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PILOT SEASON 2021: 40 PILOTS / 21 HOLDOVERS FROM LAST SEASON

/ 5 SERIES ORDERS SO FAR…

“A new batch of comedies and dramas will compete with holdovers from last
season as broadcast networks attempt a return to the traditional development
model while also contending with the challenges of a pandemic. 21 of the 61
comedies and dramas that were in contention last season are returning.”
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PILOTS ORDERED TO SERIES: [THUS FAR]:

1. ‘UNTITLED ALEC BALDWIN/KELSEY GRAMMER’ [Multi-cam Comedy, ABC]

Revolves around three guys who were roommates in their 20s until their warring egos drove them
apart, and who reunite decades later for one more run at the lives they’ve always wanted.

2. ‘GHOSTS’ [Single-cam comedy, CBS]

A struggling young couple's dreams come true when they inherit a beautiful country house, only
to find it's both falling apart and inhabited by many of the deceased previous residents. Based on
the British comedy series of the same name.

3. ‘LANGDON’ [Drama, NBC]

Based on Dan Brown's international best-selling thriller The Lost Symbol, the drama follows the early
adventures of famed Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon (played by Tom Hanks in three feature
films), who must solve a series of deadly puzzles to save his kidnapped mentor and thwart a chilling
global conspiracy.

4. ‘ORDINARY JOE’ [Drama, NBC]

The drama explores the three parallel lives of its main character after he makes a pivotal choice
at a crossroads in his life. It asks the question of how different life might look if you made your
decision based on love, loyalty or passion. Based on a British concept Matt Reeves originally
developed for ABC in 2006.

5. ‘4400’ [Drama, The CW]

4,400 overlooked, undervalued, or otherwise marginalized people who vanished without a trace
over the last hundred years are all returned in an instant, having not aged a day and with no
memory of what happened to them. As the government races to analyze the potential threat
and contain the story, the 4400 themselves must grapple with the fact that they’ve been returned
with a few … upgrades, and the increasing likelihood that they were all brought back now for a
specific reason. Based on the 2004-07 USA Network series.

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PILOT SEASON 2020: 61 PILOTS / 22 ORDERED TO SERIES / 21 ROLLED

INTO NEXT SEASON BECAUSE OF PANDEMIC

“Following a development season marred by the ongoing battle between the

Writers Guild of America and the agencies over packaging fees and affiliated
studios, the broadcast networks continued a more prolonged development
season and are gearing up for the first pilot season without the latter. Many insiders
don't expect the feud to impact pilot pickups, though come May when series
orders are on the line, it's anyone's guess as to how the status quo may change.”

“Update, June 29: As the novel coronavirus pandemic completely upended pilot
season, the current status of each pilot is next to the title. We will update this story
as more information becomes available.”
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PILOTS ORDERED TO SERIES:

1. ‘HOME ECONOMICS’ [Single-cam comedy, ABC]

A series about three adult siblings — one in the 1 percent, one middle class and one barely
hanging on.

2. ‘CALL YOUR MOTHER’ [Multi-cam comedy, ABC]

An empty-nester mom wonders how she ended up alone while her kids live their best lives
thousands of miles away. She decides her place is with her family and as she re-inserts herself into
her children's lives, they realize they might need her more than they thought.

3. ‘THE BIG SKY’ [Drama, ABC]

Private detective Cassie Dewell partners with ex-cop Jenny Hoyt on a search for two sisters who
have been kidnapped by a truck driver on a remote highway in Montana. But when they discover
that these are not the only girls who have disappeared in the area, they must race against the
clock to stop the killer before another woman is taken.

4. ‘REBEL’ [Drama, ABC]

Inspired by the life of Erin Brockovich today, the drama revolves around Annie "Rebel" Bello (Katey
Sagal), a blue-collar legal advocate without a law degree. A funny, messy, brilliant and fearless
woman who cares desperately about the causes she fights for and the people she loves. When
Rebel applies herself to a fight she believes in, she will win at almost any cost.

5. ‘B POSITIVE’ [Multi-cam comedy, CBS]

Faced with finding a kidney donor, newly divorced dad Drew is at the end of his rope when he
runs into Gina, a rough-around-the edges woman from his past who volunteers her own. Together
they form an unlikely bond and begin a journey that will change both of their lives.

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6. ‘UNITED STATES OF AL’ [Multi-cam, CBS]
Follows the friendship between Riley (Parker Young, Enlisted), a Marine who is struggling to readjust
to civilian life in Ohio, and Awalmir (Al), the Afghan interpreter (Adhir Kalyan, Rules of
Engagement) who served with his unit and has just come to the U.S. to start a new life.

7. ‘CLARICE’ (Drama, CBS]

The drama takes place in 1993, a year after the events of The Silence of the Lambs. Clarice is
described as a deep dive into the untold personal story of Clarice Starling — the role made famous
by Jodie Foster in the 1991 feature — as she returns to the field to pursue serial murderers and
sexual predators while navigating the high-stakes political world of Washington.

8. ‘THE EQUALIZER’ [Drama, CBS]

A reimagining of the classic series in which Queen Latifah portrays an enigmatic figure who uses
her extensive skills to help those with nowhere else to turn.

9. ‘CALL ME KAT’ [Multi-cam comedy, FOX]

Based on creator Miranda Hart's BBC original series Miranda, the comedy revolves around Carla
(Mayim Bialik), a 39-year-old woman who struggles every day against her mother to prove that
you cannot have everything you want — and still be happy. That's why she spent the money her
parents set aside for her wedding to open a Cat Café in Louisville, Kentucky.

10. ‘HOUSEBROKEN’ [Animated comedy, FOX]

The animated comedy explores human dysfunction and neurosis through a group of
neighborhood animals who live in the suburbs.

