California suffered the steepest decline in scripted TV series production among the nation’s top filming destinations in the 12 months since the Covid lockdown began to ease in June 2020, compared …
Despite the decline, California still had more scripted series and streaming production during the year than the next two top locations combined: New York and Georgia. Series production in New York fell by 31.7%, down from 60 series to 41, while Georgia experienced no decline at all, holding steady at 39 productions.
In Canada, scripted shows filming in British Columbia were down 18.8% , while Ontario saw a 28% decline . The United Kingdom, meanwhile, saw a decline of 11.8% . The report notes that in the second quarter of 2020, the global Covid pandemic “brought scripted television production – along with production of other forms of filmed entertainment – to a halt.” FilmLA estimated that about 198 U.S.-produced, English-language television series were either shut down or unable to commence production between mid-March and mid-June that year.
Looking back at production trends over the last 10 years, “streaming services now dominate the television industry,” the report says. “In this cycle, streaming series comprised 43% of the total, followed by cable at 33% and broadcast at 24%. Overall, the average number of series aired on streaming platforms grew at an average annual rate of 35.4%, compared to just 2.2% for broadcast series. Production of cable shows declined at an annual rate of 1.8%.
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