, ▁and ▁if ▁the ▁show ▁is ▁well ▁liked ▁among ▁network ▁execut ives , ▁and ▁in ▁many ▁cases , ▁test ▁aud ien ces . ▁ ▁Network s ▁sometimes ▁pre empt ively ▁purchase ▁pil ots ▁to ▁prevent ▁other ▁networks ▁from ▁cont rolling ▁them ▁– ▁and ▁the ▁purchase ▁of ▁a ▁pilot ▁is ▁no ▁guarantee ▁that ▁the ▁network ▁will ▁order ▁additional ▁episodes . ▁In ▁other ▁cases , ▁the ▁network ▁may ▁be ▁forced ▁to ▁commission ▁the ▁pilot ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁avoid ▁should ering ▁mon et ary ▁pen alt ies ▁if ▁it ▁is ▁not ▁produced . ▁The ▁produ cers ▁h ire ▁a ▁director ▁and ▁other ▁crew ▁members ▁( in ▁some ▁cases , ▁using ▁staff ▁employed ▁with ▁an ▁existing ▁series ) ▁to ▁work ▁on ▁the ▁pilot ; ▁in ▁some ▁cases , ▁if ▁the ▁pilot ' s ▁concept ▁was ▁pitch ed ▁by ▁produ cers ▁that ▁would ▁not ▁write ▁for ▁the ▁proposed ▁show ▁before ▁a ▁script ▁is ▁draft ed , ▁writers ▁may ▁also ▁be ▁assigned ▁to ▁pen ▁the ▁script ▁and ▁would ▁be ▁given ▁credit ▁as ▁the ▁series ' ▁cre ator ( s ). ▁Pil ots ▁that ▁do ▁get ▁" p icked ▁up " ▁get ▁either ▁a ▁full ▁or ▁partial - season ▁order ▁( start ing ▁with ▁an ▁initial ▁order ▁of ▁between ▁seven ▁and ▁ 1 3 ▁episodes , ▁which ▁may ▁be ▁extended ▁if ▁the ▁program ' s ▁view ership ▁is ▁strong ▁during ▁the ▁early ▁run ▁of ▁episodes ); ▁the ▁show ▁goes ▁into ▁production , ▁usually ▁establish ing ▁itself ▁with ▁permanent ▁sets . ▁Writ ers , ▁additional ▁direct ors ▁and ▁some ▁full -