busted pilot
noun1
Broadcasting, Media, Television A pilot that fails to be developed into a series.
- Another would-be series dealing with stock car racing—this a live-action one—was a busted pilot in 1962 for ABC called Tack Reynolds. It starred Michael Parks as a hot-dogging driver.2008, Alvin H. Marill, Sports on Television, page 40:
- His television luck ran out with two unsuccessful comedy series and no less than three busted pilots.2017, Everett Aaker, Television Western Players, 1960-1975: A Biographical Dictionary, page 1995: