NBC Pilot Buzz: Tough Choices Ahead As Network Starts Piecing Together 2026-27 Schedule

In hindsight, maybe the broadcast networks should’ve always done as few as eight pilots a year. That’s how many NBC ordered this season — five dramas and three comedies — and the crop may have produced as many strong series contenders as the contingents of 20-25 pilots the networks used to pick up in a single year back in the day.

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