History was first to market with its Navy Seal drama series Six, which was a breakout hit when it debuted in early 2017, quickly earning a second-season renewal.

At the time of Six‘s Season 2 renewal in March 2017, military dramas was already a hot trend, with three broadcast drama pilots in the genre ordered. Beating the odds, all three, CBS’ Seal Team, NBC’s Brave and the CW’s Valor, made it to series, which all premiered in fall 2017. While Brave and Valor did not get back back orders and only lasted one season, Seal Team, starring David Boreanaz, has been reasonably successful, airing a full-season 22 episode freshman run and getting renewed for Season 2.

“We are incredibly proud of Six,” History Evp Programming Eli Lehrer told Deadline at TCA today. “I think what we found is, between the end of Season 1 and the launch of Season 2, the marketplace became incredibly crowded with similar,...