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FIRST LOOK: NBC's New 'Wonder Woman

Warner Bros TV just released the first image of Adrianne Palicki as Wonder Woman in the studio's drama pilot for NBC about the popular superhero, which was written by David E. Kelley. You can compare her look with that of Lynda Carter from the 1970s series. The cast of the reboot, which was a somewhat surprising pickup from new NBC entertainment chief Bob Greenblatt in January, includes Cary Elwes, Tracie Thoms, Pedro Pascal and Elizabeth Hurley as a guest star.

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Connie Britton To Star In Ryan Murphy/Brad Falchuk's FX Pilot 'American Horror Story

Friday Night Lights star Connie Britton has lined up her next TV series project. She is set as the female lead in American Horror Story, Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk's drama pilot for FX. Murphy is set to direct the pilot, from 20th Century Fox, which will shoot next month, after Murphy and Falchuk wrap production on Glee.

FX and the producers are keeping the premise of American Horror Story under wraps, but a breakdown for the pilot lists its main characters as Ben Harmon, a sensitive therapist, and Vivien Harmon (Britton), his gorgeous wife who is a force to be reckoned with in spite of her vulnerable demeanor. Murphy and Falchuk are executive producing American Horror Story with Dante Di Loreto.

Britton continues to be attached as a producer to another FX project, a David O. Russell drama, now in development. It is unclear whether she would star in that if it comes to fruition.

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Michelle Trachtenberg And Mary Lynn Rajskub Tapped For CBS Comedy Pilots

Two actresses best known for their drama series turns, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Gossip Girl alumna Michelle Trachtenberg and former 24 co-star Mary Lynn Rajskub, have joined comedy pilots, both at CBS.

Trachtenberg has been cast as the female lead in CBS' untitled Peter Knight comedy pilot. The project, from Sony and Happy Madison, is a workplace ensemble revolving around the young-adult employees at a high-powered venture capital firm. It centers on Danny, who is shocked when his crush, competitor and fellow trainee Gracie (Trachtenberg) is promoted out of the mailroom and into a junior associate position at the firm. Also cast in the pilot is Tim Peper (Carpoolers) as Danny's obnoxiously lovable best friend. Trachtenberg, repped by UTA and Framework, also starred on the NBC drama Mercy.

Rajskub has joined CBS' comedy pilot How to Be a Gentleman. The CBS Studios/MRC project, which David Hornsby wrote based on the book of the same name, is a buddy comedy about Alan (Hornsby), an uptight guy who is learning to live his life with the help of his old high school classmate Bert (Kevin Dillon). Rajskub will play Alan's sister Janet, an aggressive, no-BS successful lawyer who runs roughshod over her meek but loving husband. Rajskub recently did guest spots on two comedy series, ABC's Modern Family and Fox's Raising Hope.

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Heather Locklear To Star In CBS' Comedy Pilot 'The Assistants

Heather Lockelar has closed a deal to star in the CBS comedy pilot The Assistants, a young ensemble about the assistants who work for a celebrity, Ali (Locklear), and her husband.

Written by Tucker Cawley, the project centers on Mike (David Henrie) who, newly arrived in Hollywood from a small town in Pennsylvania, is hoping his job as an assistant to Ali, who hails from the same small town as him, might open doors for him. In the meantime, he's learning the ropes from his fellow assistants who know how to tip-toe around their neurotic boss and her equally crazy husband.

Ali is a famous actress who, despite her success (or perhaps because of it), is insecure and prone to wild mood swings. On the comedy side, Melrose Place alumna Locklear, repped by ICM and Brillstein, is best known for her role on ABC's Spin City.

She most recently did a string of Lifetime movies, including He Loves Me, which premiered last week.

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Boris Kodjoe, Tom Arnold And Lenny Clarke Join Pilots

Undercovers star Boris Kodjoe has joined ABC's pilot Georgetown, an ensemble drama about young staffers on Capitol Hill. Kodjoe, repped by Gersh and Untitled, will play the Democratic president's fiercely intelligent senior adviser.

