SEAL Team (CBS) has officially earned a full season order from CBS on Thursday, October 12th. The show has done extremely well lately with 7.88 million viewers and a 1.2 rating in the 18-49 age demographic. This is the second full season order given by CBS. The first season order came after the first airing of Young Sheldon, the show did so well that the network gave them a full season order the next day.

In an article found on MoviePilot by Rachel Carrington there are three reasons why SEAL Team earned it’s season order: the military basis, the action, and the heroes. SEAL Team has done an incredible job sticking to the military genre by getting assistance by retired military personnel. The show also was dives into realism with the action it creates. Lastly, the cast that was chosen by the shows executives entices the correct audience the show desires. David Boreanaz is an extremely well known star for his career on bones and has been receiving get admiration for the role he is playing in the military themed series.

The fall season currently has three military dramas being produced: SEAL Team (CBS), The Brave (NBC), The Valor (The CW). All three series have premiered and SEAL Team currently has the highest amount of viewers with the second week having 8.39 million viewers (TV By the Numbers). The Valor is ranked last with 1.21 million viewers (TV By the Numbers) on the shows premiere. These military shows are in trouble because, according to an Adweek article, only two are destined to survive. I agree with this idea because the military theme could be overused with three military dramas in the current media marketplace.

I also think that The Valor is the most likely to fail because of how late in the season it premiered. SEAL Team premiered on September 27th and The Brave premiered on September 25th. The Valor only premiered on October 9th. This allowed for The Brave to have three episodes and SEAL Team to have two episodes before the premier of The Valor. This leaves The Valor at a disadvantage. Most military audiences have chosen a show before the series premiered.