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ABC Family Picks Up New Comedy And Reality Series, Renews ‘American Teenager

ABC Family has picked up to series half-hour pilot Baby Daddy, created by Dan Berendsen, which the network says is its highest-testing comedy pilot in history. Additionally, ABC Family is re-entering the reality space with new series Beverly Hills Nannies. This is the network’s first unscripted series in 4 years, since America’s Prom Queen, which aired in Spring 2008. ABC Family also has renewed veteran drama The Secret Life of the American Teenager, whose star Shailene Woodley is hot off her starring role in The Descendants, for a fifth season to become the longest-running series ever on ABC Family, hitting the 100-episode mark. In other ABC Family news, Tori Spelling and Tia Mowry have been tapped to star in The Mistle-Tones, the holiday movie which will anchor the network’s next ‘25 Days of Christmas’ event. “This Summer, we’re excited to continue to expand our content across key genres adding another season to our groundbreaking drama, Secret Life, wonderful comedy and a return to reality programming as we continue to innovate with our ABC Family brand,” said ABC Family president Michael Riley. Here are descriptions of ABC Family’s new series and movie:

Baby Daddy, the network’s highest testing comedy pilot ever, stars Chelsea Kane (Dancing with the Stars), Tahj Mowry (The Game) and Derek Theler (90210). From executive producer Dan Berendsen, creator The Nine Lives of Chloe King, the half-hour series is about a young man who becomes a surprise dad to a baby girl when she’s left on his doorstep by an ex-girlfriend. He decides to raise the baby with the help of his mother, his brother Danny (Theler), his best buddy Tucker (Mowry) and his close female friend, Riley (Kane), who is harboring a secret crush on him. Baby Daddy, a multi-camera comedy, will begin production in Spring and will shoot in front of a live audience in Los Angeles.

Beverly Hills Nannies is a docuseries following the lives of a group of nannies working for families in the most exclusive zip code in the country. Evolution Media, the production company known for The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and The Real Housewives of Orange County will produce the series.  The series will go into production in Spring.

Tori Spelling (Tori & Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood) and Tia Mowry (The Game) have been tapped to star in the new original Christmas movie The Mistle-Tones which will begin principal photography next month in Salt Lake City, Utah.  In The Mistle-Tones, Holly (Tia Mowry), blessed with an amazing singing voice, is all set to audition for the newly vacated spot in a legendary local Christmas group which was founded by her late mother years ago. Shocked and upset when the slot goes to the barely talented best friend of the group’s leader, Marci (Tori Spelling), Holly sets out to create her own musical group, The Mistle-Tones. After challenging their rivals to a sing-off on Christmas Eve, Holly finds herself on a journey to the real meaning of Christmas–with some new friends and a new love thrown in for good measure…  The Mistle-Tones is executive produced by Maggie Malina (Single Ladies), from a script by Jed Elinoff & Scott Thomas (My Super Psycho Sweet 16), and directed by Paul Hoen (Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam).

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Lost' star Ken Leung joins Sarah Silverman NBC comedy pilot

Ken Leung has joined Sarah Silverman's NBC comedy pilot.

The untitled project will star Silverman as a woman readjusting to being single after a decade spent in a relationship.

Lost star Leung will play a neighbour and love interest for Silverman's character, according to TVLine.

Described as a "shut-in", Leung's character spends most of his time watching TV in his apartment.

The actor played Miles Straume on Lost from 2008 to 2010 and has since appeared in an episode of The Good Wife.

His additional credits include episodes of the The Sopranos and Law & Order and film roles in 2004's Saw and 2006's X-Men: The Last Stand.

Harris Wittels and Party Down actress June Diane Raphael previously joined the cast of Silverman's pilot.

The project landed at NBC in August after reportedly sparking a bidding war between the television networks.

Roseanne Barr's Downwardly Mobile, The Munsters reboot Mockingbird Lane and a remake of UK sitcom Friday Night Dinner are among the other comedy projects in the works at NBC.

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JJ Abrams, 'Supernatural' Eric Kripke pilot 'Revolution' gets pick-up

NBC has picked up a new drama pilot from JJ Abrams and Supernatural creator Eric Kripke.

