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Arrow': CW pilot will be 'sophisticated, edgy' says network exec

The CW's Thom Sherman has claimed that the network's new Green Arrow series will be "sophisticated and edgy".

The development head told Entertainment Weekly that central character Oliver Queen (Stephen Amell) resembles both Matt Damon's Jason Bourne and Sylvester Stallone's Rambo.

"It's very provocative and sophisticated and edgy," he explained. "It's not as comic book-y as Smallville or other [superhero projects] from other networks."

Arrow will be produced by Warner Bros TV, with Game of Thrones director David Nutter hired to helm the pilot.


"[Queen] doesn't have any superpowers, he's a very grounded character like a Jason Bourne - we use the term 'Rambo'," said Sherman.

"His skill-set is that he's an archer, but he also has physical strength and prowess. He's clever and able to devise ways of taking down a bad guy that are unique and fun to watch."

Green Lantern's Greg Berlanti and Marc Guggenheim will write and executive produce Arrow, alongside The Vampire Diaries producer Andrew Kreisberg.

Justin Hartley played the Green Arrow character on The CW's Smallville from 2006 to 2011.

Other drama pilots in development at The CW include Sex and the City prequel The Carrie Diaries, time-travel musical Joey Dakota and a modern-day Beauty and the Beast update.

Romantic drama The Selection and JJ Abrams / Mark Schwahn project Shelter are also in the works.

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'Arrow' casts 'Dexter' actor David Ramsey

Dexter actor David Ramsey has been cast in The CW's DC Comics-inspired Arrow.

Ramsey will play a military man turned bodyguard named John Diggle in the pilot, which is loosely based on the Green Arrow comics, reports Variety.

Stephen Amell was recently cast in the role of protagonist Oliver Queen. Green Lantern's Greg Berlanti and Marc Guggenheim will write and executive produce the show, alongside Vampire Diaries producer Andrew Kreisberg.

Game of Thrones helmer David Nutter will direct the Arrow pilot for Warner Bros TV.

Green Arrow was created by Mort Weisinger and George Papp as an archery-themed take on Batman for 1941's More Fun Comics #73. Justin Hartley previously played the character in Smallville between 2006 and 2011.

Ramsey is best known for portraying Anton Briggs on Showtime's Dexter. He has also appeared in CBS drama Blue Bloods.

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Munsters remake 'Mockingbird Lane' delayed by NBC?

Munsters pilot Mockingbird Lane has reportedly been postponed by NBC.

Pushing Daisies creator creator Bryan Fuller and X-Men director Bryan Singer have been commissioned by the Peacock Network to create a one-hour, modern-day reimagining of the classic sitcom for the 2012-13 pilot season.

However, Variety's TV blog On the Air now claims that filming on the show has been delayed until summer in order to give it extra attention.

This would instead put it in contention for the 2013 midseason.

NBC has declined to comment on the speculation.

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'Bridemaids' star Melissa McCarthy comedy pilot picked up by CBS

A comedy pilot from Melissa McCarthy has received a late order from CBS.

The Bridesmaids actress is working on an as-yet-untitled single-camera comedy in collaboration with her husband Ben Falcone.

The show was purchased on spec just three weeks ago, according to Deadline. Falcone will write the script alongside Fun with Dick and Jane star Larry Dorf, while Emmy award winner McCarthy will serve as executive producer on the project.

Falcone will also star in the Warner Bros-produced show, which is about a 37-year-old man who ends up living with his parents after losing everything in a real estate market collapse.

McCarthy stars on CBS comedy Mike & Molly alongside Billy Gardell.

Chris Rock has recently revealed that he is writing a comedy script with McCarthy in mind, starring the pair as a married couple who "indulge in some boisterous dysfunction".

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Thursday 9th February

8:00PM

Show Name

Total Viewers

18-49 Ratings + Share

The Big Bang Theory

16.06 Million

5.5/16

30 Rock

3.85 Million

1.6/4

The Vampire Diaries

2.97 Million

1.2/3

8:30PM

Show Name

Total Viewers

18-49 Ratings + Share

Rob

11.00 Million

3.4/9

30 Rock

3.85 Million

1.6/4

9:00PM

Show Name

Total Viewers

18-49 Ratings + Share

Person Of Interest

15.07 Million

3.3/8

Grey's Anatomy

10.10 Million

3.9/10

The Finder

6.25 Million

2.3/6

The Office

5.16 Million

2.5/6

The Secret Circle

1.77 Million

0.8/2

9:30PM

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Up All Night

3.70 Million

1.8/4

10:00PM

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The Mentalist

14.36 Million

2.9/8

Private Practice

6.63 Million

2.3/6

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Weeds' star Justin Kirk joins NBC pilot 'Animal Kingdom'

Justin Kirk has won the lead role in NBC comedy pilot Animal Kingdom.

