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Vancouver once again ranks third in North America when it comes to TV pilots production.

A new report from Film L.A. found that 25 pilots had been scheduled for production in 2015-16 for Vancouver, up from 16 for 2014-15.

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Los Angeles had 82 pilots in production (down from 91 in 2014-15) and New York City had 28 (up from 25). Toronto ranked fifth with 12 (up from nine).

Of all the pilot production markets, Vancouver has seen the biggest jump, up 67 per cent compared to last year.

“In addition to the generous subsidies, growth in Canada was also driven by the exchange rate, which offers American producers an additional 20- to 25-per-cent savings based on the value of the Canadian dollar, which plummeted over the past year,” the report stated.

TV pilots are used by networks to test-run a potential new series. The cost of a television pilot can vary, depending on the type of show: drama or comedy.

Comedies typically cost approximately $2 million US per pilot. Dramas are vastly more expensive. For example, the pilot for criminal drama Sea Of Fire, shot in Vancouver, had a budget of $6 million US, with more than $800,000 US coming in the form of incentives such as tax credits from local governments.