The project, written by Kripke, has been described as an "epic adventure thriller" and will follow a group of characters struggling to survive in a world where all forms of energy have ceased to exist.

Abrams will executive produce alongside Kripke and Lost's Bryan Burk on NBC's latest drama commission, according to TVLine.

Star Trek director Abrams is also developing a pilot project for The CW. He will collaborate with One Tree Hill creator Mark Schwahn on drama Shelter.

Kripke, who quit his role as Supernatural showrunner in 2010, was also reported to be working with The CW on an adaptation of DC Comics character Deadman.

Other projects in development at NBC include a remake of UK drama series Bad Girls, sci-fi pilot Beautiful People and Jason Ritter medical drama County.

Fantasy drama Isabel and FBI thriller Midnight Sun are also in the works.

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Thursday 2nd February

8:00PM

Show Name

Total Viewers

18-49 Ratings + Share

The Big Bang Theory

16.38 Million

5.4/16

30 Rock

3.21 Million

1.3/4

The Vampire Diaries

2.72 Million

1.2/3

8:30PM

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Total Viewers

18-49 Ratings + Share

Rob

11.28 Million

3.4/9

Parks & Recreation

3.65 Million

1.8/5

9:00PM

Show Name

Total Viewers

18-49 Ratings + Share

Person Of Interest

14.92 Million

3.3/8

Grey's Anatomy

9.65 Million

3.5/9

The Finder

6.93 Million

2.4/6

The Office

5.27 Million

2.7/7

The Secret Circle

1.75 Million

0.7/2

9:30PM

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Up All Night

3.76 Million

1.8/5

10:00PM

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Total Viewers

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The Mentalist

13.54 Million

2.8/8

Private Practice

6.55 Million

2.3/6

The Firm

2.98 Million

0.8/2

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Jamie Bamber joins David E Kelley's medical drama 'Chelsea General'

Jamie Bamber has won a lead role in TNT medical drama pilot Chelsea General.

The project - from Harry's Law creator David E Kelley - is based on CNN medical correspondent Dr Sanjay Gupta's novel Monday Mornings.

It will chart the careers and personal lives of five surgeons working in a high-pressure environment, according to Deadline.

Bamber will play Dr Tyler Wilson, a neurosurgeon who had a romantic fling with a colleague, played by Better with You's Jennifer Finnigan.

Best known for playing Lee 'Apollo' Adama on Battlestar Galactica, Bamber appeared on Law & Order: UK from 2009 to 2011 and has since featured in episodes of House and CSI: Miami.

Kelly and Gupta will executive produce Chelsea General, with Boston Legal's Bill D'Elia hired to direct the pilot.

Other projects in the works at TNT include Frank Darabont's L.A. Noir and police dog drama Scent of the Missing starring Tricia Helfer

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'Ghostbusters' star Ernie Hudson joins NBC's 'Beautiful People

Ernie Hudson is the latest actor to join NBC sci-fi pilot Beautiful People.

The Ghostbusters star will play the owner of a law firm in the project, according to Deadline.

Created by Cougar Town writer Michael McDonald, Beautiful People is set in a future world in which humans co-exist with life-like androids, known as 'Mechanicals'.

Hudson is best known for playing Winston Zeddemore in the Ghostbusters films and also starred in 1994 film The Crow.

His recent credits include guest roles on Torchwood, Grey's Anatomy and Franklin & Bash.

Ghost Whisperer star David Conrad and Law & Order actress Tovah Feldshuh also signed up for roles in Beautiful People earlier this week.

Other stars attached to the pilot include Frances Conroy, James Murray, Patrick Heusinger, Andrea Parker, Jud Tylor, Megalyn Echikunwoke, Madisen Beaty and Cody Christian.

House of Lies director Stephen Hopkins will helm the pilot, which will be co-produced by ABC Studios and Universal TV.

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Selma Blair confirmed for Charlie Sheen sitcom 'Anger Management'

Selma Blair has been confirmed to star in Charlie Sheen's upcoming sitcom Anger Management.

The Cruel Intentions actress will play the therapist of Sheen's character when the comedy launches on FX in June.

