6 things that we just learned about the future of TV

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Joel McHale has a new show in "The Great Indoors."

The broadcast networks just wrapped one of the most chaotic weeks for television viewers, but also one of the most telling.

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In addition to announcing which shows have met their end, the networks presented their new series for the 2016-2017 seasons this week in an annual event known as upfronts. At upfronts, the networks put on a glitzy show for advertisers and spin a web of statistics in order to entice companies to spend their commercial dollars.

At upfronts, you can see trends begin to form and a glimpse into what challenges the industry is facing.

Here are six things we learned about the TV networks from upfronts: