A MONSTER-SIZED recap of the latest Sales, Pick-ups, Attachments, Exits, Deals, Renewals, Cancellations & More, as the upfronts near!
NO ORDINARY FAMILY
A&E finds Big Mike, ABC gets a little Lawless, and lands leads in two new pilots, CBS gives Rickety Cricket a leading spot, FOX casts David Boreanz’s opposite, NBC pulls a L&O switcheroo, TNT casts the first role in the Dallas reboot, TV Land adds three more Happily Divorced, and USA welcomes Guaty to Eden.
ABC fills roles big and smalle in No Ordinary Family, Grey’s Anatomy and Charlie’s Angels, while HBO adds an Arrested Development veteran to VEEP, NBC adds Will Ferrell, Whitney Cummings, and a Housewife, TBS adds a trio to Hound Dogs, Newman tackles a new pilot for TV Land, and Common Law adds some McGee… Jack, that is.
No Ordinary Family Adds Another Villain, While Modern Family Discovers Jay’s Brother and Gossip Girl finds a Replacement Sister For Lily. Meanwhile, Fox Finds One Of Two Leads For Their Bones Spinoff, and The Office Finds A Very Curious New Visitor…
ABC Adds a Cylon to No Ordinary Family, The Six Million Dollar Man lands on $#*! My Dad Says, while Hawaii 5-0 adds a love interest, Fox adds a Hero(es), NBC adds a pair of villians to The Cape, and TBS steals Jan for the Wedding Band.
ABC adds another recurring to No Ordinary Family, ABC Family for Little Liars, while Bieber returns to CSI, and 3 Regulars Exit LOLA, while Nickelodeon adds two female leads to their new slate.
ABC adds another recurring to No Ordinary Family, ABC Family for Little Liars, while Bieber returns to CSI, and 3 Regulars Exit LOLA, while Nickelodeon adds two female leads to their new slate.
Desperate Housewives & No Ordinary Family see some familiar faces, Adult Swim snags some Earl, Fox’s other super project lands Ethan Hawke’s TV debut, An Oscar nominee joins The Event, Don Cheadle moves into a House of Lies for Showtime, and Starz & BBC combo up for a little Phifer.
ABC adds a TV icon & an up-and-comer, NBC pulls a Breaking Bad-er on to LOLA, and TNT gets a little Leverage for a classic ER hunk.
ABC buys 2, orders more of 4, and kills 1, CBS does 1 and 1, ABC Family greenlights 1, Comedy Central, FX and Starz each order something new, while NBC takes on 2 new series, FOX greenlights 1 and orders more of another, and hands out a deal for 2 more. (aka: a LOT OF TV NEWS TODAY!)
“Death Valley” gets a star, Lee reunites with Garcia, Bilodeau hangs with the super family, Boom goes Hawaii and Maeve gets diagnosed.
Fox gets two second chances; SyFy is readying to take to the seas with Sinbad; HBO eyes fashion with Tea Leoni; ABC orders more of a rookie, an up-and-comer, and a veteran, and while they’re at it, look to bring back a little someone green to the mix!
