In a letter to his clients, James J. Jones, Owner/Head of Theatrical Division of The Premier Talent Group writes a breakdown of the 2011 pilot season.
“2011 PILOT SEASON stratification by the numbers
Of the 529 Series Regular Roles (assuming that named
doing recurring roles):
112 or 21.2% Went to NAMED ACTORS
262 or 49.5% - Went to KNOWN ACTORS
374 or 70.7% - WEN T TO NAMED AND KNOWN ACTORS
*Of the additional 27.3% of the bookings, almost all of them had significant credits as series recurring actors or series regulars in shows that did not last long. Only 7 bookings (2.0%) would be considered truly developmental received series regular roles, and many of these went to the under 18 category.
In short,
21.2% of series roles went to bonafide star names
49.5% of series regulars went to former series regulars of major shows
27.3% of series regular roles went to heavy working actors with numerous series recurring roles and/or series regular roles of shows that did not last.
2.0% of series regular roles went to true developmental actors.
2011 Pilot Season other interesting facts
This year, 87% of all Pilots filed with AFTRA jurisdiction. That marks three straight years where AFTRA has dominated Pilot Shoots.
As of April 18th, Variety was reporting that confirmed Pilot Shoots will occur in:
United States
48 Los Angeles
11 New York (Unt. Susannah Grant, Over & Under, Unt. Redlich/Belluchi, Prime Suspects, Smash, Weekend at Bellevue, Georgetown, Persons of Interest, Ringer, Rookies and Pan Am)
4 Florida (Bad Mom, Magic City, The Finder, Angels)
4 Illinois (Cooper and Stone, Boss, Playboy)
2 Georgia (Hail Mary, Partners)
2 New Mexico (Reconstruction, Longmire)
2 North Carolina (Revenge, Hart of Dixie)
1 Oregon (Grimm)
1 Louisiana (Wild Card)
1 Texas (Good Christian Bitches)
1 Pennsylvania (Locke and Key)
Outside of the United States
5 Vancouver, Canada (17th Precinct, Secret Circle, Alcatraz, Heavenly and Once Upon a Time)
2 Toronto, Canada (Awakening, Poe)
1 Prague/Rome/Vienna (Missing)
1 Puerto Rico (The River)
1 Montreal, Canada (Identity)
SILVER LINING: sowing the seeds
This section is for the working and developmental actor who might look at this information and feel that all is hopeless. While you may have lost a series role to a named or actor, you undoubtedly left a great impression. You have sown a seed with those decision makers who will certainly remember you when it comes to guest stars, series recurs and next years series regular roles.
Remember the path of the TV/FILM actor is one of a MARATHON, not a sprint.”
(Source: leslykahn.com)
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