Tom Arnold has been cast in ABC's half-hour pilot Other People's Kids. The multicamera comedy centers on Adam (Jesse Bradford), a 32-year-old with no responsibilities who suddenly finds himself with an insta-family when he falls in love with an older woman, Michelle (Bonnie Sommerville), who has two kids, an ex-husband and ex-in-laws. Arnold will play the guest starring/recurring role of the lover of Michelle's ex-husband's mother's (Judith Light).

Rescue Me alum Lenny Clarke has joined NBC's comedy pilot Are You There Vodka? It's Me Chelsea. Inspired by Chelsea Handler’s bestselling autobiographical book about her party-rich life in her 20s, the Warner Bros/.Werner Entertainment project centers on Chelsea Hanson (Laura Prepon), an alcohol-loving, oversexed cocktail waitress. Clarke will play her father, a big man with a big personality who, like his daughter, has no filter.

Comedian Mo Mandel has been cast in NBC's single-camera comedy pilot Free Agents. The romantic comedy, based on the UK series of the same name, explores the attraction between two quirky PR executives working together - Alex (Hank Azaria) and Helen - who both are on the rebound, Alex from a divorce and Helen from the loss of a fiance. Mandel, repped by WME and 3 Arts, will play Dan, who tells tall tales about his exploits with woman. Earlier this season, Mandel had a high-concept comedy project in the works at NBC.

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Friday 18th March

9:00PM

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Fringe

3.80 Million

1.3/4

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Sunday 20th March

8:00PM

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The Simpsons

5.44 Million

2.5/8

8:30PM

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Bob's Burgers

4.41 Million

2.2/6

9:00PM

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Family Guy

6.62 Million

3.4/9

Army Wives

3.84 Million

1.3/3

Big Love

1.56 Million

0.7/2

Californication

0.369 Million

0.2/0

9:30PM

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The Cleveland Show

5.46 Million

2.7/7

10:00PM

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CSI Miami

11.48 Million

2.7/8

Detroit 187

4.72 Million

1.1/3

Breakout Kings

2.03 Million

0.8/2

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UPDATED: TV Land Picks Up Two New Series, Renews 'Retired At 35

UPDATE: TV Land just officially announced the series pickups of Fran Drescher's Happily Divorced, Mark Reisman's project, now called The Exes, and the second-season renewal of Retired at 35. As expected, the orders for Happily Divorced and The Exes are for 10 episodes each. Happily Divorced will premiere on June 15, paired with Hot In Cleveland, while The Exes will launch next winter alongside the second season of Retired at 35.



EXCLUSIVE: It looks like that for a second consecutive time, TV Land will pick up 2 new comedy series. As the network is finalizing the series order to the Fran Drescher sitcom Happily Divorced, I hear the cable network is also closing in on a series pickup for the untitled Mark Reisman project (aka Ex Men). Both shows are expected to receive 10-episode orders. The Mark Reisman comedy revolves around 3 divorced guys (David Alan Basche, Donald Faison, Knight) who live in an apartment building where their landlord is their sexy female divorce attorney (Kristen Johnston).

15 months ago, TV Land ordered its first 2 scripted pilots, sitcoms Hot In Cleveland and Retired at 35, both of which went to series. Hot In Cleveland has already been renewed for a third season, with a second-season pickup for Retired at 35 also likely. Last fall, TV Land greenlighted 3 pilots, Happily Divorced, the Mark Reisman project as well a sitcom from comedy writer Terri Minsky. Word is the last one may not be going forward.

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Cherry Jones Joins NBC's Drama Pilot 'REM', Natasha Henstridge Cast in 'Secret Circle

EXCLUSIVE: Cherry Jones, who won an Emmy for her role on Fox's 24, is reuniting with the show's showrunner Howard Gordon and studio 20th Century Fox TV. Jones is set to co-star opposite Jason Isaacs in NBC's drama pilot REM, from creator/exec producer Kyle Killen and 20th TV. The project, described as an Inception-style thriller, centers on Detective Mark Britten (Isaacs), who wakes up after an accident to find he is living in two different realities, one in which he has killed his son Rex and one in which he has killed his wife Hannah in a car accident. Jones will play Dr. Stephanie Evans, Mark's shrink in the reality in which his wife has been killed. Gordon, who cast Jones in her Emmy-winning role as President Alison Taylor on 24, serves as executive producer/showrunner on REM. David Slade is directing/exec producing.