The project, from Brian Gatewood and Alex Tanaka, will focus on a vet (Kirk) who loves animals, but interacts less well with other people.

Kirk currently plays Andy Botwin on Showtime's Weeds, which was renewed for an eighth season in November.

The actor's role in Animal Kingdom is not expected to interfere with his Weeds commitments and he is currently in negotiations to return to the show, according to Deadline.

Community's Anthony and Joe Russo will co-direct the Animal Kingdom pilot.

Other comedy projects currently in development at NBC include Daddy's Girl from Friends producer Dana Klein, Roseanne Barr's Downwardly Mobile and a remake of UK sitcom Friday Night Dinner.

Glee co-creator Ryan Murphy's The New Normal, a new series from Sarah Silverman and Anne Heche vehicle Save Me are also in the works.

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Supernatural' star Alona Tal joins The CW's 'Cult

Alona Tal has joined The CW's drama pilot Cult.

The project, from Gossip Girl's Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, will focus on a string of mysterious disappearances linked to a television show, also titled Cult.

Supernatural actress Tal will play an actress who stars as a cop on the fictional series, according to TVLine.

Her character is dragged into a real-life investigation when someone begins recreating the crimes depicted on-screen.

Tal, who has also appeared on The Killing and Pretty Little Liars, was previously attached to FX's adaptation of the comic book Powers.

However, FX President John Landgraf recently revealed that Powers was on hold and undergoing a "fairly substantial rewrite".

Melrose Place's Jessica Lucas will also appear in the Cult pilot as a production assistant.

Cult has been written by Rockne O'Bannon, whose previous credits include The Twilight Zone, Farscape and V.

Schwartz and Savage are also currently developing The Carrie Diaries for The CW.

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Andrea Anders joins 'Will & Grace' exec's NBC pilot

Andrea Anders has joined the cast of an NBC comedy pilot from Will & Grace's Kari Lizer.

The untitled project will focus on two women who have remained life-long friends, despite their different lifestyles.

Nicole (Anders) has a faithful husband and loving family, while her best friend Jen has left behind a broken marriage and resentful parents, according to Deadline.

Anders's most recent project was last year's short-lived Matthew Perry sitcom Mr. Sunshine.

She previously appeared alongside Perry's Friends co-star Matt LeBlanc in spinoff series Joey and also starred in ABC's Better Off Ted and CBS sitcom The Class.

Other comedy projects currently in development at NBC include Daddy's Girl from Friends producer Dana Klein, Roseanne Barr's Downwardly Mobile and a remake of UK sitcom Friday Night Dinner.

Glee co-creator Ryan Murphy's The New Normal, a new series from Sarah Silverman and Anne Heche vehicle Save Me are also in the works.

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James Purefoy joins Kevin Bacon in Fox serial killer pilot

James Purefoy has joined the cast of Kevin Williamson's serial killer drama pilot for Fox.

Kevin Bacon will star as a retired FBI profiler who finds himself caught up in a serial killer's diabolical scheme.

Rome star Purefoy will play the murderous Joe Carroll, who uses technology to create a cult of fellow serial killers, according to Deadline.

The actor - who also appeared in 2009 film Solomon Kane and 2011's Ironclad - was considering four pilot offers, before finally settling on Williamson's project.

The Vampire Diaries director Marcos Siega will helm the currently-untitled pilot, which will be produced by Warner Bros TV and Williamson's studio-based Outerbanks Entertainment.

If picked up to series, the show's first season will run for just 15 episodes - the shorter running length being a condition of Bacon's contract.

Other drama projects in the works at Fox include a teen spy series from The Playboy Club's Karyn Usher, legal drama Guilty and Josh Friedman's action drama The Asset.

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Dexter' star Aimee Garcia joins Jason Ritter in NBC's 'County

Aimee Garcia has joined the cast of medical drama pilot County.

The NBC project, from Friday Night Lights executive producer Jason Katims, will follow a team of young doctors and nurses at an underfunded LA County Hospital.

Dexter actress Garcia will play a smart new intern just starting out at the hospital, according to Deadline.

