Getty Images Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Logo text The mini-revival of TV's pilot season this year has been an unexpected surprise - and also a bittersweet one. NBC has ordered eight pilots in the past two months, more than double the number of pilots it picked up last year - and more than the total of seven across all broadcast nets during the 2025 development cycle.