ABC has ordered two comedy pilots created by former Friends writers: Speechless, from Scott Silveri and 20th Century Fox TV, and Pearl, from Andrew Reich and ABC Studios. Both projects are single-camera. Speechless, originally set up at Fox last season with a put pilot commitment plus significant penalty, is about…

It’s a big Friends day, with the popular sitcom, coming off its 20th anniversary celebration, getting licensed to Netflix for the first time. Here is more Friends-related news: Two of the series MVPs — former executive producers/co-showrunners Scott Silveri and Shana Goldberg-Meehan — are back at NBC with a new…

A single-camera comedy from Go On creator Scott Silveri has landed at Fox with a put pilot commitment with significant penalty. Written by Silveri and directed by Jake Kasdan (New Girl, Fresh Off The Boat), the project centers on a family that’s good at handling the challenges it faces, and excellent at creating new…

After a long-standing history with NBC, Friends EP and Joey and Perfect Couples co-creator Scott Silveri has signed an exclusive three-year overall deal with 20th Century Fox TV. Silveri’s most recent show, the Matthew Perry sitcom Go On, was cancelled last year and marked his latest show for NBC. Under his new Fox…

Alums of NBC’s biggest 1990s comedy series, Shana Goldberg-Meehan and Scott Silveri of Friends and David Mandel of Seinfeld, have teamed for a new multi-camera comedy at CBS. The network has handed a pilot production commitment to the untitled project, directed by veteran multi-camera helmer Andy Ackerman…

Friends alum Matthew Perry is returning to NBC and reuniting with former Friends co-showrunner Scott Silveri. Perry is set to star in and co-executive produce Go On, a single-camera NBC comedy pilot written by Silveri and directed by Todd Holland. Produced by Universal TV, Go On centers on an irreverent yet charming…

EXCLUSIVE: Warner Bros has closed a deal for Turkey Bowl, a comedy that will re-team The Other Guys stars Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg as guys from football-obsessed towns who lead rival teams in an annual tackle football game for bragging and trash-talking rights. The tackle games are grandiose, and I’m told they…

EXCLUSIVE: Former Scrubs executive producer Tad Quill has signed a two-year overall deal with Universal Media Studios. Under the seven-figure pact, Quill will develop new projects for the studio. He also will work part-time on UMS' new comedy series for NBC Perfect Couples, from creators/executive producers Jon…