11. ‘THIS COUNTRY’ [Single-cam comedy, FOX - SERIES ORDER for 2021-22 season]
Inspired by the BBC format, the mockumentary follows a documentary crew as it goes to a small
town to study young adults and their current concerns. Their focus is the daily lives of cousins Kelly
and Shrub Mallet and their idiosyncratic surroundings. It follows the cousins as they pursue their
dreams, confront challenges, and fight each other for frozen pizza. These two don’t have much,
but they do have each other.

12. ‘AMERICAN AUTO’ [Single-cam comedy, NBC]

A workplace comedy set at the headquarters of a major American automotive company in
Detroit, where a floundering group of executives tries to rediscover the company identity amidst
a rapidly changing industry.

13. ‘THE KENAN SHOW’ [Single-cam comedy, NBC – 2019 SERIES ORDER ROLLED INTO 2020]
Saturday Night Live mainstay Kenan Thompson stars as a newly widowed dad who is determined
to be everything for his kids while begrudgingly letting his persistent father-in-law become more
involved in their lives.

14. ‘GRAND CREW’ [Single-cam comedy, NBC]

An ensemble comedy about a group of black friends, their dating lives and wine.

15. ‘YOUNG ROCK’ [Single-cam comedy, NBC]

Based on Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's formative years, he will appear in every episode,
bookending flashbacks to early points in his life growing up in Hawaii and becoming a wrestler-
turned-actor.

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16. ‘UNTITLED L.A. MAYOR COMEDY’ [Single-cam comedy, NBC]
Originally conceived as a 30 Rock spinoff, the new series revolves around a wealthy businessman
(The Good Place star Ted Danson) who runs for mayor of Los Angeles for all the wrong reasons.
Once he wins, he has to figure out what he stands for, gain the respect of his staff and connect
with his teenage daughter, all while humanely controlling the coyote population.

17. ‘DEBRIS’ [Drama, NBC]

Two agents from two different continents, and two different mindsets, must work together to
investigate when wreckage from a destroyed alien spacecraft has mysterious effects on
humankind.

18. ‘LA BREA’ [Drama, NBC]

When a massive sinkhole mysteriously opens in Los Angeles, it tears a family in half, separating
mother and son from father and daughter. When part of the family find themselves in an
unexplainable primeval world, alongside a disparate group of strangers, they must work to survive
and uncover the mystery of where they are and if there is a way back home.

19. ‘KUNG FU’ [Drama, The CW]

A quarter-life crisis causes a young Chinese-American woman to drop out of college and go on
a life-changing journey to an isolated monastery in China. But when she returns to find her
hometown overrun with crime and corruption, she uses her martial arts skills and Shaolin values to
protect her community and bring criminals to justice...all while searching for the assassin who killed
her Shaolin mentor and is now targeting her. Inspired by the original series created by Ed Spielman.

20. ‘THE REPUBLIC OF SARAH’ [Drama, The CW]

Faced with the destruction of her town at the hands of a greedy mining company, rebellious high
school teacher Sarah Cooper utilizes an obscure cartographical loophole to declare
independence. Now Sarah must lead a young group of misfits as they attempt to start their own
country from scratch.

21. ‘SUPERMAN & LOIS’ [Drama, The CW]

Follows the world's most famous super hero (Tyler Hoechlin) and comics' most famous journalist
(Elizabeth Tulloch) as they deal with all the stress, pressures and complexities that come with being
working parents in today's society.

22. ‘WALKER’ [Drama, The CW]

A reimagining of Chuck Norris' Walker, Texas Ranger, the drama follows Cordell Walker (Jared
Padalecki, Supernatural), a widower and father of two with his own moral code, who returns to
Austin after being undercover for two years, only to discover there’s harder work to be done at
home. He will attempt to reconnect with his children, navigate clashes with his family and find
unexpected common ground with his new partner (one of the first women in Texas Rangers’
history), while growing increasingly suspicious about the circumstances surrounding his wife’s
death.

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PILOT SEASON 2019: 66 PILOTS / 35 ORDERED TO SERIES

“Following another prolonged development season, the broadcast networks are
gearing up for a busy pilot season as they compete with not only one another,
but also with basic and premium cable and streaming services new and old
including Apple, WarnerMedia, Disney+, Netflix, Amazon and Hulu — all of which
are making multibillion-dollar scripted pushes. As in the past few years, the
networks continue to look to reboots, family fare and procedurals to help cut
through the increasing clutter.”
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PILOTS ORDERED TO SERIES:

1. ‘THE BAKER AND THE BEAUTY’ [Drama, ABC]

Based on the Israeli series created by Assi Azar, the drama tells the story of the unlikely romance
between a blue-collar baker and an international superstar. Theirs is a relationship that not only
upends their own lives, but the lives of their two very different families.

2. ‘STUMPTOWN’ [Drama, ABC]

Inspired by the Oni Press graphic novels, the drama follows Dex Parios (Cobie Smulders), a strong,
assertive and unapologetically sharp-witted Army veteran working as a P.I. (Michael Ealy) in
Portland. With a complicated personal history and only herself to rely on, she solves other people’s
messes with a blind eye toward her own.

3. ‘FOR LIFE’ [Drama, ABC]

A serialized legal and family drama about a prisoner who becomes a lawyer, litigating cases for
other inmates while fighting to overturn his own life sentence for a crime he didn't commit. His
quest for freedom is driven by his desperate desire to get back to the family he loves and reclaim
the life that was stolen from him. The show will also, through the window of his ferocious struggle
and complicated relationship with a progressive female prison warden, examine the flaws and
challenges in the penal and legal systems.

