The little dog that could. ABC’s quirky off-cycle comedy pilot Downward Dog, about a talking dog, made it to the ABC schedule. Also making the cut was The Second Fattest Housewife in Westport, but without its somewhat polarizing title. Both pilots had been well received. There was some debate whether Downward Dog…

The Drew Carey Show alum Diedrich Bader is returning to ABC as the male lead opposite Katy Mixon in the network's single-camera comedy pilot The Second Fattest Housewife In Westport, from Kapital Entertainment and ABC Studios. Written by Sarah Dunn and directed by Ruben Fleischer, The Second Fattest Housewife In Westpo…

Ashley Zukerman (Manhattan) has joined the cast of Four Stars, CBS’ drama pilot from playwright/TV writer Becky Mode, CBS TV Studios and studio-based Timberman/Beverly Productions. R.J. Cutler will exec produce and direct the pilot. Four Stars centers on two powerful rival families in the military community of Tampa…

Vegas alum Taylor Handley is set as a series regular opposite Natalie Martinez and Caitlin Stasey in Fox's drama pilot A.P.B., from writer David Slack and Len Wiseman. Inspired by the July New York Times Magazine article "Who Runs the Streets of New Orleans," A.P.B. explores what happens when an enigmatic tech…

With Mike & Molly coming to an end, co-star Katy Mixon has landed the lead in another comedy project, ABC’s single-camera pilot The Second Fattest Housewife In Westport, from Kapital Entertainment and ABC Studios. Written by Sarah Dunn and directed by Ruben Fleischer, The Second Fattest Housewife In Westport is…

ABC wrapped a flurry of pilot orders today with a pickup of  The Second Fattest Housewife In Westport, a single-camera family comedy from novelist/TV writer Sarah Dunn, producer Aaron Kaplan of Kapital Entertainment and ABC Studios. The Second Fattest Housewife In Westport is narrated by Katie, a (slightly) larger…

This is a contender for the catchiest project title this pitch season: ABC has put in development The Second Fattest Housewife In Westport, a single-camera family comedy from novelist/TV writer Sarah Dunn, producer Aaron Kaplan of Kapital Entertainment and ABC Studios. The Second Fattest Housewife In Westport is…