Good news? Or … not really? “A greater number of minority and female directors with their first gigs is no guarantee, however, that more of them will go on to become established directors. The study also tracked the careers of directors before and after their first directing jobs. It found that 66 percent of new directing hires had already been affiliated with the series for which they directed. Of this group, only 40 percent were subsequently hired by other series. Membership in the pipeline is no guarantee of future success.”