4. ‘MIXED-ISH’ [Single-cam comedy, ABC]

Revolves around young Rainbow (Arica Himmell) as she recounts her experience growing up in a
mixed-race family in the '80s and the dilemmas they faced over whether to assimilate or stay true
to themselves when her parents move from a hippie commune to the suburbs.

5. ‘UNITED WE FALL’ [Multi-cam comedy, ABC]

A profoundly realistic, multicultural family sitcom that shows how, when two people with young
children and overzealous extended families truly love each other, barely anything is possible.

6. ‘ALL RISE’ [Drama, CBS]

Follows the dedicated, chaotic, hopeful and sometimes absurd lives of the judges, assistant district
attorneys and public defenders as they work with bailiffs, clerks, cops and jurors to bring justice to
the people of Los Angeles.

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7. ‘EVIL’ [Drama, CBS]

A drama about the battle between science and religion, Evil focuses on a skeptical female clinical
psychologist who joins a priest-in-training and a blue-collar contractor as they investigate
supposed miracles, demonic possessions and other extraordinary occurrences to see if there's a
scientific explanation or if something truly supernatural is at work.

8. ‘FBI: MOST WANTED’ [Drama, CBS]

Revolves around the division of the FBI tasked with tracking and capturing the notorious criminals
on the FBI's Most Wanted list.

9. ‘TOMMY’ [Drama, CBS]

When a former high-ranking NYPD officer (Edie Falco) becomes the first female chief of police for
Los Angeles, she uses her unflinching honesty and hardball tactics to navigate the social, political,
and national security issues that converge with enforcing the law.

10. ‘BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA’ [Multi-cam comedy, CBS]

Follows Bob (Mike and Molly grad Billy Gardell) who, after having a heart attack, falls in love with
his Nigerian nurse (Folake Olowofoyeku, Transparent) and sets his sights on getting her to give him
a chance.

11. ‘CAROL’S SECOND ACT’ [Multi-cam comedy, CBS]

Revolves around Carol Chambers (Patricia Heaton), who, after raising her two children and retiring
from teaching, embarks on a unique second act: becoming a doctor.?

12. ‘BROKE’ [Multi-cam comedy, CBS]

When an outrageously wealthy trust-fund baby (Jaime Camil, Jane the Virgin) is cut off by his
father, he and his wife move into her estranged sister's (Pauley Perrette, NCIS) Reseda condo,
forcing the two siblings to reconnect.

13. ‘THE UNICORN’ [Multi-cam comedy, CBS]

A widower is eager to move on from the most difficult year of his life, only to realize he's utterly
unprepared to raise his two daughters on his own, and equally unprepared for the dating world
where, to his shock, he’s suddenly a hot commodity.

14. ‘DEPUTY’ [Drama, FOX]

Deputy Bill Hollister (Stephen Dorff) is a career lawman who's very comfortable kicking down doors
and utterly lost in a staff meeting. But when the L.A. County sheriff drops dead, Bill becomes acting
sheriff of Los Angeles County, in charge of 10,000 sworn deputies policing a modern Wild West.
Produced with the cooperation of the L.A. Sheriff's Department.

15. ‘FILTHY RICH’ [Drama, FOX]

A Southern Gothic dramedy revolving around two strong, sharp women who will go to any length
to protect their loved ones and get their due. When the wealthy CEO of the world's largest
Christian network dies in a plane crash, his wife and adult children are stunned to discover he has
grown, illegitimate kids who are also in his will. When the steel azalea matriarch of the family tries
to pay them to go away, these newly legitimized heirs have very different ideas and insist on not
only staying in town, but becoming part of the family empire.

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16. ‘NEXT’ [Drama, FOX]

A propulsive, fact-based thriller grounded in the latest A.I. research that revolves around a brilliant
but paranoid former tech CEO (John Slattery) who joins a Homeland Cybersecurity Agent and her
team to stop the world's first artificial intelligence crisis: the emergence of a rogue AI with the ability
to continuously improve itself.

17. ‘PRODIGAL SON’ [Drama, FOX]

Revolves around Malcolm Bright, the son of a notorious serial killer called The Surgeon who
understands how killers think. The criminal psychologist uses his skills to help the NYPD solve crimes
and stop killers while balancing his manipulative mother and annoyingly normal sister and a
homicidal father still looking to bond with his prodigal son. The drama is described as a fresh take
on the crime franchise with a darkly comedic tone.

18. ‘UNTITLED ANNIE WEISMAN/JASON KATIMS DRAMA’ [Drama, FOX]

Only child Julia Beckley (Brittany Snow) has her life turned upside down when it's revealed that her
father, a pioneering Nobel Prize-winning fertility doctor, used his own sperm to conceive dozens
of children over the course of his career. Reeling from this explosive revelation, Julia discovers two
new sisters -- her former best friend and an ex-Olympic athlete. Against all odds, the women
attempt to form an untraditional family and lean on each other as they grapple with their own
identity crises. Based on the original Endemol Shine Australia series Sisters.

19. ‘BLESS THE HEARTS’ [Animated Comedy, FOX]

Follows a group of Southerners who are always broke as a joke and struggling for the American
dream of status and wealth. What they don't realize is that they're already rich in friends, family
and laughter.

20. ‘DUNCANVILLE’ [Animated Comedy, FOX]

Revolves around a 15-year-old boy named Duncan and his friends and family, including his
mother, Annie, who is constantly trying to prevent her son from ruining his life.

21. ‘THE GREAT NORTH’ [Animated Comedy, FOX]

Follows the Alaskan adventures of the Tobin family, as single dad, Beef, does his best to keep his
weird bunch of kids close, especially as the artistic dreams of his only daughter, Judy, lead her
away from the family fishing boat and into the glamorous world of the local mall.

