From 2022 to 2025, the number of United States-produced linear television content orders fell from 1,773 to 1,304 shows, a decline of 26 percent. That’s a big drop, but it’s a pretty solid hold compared to the bloodbath among streaming shows, where orders fell from 1,144 shows in 2022 to just 678 in 2025. On television, the bad news has mostly been on cable: Network orders dropped from 408 to 352. But on television, where subscribers are down 56 percent since 2016, the number of series orders dropped 33 percent, from 1,295 shows to 877 shows. Since 2024, 52 percent of all new scripted series were franchise-based, as networks go for sure bets rather than take any risks.
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