled to date are franchises, built-in IP and procedural dramas in a year when the total volume of development was down significantly due to pandemic-related disruptions.
Here’s a breakdown by conglomerate and studio imprint of new comedy, drama and unscripted series orders to date, to be updated regularly as broadcast, cable and streaming programming executives tout their wares in the coming days.
This year, virtual programming presentations will be held May 17-19 in lieu of the traditional razzle-dazzle mounted at Radio City Music Hall, Carnegie Hall and other New York City venues.
DISNEY
20th Television
- Abbott Elementary (ABC) Comedy
- Maggie (ABC) Comedy
- The Wonder Years (ABC) Comedy
- The Big Leap (Fox) Drama
- Ordinary Joe (NBC) Drama
- Our Kind of People (Fox) Drama
ABC Signature
- Queens (ABC) Drama
FOX CORP.
Fox Entertainment
- Krapopolis (Fox) Comedy
- Pivoting (Fox) Comedy
- Welcome to Flatch (Fox) Comedy
- Accused (Fox) Drama
- The Big Leap (Fox) Drama
- The Cleaning Lady (Fox) Drama
- Fantasy Island (Fox) Drama
- Monarch (Fox) Drama
- Our Kind of People (Fox) Drama
Fox Alternative Entertainment
- Alter Ego (Fox) Unscripted
- Domino Masters (Fox) Unscripted
- Next Level Chef (Fox) Unscripted
LIONSGATE
- Ghosts (CBS) Comedy
- Welcome to Flatch (Fox) Comedy
NBCUNIVERSAL
Universal Television
- American Auto (NBC) Comedy
- Grand Crew (NBC) Comedy
- FBI: International (CBS) Drama
- La Brea (NBC) Drama
- Law & Order: For the Defense (NBC) Drama
- Ordinary Joe (NBC) Drama
Universal Television Alternative Studio
- American Song Contest (NBC) Unscripted
- LA Fire and Rescue (NBC) Unscripted
- That’s My Jam (NBC) Unscripted
VIACOMCBS
CBS Studios
- Ghosts (CBS) Comedy
- Smallwood (CBS) Comedy
- 4400 (CW) Drama
- CSI: Vegas (CBS) Drama
- FBI: International (CBS) Drama
- Good Sam (CBS) Drama
- NCIS: Hawai’i (CBS) Drama
- Come Dance With Me (CBS) Unscripted
SONY PICTURES TELEVISION STUDIOS
- Accused (Fox) Drama
- Fantasy Island (Fox) Drama
WARNERMEDIA
Warner Bros. TV
- Abbott Elementary (ABC) Comedy
- Pivoting (Fox) Comedy
- All American: Homecoming (CW) Drama
- The Cleaning Lady (Fox) Drama
- Naomi (CW) Drama
Warner Bros. Unscripted Television
- Home Sweet Home (NBC) Unscripted
- The Wheel (NBC) Unscripted
- Who Do You Think You Are? (NBC) Unscripted
APPLOFF ENTERTAINMENT/BUNIM/MURRAY PRODS.
- Don’t Forget the Lyrics (Fox) Unscripted
BBC STUDIOS
- Ghosts (CBS) Comedy
- This Country (Fox) Comedy
BLUMHOUSE STUDIOS
- The Thing About Pam (NBC) Drama
FREMANTLE
- AGT: Extreme (NBC) Unscripted
KAPITAL ENTERTAINMENT
- American Auto (NBC) Comedy
- Pivoting (Fox) Comedy
- Women of the Movement (ABC) Drama
KESHET INTERNATIONAL
- Killer Camp (CW) Unscripted
STONE & CO.
- Legends of the Hidden Temple (CW) Unscripted
(Pictured: “The Wonder Years,” produced for ABC by 20th Television)