The Economics of Network Procedurals: How '9-1-1' and 'NCIS' Balance Growth With Feeding the Fanbase | Charts

The third entry in the "9-1-1" franchise, "9-1-1: Nashville," is set to premiere in October and the seventh installment in the NCIS franchise, "NCIS: Tony & Ziva," just premiered this month. Is the rapid proliferation of procedural spinoffs an indicator that their creators have cracked the code on a winning formula or is there a risk that these franchises will reach a saturation point and begin to see diminishing returns? There is no doubt that the procedural format has successfully made the transition from its linear origins to the streaming era. Shows . . .