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Main Justice | 2/15/2018

Fargo alum Bokeem Woodbine to star in the CBS drama pilot inspired by former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder

WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 14, 2018

The CW | 2/14/2018

The CW is taking back Sunday nights after a decade, expanding its schedule to six nights a week
Lena Waithe | 2/14/2018

TBS orders Lena Waithe's Twenties, a semi-autobigraphical comedy pilot
Daddy Issues | 2/14/2018

Don Johnson to star in Fox comedy pilot Daddy Issues opposite Barely Famous' Erin Foster
Pilots | 2/14/2018

Alana De La Garza to star in CBS drama pilot Chiefs
The Greatest American Hero | 2/14/2018

The Greatest American Hero adds Cheers alum George Wendt

TUESDAY FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Manifest | 2/13/2018

Once Upon a Time's Josh Dallas lands the male lead on NBC's Manifest
Kevin Durant | 2/13/2018

Apple and Kevin Durant are teaming on drama Swagger, based on his early basketball career
Pilots | 2/13/2018

Michael Cudlitz to star in ABC 1970s Irish-Catholic working class family comedy
The Rookie | 2/13/2018

Richard T. Jones joins ABC's The Rookie drama pilot

MONDAY FEBRUARY 12, 2018

The Greatest American Hero | 2/12/2018

New Girl's Hannah Simone is ABC's new Greatest American Hero

THURSDAY FEBRUARY8, 2018

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend | 2/8/2018

CBS orders a Seth Rogen comedy pilot that sounds like Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, but with a guy

WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY7, 2018

Magnum P.I. | 2/7/2018

CBS taps Justin Lin to direct the Magnum P.I. reboot pilot

TUESDAY FEBRUARY6, 2018

MONDAY FEBRUARY5, 2018

God Friended Me | 2/5/2018

The Mayor's Brandon Michael Hall lands starring role on CBS pilot God Friended Me

SATURDAY FEBRUARY3, 2018

L.A. Confidential | 2/3/2018

CBS' pilot pickups include an L.A. Confidential TV series and Eric Holder-inspired legal drama Main Justice

FRIDAY FEBRUARY2, 2018

Diversity | 2/2/2018

CBS’ rebooted Magnum P.I. is expected to star a minority actor
The Walking Dead | 2/2/2018

Is Lauren Cohan leaving The Walking Dead?
Pilots | 2/2/2018

Fox orders a drama pilot based on Gone Baby Gone
Empire | 2/2/2018

Fox picks up a third drama pilot from an Empire boss

THURSDAY FEBRUARY1, 2018

Pilots | 2/1/2018

This year’s TV pilot trends: Multicamera comedies are back, #MeToo and Time’s Up are influencing pilot orders

WEDNESDAY JANUARY 31, 2018

Latinx TV | 1/31/2018

E! is developing a family drama inspired by Los Angeles radio DJ Yesi Ortiz

TUESDAY JANUARY 30, 2018

FRIDAY JANUARY 26, 2018

Magnum P.I. | 1/26/2018

Magnum P.I. and Cagney and Lacey reboots are among CBS’ six pilot orders
Pilots | 1/26/2018

ABC orders Whiskey Cavalier pilot starring Scott Foley
FX | 1/26/2018

FX orders comedy pilot Compliance, starring Courtney B. Vance and Mary-Louise Parker

THURSDAY JANUARY 25, 2018

Charmed | 1/25/2018

The CW orders a “fierce, funny, feminist” Charmed reboot pilot
Pilots | 1/25/2018

Female Indian-American reboot of The Greatest American Hero gets an ABC pilot pickup

TUESDAY JANUARY 23, 2018

Pilots | 1/23/2018

ABC orders a pilot for Get Christie Love reboot starring Kylie Bunbury
Pilots | 1/23/2018

NBC orders pilot for Manifest, a missing plane thriller that sounds like “Lost meets Resurrection”
Pilots | 1/23/2018

Coming to CBS: God Friended Me?

