Hasta La Creative!

Now that the frock coats and breeches have been mothballed — the broadcast networks leaned so hard on “Hamilton” during upfront week that Lin-Manuel Miranda should get a commission on every dollar they’re about to book — it’s time to size up the fall TV schedule. The Big Five have locked in 43 new scripted series for the 2016-17 season (or 44, if you count NBC’s “Emerald City,” which was first green-lighted two-and-a-half years ago), and 19 are set to premiere in the fall. For all the questions about the inherent insignificance of scheduling in an age when time-shifting has disrupted the power dynamic between broadcaster and viewers, the competition for eyeballs on any given hour of the prime time grid is still very much a zero-sum game. (If nothing else, time slots still play a key role in determining how inventory is priced. There’s a reason the 8 p.m. shows almost always fetch higher CPMs than those that air at 10 p.m.)

Here’s a look at the five time slots that promise to be the among the most contentious hours on the fall schedule.

Monday 10-11 p.m.

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