
Pilot Season: How TV's Casting Cycle Works
Pilot season is the January-to-April stretch when United States broadcast networks cast and shoot pilot episodes in Los Angeles, then pick a small share of roughly 100 yearly candidates at the May upfronts.

Pilot season is the January-to-April stretch when United States broadcast networks cast and shoot pilot episodes in Los Angeles, then pick a small share of roughly 100 yearly candidates at the May upfronts.

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