Tuesday, September 30, 2025
Streaming video services killed traditional TV seasons
I used to look forward to the TV Guide Fall Preview issue. It would get me excited for new TV series that would be premiering in the fall. Now you can hardly find that magazine issue on newsstands.
TV Guide was dominant before the internet when broadcast and cable TV were popular. Back then, new television shows premiered mostly in the fall when people spent more time inside because of the colder weather. Networks used that as an excuse to create an advertising sales event.
Now with streaming video services, new shows are premiering year-round. And many of those services are commercial-free. So they’re producing a steady stream of content to keep subscribers engaged.
The fall TV season still exists though it’s not as big a deal as it used to be.
Here are new and returning shows I’m most interested seeing in this autumn: “Alice in Borderland” (Netflix), “Alien: Earth” (Hulu), Pluribus (Apple TV+), “Slow Horses” (Apple TV+), “Stranger Things” (Netflix), “The Beast in Me” (Netflix), “The Diplomat” (Netflix) and “The Last Frontier” (Apple TV+).
Related articles:
The Complete Guide to Fall TV 2025: Everything to Know About What to Watch This Season (TV Guide; Sept. 29, 2025)
Fall TV Preview: 56 of the Most-Anticipated New and Returning Shows of 2025 (Variety; Sept. 4, 2025)
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