487 scripted TV shows aired in 2017

Variety

FX Networks CEO John Landgraf’s annual unveiling of the total number of TV series in this “peak TV” era once again showed an increase in the number of scripted TV series. The 487 series last year are up from 455 series in 2016. Of the 487 series 153 came from broadcast and 175 were from cable. Netflix last year presented 117 scripted series. The number of scripted series has more than doubled from 2010, when there were only 216 scripted series.