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TV Drama\u00a0looks at some of the key trends that emerged from last week\u2019s U.S. broadcast network upfront announcements.<\/em><\/p>\n

Vertical integration is stronger than ever, and despite the era of peak TV, the number of pilot orders by the U.S. networks was considerably smaller than usual. Those were among the major themes of last week’s upfront announcements, as the U.S. networks unveiled their grids for the fall.<\/p>\n

Some of last year\u2019s major trends\u2014super producers and reboots\u2014were still evident this year, the former perhaps more dominant than the latter. Greg Berlanti appears to be everywhere. Housed at Warner Bros., the prolific producer has new offerings\u00a0Deception<\/em>\u00a0on ABC and\u00a0Black Lightning<\/em>\u00a0on The CW, in addition to his portfolio of returning dramas. Shondaland\u2019s three flagships are back on Thursday nights on ABC\u2014Grey\u2019s Anatomy<\/em>,\u00a0Scandal<\/em>\u00a0(for its final season) and\u00a0How to Get Away with Murder<\/em>\u2014with the legal drama\u00a0For the People<\/em>\u00a0set for midseason alongside a Grey\u2019s Anatomy<\/em>\u00a0spin-off focusing on firefighters. (The Catch<\/em>, however, was canned after two seasons.) Ryan Murphy is back on broadcast TV with a midseason procedural for FOX about first responders called\u00a09-1-1<\/em>. At NBC, Dick Wolf lost one\u00a0Chicago<\/em>-branded show (Justice<\/em>) but still has three on the grid, plus a new\u00a0Law & Order<\/em>\u00a0extension, a limited series focused on the infamous Menendez murder case. In other franchise extension news,\u00a0The Blacklist: Redemption\u00a0<\/em>didn\u2019t make the cut on NBC, while CBS opted for\u00a0Young Sheldon<\/em>, centering on a young Sheldon Cooper from\u00a0The Big Bang Theory<\/em>. Also dropped from the schedule was CBS\u2019s\u00a0Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders<\/em>.<\/p>\n

In terms of reboots, there are two classic sitcoms making a comeback:\u00a0Will & Grace<\/em>\u00a0on NBC and\u00a0Roseanne<\/em>\u00a0on ABC. The CW, meanwhile, has rebooted the campy ’80s prime-time soap\u00a0Dynasty<\/em>\u00a0for its young adult audience. There\u2019s also a second limited season for\u00a0The X-Files<\/em>\u00a0on FOX and, on CBS,\u00a0S.W.A.T.<\/em>, inspired by the TV series and feature film of the same name. Shemar Moore, of\u00a0Criminal Minds<\/em>\u00a0fame, leads\u00a0S.W.A.T.<\/em>\u00a0and is one of many familiar TV faces fronting new shows this fall. David Boreanaz, known for his long stints on\u00a0Bones<\/em>,\u00a0Angel<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Buffy the Vampire Slayer<\/em>, toplines CBS\u2019s military drama\u00a0SEAL Team<\/em>. Kyra Sedgwick (The Closer<\/em>) fronts ABC\u2019s\u00a0Ten Days in the Valley<\/em>. Mark Feuerstein (Royal Pains<\/em>) headlines a new CBS comedy called\u00a09JKL<\/em>. Jeremy Piven (Entourage<\/em>) leads the cast of CBS\u2019s\u00a0Wisdom of the Crowd<\/em>. Seth MacFarlane stars in FOX\u2019s space dramedy\u00a0The Orville<\/em>. Two\u00a0The Good Wife\u00a0<\/em>alums have new shows: Matt Czuchry in FOX\u2019s\u00a0The Resident<\/em>\u00a0and Alan Cumming in CBS\u2019s\u00a0Instinct<\/em>.<\/p>\n

In an age of Trump, leaks and political intrigue, themes of surveillance, instability and military might can be seen through the grids, from the aforementioned Wisdom of the Crowd<\/em> and SEAL Team<\/em> to The CW\u2019s Valor<\/em> and NBC\u2019s The Brave<\/em> (co-produced with Keshet Studios). And on the heels of the success of This Is Us<\/em>, some of the networks have peppered the schedule with feel-good dramas, among them The Gospel of Kevin<\/em> on ABC, Rise<\/em> on NBC and By the Book<\/em> on CBS. In terms of fantasy and superheroes, meanwhile, in addition to The CW’s new Black Lightning<\/em>, ABC has Marvel\u2019s Inhumans<\/em> and FOX has The Gifted<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The fall grid also has a few scripted formats in the mix, among them ABC\u2019s\u00a0The Good Doctor<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Splitting Up Together<\/em>. The latter is among several shows on ABC that don’t hail from corporate sibling ABC Studios. At the rest of the networks, however, it is clear that, as CBS chief Leslie Moonves declared at his upfront last week, \u201cThe back end is now worth more than the front end.\u201d For the studios mining their wares on the global market this week at the L.A. Screenings, the increase in procedurals on the network lineups is undoubtedly good news, given that European broadcasters, in particular, have been bemoaning the abundance of serialized fare over closed-ended episodic storytelling for several years now.<\/p>\n

World Screen<\/em>\u2019s contributing editor, Elizabeth Guider, is on site in L.A. this week delivering recaps of the studio presentations. Read her kickoff piece\u00a0here<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and her sum-up of Disney\u2019s slate\u00a0here<\/a><\/strong>. More to follow throughout the week.<\/p>\n

For everything you need to know about the 2017-18 season, visit\u00a0World Screen\u2019s fall season grid<\/a><\/strong>, with schedules by network, pop-up descriptions and trailers, and full listings by studio.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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