Number Of U.S. Scripted TV Season Orders Has Nearly Halved Since 2019; “Displacement Of Hollywood” Floated By Ampere Research

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The number of scripted TV seasons being ordered in the U.S. has nearly halved since 2019, according to new research from Ampere Analysis, which revealed a “Hollywood displacement” as international orders outpace the U.S.

Ampere’s snap research found that 418 shows were ordered last year in the States, down from 722 in 2019, which it mainly put down to the strikes but said is unlikely to rise in 2024.

This dramatic fall is “in a more precipitous decline” than U.S. series releases but releases also fell sharply last year, from 633 to 481.

That figure may rise in 2024 due to “the potential for truncated 23/24 seasons doubling up,” according to Ampere. Hollywood virtually shut down for the latter half of 2023 due to the writers and actors strikes but the Ampere research suggested the slowdown is more terminal, called it an “abrupt end to peak TV” and pointed in particular to the decline in orders from the streamers. “The more terminal decline is originating from the SVoD services,” said Ampere, with Netflix reducing its show releases from 107 in 2022 to just 68 in 2023 – a drop that cannot be blamed on strike action as it took place during the first half of the year.