22. ‘OUTMATCHED’ [Multi-cam comedy, FOX]

A family comedy about a blue-collar couple (Maggie Lawson, Jason Biggs) in South Jersey trying
to get by and raise four kids, three of whom just happen to be certified geniuses.

23. ‘BLUFF CITY LAW’ [Drama, NBC]

A character-driven legal drama that follows the lawyers of an elite Memphis law firm that
specializes in the most controversial landmark civil rights cases. Led by legendary lawyer Elijah
Strait (Jimmy Smits) and his brilliant daughter, Sydney Keller (Caitlin McGee), they take on the
toughest David-and-Goliath cases while navigating their complicated relationship.

24. ‘COUNCIL OF DADS’ [Drama, NBC]

Based on Bruce Feiler's memoir of the same name, the drama revolves around a father whose life
is thrown into upheaval when he is diagnosed with a terminal illness. Facing his morality, he and
his wife assemble a group of friends to support his family and guide them through life's challenges.

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25. ‘EMERGENCE’ [Drama, ABC]

A character-driven genre thriller that centers around a sheriff (Allison Tolman, Fargo) who takes in
a young child that she finds near the site of a mysterious accident who has no memory of what
has happened. The investigation draws her into a conspiracy larger than she ever imagined, and
the child’s identity is at the center of it all.

26. ‘LAW & ORDER: HATEE CRIMES [Drama, NBC]

Based on the real-life Hate Crimes Task Force within the New York Police Department. The unit
works under the Special Victims Unit (the basis for SVU) within the department and often borrows
SVU detectives for help with investigations.

27. ‘LINCOLN’ [Drama, NBC]

Based on the bestselling Bone Collector book series, the drama follows legendary forensic
criminologist Lincoln Rhyme (played in the movie by Denzel Washington), who was seriously injured
during his hunt for the diabolic serial killer known as the Bone Collector. Called back into action
when the killer re-emerges, Lincoln forms a unique partnership with Amelia Sachs (Angelina Jolie
in the film), a young beat cop who helps him hunt the deadly mastermind while also taking on the
most high-profile cases in the NYPD.

28. ‘ZOEY’S EXTRAORDINARY PLAYLIST’ [Drama, NBC]

An innovative musical dramedy about a whip-smart but socially awkward girl (Jane Levy, Castle
Rock) in her late 20s who is suddenly able to hear the innermost thoughts of people around her as
songs and even big musical numbers that they perform just for her. With this new ability at her
disposal, she is able to use her "gift" to not only help herself understand people in her life, but also
to help others around her.

29. ‘THE KENAN SHOW’ [Single-cam comedy, NBC]

A newly widowed dad (Kenan Thompson) is determined to be everything for his kids while
begrudgingly letting his persistent father-in-law become more involved in their lives.

30. ‘PERFECT HARMONY’ [Single-cam comedy, NBC]

A rural church choir gets the director it never thought it needed when a salty, Ivy League music
professor (Bradley Whitford) stumbles through their door.

31. ‘SUNNYSIDE’ [Single-cam comedy, NBC]

Revolves around Garrett Shah (Kal Penn), a former New York city councilman, who finds his calling
when faced with immigrants in need of his help and in search of the American Dream.

32. ‘INDEBTED’ [Multi-cam comedy, NBC]

Young parents Dave (Adam Pally) and Rebecca (Abby Elliott) end up having to take care of
Dave's parents, who have mismanaged their finances and need help paying down a sizable debt.

33. ‘BATWOMAN’ [Drama, The CW]

Revolves around Kate Kane (Ruby Rose), who, armed with a passion for social justice and flair for
speaking her mind, soars onto the streets of Gotham as Batwoman, an out lesbian and highly
trained street fighter primed to snuff out the failing city's criminal resurgence. But don't call her a
hero yet — in a city desperate for a savior, Kate must overcome her own demons before
embracing the call to be Gotham's symbol of hope.

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34. ‘KATY KEENE’ [Drama, The CW]

A Riverdale spinoff, Katy Keene follows the lives and loves of four iconic Archie Comics characters
— including fashion legend-to-be Katy Keene (Lucy Hale) — as they chase their twenty-something
dreams in New York City. This musical dramedy chronicles the origins and struggles of four aspiring
artists trying to make it on Broadway, on the runway and in the recording studio. Based on Archie
Comics characters.

35. ‘NANCY DREW’ [Drama, The CW]

Set in the summer after her high school graduation,18-year-old Nancy Drew (Kennedy McMann)
thought she'd be leaving her hometown for college, but when a family tragedy holds her back
another year, she finds herself embroiled in a ghostly murder investigation — and along the way,
uncovers secrets that run deeper than she ever imagined.

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PILOT SEASON 2018: 76 PILOTS / 33 ORDERED TO SERIES

"As in the past few years, the networks continue to look to reboots, family fare and
procedurals to help cut through the increasing clutter, with immigration-themed
comedies and dramas and light-hearted fare like The Good Doctor also hot this
season."
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PILOTS ORDERED TO SERIES:

1. ‘A MILLION LITTLE THINGS’ [Drama, ABC]

A dramedy about a group of friends who, for different reasons and in different ways, are all stuck
in their lives, but when one of them dies unexpectedly, it's just the wake-up call the others need
to finally start living.

2. ‘THE FIX’ [Drama, ABC]

After losing the biggest case of her career and being shredded by the media, former prosecutor
Maya Travis (Robin Tunney, The Mentalist) has left Los Angeles for a quiet life in rural Oregon. Eight
years after her devastating defeat, the killer (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Lost) strikes again,
forcing Maya to return to Los Angeles to confront him one more time. Will she play by the rules, or
will she do whatever it takes to get him behind bars? Part legal thriller and part confessional.

