
The upfronts serve as a scorecard for the major agencies’ television departments. Here is our count for agency packages on the 39 new scripted primetime series ordered by the broadcast networks for the 2012/2013 season. Most of the agency totals include shared packages. Obviously, this is a very narrow snapshot of the TV agency landscape by omitting unscripted shows, returning series, and cable. We will start to expand our scorecard into those areas beginning next year.
WME – 20 (14 dramas, 6 comedies)
The Neighbors, How To Live With Your Parents, Malibu Country, Last Resort, Mistresses, 666 Park Ave, Made In Jersey, Golden Boy, Vegas, Ben & Kate, The Following, Go On, The New Normal, Chicago Fire, Revolution, Hannibal, Infamous, Beauty & The Beast, Cult, Emily Owens, MD
CAA – 16 (8 dramas, 8 comedies)*
Malibu Country, Zero Hour, Nashville, Friend Me, Made In Jersey, Elementary, Goodwin Games, The Mob Doctor, The New Normal, Save Me, Animal Practice, Guys With Kids, Hannibal, Beauty & The Beast, Family Tools, Crossbones** (*CAA’s tally may go up to 17 because agency is in negotiations for a piece of the package on comedy How To Live With Your Parents, ** CAA is packaging involvement is through financing, UTA has full package on the show in the traditional sense)
UTA – 12 (6 dramas, 6 comedies)
Red Widow, Mistresses, Elementary, Friend Me, Emily Owens MD, Mindy, Goodwin Games, Save Me, Animal Practice, Next Caller, Do No Harm, Crossbones
ICM – 5 (3 dramas, 2 comedies)
Family Tools, Revolution, Infamous, 1600 Penn, The Mob Doctor
Vision Art/Scott Schwartz – 1 full package (comedy)
Partners
Red Widow
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NOTE: There are no packages on the CW’s Arrow and The Carrie Diaries, both of which involve auspices from multiple agencies.
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Really lame showing by ICM. So much for their reformulation as a TV agency.
Last time I checked, it’s what stays on the air that matters and ultimately makes agencies money. ICM is doing just fine. Deadline should do a report on returning series by agency.
I agree. It would be interesting to see a tally of returning series. A package only matters when a show turns a profit or is sold into syndication. ICM has packaged a good share of the most profitable shows on the air.
Interesting question might be how these agencies did in terms of staffing their clients. Anyone know?
WME got me staffed, so as far as I’m concerned they’re the tits.
Staffing season is just starting, as shows were only allowed to make high-level staffing offers in the last 2-3 weeks. We won’t know the answer to that for a couple of months.
That said, it’ll be WME, CAA, UTA……everyone else. Edge to WME cos they have a stronger staff writer department than CAA.
we won’t know the staff for 3 months when most writers rooms start next week? a zillion deals were made on an if-come basis before upfronts and the second each show got picked up, the offers started pouring in. by the end of this week, every staff will be complete.
uh oh, somebody let their clock fall behind by 3 months
I’m at ICM and got three offers.
As a total outsider to everything and just a casual follower of the entertainment business it really seems like ICM has gone through a tremendous rough patch this last year… and this showing seems meager at best.
Its amazing to see icm’s numbers in print like that wow different times
That was added later. Gersh wasn’t on there when Sarcastic posted.
Wow, ALL of ICM’s except for a single one were shared with other agencies. 1600 Penn is their only full package according to this.
Yikes. Was thinking of signing with gersh, but it’s looking more and more like wme.
That’s just plain stupid logic. You can’t choose an agency by how many packages they were able to be a part of. Packages are largely bases on stars and showrunners – so unless you are one of those, I really wouldn’t factor that in to your thinking. I’m no fan of Gersh to be sure – but Packages in TV are a really misunderstood part of this business.
Could you give a brief descrition of how packages work? I agree they are very misunderstood and I don’t think I fully understand them.
THAT’S UTA’s logo? WTF? Looks the logo to a surf board company.
In 1998.
If we’re going to start ragging on logos, ICM’s looks like there should be a B instead of a C.
ICM still has the be$t packages on the air which is all that really matters at the end of the day.
come on man. icm tv is the fourth best in the business. thought the border guys would do better than that.
no, that isn’t what matters here because the old packages are owned by the old owners.
Scripted schmipted; it’s all about reality.
Totally agree. Where are the list of packaged reality shows?? I think you would see a change in the numbers. Additionally, how can that not be considered? Are we really still pretending that reality is just a “flash in the pan” there are a lot of agencies and agents making quite a pretty penny off Reality TV Packaging.
APA = ZERO. HAHAHAHAHA. No wonder no one invites them to the big show.
APA is competing with mid-level agencies at best
icm has 4 more packages (make that half packages) than scott schwartz. wow.
ICM is the worst agency.
Didn’t they package GRIMM and OFF THEIR ROCKERS last season. Two reliable shows for NBC.
Kudos to WME, but more importantly than packaging, WME got me staffed!
Paradigm. Shut out for second year in a row. Isn’t Debbee Klein head of the TV and one of two management players?