1、Peak TV PostmortemA data-driven exploration of the dramatic decline in TV series content2 0 2 4&2Luminate is the preeminent entertainment data and insights company,unleashing access to the most essential,objective and trustworthy information across music,film,television,gaming,short-form video and m

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4、ends.AB OUTContentsThe Big Picture .3Scripted vs.Unscripted .7SVOD .11Broadcast .15Cable .18New Series .21Genres .24International TV .27Cancellations .30Macro Backdrop .33&3The Big PictureS E CTI O N 1&4After a decade of almost continuous growth,TV output has dropped and is unlikely to resurge to pe

5、ak levels in the near future.As streamers manage expenses more aggressively and cables long decline continues,there will be far less work to go around for the production community in the months and years ahead while the industry undergoes a general contraction.SOURCE:LUMINATE FILM&TV,VARIETY INTELLI

6、GENCE PLATFORM ANALYSISNOTE:STREAMING REFERS TO SUBSCRIPTION STREAMING;KIDS CONTENT EXCLUDEDAtlanta&5Last years drop-off was far steeper even than those caused by COVID and the 2007-2008 Writers Guild strike.The total number of original scripted and unscripted series released on U.S.TV platforms plu