3. ‘GRAND HOTEL’ [Drama, ABC]

Set at the last family-owned hotel in multicultural Miami Beach. The upstairs/downstairs drama
revolves around Santiago Mendoza (Demian Bichir), who owns the hotel, and his second wife Gigi
(Roselyn Sanchez) and their adult children, who enjoy the spoils of success. Based on the Spanish
format, it explores the wealthy guests and the hotel's scandals, secrets and escalating debt.

4. ‘THE ROOKIE’ [Drama, ABC]

Inspired by a true story, The Rookie centers on John Nolan (Nathan Fillion), the oldest rookie in the
LAPD. At an age where most are at the peak of their career, Nolan cast aside his comfortable,
small-town life and moved to Los Angeles to pursue his dream of being a cop. Now, surrounded
by rookies 20 years his junior, he must navigate the dangerous, humorous and unpredictable world
of a "young" cop, determined to make his second shot at life count.

5. ‘TAKE TWO’ [Drama, ABC]

Take Two revolves around Ella (Rachel Bilson), the former star of a hit cop series who is fresh out of
rehab following a bender of epic proportion. Desperate to restart her career, she talks her way
into shadowing rough-and-tumble private investigator Eddie (Eddie Cibrian) as research for a
potential comeback role. Although lone wolf Eddie resents the babysitting gig, high-spirited Ella
proves herself to be surprisingly valuable, drawing on her acting skills and 200 episodes of playing
a detective. When the press touts Ella's role in solving a high-profile case, Eddie finds his phone
ringing off the hook with new clients looking to hire the pair.

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6. ‘WHISKEY CAVALIER’ [Drama, ABC]

A high-octane hourlong action dramedy that follows the adventures of tough but tender FBI
super-agent Will Chase (codename: "Whiskey Cavalier," played by Scott Foley) who, following an
emotional breakup, is assigned to work with badass CIA operative Francesca "Frankie" Trowbridge
(codename: "Fiery Tribune," played by Lauren Cohan). Together, they lead an inter-agency team
of flawed, funny, heroic spies who periodically save the world (and each other) while navigating
the rocky roads of friendship, romance and office politics.

7. ‘SINGLE PARENTS’ [Single-cam comedy, ABC]

A group of dysfunctional single parents lean on each other as they raise their kids, look for love,
and ultimately realize survival is only possible with the help of each other.

8. ‘UNTITLED KENYA BARRIS’ [Multi-cam comedy, ABC]

A dysfunctional family comedy about a stuck-in-his-ways and opinionated fading TV star who
moves in with his progressive daughter, her girlfriend and the child they are raising together.

9. UNTITLED TIM DOYLE PROJECT [Single-cam comedy, ABC]

The comedy is set in the 1970s and revolves around an Irish-Catholic family with a working-class
dad, traditional mom and eight boisterous sons who navigate changes big and small during one
of America's most turbulent decades.

10. ‘THE CODE’ [Drama, CBS]

The military's brightest minds take on the country's toughest challenges — inside the courtroom
and out — where each attorney is trained as a prosecutor, a defense lawyer, an investigator —
and a Marine.

11. ‘FBI’ [Drama, CBS]

Explores the inner-workings of the New York office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

12. ‘GOD FRIENDED ME’ [Drama, CBS]

Questions of faith, existence and science are explored in what is described as a humorous,
uplifting drama about an outspoken atheist (Brandon Micheal Hall, The Mayor) whose life is turned
upside down when he is "friended" by God on Facebook. Unwittingly, he becomes an agent of
change in the lives and destinies of others around him.

13. ‘MAGNUM P.I.’ [Drama, CBS]

An update of the classic television series set in Hawaii, the reboot follows Thomas Magnum, a
decorated ex-Navy SEAL who, upon returning home from Afghanistan, repurposes his military skills
to become a private investigator.

14. ‘RED LINE’ [Drama, CBS]

After a white cop in Chicago mistakenly shoots and kills a black doctor, we follow three different
families that all have connections with the case as the story is told from each perspective.

15. ‘FAM’ [Multi-cam comedy, CBS]

A woman's (Nina Dobrev) dreams of an upstanding life with her new fiancé (Tone Bell) and his
upstanding family are dashed when her younger train wreck half-sister (Odessa Adlon) comes to
live with her to escape their train wreck of a father.

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16. ‘WELCOME TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD’ [Multi-cam comedy, CBS]

The nicest guy in the Midwest moves his family into a tough neighborhood in L.A. where not
everyone appreciates his extreme neighborliness.

17. ‘MURPHY BROWN’ [Multi-cam comedy, CBS]

A current-day 13-episode revival of the network's classic comedy. As the series approaches its
30th anniversary, the revival returns to a world of cable news, social media, fake news and a very
different political and cultural climate.

18. ‘UNTITLED AUSTEN EARL AND TIM MCAULIFFE’ [Multi-cam comedy, CBS]
A 30-something couple, tired of their mundane life, start to reconnect with their younger, cooler
selves when an emerging pop star (Felix Mallard), who is drawn to their super normal suburban
life, moves in.

19. ‘THE COOL KIDS’ [Multi-cam comedy, FOX]

Cool Kids revolves around three guy friends in a retirement community (David Alan Grier, Leslie
Jordan, Martin Mull) who are the top dogs until they’re blown out of the water by the newest
member of the community, a female rebel (Vicki Lawrence) who’s ready to challenge their place.
Described as high school with 70-somethings.

