USA Network has tapped Helix alum Jordan Hayes for a starring role in their drama pilot Poor Richard’s Almanack, which hails from Jim Danger Gray, Miguel Sapochnik, Legendary Television and the network's sister studio Universal Cable Productions. 
Lifetime has zeroed in on the subject matter for their next TV movie. The female skewing network has given the green-light to Un-Break My Heart, a TV movie based on Grammy Award-winning singer Toni Braxton’s memoir Un-Break My Heart, TVWise has learned. 
Fox is continuing the trend of turning feature films into TV series. The network has handed out a put pilot commitment to Behind Enemy Lines, an hour-long TV project based on the 2001 feature film starring Gene Hackman and Owen Wilson (pictured). The original film hailed from 20th Century Fox and, as such, the studio's TV division 20th Century Fox Television will produce the TV adaptation. 
In a move certain to surprise many in the industry, Nina Tassler has announced that she is stepping down from her position as Chairman of CBS Entertainment at the end of this year, before moving into an advisory role at CBS through to 2017 (when her contract is up). Glenn Geller, who currently oversees Current Programming for both CBS Entertainment and CBS Television Studios, has been promoted to President of CBS Entertainment and will take over from Tassler when she steps down. 
NBC has made calls on their scripted summer series, opting to bring back the very well-received The Carmichael Show for a second season to air in 2016. Additionally, the network has cancelled fellow summer comedy Mr Robinson after one six episode season. 
Fox has found a new showrunner for the Rob Lowe vehicle The Grinder. Ben Wexler has come on-board the comedy series as executive producer/showrunner after inking an overall deal with series producer 20th Century Fox Television. Under the pact, Wexler will take the reins on The Grinder and develop other projects for the studio.