Blair will also serve as his love interest, according to WENN.

She is believed to have beaten Bones actress Jenica Bergere and Elaine Hendrix of 90210 to the part.

Blair's hiring follows confirmation that Saw's Shawnee Smith will play the ex-wife of Sheen's alter ego, a former baseball player turned anger therapist.

Showrunner Bruce Helford recently described Anger Management as a "smarter" comedy and insisted that Sheen is "a strong actor".

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Friday 3rd February

8:00PM

Show Name

Total Viewers

18-49 Ratings + Share

A Gifted Man

8.43 Million

1.2/4

Nikita

1.45 Million

0.7/2

9:00PM

Show Name

Total Viewers

18-49 Ratings + Share

CSI NY

10.16 Million

1.6/5

Grimm

4.73 Million

1.4/4

Fringe

3.18 Million

1.1/3

Supernatural

1.62 Million

0.7/2

10:00PM

Show Name

Total Viewers

18-49 Ratings + Share

Blue Bloods

11.20 Million

1.7/5

Spartacus Vengence

1.30 Million

0.6/2

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Andre Braugher To Star In Shawn Ryan’s ABC Drama Pilot ‘Last Resort

EXCLUSIVE: Emmy winner Andre Braugher is set to lead the ensemble cast of ABC’s drama pilot Last Resort, executive produced by Shawn Ryan and written-executive produced by Karl Gajdusek. The Sony TV-produced project centers on the crew of the U.S.S. Nevada, a nuclear submarine, who, after disobeying a suspicious order, become fugitives. They land on the island of Sainte Marina, where they take over the NATO Listening Station and declare themselves an independent nuclear nation. Braugher will play Capt. Marcus Chaplin, the commander of the U.S.S. Nevada, a veteran of real combat, a leader by nature and a patriot, but will not follow any man blindly. Braugher, repped by WME and Principato-Young, won Emmys for his lead roles on Homicide and Thief. He most recently starred on the TNT dramedy Men Of A Certain Age, which earned him 2 Emmy nominations. This marks the second military-themed ensemble drama from Ryan to cast an well-known black actor as the lead, following the CBS series The Unit, which starred Dennis Haysbert.

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ABC orders Portia de Rossi comedy pilot 'The Smart One

ABC has picked up a new comedy pilot starring Portia de Rossi.

The Smart One focuses on a clever and successful woman (de Rossi) who unhappily begins working for her sister, who is not as intelligent but is more popular.

The sister, a former beauty queen, ends up being elected as a mayor.

De Rossi previously starred as Lindsay in Arrested Development. Her other credits include parts in Ally McBeal, Nip/Tuck and Better Off Ted.

The Smart One has been written by Donald Todd, who has worked on shows such as Ugly Betty, Samantha Who? and Hart of Dixie. It is being executive produced by de Rossi's wife Ellen DeGeneres.

Other pilots currently in the works at ABC include Last Resort, a drama about the crew of a nuclear submarine starring Andre Braugher and Daniel Lissing; a comedy starring Reba McEntire; Judy Greer project American Judy; and Devious Maids, a new show from the creator of Desperate Housewives.

