A backdoor pilot is an episode of a currently running series that acts as a pilot for a spin-off.
List of backdoor pilots[]
- Arrow "The Scientist" and "Three Ghosts" are the backdoor pilot for The Flash.
- Bones "The Finder" is the backdoor pilot for The Finder.
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation "Cross Jurisdictions" is the backdoor pilot for CSI: Miami.
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation "Kitty" is the backdoor pilot for CSI: Cyber.
- CSI: Miami "MIA/NYC NonStop" is the backdoor pilot for CSI: NY.
- Chicago Fire "Let Her Go" is the backdoor pilot for Chicago P.D..
- Chicago Fire "I Am the Apocalypse" is the backdoor pilot for Chicago Med.
- Chicago P.D. "Justice" is the backdoor pilot for Chicago Justice.
- Criminal Minds "The Fight" is the backdoor pilot for Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior.
- Criminal Minds "Beyond Borders" is the backdoor pilot for Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders.
- The Elseworlds crossover event between Arrow, The Flash, and Supergirl serves as the backdoor pilot for Batwoman.
- The Flash "Legends of Today" and Arrow "Legends of Yesterday" are the backdoor pilot for Legends of Tomorrow.
- Girlfriends "The Game" is the backdoor pilot for The Game.
- Grey's Anatomy "The Other Side of This Life, Part 1" and "The Other Side of This Life, Part 2" are a backdoor pilot for Private Practice.
- JAG "Ice Queen" and "Meltdown" are a backdoor pilot for NCIS.
- The Man from U.N.C.L.E. "The Moonglow Affair" is a backdoor pilot for The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
- Married... with Children "Top of the Heap" is a backdoor pilot for Top of the Heap.
- NCIS "Legend, Part 1" and "Legend, Part 2" are a backdoor pilot for NCIS: Los Angeles.
- NCIS "Crescent City, Part 1" and "Crescent City, Part 2" are a backdoor pilot for NCIS: New Orleans.
- NCIS: Los Angeles "Red, Part 1" and "Red, Part 2" were intended to be a backdoor pilot for a new series that was never developed.
- Touched by an Angel "Promised Land" is the backdoor pilot for Promised Land.