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The new 15-episode (!)
series, which follows a doctors 15-hour shift, hour by hour, premiered on January 9, 2025.
To find out why the series order was so remarkable, read below.
While Maxs press release didnt make it explicit, multiple Warner Bros.
Discovery) had essentially abandoned when it stopped making scripted shows for TNT and TBS.
But that never happened.
This doesnt mean streamers should start making a bunch of mediocre or disposable TV.
But they cant keep ruling out entire genres of TV, like multi-camera sitcoms and procedurals.
They need to experiment with everything, including shows which havent yet worked in the digital era.
So What If Its a Hit?
Im not trying to set the bar too high here for Wells, Wyle and, Gemmill.
Should More Streamers Do This One Weird Trick?
As for other streamers, Im also hopeful well see more willingness to make non-premium TV.
Ditto Hulu, which fills its traditional TV quote mostly via ABC and Fox content licensing agreements.
What seemed dumb in 2019 might be the right play in 2024 and beyond.
Thanks to experiments likeThe Pitt, we may soon find out.