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Sunday 5th February

9:00PM

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Total Viewers

18-49 Ratings + Share

Shameless

N/A

N/A

10:00PM

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Total Viewers

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House Of Lies

N/A

N/A

10:30PM

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Californication

N/A

N/A

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Monday 6th February

8:00PM

Show Name

Total Viewers

18-49 Ratings + Share

How I Met Your Mother

9.99 Million

4.0/11

House

7.16 Million

2.4/6

Pretty Little Liars

2.20 Million

1.0/3

Gossip Girl

1.28 Million

0.6/2

8:30PM

Show Name

Total Viewers

18-49 Ratings + Share

2 Broke Girls

11.42 Million

4.3/11

9:00PM

Show Name

Total Viewers

18-49 Ratings + Share

Two & A Half Men

12.90 Million

4.2/10

Alcatraz

6.78 Million

2.2/5

Hart Of Dixie

1.50 Million

0.6/2

Being Human

1.45 Million

0.7/2

The Lying Game

1.43 Million

0.6/1

9:30PM

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Total Viewers

18-49 Ratings + Share

Mike & Molly

11.02 Million

3.4/8

10:00PM

Show Name

Total Viewers

18-49 Ratings + Share

Smash

11.50 Million

3.8/10

Hawaii Five-O

9.80 Million

2.7/7

Castle

8.72 Million

2.0/5

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Tuesday 7th February

8:00PM

Show Name

Total Viewers

18-49 Ratings + Share

NCIS

20.82 Million

4.1/11

Last Man Standing

7.75 Million

2.2/7

Glee

7.72 Million

3.2/9

Switched At Birth

1.81 Million

0.8/2

90210

1.36 Million

0.7/2

8:30PM

Show Name

Total Viewers

18-49 Ratings + Share

Last Man Standing

7.96 Million

2.5/7

9:00PM

Show Name

Total Viewers

18-49 Ratings + Share

NCIS Los Angeles

16.12 Million

3.1/8

The River

8.20 Million

2.5/6

New Girl

6.91 Million

3.5/9

Ringer

1.15 Million

0.5/1

9:30PM

Show Name

Total Viewers

18-49 Ratings + Share

Raising Hope

4.67 Million

2.2/5

10:00PM

Show Name

Total Viewers

18-49 Ratings + Share

Unforgettable

11.70 Million

2.2/6

The River

6.82 Million

2.2/6

Parenthood

4.64 Million

1.6/4

The Game

2.81 Million

1.4/3

White Collar

2.46 Million

0.8/2

Justified

2.20 Million

0.9/2

Southland

1.54 Million

0.6/2

10:30PM

Show Name

Total Viewers

18-49 Ratings + Share

Let's Stay Together

1.89 Million

0.9/2

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Wednesday 8th February

8:00PM

Show Name

Total Viewers

18-49 Ratings + Share

The Middle

8.48 Million

2.6/8

Person Of Interest

6.02 Million

1.1/3

Whitney

4.07 Million

1.5/4

One Tree Hill

1.29 Million

0.7/2

8:30PM

Show Name

Total Viewers

18-49 Ratings + Share

Suburgatory

7.27 Million

2.5/7

Are You There, Chelsea

3.68 Million

1.5/4

9:00PM

Show Name

Total Viewers

18-49 Ratings + Share

Criminal Minds

13.61 Million

3.4/9

Modern Family

12.85 Million

5.5/14

9:30PM

Show Name

Total Viewers

18-49 Ratings + Share

Happy Endings

6.90 Million

3.0/7

10:00PM

Show Name

Total Viewers

18-49 Ratings + Share

CSI

11.44 Million

2.7/7

Revenge

7.58 Million

2.5/7

Law & Order SVU

6.74 Million

2.2/6

Royal Pains

3.21 Million

0.9/2

Hot In Cleveland

1.35 Million

0.3/1

10:30PM

Show Name

Total Viewers

18-49 Ratings + Share

The Exes

N/A

N/A

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Jon Favreau to direct JJ Abrams 'Revolution' pilot for NBC?

Jon Favreau is to direct the pilot episode of JJ Abrams's Revolution for NBC, reports suggest.

The Iron Man star will take the director's chair on the Lost creator's new action drama, according to Deadline.

This is the first time that Favreau will direct a television drama pilot, in spite of his extensive experience as a movie director.

He has some previous experience in TV direction, most notably helming the pilot of David Arquette comedy In Case of Emergency and an episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live! last July.

Revolution was picked up by NBC earlier this month and is to be written by Abrams in collaboration with Supernatural creator Eric Kripke.

The show has been described as an "epic adventure thriller", charting the survival of a group of characters in a world where all forms of energy have ceased to exist.

Pilots recently ordered by NBC include a remake of UK prison drama Bad Girls and sci-fi show Beautiful People.

Bryan Fuller and Bryan Singer's reimagining of The Munsters, which has been given the title Mockingbird Lane, has also been ordered to pilot by the Peacock Network.

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Jessica Lucas lands lead in The CW pilot 'Cult'

Jessica Lucas has landed the lead role in The CW's pilot Cult.

