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Mehcad Brooks To Co-Star In CBS’ ‘Supergirl’

By Patrick Munn | January 29, 2015 - 11:00 am | No Comments

Necessary Roughness alum Mehcad Brooks has signed on for a co-starring role opposite Melissa Benoist in CBS 'Supergirl'. He has been cast as Jimmy Olsen in the hour-long drama project, which landed at CBS with a series commitment (meaning that while it will likely go to series, it is not guaranteed a spot on next season's schedule) last September,

NBC Orders Comedy Pilot ‘Strange Calls’ From ‘Cougar Town’s Blake McCormick & Aaron Kaplan

By Patrick Munn | January 29, 2015 - 10:54 am | No Comments

NBC has handed out a pilot order to Strange Calls, a half-hour supernatural comedy from Cougar Town scribe Blake McCormick, Kapital Entertainment's Aaron Kaplan and 20th Century Fox Television, TVWise has learned.

Political Drama ‘Flesh & Blood’ Lands ABC Pilot Order

By Patrick Munn | January 29, 2015 - 10:53 am | No Comments

ABC has handed out a pilot order to Flesh & Blood, an hour-long political drama from Grey's Anatomy scribe Jenna Bans, Mandeville Productions and the network's sister studio ABC Studios.

‘Limitless’ Follow Up, Pair Of Comedies Score CBS Pilot Orders

By Patrick Munn | January 29, 2015 - 10:52 am | No Comments

CBS has handed out pilot orders to drama Limitless, a follow up to the Bradley Cooper fronted feature film of the same name; Angel From Hell, a comedy from Tad Quill; and an as-yet untitled comedy from Dan O'Shannon, TVWise has learned.

Tyler James Williams To Co-Star In ‘Criminal Minds’ Spin-Off

By Patrick Munn | January 28, 2015 - 10:33 am | No Comments

The Walking Dead alum Tyler James Williams has signed on to co-star opposite Gary Sinise in CBS' as-yet untitled 'Criminal Minds' spin-off, which is being piloted as a planted episode of the original series.

Medical Drama ‘Code Black’, Comedy ‘The Half Of It’ Ordered To Pilot At CBS

By Patrick Munn | January 28, 2015 - 10:30 am | No Comments

CBS has handed out pilot orders to Code Black, a medical drama from Intelligence creator Michael Seitzman, and The Half Of It, a multi-camera comedy about a newly-divorced dad from Tosh.0 co-creator and executive producer Mike Gibbons.

Shondaland Drama ‘The Catch’, Dan Savage Comedy, ‘Broad Squad’ & ‘Chev & Bev’ Score ABC Pilot Orders

By Patrick Munn | January 27, 2015 - 11:43 am | No Comments

ABC is adding to their pilot pickups with two dramas and two comedies. All from the network's sister studio ABC Studios, the four projects that scored pilot pickups on Monday night were: The Catch, an hour-long drama from Scandal and How To Get Away With Murder producers Shondaland; an untitled comedy from LGBT activist Dan Savage; hour-long drama Broad Squad, from The OC's Josh Schwartz; and the Chevy Chase and Beverly D’Angelo fronted comedy Chev & Bev.

Monica Potter Fronted Comedy From Ellen DeGeneres Lands NBC Pilot Order

By Patrick Munn | January 27, 2015 - 11:41 am | No Comments

NBC is re-teaming with top talk show host Ellen DeGeneres for a new comedy series. The network has handed out a pilot order to an untitled comedy from the Ellen host, which has Boston Legal alum Monica Potter attached to star.