Natasha Henstridge has joined Kevin Williamson's drama pilot for the CW The Secret Circle. It centers on Cassie (Britt Robertson). who moves to a new town and discovers that not only is she a witch and part of a secret coven, but she’s also the key that will unlock a centuries-old battle of good versus evil. Henstridge will play Dawn Chamberlain, Vice Principal of New Salem High School, who was once a friend of Cassie’s  mother and knows all about the secret coven of witches that has ruled the town for over 300 years. Henstridge, repped by Paradigm and Mosaic, recently did an arc on Lifetime's Drop Dead Diva.

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Kathryn Hahn Tapped As Female Lead In NBC's Comedy Pilot 'Free Agents

Kathryn Hahn is set as the female lead opposite Hank Azaria in NBC's single-camera comedy pilot Free Agents. The romantic comedy, based on the UK series of the same name, explores the attraction between two quirky PR executives working together - Alex (Azaria) and Helen (Hahn) - who both are on the rebound, Alex from a divorce and Helen from the loss of a fiance. Hahn, who fielded multiple pilot offers, had a development/talent holding deal with Fox earlier this development  season, her second at the network. Hahn, repped by Gersh and Management 360, recently did an arc on HBO's Hung. Her upcoming features include My Idiot Brother and Wanderlust.

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Pilot Rarity: Laura Allen Promoted To Female Lead On NBC's 'REM

A week ago, Terriers co-star Laura Allen got good news when she was cast in a supporting role on NBC's drama pilot REM. Today, which happens to be her birthday, she got even better news - in a pilot rarity, she was bumped up to female lead of the project opposite Jason Isaacs. Meanwhile, Law & Order: SVU alumna Michaela McManus, who tested opposite Allen for the supporting role of Tara, has now been cast in that role.

REM, from creator/executive producer Kyle Killen and 20th TV, is described as an Inception-style thriller and centers on Detective Michael Britten (Isaacs), who wakes up after an accident to find he is living in two different realities, one in which he has killed his son Rex (Dylan Minnette) and one in which he has killed his wife Hannah (Allen) in a car accident. McManus will play Rex's tennis coach, who has become his confidante in the wake of the recent loss of his mother.

Trying out Allen for the Hannah role was an idea of former 24 showrunner Howard Gordon, who serves as exec producer/showrunner on the REM pilot. After what was described as a "terrific read" with Isaacs this afternoon, Allen landed the part. The cast of the pilot, directed/exec produced by David Slade, is now complete. It includes Isaacs, Allen, Cherry Jones, Steve Harris, Wilmer Valderrama, Minnette and McManus. REM reunites Allen, repped by Gersh and Impression Entertainment, with 20th TV whose cable division produced Terriers. McManus, repped by UTA and Principal Entertainment, currently recurs on CW's The Vampire Diaries.

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Elizabeth Perkins To Star In CBS' Comedy Pilot 'Vince Uncensored

Elizabeth Perkins is headed back to the suburbs. The actress, who left Showtime's dark comedy Weeds in May after five seasons, has been cast as the female lead opposite Michael Chiklis in the CBS family comedy pilot Vince Uncensored. The multicamera comedy, written by Phoef Sutton and to be directed by Kelsey Grammer,  centers on Vince (Chiklis), a family man who experiences a medical problem and starts to speak the truth and live in the moment much to the chagrin of his family. Perkins will play his schoolteacher wife Janet, who is patient dealing with the new Vince. The pilot is being produced by Conan O'Brien's Conaco and Warner Bros TV. Perkins, repped by Gersh and Brillstein, next co-stars in the live-action/CGI movie Hop, which opens April 1.

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TNT Pilot 'Perception' Nears Series Pickup

Eric McCormack seems headed back to TNT's primetime. Word is that TNT is closing in on a series order for the drama pilot Perception starring the Will & Grace alum. The project, from ABC Studios, centers on Dr. Geoffrey Pierce (McCormack), an eccentric, frequently erratic and brilliant university professor in neuropsychiatry who helps the FBI solve complex cases working with sexy, sharp-tongued and smart FBI agent (and his former student) Kate Rossi (Rachael Leigh Cook). Kenneth Biller and Mike Sussman co-wrote the pilot, which was directed by Alan Poul. Perception is one of four pilots ordered by TNT last fall along with Dallas, Bird Dog and an untitled project from Allan Loeb. It was the first one to cast its lead. McCormack previously starred in TNT's ad-agency drama Trust Me. Meanwhile, TNT is close to renewing cop drama Southland for a fourth season.