Her past television credits include guest roles on Hawaii Five-0, Bones and Supernatural.

Jason Ritter - former star of The Event - will also appear in the County pilot.

Other drama projects in development at NBC include a remake of the UK series Bad Girls and sci-fi pilot Beautiful People.

JJ Abrams and Eric Kripke's Revolution and Dick Wolf's Chicago Fire are also in the works.

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Bridget Regan, 'Being Human' star join NBC's 'The Frontier'

Three actors have joined the cast of NBC Western pilot The Frontier.

The project, from Blue Bloods producer Shaun Cassidy, will follow a group of travellers who embark on a dangerous cross-country journey in the early 1800s.

Legend of the Seeker actress Bridget Regan, Brotherhood's Ethan Embry and Warrior Jake McLaughlin have all landed unspecified roles in the pilot, according to TVLine.

Being Human's Gina Bramhill, Boardwalk Empire's Megan Ferguson and Doom actor Al Weaver have also been cast.

The West Wing's Thomas Schlamme will direct the Frontier pilot.

Other drama projects in development at NBC include JJ Abrams and Eric Kripke's Revolution and Jason Ritter medical drama County.

A remake of the UK series Bad Girls and sci-fi pilot Beautiful People are also in the works.

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Ellen Barkin joins 'Glee' exec's pilot 'The New Normal'

Ellen Barkin is in final talks to star in Glee creator Ryan Murphy's new NBC pilot.

The New Normal - from Murphy and Allison Adler - will focus on a gay couple who decide to start a family.

The Book of Mormon actor Andrew Rannells will play one half of the couple, who turn to a young woman to act as surrogate.

Barkin will play the surrogate's mother, according to Deadline.

The actress is best known for appearing in such films as 1998's Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and 2007's Ocean's Thirteen.

Her previous television credits include NBC TV movie Mann's World and a recurring role on Modern Family.

Murphy, Adler and Dante Di Loreto will executive produce the New Normal pilot, with 20th Century Fox TV producing.

Other comedy projects currently in development at NBC include Daddy's Girl from Friends producer Dana Klein and Roseanne Barr's Downwardly Mobile.

A remake of UK sitcom Friday Night Dinner. a new series from Sarah Silverman and Anne Heche vehicle Save Me are also in the works.

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Alfred Molina joins David E Kelley pilot 'Chelsea General

Alfred Molina has joined the cast of 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.

Molina will play Dr Harding Hooten, the ruthless Chief of Surgery, according to Deadline.

Best known for his roles in such films as 1981's Raiders of the Lost Ark and 2004's Spider-Man 2, Molina's past television credits include short-lived NBC crime spinoff Law & Order: Los Angeles and a recurring role on Harry's Law.

Bill Irwin - who recently played serial killer Nate Haskell on CSI - will appear alongside Molina as Buck Tierney, a smug doctor who is disliked by his colleagues.

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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John Stamos confirmed to star in Fox comedy pilot 'Little Brother'

John Stamos has been cast in Fox's new comedy pilot Little Brother.

In Little Brother, Stamos will play a man who discovers he has a half-brother who happens to be an ex-convict, reports Deadline.

The ex-con half-brother will be played by comedian T.J. Miller, whose previous roles include the 2010 movie Gulliver's Travels and ABC's Happy Endings.

The pilot is written by Everybody Loves Raymond's Mike Royce and will be shot by Real Steel director Shawn Levy.

Last month, Stamos was said to be circling Little Brother. He was also involved in rewriting the pilot with Royce and Levy.

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Ving Rhames To Star In David E. Kelley’s TNT Medical Drama Pilot ‘Chelsea General’

EXCLUSIVE: Ving Rhames is set to star opposite Alfred Molina is David E. Kelley’s TNT medical drama pilot Chelsea General. Based on CNN chief medical correspondent Sanjay Gupta’s upcoming novel Monday Mornings, the project follows the lives of five surgeons as they push the limits of their abilities and confront their personal and professional failings. It uses as a backdrop the hospital’s Monday Morbidity and Mortality conference, considered the most secretive meeting in all of medicine, where doctors gather for a confidential review of complications and errors in patient care. Rhames, who was pursued for multiple pilots this season, will play a physically imposing former professional football player who now is the most celebrated trauma chief in the country. In addition to Rhames and Molina, the cast of the project includes Bill Irwin, Jamie Bamber and Jennifer Finnigan. Kelley and Gupta, who is a practicing neurosurgeon, are executive producing Chelsea General; Kelley’s frequent collaborator Bill D’Elia is set to direct the pilot. Rhames, whose credits include the Mission: Impossible franchise and series Gravity and Kojak, is with Innovative and Kramer Management.