20. ‘REL’ [Multi-cam comedy, FOX]

Lil Rel, a prideful, self-made success who lives by the code to "always believe in yourself and great
things will come," finds that attitude put to the test when he learns his wife is having an affair with
his own barber. He tries to rebuild his life post-divorce as a long-distance single father on the South
Side of Chicago who is on a quest for love, respect and a new barber. Inspired by Lil Rel's life.

21. ‘UNTITLED DAVID ELLIOT/DANNY STRONG’ [Drama, FOX]

A legal drama set at a wrongful conviction firm. Led by a fierce and fearless female lawyer
(Rachelle Lefevre) with a hunger for justice, the team reopens investigations, putting their own
lives in danger to exonerate the innocent that were ‘proven’ guilty. The lead's motivation comes
from her infamous past; as a young adult she was found guilty and later exonerated in a high-
profile case in which she became a tabloid sensation, household name and national celebrity.
While a hero and a victim to some, her bold and bullish tactics garner her some enemies — one
of whom will do anything to see her go down for a crime we know she did not commit. The drama
will follow her defending others as she fights to maintain her own innocence.

22. ‘THE PASSAGE’ [Drama, FOX]

Based on the best-selling trilogy by Justin Cronin, the drama begins as a character-driven
government conspiracy thriller and morphs into a post-apocalyptic saga with vampires. The
potential series spans over a century and focuses on a young girl named Amy who must save the
human race.A character-driven thriller about a secret government medical facility experimenting
with a dangerous virus that could either cure all disease or cause the downfall of the human race.
The drama focuses on a 10-year-old girl named Amy Bellafonte who is chosen to be a test subject;
and Brad Wolgast, the federal agent who becomes her surrogate father.

23. ‘ABBY’S’ [Multi-cam comedy, NBC]

Abby's is an unlicensed bar in San Diego where the regulars enthusiastically enforce a unique set
of rules that give them a sense of community and allow them to avoid the frustrating behavior
found at other establishments.

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24. ‘I FEEL BAD’ [Single-cam comedy, NBC]
A half-hour comedy that shows one woman's hilarious unfiltered take on the side effects of trying
to have it all. Inspired by Orli Auslander's book I Feel Bad: All Day. Every Day. About Everything.

25. ‘THE ENEMY WITHIN’ [Drama, NBC]

A character-driven investigative thriller set in the world of counterintelligence. It revolves around
former CIA agent Erica Wolfe (Jennifer Carpenter, Dexter), the most notorious traitor in modern
history and most-hated woman in America whom the FBI releases from federal super-max prison,
enlisting her to help stop some of the most dangerous acts of espionage threatening the U.S.
today.

26. ‘THE GILDED AGE’ [Drama, NBC]

The Gilded Age in 1880s New York City was a period of immense social upheaval, of huge fortunes
made and lost, and of palaces that spanned the length of Fifth Avenue. In the series, Marian Brook
is the wide-eyed young scion of a conservative family who will embark on infiltrating the wealthy
neighboring family dominated by ruthless railroad tycoon George Russell, his rakish and available
son Larry, and his ambitious wife Bertha, whose “new money” is a barrier to acceptance by the
Astor and Vanderbilt set. Marian is about to experience a whole new world springing up right
outside her front door.

27. ‘THE INBETWEEN’ [Drama, NBC]

A mysterious young woman (Harriet Dyer) reluctantly uses her gift of clairvoyance to help a
veteran LAPD detective and a damaged ex-FBI outsider solve the most unnerving and
challenging cases the city encounters. This eerie ability also opens the door for her to see and talk
to the dead, who are seeking help for unresolved problems, whether she likes it or not.

28. ‘MANIFEST’ [Drama, NBC]

In this character-driven, high-concept mystery thriller, a plane disappears from radar and returns
years later after being untraceable and presumed lost at sea. No time has passed for those on
the plane, but for their loved ones at home, many years have gone by. The series follows their
personal lives as well as the larger mystery and purpose that is their destiny.

29. ‘NEW AMSTERDAM’ [Drama, NBC]

Inspired by Dr. Eric Manheimer's memoir Twelve Patients: Life & Death at Bellevue Hospital, it's a
character-driven medical drama that revolves around the new director of Bellevue Hospital (The
Blacklist's Ryan Eggold), whose maverick approach disrupts the status quo while always prioritizing
patient care. Located in Manhattan, Bellevue is the only hospital in the world that has the
capability to treat Ebola patients, prisoners from Rikers Island and the president of the United States
all under one roof.

30. ‘THE VILLAGE’ [Drama, NBC]

Despite differences in age, race, culture and lifestyle, the residents of a Manhattan apartment
building find that the more their lives intertwine, the more complex and compelling their
connections become, thus proving life’s challenges are better faced alongside family, even if it’s
the one you make wherever you find it. All under one roof we will meet a recovering war vet, a
pregnant teenage girl and her single mom, a cop with an unexpected love interest, a woman
hiding a terrifying secret from her husband and a millennial lawyer who might find his grandfather
is the best and worst roommate he ever could have hoped for.

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31. ‘CHARMED’ [Drama, The CW]

Described as a fierce, funny and feminist reboot of the original series, the drama centers on three
sisters (Melonie Diaz, Sarah Jeffery and Madeleine Mantock) in a college town who discover they
are witches. Between vanquishing supernatural demons, tearing down the patriarchy, and
maintaining familial bonds, a witch's work is never done.

32. ‘IN THE DARK’ [Drama, The CW]

A flawed and irreverent blind woman is the only "witness" to the slaying of her drug-dealing friend.
After the police dismiss her story, she sets out with her dog, Pretzel, to find the killer while also
managing her colorful dating life and the job she hates at Breaking Blind — the guide dog school
owned by her overprotective parents.

