There were 409 original scripted series on TV in 2015
I’ve noted this trend over the last several years and it continues: The growth of scripted TV. Check out this chart:
Observations:
* There were 133 original scripted series on broadcast networks in 2002 and 147 in 2015, which would appear not to be a significant increase, but there was a dip to 114 series in 2010, so notable growth.
* But that’s nothing compared to the increases from 2002 in pay cable (118%) and basic cable (484%). Those numbers are mind-boggling.
* Then there is online / streaming services like Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon which have gone from 2 series in 2009 to 44 in 2015 which if my math is correct represents a 2100% increase.
With Netflix budgeting $5 billion on programming in 2016, the trend upward in terms of scripted series would appear to continue at least for another.
Where will we be 5 years from now? Or in the year 2025?