I’ll be compiling the data this week for a future post, but, as noted in previous items, at first glance, I can say that, without a doubt, there are more castings of black actors in lead roles, in TV pilots this season, than there were last year, and maybe even previous years.
How many of these pilots will actually make it to series is the big question that will be answered later this year, as networks begin to unveil their fall TV (2015/2016) lineups.
In the meantime, I thought it would be a good idea to revisit the below statistics on new TV shows, as the title of this post states, if only to remind you of just how precarious a journey lies ahead for many of the new pilots…
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