Los Angeles recorded 4,380 shoot days in Q3 2025, down from 5,049 a year earlier, as commercial and television production declined sharply; incentive-linked projects accounted for 22% of local feature shoots and 9% of television activity.
The increase in local television production can be attributed to gains for TV Dramas (up 9.5 percent) and TV Reality (up 29.5 percent). In fact, TV Dramas with 782 SD posted their highest observed levels since pre-strike period Q4 2022 (with 1,155 SD).
Sound stage occupancy in Los Angeles fell to 63% in 2024, down from 69% in 2023 and well below pre-strike averages in the 90% range. FilmLA tracked just 8,671 Stage Shoot Days in 2023—the lowest total outside the pandemic year.
Main studios have postponed production in their Los Angeles studios and awards like the Oscar and Critics Choice Awards have seen delays in their original schedules.