MONDAY JANUARY 22, 2018

The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers | 1/22/2018

The Mighty Ducks may become a new TV series
What We Do in the Shadows | 1/22/2018

FX orders a What We Do in the Shadows vampire comedy TV pilot

FRIDAY JANUARY 19, 2018

WEDNESDAY JANUARY 17, 2018

TUESDAY JANUARY 16, 2018

1/16/2018

HBO and Apple vying for new J.J. Abrams TV space drama

SATURDAY JANUARY 13, 2018

1/13/2018

NBC’s pilot orders include a clairvoyant crime drama and a Bellevue medical drama

FRIDAY JANUARY 12, 2018

THURSDAY JANUARY 11, 2018

WEDNESDAY JANUARY 10, 2018

1/10/2018

ABC working on a TV series inspired by Selena Quintanilla’s musical legacy
1/10/2018

Apple orders "epic" sci-fi drama See
1/10/2018

Hulu orders a monthly horror anthology series

TUESDAY JANUARY9, 2018

1/9/2018

A limited TV series based on Marilyn Monroe’s final months is in the works

WEDNESDAY JANUARY3, 2018

1/3/2018

Octavia Spencer is set to star in Apple’s true-crime podcast TV drama Are You Sleeping, from producer Reese Witherspoon

THURSDAY DECEMBER 21, 2017

12/21/2017

Skeet Ulrich wants former Scream co-star Neve Campbell play Jughead’s mom on Riverdale

WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 20, 2017

12/20/2017

Eva Longoria would be up for a Desperate Housewives revival, but doubts it will ever happen

MONDAY DECEMBER 18, 2017

12/18/2017

Amazon passes on all three fall pilots, including Sea Oak starring Glenn Close

FRIDAY DECEMBER 15, 2017

12/15/2017

Scrubs creator’s outer space workplace comedy is getting another shot at CBS

THURSDAY DECEMBER 14, 2017

TUESDAY DECEMBER 12, 2017

FRIDAY DECEMBER8, 2017

12/8/2017

Alexander Payne is returning to TV to develop Kilroy County for Showtime

THURSDAY DECEMBER7, 2017

12/7/2017

It’s Always Sunny’s David Hornsby is teaming with Workaholics star Blake Anderson for a potential CBS family sitcom

FRIDAY DECEMBER1, 2017

12/1/2017

NBC is developing a drama inspired by a pastor who’s also a U.S. special agent

WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 29, 2017

11/29/2017

Amazon mulls scrapping its public pilot season

TUESDAY NOVEMBER 28, 2017

11/28/2017

An American Disaster tornado drama is in the works at NBC

MONDAY NOVEMBER 27, 2017

11/27/2017

Courtney B. Vance is set to return to FX in Heist 88 crime drama

WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 22, 2017

11/22/2017

Netflix announces its first original Colombian series

TUESDAY NOVEMBER 21, 2017

MONDAY NOVEMBER 20, 2017

11/20/2017

E! is developing a Juicy Couture dramedy

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 18, 2017

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 17, 2017

11/17/2017

Amazon developing Mercury 13, about the 13 women who were secretly prepped in 1961 to become the first female astronauts

THURSDAY NOVEMBER 16, 2017

WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 15, 2017

11/15/2017

Crimetown podcast is being developed into a scripted FX series from The Jinx creators

TUESDAY NOVEMBER 14, 2017

MONDAY NOVEMBER 13, 2017

11/13/2017

Kevin Bacon and Aldis Hodge sign on for Boston-set City on a Hill drama pilot for Showtime

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 11, 2017

11/11/2017

Amazon’s three new comedy pilots may mark the end of an era

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 10, 2017

11/10/2017

Doctor Strange star Benedict Wong to headline Syfy’s Deadly Class pilot

WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER8, 2017

MONDAY NOVEMBER6, 2017

11/6/2017

Empire boss Ilene Chaiken is planning an FBI drama and a medical drama on Fox

FRIDAY NOVEMBER3, 2017

11/3/2017

Chelsea Handler producing Unspeakable Hulu dramedy starring her friend Mary McCormack

THURSDAY NOVEMBER2, 2017

11/2/2017

ABC mulls bringing back singing cops
11/2/2017

The Name of the Rose is set to become a TV series, starring John Turturro and Rupert Everett

WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER1, 2017

11/1/2017

Mindy Kaling has a Four Weddings and a Funeral Hulu anthology TV series in the works

TUESDAY OCTOBER 31, 2017

10/31/2017

Gabrielle Union’s Bad Boys TV spinoff lands at NBC