[quote name=\'chris319\' date=\'Jan 6 2005, 04:54 PM\']Randy and Brian, hep me out here. Didn't the networks normally do three pilots per quarter back in the day, not counting shows which were developed into a run-thru but not piloted?
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Bob Boden was with ABC daytime when all the pilots I mentioned were produced-here's his response:
>>> There was no formula or specific number of pilots done at any given time, as
I recall. When we saw a project worth piloting, we would commission it.
Although there were few slots and several competitors, it had more to do with
what was pitched when than when shows would premiere.
Since we never knew how long something would last, we would always like to have back-up pilots that had been shot and tested that were ready to go on in case of failure.
Sometimes there was only one, sometimes more. The typical hold on a pilot was
a year to go to air, so as long as there were more shows in the pipeline, we were
protected.
I honestly don't remember what pilots were done in which order, but I think
it was really more of a steady flow of projects than batches of pilots in a
short time frame. <<<