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Monday 21st March

8:00PM

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House

9.31 Million

3.4/10

How I Met Your Mother

7.95 Million

2.9/9

Chuck

4.31 Million

1.5/4

Pretty Little Liars

3.63 Million

1.3/4

8:30PM

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Mad Love

6.55 Million

2.3/7

9:00PM

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The Chicago Code

6.31 Million

1.9/5

The Event

4.05 Million

1.2/3

Being Human

1.19 Million

0.5/1

9:30PM

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Mike & Molly

9.63 Million

3.0/8

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Castle

12.03 Million

3.1/9

Hawaii Five-O

10.01 Million

2.9/8

Harry's Law

8.21 Million

1.6/4

Stargate Universe

0.814 Million

0.4/1

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It's Official: TNT Picks Up 'Perception' To Series

TNT just announced that it has picked up drama pilot Perception to series with a 10-episode order and has renewed cop drama Southland for a fourth season, also with a 10-episode order.

Perception, which will premiere next year, stars Eric McCormack as a neuroscientist who works to solve complex criminal cases. Also starring  in the ABC Studios-produced series are Rachael Leigh Cook, Arjay Smith and Kelly Rowan. Perception was created by executive producer Kenneth Biller  and co-executive producer Mike Sussman, with McCormack serving as producer. Alan Poul directed and served as executive producer for the pilot. “When we saw the pilot for Perception, it confirmed what we thought from the first pitch: It’s a perfect fit for TNT’s original series lineup,” said TNT's head of programming Michael Wright. “With its blend of intensity, emotion, humor, smart storytelling, sharp direction and a buzz-worthy performance from Eric McCormack, Perception is a hugely entertaining show we believe TNT viewers will love.”

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Connie Nielsen To Star In Starz's Drama Series 'Boss

EXCLUSIVE: In her first regular series gig, Connie Nielsen will star opposite Kelsey Grammer in the Starz series Boss. In the 8-episode political drama, written by Farhad Safinia and directed by Gus Van Sant, Grammer stars as Kane, the Mayor of Chicago who is diagnosed with a degenerative mental condition that only he and his doctor know about. Nielsen will play his immaculately groomed wife Meredith who is a pro with the press and tough when she needs to be.

Meredith and Kane have a bad marriage and barely speak when they aren't in public. Denmark-born Nielsen, repped by UTA and Principal Entertainment, is best known for her starring role in Gladiator. On TV, she did a six-episode arc as the female lead on Law & Order: SVU, filling in for Mariska Hargitay during her maternity leave. Nielsen also played the title role in the 2008 A&E pilot Danny Fricke. Boss is produced by Lionsgate TV and executive produced by Safinia, Van Sant, Grammer, co-showrunners Richard Levine and Lyn Greene, Brian Sher and Stella Stolper.

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S. Epatha Merkerson Joins CBS' Medical Drama Pilot Directed by Jonathan Demme

Law & Order veteran S. Epatha Merkerson has joined CBS' untitled Susannah Grant supernatural medical drama pilot. Jonathan Demme is directing the pilot, from CBS TV Studios and Timberman/Beverly, which centers on Michael (Patrick Wilson), an ultra-competitive surgeon whose life is changed forever when his ex-wife (Jennifer Ehle), a doctor running a free clinic, dies and begins teaching him what life is all about from the hereafter.

Merkerson will play Michael's assistant Rita. Without her help, he probably wouldn’t make it through the day as she is really the person running the office. Sassy and strong willed, Rita is not someone you should cross. Merkerson joins another late addition to the cast of the medical drama pilot, Julie Benz. Merkerson was approached for several projects in her first pilot season following her 16-year stint on Law & Order. The Emmy-winning actress, repped by ICM and Bob McGowan plays the lead in the upcoming Lionsgate/Tyler Perry movie We the Peoples, now in post-production.