33. ‘ALL AMERICAN’ [Drama, The CW]

When a rising high school football player (Daniel Ezra) from South Central L.A. is recruited to play
for Beverly Hills High, the wins, losses and struggles of two families from vastly different worlds —
Compton and Beverly Hills — begin to collide. Inspired by the life of pro football player Spencer
Paysinger.

34. ‘ROSWELL, NEW MEXICO’ [Drama, The CW]

After reluctantly returning to her tourist-trap hometown of Roswell, New Mexico, the daughter of
undocumented immigrants discovers a shocking truth about her teenage crush who is now a
police officer: he’s an alien who has kept his unearthly abilities hidden his entire life. She protects
his secret as the two reconnect and begin to investigate his origins, but when a violent attack and
long-standing government cover-up point to a greater alien presence on Earth, the politics of fear
and hatred threaten to expose him and destroy their deepening romance. Based on the Roswell
High book series by Melinda Metz.

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PILOT SEASON 2017: 74 PILOTS / 31 ORDERED TO SERIES

“Like last year, the networks continue to look to reboots, family fare
and procedurals to help cut through the increasing clutter. Also hot this
development season were sports-themed projects as well
as contemporary takes on old literary tales.”
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PILOTS ORDERED TO SERIES:

1. ‘THE CROSSING’ [Drama, ABC]

Refugees from a war-torn country start showing up to seek asylum in an American town. Only the
country these people are from is America and the war they are fleeing is 250 years in the future.
The local sheriff with a past, a federal agent and a mother in search of her missing refugee
daughter drive this allegory with a surprising conspiracy at the center.

2. ‘DECEPTION’ [Drama, ABC]

When his career is ruined by scandal, superstar magician Cameron Black has only one place to
turn to practice his art of deception, illusion and influence — the FBI. He’ll become the world’s first
consulting illusionist, helping the government solve crimes that defy explanation and trap criminals
and spies by using deception.

3. ‘THE GOOD DOCTOR’ [Drama, ABC]

Based on a South Korean format, the drama centers on a young surgeon with Savant syndrome
who is recruited into the pediatric surgical unit of a prestigious hospital. The question will arise: Can
a person who doesn't have the ability to relate to people actually save their lives?

4. ‘THE GOSPEL OF KEVIN’ [Drama, ABC]

A light one hour about Kevin, a down-on-his-luck man who is tasked by God with a mission to save
the world.

5. ‘INHUMANS’ [Drama, ABC]

Will explore the never-before-told epic adventure of Black Bolt and the royal family.

6. ‘TEN DAYS IN THE VALLEY’ [Drama, ABC]

Centers on Jane Sadler (Kyra Sedgwick), an overworked television producer and single mother
dealing with a fractious separation. When her young daughter goes missing in the middle of the
night, Jane's world — and her controversial police series — implodes. Life imitates art: Everything's
a mystery, everyone has a secret and no one can be trusted.

7. ‘FOR THE PEOPLE’ [Drama, ABC]

Set in the Southern District of New York (SDNY) Federal Court, aka "The Mother Court," this legal
drama follows brand-new lawyers working on opposite sides — for both the defense and the
prosecution as they handle the most high-profile and high-stakes cases in the country, all as their
personal lives intersect.

8. ‘SPLITTING UP TOGETHER’[Single-cam comedy, ABC]

Based on the Danish series created by Mette Heeno, Splitting Up Together is the story of a couple
(Jenna Fischer, Oliver Hudson) whose marriage is reignited by their divorce.

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9. ‘START UP’ [Single-cam comedy, ABC]

Based on the podcast Start Up, the comedy revolves around Alex Schuman (Zach Braff), an
inquisitive journalist, husband and father who dives headfirst into the brave new world of
entrepreneurship when he quits his stable job and starts his own business.

10. ‘THE MAYOR’ [Single-cam comedy, ABC]

When an outspoken, idealistic rapper runs for office as a publicity stunt and actually gets elected,
he surprises everyone (including himself) when he has a natural knack for the job and slowly
transforms City Hall.

11. ‘INSTINCT’ [Drama, CBS]

A former CIA operative (The Good Wife's Alan Cumming) who has since built a "normal" life as a
gifted professor and writer is pulled back into his old life when the NYPD needs his help to stop a
serial killer on the loose. Based on the soon-to-be-published James Patterson book.

12. ‘S.W.A.T.’ [Drama, CBS]

A locally born and bred S.W.A.T. lieutenant is torn between loyalty to the streets and duty to his
fellow officers when he's tasked to run a highly trained unit that is the last stop for solving crimes in
Los Angeles. Inspired by the film of the same name.

13. ‘UNTITLED NAVY SEALS’ [Drama, CBS]

Follows the lives of the elite Navy SEALs as they train, plan and execute the most dangerous, high
stakes missions the country can ask.

14. ‘WISDOM OF THE CROWD’ [Drama, CBS]

Based on the Israeli format of the same name, the drama is inspired by the notion that a million
minds are better than one. It revolves around a tech innovator (Jeremy Piven) who creates a
cutting-edge crowd-sourcing hub to solve his own daughter's murder as well as revolutionizing
crime solving in San Francisco.

15. ‘9J, 9K, and 9L’ [Multi-cam comedy, CBS]

A family comedy inspired by a time in Mark Feuerstein's adult life when he lived in apartment 9K
in the building he grew up in, sandwiched between his parents' apartment, 9J, and his brother's,
sister-in-law's and their baby's apartment, 9L, and his attempts to set boundaries with his intrusive
but well-meaning family.

