ABC greenlights 7, CW greenlights 4, NBC greenlight 2, The Kennedys mini finally finds a home, while NBC trims The Cape, and Jonathan Demme makes his Tv debut!
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CBS eyes an America/Canadian border cop series, Disney XD orders 3 news shows (Tron included), FX stirs a little controversy with an illegal immigrant PI, NBC wants us to laugh at Russell Peters’ life, HBO adds some behind the scenes creatives on that Nikki Finke project, WB locks Kevin Williamson in for a long-term stay, and NBC terminates JJ’s new spy series before mid-season.
Showtime goes Boycrazy, while HBO just says no to polygamy.
CBS looks to duplicate some True Blood success, while also jumping in bed with Craig Ferguson, and CW wants to see what Samuel L. Jackson can do for Sherlock Holmes.
In to networks next week — New fairytale series from a handful of guys behind LOST.
Logline: A group of teens playing with a Ouija board make contact with an evil spirit and desperately try to close the door they’ve opened before meeting their own fate.
Logline; Kept under wraps.
Logline: Sam Flynn, a rebellious 27-year-old, is haunted by the mysterious disappearance of his father Kevin Flynn, a man once known as the world’s leading video-game developer. When Sam investigates a strange signal sent from the abandoned Flynn’s Arcade — that could have only come from his father — he finds himself pulled into a world where Kevin has been trapped for 20 years.