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Michael Colton and John Aboud, creators of ABC comedy Home Economics, are doubling down with Lionsgate Television. The indie studio has struck a development deal, better known as an overall pact, with the pair after landing a third season of the Topher Grace-fronted sitcom that they also exec produce. Home Economics…

Home Economics became a rare beast when it premiered in April: a broadcast network comedy that rose in ratings over its lead-in. The series, which stars Topher Grace and comes from Lionsgate and ABC Signature, was quickly renewed for a second season in May. Inspired by the real-life experiences of writer and executive…

ABC has given a pilot order to Home Economics, a single-camera family comedy from writers Michael Colton and John Aboud (Penguins Of Madagascar), Lionsgate TV and Eric and Kim Tannenbaum’s studio-based Tannenbaum Company. Written by Colton and Aboud, Home Economics is about three adult siblings: one in the 1 percent…

Fox has given a script commitment plus penalty to Home Economics, a single-camera family comedy form writers Michael Colton and John Aboud (A Futile and Stupid Gesture, Penguins Of Madagascar), producers Eric and Kim Tannenbaum (Two And A Half Men) and Lionsgate TV. Written by Colton and Aboud, Home Economics,…

Champion: The Jeff Beekman Story, a single-camera comedy penned by Penguins of Madagascar co-writers Michael Colton & John Aboud and produced by Mila Kunis, has landed at Fox with a put pilot commitment. ABC Studios is the studio. Champion chronicles the everyday experiences of a hyper-competitive but perpetual…