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Tuesday 22nd March

8:00PM

Show Name

Total Viewers

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NCIS

19.11 Million

3.8/12

No Ordinary Family

5.30 Million

1.5/5

9:00PM

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NCIS Los Angeles

16.46 Million

3.2/9

9:30PM

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Traffic Light

2.80 Million

1.1/3

10:00PM

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The Good Wife

11.62 Million

2.1/6

The Game

3.53 Million

1.7/5

Lights Out

0.693 Million

0.3/1

10:30PM

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Lets Stay Together

1.91 Million

0.9/3

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Eliza Dushku Among Latest Pilot Castings

In her first regular comedy gig, Eliza Dushku is set as the female lead opposite Damon Wayans in CBS' untitled sports radio show pilot. The multicamera comedy, from veteran writer-producers Bill Martin and Mike Schiff, is inspired by ESPN personality Colin Cowherd’s outspoken sports talk show. It centers on Nick (Wayans), an egotistical sports-radio host with a quick wit and cocky likability who is adored by his fans. Dushku will play Nick's radio cohort Casey, a fun, quick-witted gal who is socially oblivious and pathologically blunt. Dushku, repped by UTA and The Collective, is best known for her roles on dramas Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Tru Calling and Dollhouse. She recently guest starred on another CBS multicamera comedy, The Big Bang Theory.

David Alpay (The Tudors) is set to co-star opposite Lauren Ambrose in Fox's drama pilot Weekends at Bellevue. Based on Julie Holland's memoir, Bellevue centers on Ellie (Ambrose), the psychiatrist in charge of the weekend shift at Bellevue Hospital's psychiatric unit. Alpay, repped by APA and KLWG, will play Ben, a second-year attending psychiatrist at Bellevue who graduated from an Ivy League school and comes from a family of doctors. He has a history with Ellie and is strongly drawn to her.

Tricia O’Kelley (The New Adventures of Old Christine) has joined another CBS comedy pilot, the untitled Filgos project, which centers on a blue-collar guy who wrestles with how to parent his unmarried grown daughter Eileen (Becki Newton) and her 12-year-old son while sharing a house with them as well as his wife and recently widowed mother. O'Kelley, repped by Domain and Art/Work, will play Eileen's older sister, who's happily married with two unproblematic kids.

Smith Cho (Ugly Betty) has landed a lead in NBC's comedy pilot Lovelives. The multi-camera comedy revolves around married couple Tim (Ryan Hansen) and Holly (Amanda Loncar) who, along with Tim's siblings Blake (Sean Maguire) and Maddie, and Blake's sarcastic ex-wife Kate (Cho), navigate the twists and turns of love in New York City.

Audrey Esparza has been added to NBC's untitled Dan Goor pilot. The multicamera comedy, from writer/exec producer Dan Goor, centers on Adam Foote (Andrew J. West), a young doctor who joins his parents’ medical practice and spends as much time tending to his family as to his patients. Esparza, repped by Innovative and ATA Management, will play a kind-hearted RN at the family clinic. She tries to be especially helpful to the recently returned Adam, who seems like he might be romantically interested in her

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HBO Greenlights Comedy Pilot 'Spring/Fall' Starring Tea Leoni

EXCLUSIVE: HBO has given the green light to Spring/Fall, a half-hour comedy pilot staring Tea Leoni. The project is set in New York City against the backdrop of the fashion world and stars Leoni as half of a dysfunctional partnership between two women with different approaches to career, family and friendship. Kate Robin, who was a writer-producer on HBO's Six Feet Under, wrote the script. She and Leoni are executive producing with documentary filmmaker R.J. Cutler, who explored the NY fashion scene with last year's documentary The September Issue. Leoni's manager, Jimmy Miller, also executive produces the project, which had been in the works at HBO for a while. The pilot is slated to shoot in June.

With the exception of a guest spot on her husband David Duchovny's Fox drama The X-Files in 2000, Leoni, repped by UTA and Mosaic, has not done television since the end of her NBC comedy series The Naked Truth in 1998. Spring/Fall joins another female-centered HBO comedy pilot recently greenlighted by HBO, Armando Iannucci's Veep, starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus as a female U.S. Vice President. Also recently picked up to pilot at HBO are Aaron Sorkin's cable news show drama starring Jeff Daniels and Doug Ellin's comedy 40 toplined by Ed Burns. Leoni and Robin are with UTA.

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