pilot season
Network tryout window
Pilot season is the period, traditionally in early spring, when television networks produce and evaluate pilot episodes to decide which new series to order.
During pilot season, actors audition heavily and networks greenlight or reject potential shows: She booked three auditions during pilot season.
The term is most associated with American broadcast television, though streaming has made year-round development more common.
- televisionBroadcast viewing device
- network televisionMajor channel broadcasting
- auditionTrial performance for selection
- castingShaping through liquid form
- casting directorChooses actors for roles
casting couch · network · scripts · showrunner · greenlight · back nine · episodes · Hollywood · actors · table read · callbacks · executives · renewal · writers · pitch · sizzle reel · development · studios
- Auditionscold read, sides, headshot, tryout, tryouts
- TV pilotsgreenlight, pickup, pitch meeting, development deal, premiere
- TV schedulesprime time, showtimes, primetime, time slots, listings
pilot seasonregular season
Standard competitive period before playoffs
fall season · hiatus · off-season · midseason · ongoing series
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