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In 2009, CBS Television Studios made a bet on an up-and-coming TV writer, Jennie Snyder Urman, who had staffed on a couple of shows. The bet paid off for both sides, with Urman becoming one of the most prolific showrunners on the studio roster, generating multiple series, the award-winning Jane the Virgin, the ongoing…

Long-time CBS Television Studios business affairs executive Allison Brightman has been promoted to EVP and head of Business Affairs and Operations. She replaces Dan Kupetz following his surprising recent move to Disney where he will lead business affairs for 20th Century Fox TV. Brightman will have dual report to…

Michael Chabon and Ayelet Waldman are no longer proceeding with development of Ghost Ship, a TV series about the 2016 fire that broke out in a former warehouse that had been converted into an artist collective, claiming the lives of 36 people. The project was announced last Tuesday as part of a development slate the…

The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay‘s twenty-year journey to the screen may finally be coming to an end. A limited series adaptation of Michael Chabon’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel novel has been set up at Showtime through CBS Television Studios with a big production commitment. It will be written and executive…

EXCLUSIVE: What was supposed to be a celebration of Carol’s Second Act‘s series order led to some behind-the-scenes tension and the departure of two female writers from the CBS comedy. Carol’s Second Act executive producer David Hunt spent the post-staffing, pre-production dinner at the actors’ table, sitting…

EXCLUSIVE: A ’90s pop culture staple is eyeing a comeback. An hourlong Clueless TV series, based on the hit 1995 feature, is in the works at CBS TV Studios. I hear the project, a new, dramatic take on the high school comedy centered on the Dionne character played by Stacey Dash in the movie and the 1996 series…

There had been strong word of mouth surrounding Netflix’s limited-series crime drama Unbelievable since its September 13 launch. Today, the streamer released ratings that confirmed its popularity. Unbelievable, from showrunner Susannah Grant, CBS TV Studios and Timberman/Beverly Productions, was one of Netflix’s top…

EXCLUSIVE: CBS Television Studios has acquired the rights to I’m Dying Up Here author William Knoedelseder’s bestselling Bitter Brew about the dynastic but dysfunctional Busch brewing family, to develop as an epic American family drama series. It’s being eyed for cable/streaming services. CBS TV Studios has secured…

EXCLUSIVE: There is a new Walker, Texas Ranger in town. Supernatural star Jared Padalecki is set to headline and executive produce Walker, a reimagining of CBS’ long-running 1990s action/crime series Walker, Texas Ranger, I have learned. The project, written/executive produced by Anna Fricke (Valor) and executive…

EXCLUSIVE: Shooter creator John Hlavin has closed an overall with CBS TV Studios. Under the two-year pact, Hlavin recently joined the studio’s new CBS All Access drama series The Man Who Fell To Earth as executive producer and co-showrunner alongside Alex Kurtzman and Jenny Lumet who co-wrote the pilot script. Based…

Because they were once part of one media company that was split into two, the newly reunited CBS and Viacom’s assets fit together with little overlap. That little overlap includes TV production entities on both sides, CBS TV Studios (CBS Corp.) and Paramount Television (Viacom). For now, I hear the two studios will…

Kelsey Grammer has revealed that there are "six different ideas" in contention for a reboot of Frasier. Grammer lifted the lid on the "continuation" of the NBC series on British talk-show Lorraine. This comes after Deadline broke the news last year that Grammer, who also exec produced the long-running comedy, was in…