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Overall orders are even as the Big Four broadcast networks continue to buy largely from their vertically aligned studio counterparts (yes, even Fox). Collectively, ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC and The CW ordered 74 new dramas and comedies — including a handful of straight-to-series pickups — as they look to reboots, light-hearted procedurals and multicamera comedies to cut through the clutter.
The Time’s Up movement has upended entertainment business. Awards season has been transformed by industry professionals using it as a platform to advocate for change. Executive searches, such as the one taking place at Amazon for a new entertainment chief, have seen the stock of female candidates rise. Now broadcast TV development, where gains in diversity and inclusion have come only slowly, appears to be building momentum toward achieving some of its goals.
