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Arrow': CW superhero drama adds 'Charlie's Angels' star Annie Ilonzeh

Annie Ilonzeh has joined the cast of The CW pilot Arrow.

The superhero drama will star Stephen Amell (The Vampire Diaries) as DC Comics character Green Arrow / Oliver Queen.

Charlie's Angels star Ilonzeh confirmed to BET that she has won a recurring role in the project.

"I don't have any superpowers, but I'd love to get in there and find out my character has some, too," she said.

The actress added: "I'm a tomboy and I like to kick some ass. So if you randomly see a little leg kick [in a scene], that means I couldn't help myself."

Ilonzeh's past credits include a stint on ABC soap General Hospital and a role on HBO's Entourage.

Other stars attached to the Arrow pilot include Katie Cassidy (Gossip Girl), Colin Salmon (Resident Evil), Colin Donnell (Pan Am), David Ramsey (Dexter), Susanna Thompson (Once and Again), Willa Holland (The OC), Stephen Blackthorne (The River) and Jamey Sheridan (Homeland).

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

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Spooks' star Max Brown joins The CW's 'Beauty and the Beast

Max Brown has joined the cast of The CW's Beauty and the Beast pilot.

The drama, loosely based on an '80s CBS series, will star Smallville's Kristin Kreuk as homicide detective Catherine.

Terra Nova's Jay Ryan will also appear as 'beast' Vincent Koslow, the survivor of a botched military experiment.

British star Brown will play medical examiner Evan, who regularly assists Catherine with cases, according to Deadline.

The actor appeared on spy drama Spooks - known as MI-5 in the US - from 2010 to 2011, and was also a series regular on The Tudors.

Life Unexpected's Austin Basis will also star in Beauty and the Beast as Vincent's friend JT. Nicole Gale Anderson (Ringer) and Nina Lisandrello (Nurse Jackie) will play supporting roles.

Brothers & Sisters producers Jennifer Levin and Sherri Cooper have written and will exec produce the pilot.

A rival Beauty and the Beast drama is also in the works at ABC, starring Ruth Bradley and Darius Campbell in the lead roles.

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The Event' star Necar Zadegan cast in medical pilot 'First Cut'

Necar Zadegan has joined medical drama pilot First Cut.

The CW project will follow young medic Emily (Mamie Gummer) as she navigates her tricky early days as a new doctor.

The Event star Zadegan will play Gina, a heart surgeon with a 'rock star' persona, according to Deadline.

The actress previously starred in the final season of 24 and recently appeared in episodes of A Gifted Man and Harry's Law.

Justin Hartley (Smallville), Aja Naomi King (Person of Interest), Kelly McCreary (White Collar) and Michael Rady (The Mentalist) are among the other stars attached to First Cut.

Gilmore Girls producer Jennie Snyder Urman has written the pilot, which will be directed by Bharat Nalluri (Torchwood).

Other drama pilots in the works at The CW include a remake of '80s series Beauty and the Beast and comic book adaptation Arrow.

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Monday 12th March

8:00PM

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Pretty Little Liars

2.47 Million

1.0/3

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Alcatraz

4.91 Million

1.6/4

Being Human

1.36 Million

0.6/2

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Smash

7.14 Million

2.4/6

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Outsourced' star Ben Rappaport lands ABC pilot 'Awesometown'

Ben Rappaport has won the lead role in ABC pilot Awesometown.

The actor - who starred in short-lived NBC sitcom Outsourced - will play a character named Dusty, reports Deadline.

Devastated after he discovers his wife cheating, Dusty gets divorced and moves in with co-worker Andrew (Nick Kocher) and friend Oliver (James Earl III).

Awesometown will be written and executive produced by Adam Sztykiel, who previously scripted Robert Downey Jr film comedy Due Date.

Last year, Rappaport was attached to a CBS sitcom pilot, but the project was not picked up by the network.

