Pilots Grounded

As their audiences continue to shrink, the television networks are trying hard to cut costs. The ongoing writers strike is one reflection of that.

Another area of cost-cutting is TV pilots, the first episode of a proposed series. They are expensive and time-consuming to make, and a lot of them are never seen by the public, anyway. According to this National Public Radio story, the networks are making fewer of them. In some cases, shows are going from script to series.

Gabcast! Club MediaNote #20