With 2019 half over, television is on pace for a record number of scripted series and seems likely to top 500 for the first time.
Halfway through 2019, the Peak TV era shows zero signs of abating. In fact, there are more than 300 signs that the proliferation of television series is, if anything, accelerating.'s unofficial count of scripted series that have premiered in the first six months of the year stands at 322. That's running a good bit ahead of 2018, when it took an extra month — through the end of July — to get to 319 shows.
The distribution of shows was fairly even across the three delivery systems. Broadcast networks have aired 114 shows over the six months. Cable is close behind at 110, and streaming platforms have aired 98. , per FX research, set in 2018. The current tally is already 65 percent of the way to that total — and ahead the annual total for 2012, the year beforeTo top 495 shows, the TV ecosystem would have to debut 29 shows per month the remainder of the year, which is not a terribly high bar: 32 series debuted on cable alone in June. What the half-year numbers do[readmore:1220360'
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