16. ‘LIVING BIBLICALLY’ [Multi-cam comedy, CBS]

The comedy centers on a modern-day man who, at a crossroads in his life, decides to live life
according to the Bible

17. ‘ME, MYSELF AND I’ [Single-cam comedy, CBS]

Examines one man's life over a 50-year span. It focuses on three distinct periods in his life — as a
14-year-old in 1991, a 40-year-old in present day (Bobby Moynihan) and a 65-year-old (John
Larroquette) in 2042.

18. ‘YOUNG SHELDON’ [Single-cam comedy, CBS]

The series follows The Big Bang Theory's Sheldon Cooper at the age of 9, living with his family in East
Texas and going to high school.

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19. ‘BLACK LIGHTNING’ [Drama, The CW]
Jefferson Pierce (Hart of Dixie's Cress Williams) made his choice: he hung up the suit and his secret
identity years ago, but with a daughter hell-bent on justice and a star student being recruited by
a local gang, he’ll be pulled back into the fight as the wanted vigilante and DC legend — Black
Lightning.

20. ‘DYNASTY’ [Drama, The CW]

The Rolls Royce of all primetime soaps returns in a modernized reboot that follows two of America's
wealthiest families, the Carringtons and the Colbys, as they feud for control over their fortune and
their children. The drama will be told primarily through the perspectives of two women at odds:
Fallon Carrington — daughter of billionaire Blake Carrington (Grant Show) — and her soon-to-be
stepmother, Cristal (Nathalie Kelley) — a Hispanic woman marrying into this WASP family and
America’s most powerful class. In an age where dynasties appear everywhere — from reality TV
to the polling booths — this epic drama features the one percent in all its glitz and gloss, while
exposing the dark underbelly: a corrupt world built on backroom deals, betrayal, and, in some
cases, murder.

21. ‘LIFE SENTENCE’ [Drama, The CW]

When a young woman (Pretty Little Liars' Lucy Hale) diagnosed with terminal cancer finds out that
she's not dying after all, she has to learn to live with the choices she made when she decided to
"live like she was dying."

22. ‘VALOR’ [Drama, The CW]

The boundaries between military discipline and human desire are tested on a US Army base that
houses an elite unit of helicopter pilots trained to perform clandestine international and domestic
missions. The drama unfolds in the present as well as in flashbacks to a failed mission involving one
of the first female pilots in the unit, ultimately uncovering layers of personal and
government/military secrets, and leading to a season-long plan to rescue a group of MIA soldiers.

23. ‘ORVILLE’ [Drama, FOX]

The hourlong dramedy is set 300 years in the future and follows the adventures of the Orville, an
exploratory ship in Earth's interstellar fleet. Facing cosmic challenges from without and within, the
motley crew of space explorers will "boldly go where no comedic drama has gone before."

24. ‘THE RESIDENT’ [Drama, FOX]

An idealistic young doctor (Manish Dayal) begins his first day under the supervision of a tough,
brilliant senior resident who pulls the curtain back on all of the good and evil in modern day
medicine. Lives may be saved or lost, but expectations will always be shattered.

25. ‘UNTITLED MARVEL LIVE ACTION X-MEN [Drama, FOX]

Revolves around two ordinary parents who discover their children possess mutant powers. Forced
to go on the run from a hostile government, the family joins up with an underground network of
mutants and must fight to survive.

26. ‘GHOSTED’ [Single-cam comedy, FOX]

A cynical skeptic (The Office alum Craig Robinson), and a genius "true believer" in the paranormal
(Adam Scott, Parks and Recreation), are recruited by The Bureau Underground to look into the
rampant "unexplained" activity in Los Angeles — all while uncovering a larger mystery that could
threaten the existence of the human race.

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27. ‘L.A. TO VEGAS’ [Single-cam comedy, FOX]
An ensemble workplace comedy about a group of underdogs who are trying to find their place
in the world that is set on the Friday night flight from L.A. to Vegas and the returning flight on
Sunday, who all share the same goal: to come back a winner in the casino of life.

28. ‘FOR GOD AND COUNTRY’ [Drama, NBC]

A heart-pounding look into the complex world of the country's bravest military heroes who make
personal sacrifices while executing the most challenging and dangerous missions behind enemy
lines.

29. ‘GOOD GIRLS’ [Drama, NBC]

Explores what happens when three "good girl" suburban wives and mothers suddenly find
themselves in desperate circumstances — they decide to stop playing it safe, and risk everything
to take their power back.

30. ‘REVERIE’ [Drama, NBC]

A grounded and dramatic thriller about a former detective specializing in human behavior who is
brought in when the launch of an advanced virtual reality program has dangerous and
unintended consequences.

31. ‘RISE’ [Drama, NBC]

Based on the book by Michael Sokolove and life rights of Lou Volpe, the drama is inspired by a
true story and revolves around a working-class high school drama department and the students
who come alive under a passionate teacher and family man whose dedication to the program
galvanizes the entire town.

32. ‘CHAMPIONS’ [Single-cam comedy NBC]

The comedy centers on Vince (Anders Holm), a charismatic gym owner with no ambition who
lives with his younger brother Michael (Andy Favreau), a gorgeous idiot. Their simple life of women
and working out is put on hold when the teenage son of Vince is dropped off on their doorstep
by Priya (Mindy Kaling), one of his old high school flings.

33. ‘A.P. BIO’ [Single-cam comedy, NBC]

A hilariously cynical Ivy League professor loses out on his dream job and goes to work as a high
school biology teacher. There, he imposes his unorthodox teaching style and uses the kids to plot
out revenge on those who wronged him.

34. ‘WILL AND GRACE’ [Multi-cam comedy, NBC]

Logline: A revival of the long-running comedy series.

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