NBC’s surprising return to a traditional pilot season might give some TV insiders a sense of nostalgia. But despite the desire to turn back the clock to a more fruitful time in network TV history, this is not an exact replica of pilot seasons past.
The Peacock network has so far ordered six pilots in 2026 – five dramas and one comedy – with sources indicating more orders are on the way. Even with the six already on the slate, that is the most pilots NBC has commissioned since the days before COVID and double what they ordered in 2025.
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