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    TV pilots, a big employer in L.A., are in limbo. How the coronavirus could change the industry

    by Meg James, Los Angeles Times Mar 30, 2020 6 minutes

    LOS ANGELES - This year's batch of TV pilots included some ominous names: "Triage," "Wreckage" and "Housebroken."

    Now, those show titles also describe network TV's pilot season, which has been upended by the coronavirus outbreak.

    Broadcast networks ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox and the CW were gearing up to employ thousands of workers in Los Angeles; Vancouver, Canada; New York and beyond when film and TV production shut down two weeks ago.

    Opportunities vanished overnight. For some, the work stoppage came just days after being hired onto a pilot, the industry term for the initial episode of a proposed series.

    Pilot season, which typically runs from late February to early May, injects an estimated $500 million in annual spending into the entertainment economy, which also boosts small firms such as prop houses and catering firms that provide support.

    The disruption of pilot season underscores the rippling economic effects of the health crisis. Some industry veterans are predicting that pilot season, as we know

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