BattleBots Return - And They're Powered by VEXpro!

[Karthik]

Originally Posted by PayneTrain

It would be interesting to see how they could stand up to winter programming on network TV, but I think another 6-8 episode pickup for next summer is probable.

Considering the time frame that network TV typically works on, a second summer season is the most the most realistic option. The fall is very much locked in at the moment, and there's only a small amount of wiggle room for cancellations in the winter. Now if ABC is looking for content for one of their cable properties then the schedule opens up completely.

[PayneTrain]

Originally Posted by Karthik

Considering the time frame that network TV typically works on, a second summer season is the most the most realistic option. The fall is very much locked in at the moment, and there's only a small amount of wiggle room for cancellations in the winter. Now if ABC is looking for content for one of their cable properties then the schedule opens up completely.

I should have been clearer, I was implying a best case scenario would be a pickup for a summer 2016/winter 2016 pickup. However, you point out that ABC has a lot of networks under its belt, including the ESPN family of networks that has seen both its studio and live event coverage chipped away at in chunks over the last year. A return to the loosely esoteric for ESPN with something like BattleBots can't be totally out of left field.