Category: Analysis
As the Number of Original Shows on Television Continues to Drop, Sci Fi Entries Are Declining as Well
Peak TV appears to be well in the rearview mirror as the number of original shows on…
Do Sci Fi TV Shows Get Cancelled More Often than Other Genres? Here’s a Look at the Numbers
Last week, I looked at why sci fi TV shows get cancelled so often and whether they…
Why Do Sci Fi TV Shows Get Cancelled So Often?
It seems like the same story every year. Several sci fi and fantasy TV shows are added…
Schedule Rewind: The Fall 2025 Broadcast Network Schedule Shows a Significant Drop in Sci Fi TV and Scripted Programming in General
Schedule Rewind: A look back at the Prime Time schedule from seasons past and network decisions impacting…
As the Current Season Gets Rolling, We Continue to See the Number of Sci Fi and Fantasy Shows Decline
We are currently two months into the 2025-26 season, and a trend that we have been seeing…
The Number of Sci Fi TV Shows Continues to Drop, Is Television Done with the Genre?
We are past the halfway point of the 2024-25 season, and once again, we are seeing a…
Peak TV Crunch: 2023 Marked a Low Year in Scripted Content as the Bubble Moves Closer to Bursting
I have been warning for a while that the Peak TV Bubble is going to burst at…
Scorecard: Quantum Leap Lands Just Outside the Top 30, The Swarm Is Number 3 for The CW
Mid-Season is kicking off this week with one premiere (more on that at this link), so now…
Lockwood & Co. and Shadow and Bone Ranked in the Netflix Top 100, Why Weren’t They Renewed?
Earlier this month, Netflix released some data showing the total viewership for all of its content from…
Three Ways that the Arrow-verse Could Continue or at Least Get a Better Send-Off
The CW announced last week that Superman & Lois will be ending with its upcoming fourth season….
Peak TV Crunch: At What Point Will Netflix’s Excesses Take Their Toll?
Netflix pretty much kicked off the trend of scripted originals on the streaming services, starting with the…
Peak TV Crunch: Beyond HBO, Expect Little in the Way of Sci Fi TV from Most of the Cable Channels Going Forward
HBO has been a major player in genre television since launching Game of Thrones back in 2011…
Peak TV Crunch: Can Disney+ Get Past Its Current Hurdles and Become a Good Landing Spot for Sci Fi TV?
The Disney+ streaming service got its start in Fall of 2019 and at that time looked like…
Peak TV Crunch: Does AMC Have Anything to Offer Sci Fi Fans Beyond The Walking Dead?
AMC is one of the early cable channels to jump onboard the scripted programming game having dabbled…
Peak TV Crunch: Is Hulu Even Interested In Sci Fi TV Anymore?
Hulu is Number 3 among the Big Three streamers, though it has been around the longest. Starting…