The drama, which is being executive produced by Gossip Girl's Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, focuses on a television show which becomes controversial when fans seem to begin copying crimes featured in the series.

Lucas has now signed up to play a production assistant working on the show, Deadline reports.

Her character teams up with a blogger to investigate the fans who are apparently taking their devotion to the show too far.

Lucas's previous television credits include Life As We Know It, Edgemont, CSI, 90210, Melrose Place and Friends With Benefits.

She has also appeared on the big screen in movies such as Cloverfield and Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son.

Other pilots currently in the works at The CW include a project from JJ Abrams and One Tree Hill's executive producer Mark Schwahn, time-travel show Joey Dakota, medical drama First Cut and Sex and the City prequel The Carrie Diaries.

Elsewhere, Stephen Amell recently signed up for the lead role in The CW's superhero pilot Arrow.

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Mistresses' US remake to air on ABC

ABC has ordered a remake of the British drama Mistresses.

The network has decided to skip the pilot stage with the project and the show's first season will be aired in summer 2013, Deadline reports.

The original Mistresses, which focused on the complicated love lives of four female friends, aired three seasons in the UK from 2008 to 2010.

The cast included Terra Nova's Shelley Conn and Fringe's Orla Brady alongside Pillars of the Earth's Sarah Parish and Sharon Small, who recently appeared in an episode of Downton Abbey.

The American remake of Mistresses has been written by Gossip Girl writer KJ Steinberg, who previously created The Nine.

Steinberg is already working on ABC's pilot Gilded Lillys, a period drama focused on the first luxury hotel in New York. The project is being executive produced by Grey's Anatomy creator Shonda Rhimes.

Other pilots currently in the works at ABC include Portia de Rossi comedy The Smart One, a new show from the creator of Desperate Housewives and a drama about the crew of a nuclear submarine.

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Daisy Betts boards ABC's 'Last Resort' pilot

Daisy Betts has joined the cast of ABC's drama pilot Last Resort.

The potential series, which comes from The Shield creator Shawn Ryan, focuses on the crew of a US nuclear submarine who become fugitives after refusing to fire missiles.

Betts has now signed up to play Grace Shepard, TV Line reports.

Grace, who is described as brave, is a lieutenant on the submarine.

Betts previously appeared in the Australian drama Out of the Blue and US shows Persons Unknown and Harry's Law.

News of her casting in Last Resort comes shortly after it emerged that Andre Braugher and Daniel Lissing have signed up for roles in the pilot.

Other projects currently in the works at ABC include dramas from the executive producers of Prison Break and Desperate Housewives, comedies starring Judy Greer and Portia de Rossi, and "family soap" Americana.

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Mandy Moore comedy pilot picked up by ABC

ABC has ordered a comedy pilot starring Mandy Moore.

The project, which is currently untitled, features Moore as Annie, one half of a newly married couple.

The husband and wife move to Annie's hometown to open a new restaurant, but then have to cope with her difficult family.

ABC has now asked for an episode of the project, TV Line reports.

Moore has previously appeared in television shows like Entourage, Scrubs, How I Met Your Mother and Grey's Anatomy, while her movie credits include A Walk To Remember and The Princess Diaries.

Her ABC project is being written by The Office's Bob Fisher and Notes from the Underbelly's Stacy Traub, while Last Man Standing's Shawn Levy has signed up to executive produce.

ABC is also developing comedy pilots starring Judy Greer, Reba McEntire and Portia de Rossi

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Kyle Bornheimer joins ABC 'White Van Man' pilot

Kyle Bornheimer has signed up for the lead role in ABC's pilot White Van Man.

The comedy is based on a British series starring Will Mellor.

Bornheimer will take on Mellor's role as a man forced to give up his dreams to take over his dad's handyman business, TV Line reports.

Bornheimer has previously starred in shows such as Worst Week, Perfect Couples and Romantically Challenged.

Mellor recently claimed in an interview with Digital Spy that the working title for ABC's remake is White Truck Dude.

ABC recently ordered a season of Mistresses, a remake of a British drama.

The network is also thought to be working on a pilot for a remake of classic UK comedy Only Fools and Horses, although the original show's star David Jason has suggested that the series will not work in the States.

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