Primetime Pilot Panic News

It was a long, pandemic-impacted broadcast development cycle, with some pilots taking a year to get produced, but the broadcast networks have made their picks for new scripted series to debut in fall 2021 as well as the bulk of their decisions for new midseason 2022 shows. (The CW is still evaluating its pilots, while…

CBS yesterday canceled two sophomore series including The Unicorn, one of the best reviewed broadcast comedy series to debut in the past two years. The single-camera half-hour, created by Bill Martin, Mike Schiff and Grady Cooper, attracted Walton Goggins in his first ever major role on an ongoing broadcast series. He…

As the broadcast networks are closing the book on a pandemic-impacted 2020-21 season, they are making their picks for next season, which includes the cancellation of a slew of series including ABC’s American Housewife and Mixed-ish, CBS’ The Unicorn and All Rise and Fox’s Prodigal Son. NBC is yet to make decisions on…

All Rise will not be returning to CBS for a third season. CBS has canceled the Simone Missick-fronted legal drama. It comes after a number of behind issues on the show including the departure of creator and showrunner Greg Spottiswood. It is one of two cancelations announced by the Eye today after <a…

CBS has started to pare down its returning series slate for next season, cancelling comedy The Unicorn‘s after two seasons. It is one two sophomore series the network won’t be bringing back, along with drama All Rise. Two other CBS bubble series, SEAL Team and Clarice, are eying a move to Paramount+. From the get-go…

EXCLUSIVE: Anna Grace Barlow (The Goldbergs) is set as a series regular in The Big Leap, Fox’s ballet-themed dramedy series starring Scott Foley, Teri Polo and Piper Perabo, from Liz Heldens, Jason Winer, Sue Naegle, 20th Television and Fox Entertainment. Written by Heldens, inspired by a UK reality format, The Big Lea…

In the history of television, there has been one milestone that sets shows apart, hitting the 100-episode mark. The series that make that earn the title of long-running hits and a shot at a long afterlife in off-network syndication and, as of recently, on streaming. ABC comedy American Housewife hit the 100-episode…

Medical drama Good Sam, starring Sophia Bush, and bowling comedy Smallwood fronted by Pete Holmes have been picked up to series by CBS. The pick-ups come ahead of CBS' upfronts on Wednesday and follow a busy day of pick-ups, renewals and cancellations at ABC and NBC. Good Sam and Smallwood are expected to be for fall…

It's seven years since then-Fox chief Kevin Reilly declared "RIP pilot season". Today, NBC chiefs Susan Rovner and Frances Berwick were the latest top broadcast executives to declare the traditional cycle dead with the network looking to replace it with a "52-week scheduling mindset". Rovner, who is Chairman…

Last year, a renewal decision came down to the wire on legal drama For Life, which was the last ABC to snag a pickup in June, at the height of the protests following the death of George Floyd. There was no last-minute reprieve for the show this time, with ABC on Friday canceling it after two seasons. Sony Pictures TV…

Black-ish spinoff Mixed-ish is not returning to ABC for a third season. The Disney-owned network has canceled the series, which comes from Peter Saji, Black-ish creator Kenya Barris and Tracee Ellis Ross, after two seasons. The comedy, which was a promising newcomer last season, had found itself on the bubble this…

Five episodes into its freshman run, ABC’s Katey Sagal-starring drama Rebel has been canceled. It was clearly a tough decision for the network because the series, inspired by the life of activist Erin Brockovich, comes from ABC's most valuable drama showrunner, Krista Vernoff, who is shepherding the network's top two…