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Primetime Pilot Panic: ABC & CBS Updates

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Friday May 13, 2011 @ 12:15am PDTTags: ABC, Apt. 23, Bad Mom, Charlie's Angels, Good Christian Bitches, Hail Mary, Hart of Dixie, Identity, Once Upon a Time, Pan Am, Person of Interest, Poe, Primetime Pilot Panic, Ringer, Rookies, Scandal, Smothered, Suburgatory, The Rememberer, The Secret Circle, Tim Allen Pilot, TV Pilots, Work It
Nellie Andreeva

With Fox done with its series orders and NBC pretty much done too, attention is focusing on ABC and CBS. ABC is expected to make its series pickups tomorrow. Here is the latest buzz on the two networks:

ABC

Assured to get series orders are early frontrunners GOOD CHRISTIAN BITCHES and CHARLIE’S ANGELS, along with the modern fairy tale ONCE UPON A TIME. Shonda Rhimes’ PR drama SCANDAL looks solid, with one or both of PAN AM and procedural IDENTITY also expected to get a green light. Thriller THE RIVER is rumored for an order, though it’s unclear if it will be a regular or limited-series one. Other possibilities on the drama side include the Hamptons-set REVENGE, which has been gathering momentum, and Marc Cherry’s HALLELUJAH, possibly for midseason with some retooling, while 1840s detective show POE has been fading.

On the comedy side, the TIM ALLEN pilot, APT. 23 and SUBURGATORY are considered a go, with SMOTHERED, WORK IT and BAD MOM as possibilities.

CBS

With CBS’ most guarded secret — who will replace Charlie Sheen — out, a lot of the intrigue surrounding CBS’ presentation next week is gone. Luckily, we still have series pickups and schedule to try to figure out. On the drama side, the rise of the J.J. Abrams/Jonah Nolan crime drama PERSON OF INTEREST remains in what is considered a frontrunner status. Ensemble cop drama ROOKIES and procedural THE REMEMBERER also appear strong. PI show HAIL MARY, starring Mini Driver, is still a possibility, with the Sarah Michelle Gellar Lottie and Lisa-style mystery RINGER a dark horse. Meanwhile, early frontrunner SUSANNAH GRANT has been losing momentum.

On the comedy side, with Michael Patrick King available after NBC passes on A Mann’s World, his hot comedy pilot with Whitney Cummings TWO BROKE GIRLS, which had faced uncertainty after NBC picked up Cummings’ comedy pilot, should be able to return to frontrunner status alongside HOW TO BE A GENTLEMAN.

And at CW, THE SECRET CIRCLE and HART OF DIXIE continue to be the clear frontrunners.

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Primetime Pilot Panic: Screenings Updates

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Thursday May 5, 2011 @ 11:30pm PDTTags: Awakening, Bad Mom, Cooper & Stone, Council of Dads, Danni Lowinski, Exit Strategy, Family Album, Good Christian Bitches, Grace, Grimm, Hail Mary, Hart of Dixie, Heavenly, How To Be a Gentleman, Metro, My Freakin' Family, Other People's Kids, Person of Interest, playboy, Prime Suspect, Primetime Pilot Panic, REM, Rookies, Scandal, Smash, Smothered, Suburgatory, The Rememberer, The Secret Circle, Touch, TV Pilots, Two Broke Girls, Untitled Peter Knight, Untitled Susannah Grant, Weekends at Bellevue, Wonder Woman
Nellie Andreeva

The marathon pilot screenings at the broadcast networks are in full force. While they are rarely the deciding factor in the networks’ final series pickup decisions, they help solidify early standouts’ frontrunner positions and sometimes breathe life into pilots that might have been written off too soon. Here are some … Read More »

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Tom Everett Scott, Esai Morales Among Latest Pilot Cast Additions

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Friday March 18, 2011 @ 12:41pm PDTTags: 17th Precinct, ABC, Bad Mom, Esai Morales, Fox, I Hate My Teenage Daughter, NBC
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Tom Everett Scott has landed the male lead opposite Jenna Elfman in ABC’s comedy pilot Bad Mom. The project, from writer-actress Sharon Horgan, centers on Julia Lacey (Elfman), a working mom struggling to juggle her job and raising her kids … Read More »

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Frances Conroy To Co-Star In ABC Comedy Pilot ‘Bad Mom’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Tuesday March 15, 2011 @ 9:17am PDTTags: ABC, Bad Mom, Frances Conroy, Jenna Elfman
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EXCLUSIVE: Six Feet Under alumna Frances Conroy is set to co-star opposite Jenna Elfman in ABC’s comedy pilot Bad Mom. The project, from ABC Studios and Kapital Entertainment, centers on Julia (Elfman), a mom whose two kids had … Read More »

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Ashley Judd & Jenna Elfman Now Set For Starring Roles In ABC Projects

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Tuesday March 1, 2011 @ 12:18pm PSTTags: ABC Missing, Ashley Judd, Bad Mom, Bad Mom Pilot, Gabrielle Allan, Jen Crittenden, Jenna Elfman, Missing Casting, Missing Pilot, Sharon Horgan, TV, TV Deals
Nellie Andreeva

Ashley Judd and Jenna Elfman who had been in negotiations to topline ABC’s action drama series Missing and comedy pilot Bad Mom, respectively, have now closed their deals … Read More »

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Jen Crittenden & Gabrielle Allan Ink Overall Deal With ABC Studios, Join ‘Bad Mom’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Friday February 25, 2011 @ 9:25am PSTTags: ABC, ABC Studios, Bad Mom, Gabrielle Allan, Jen Crittenden, TV, TV Deals
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EXCLUSIVE: Each of them enjoyed a solid TV writing career before they partnered to write features. Now Jen Crittenden and Gabrielle Allan are returning to television as a team and, … Read More »

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Jenna Elfman Closing In On Starring Role In ABC Comedy Pilot ‘Bad Mom’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Wednesday February 23, 2011 @ 7:16am PSTTags: ABC, Bad Mom, Jenna Elfman
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Jenna Elfman is in negotiations for the lead in ABC’s single-camera comedy pilot Bad Mom. The project, from ABC Studios and Kapital Entertainment, centers on Julia (Elfman), a single mom whose two kids had been raised largely by her mom. … Read More »

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UPDATE: ABC Orders Two Family Comedy Pilots From Female Creators

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Friday January 28, 2011 @ 11:35am PSTTags: ABC Pilots, Bad Mom, Bad Mom Pilot, Kapital Entertainment, My Frickin' Family, My Frickin' Family Pilot, Sharon Horgan, TV, TV Deals
Nellie Andreeva

UPDATED: Modern Family, meet Frickin’ Family. ABC has handed out a pilot order to My Frickin’ Family (previously Cowboys and Indians), a single-camera comedy from writer Erica Rivinoja. Additionally, the network has handed a pilot order to another single-camera family … Read More »

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