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Syfy to turn 2010 supernatural film 'Legion' into television series

Syfy is set to turn the movie Legion into a cable television series.

Legion tells the story of Archangel Michael, who helps the humans fight the impending Apocalypse brought by God's army of angels.

The film's director Scott Stewart will direct and executive produce the series, while the story will be written by Sons of Anarchy's Vaun Wilmott, reports Deadline.

Released in 2010, the movie starred Paul Bettany as Archangel Michael, as well as Tyrese Gibson, Adrianne Palicki and Kate Walsh.

Bettany once said that he enjoyed his time during the shooting of Legion.

"It was fun to give free rein to that boyish fantasy of jumping around doing flips and somersaults and pretending to be Clint Eastwood shooting the bad guys," he said.

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Friday 10th February

8:00PM

Show Name

Total Viewers

18-49 Ratings + Share

A Gifted Man

8.81 Million

1.2/4

Nikita

1.45 Million

0.5/2

9:00PM

Show Name

Total Viewers

18-49 Ratings + Share

CSI NY

10.34 Million

1.7/5

Grimm

5.24 Million

1.6/5

Fringe

3.03 Million

1.1/3

Supernatural

1.86 Million

0.7/2

10:00PM

Show Name

Total Viewers

18-49 Ratings + Share

Blue Bloods

11.77 Million

1.8/5

Spartacus Vengence

N/A

N/A

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Blythe Danner, Sarah Bolger for ABC pilot 'Gilded Lilys'

Blythe Danner and Tudors star Sarah Bolger have signed up for ABC pilot Gilded Lilys.

Californication's Madeline Zima has also been cast in the period drama written by KJ Steinberg and executive produced by Grey's Anatomy creator Shonda Rhimes, reports Deadline.

Gilded Lilys will be set in New York City in 1895, and has been described as an "epic love story" after the first luxury hotel opens in the city.

Bolger will play the rebellious Violet Lily, whose family owns the hotel. Danner will star as Violet's grandmother Caroline, the family's rich widow. Meanwhile, Zima will play Violet's personal maid.

Blythe Danner revealed last year that she would be interested in appearing in Glee alongside her daughter Gwyneth Paltrow.

Sarah Bolger joined the cast of Fox pilot Locke and Key in late 2010.

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Ryan Phillippe to lead CBS cop drama pilot

Ryan Phillippe has landed the lead role in a new CBS drama pilot.

The untitled project - previously known as Golden Boy - is from Brothers & Sisters exec Greg Berlanti and NYPD Blue's Nicholas Wootton.

Phillippe will play a cop, Clark, who experiences a rapid career progression from officer to detective to Police Commissioner, according to TVLine.

The 37-year-old actor is best known for his film credits, including 1999's Cruel Intentions and 2006's Flags of Our Fathers.

His television credits include early roles on Due South and Chicago Hope, and an upcoming role in the fifth and final season of Damages.

Other stars to have signed up for Berlanti and Wootton's pilot include former Southland star Kevin Alejandro and Human Target actor Chi McBride.

Modern-day Sherlock Holmes adaptation Elementary and Jerry Bruckheimer's Trooper are among the other drama pilots in the works at CBS.

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Sunday 12th February

8:00PM

Show Name

Total Viewers

18-49 Ratings + Share

Once Upon A Time

8.64 Million

3.0/7

The Simpsons

4.32 Million

2.0/5

8:30PM

Show Name

Total Viewers

18-49 Ratings + Share

Napoleon Dynamite

3.81 Million

1.7/4

9:00PM

Show Name

Total Viewers

18-49 Ratings + Share

The Walking Dead

8.10 Million

4.2/9

Desperate Housewives

6.34 Million

1.8/4

Family Guy

4.98 Million

2.5/5

Shameless

1.44 Million

0.8/2

9:30PM

Show Name

Total Viewers

18-49 Ratings + Share

American Dad

3.44 Million

1.7/4

10:00PM

Show Name

Total Viewers

18-49 Ratings + Share

Pan Am

2.66 Million

0.7/2

House Of Lies

0.986 Million

0.5/1

10:30PM

Show Name

Total Viewers

18-49 Ratings + Share

Californication

0.834 Million

0.4/1

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