His last show Outsourced was cancelled in May 2011, following accusations that the series was exploiting racial and cultural stereotypes.

Other comedy pilots in the works at ABC this season include an untitled sitcom starring Mandy Moore and Stockard Channing and a remake of UK series Only Fools and Horses.


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Clash of the Titans' star Alexa Davalos joins 'LA Noir' pilot

Alexa Davalos has joined the cast of Frank Darabont's LA Noir.

The TNT drama pilot, set in the '40s and '50s, will focus on the conflict between the LAPD and the mob, led by gangster Mickey Cohen.

Clash of the Titans star Davalos will play enigmatic beauty Jasmine, reports Deadline.

The actress also starred in 2004's The Chronicles of Riddick and 2008's Defiance, and played the recurring role of Gwen Raiden on Angel.

She is the latest star to join the pilot, following Jon Bernthal (The Walking Dead), Milo Ventimiglia (Heroes), Neal McDonough (Justified) and Jeremy Strong (The Good Wife).

The project is adapted from John Buntin's 2009 book LA Noir: The Struggle For The Soul Of America's Most Seductive City.

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CSI's William Petersen to produce, star in new series 'Hurt People

CSI star William Petersen has landed a role in a new drama series called Hurt People.

The actor - who played Gil Grissom in CSI for nine years until leaving in 2009 - will play Hollis Brown, a veteran hitman employed by the crime family responsible for his wife's death.

Brown is also searching for his estranged daughter, who is out to seek revenge for her mother's murder.

Petersen will also become executive producer of Hurt People alongside creators Graham Kind and Tim Headington, according to Deadline.

Hurt People will be written by former AMC production executive Peter McManus in his television screenwriting debut.

It is believed that the show's producers are hoping that it will be picked up by a primary cable network, or one of the industry's emerging original programming players such as Netflix.

Petersen's former CSI co-star Marg Helgenberger recently revealed that he almost reprised his role as Grissom for her character's exit storyline.

When Petersen decided against it after his wife gave birth to premature twins, Helgenberger said that the show's boss Carole Mendelsohn described it as a "blessing" as it allowed Helgenberger's final episodes to just be about her.

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Matt Davis exits 'Vampire Diaries' for The CW pilot 'Cult

Matt Davis has been cast as the male lead in drama pilot Cult.

The CW 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.

The Vampire Diaries star Davis will play Jeff, a journalist blogger who is searching for his missing brother.

The character will team with production assistant Skye (Jessica Lucas) to investigate the disappearances, reports Deadline.

Davis's casting means that he will no longer be a series regular on The Vampire Diaries, though he may return for guest appearances.

His additional credits include roles on Damages and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.

Other stars attached to Cult include Robert Knepper (Prison Break) and Alona Tal (Supernatural).

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

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Freddie Prinze Jr joins Mena Suvari in NBC sitcom

Freddie Prinze Jr has signed up for a new NBC sitcom.

The Scooby Doo star will appear in a comedy pilot written by Hilary Winston (Community), according to TVLine.

The untitled project will follow Agnes (Sarah Wright), a shy young woman who has just been dumped by her fiancé (Prinze Jr).

American Pie star Mena Suvari was previously cast as one of Agnes's co-workers, who helps her through the break-up.

Prinze Jr's past television credits include short-lived ABC sitcom Freddie (2005-2006) and the final season of 24, while his film roles include appearances in 1997's I Know What You Did Last Summer and 1999's She's All That.

Other stars attached to Winston's NBC pilot include Aubrey Dollar (Point Pleasant) and Kyle Howard (Royal Pains).

Winston will write and executive produce alongside Jamie Tarses (Happy Endings) and Julia Franz (Scrubs).

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Da Brick': HBO passes on Mike Tyson boxing drama

HBO has passed on Mike Tyson's drama pilot Da Brick.

The cable network has opted not to go forward with the project, according to Deadline.

Based loosely on Tyson's own life, Da Brick was directed by Spike Lee (Do the Right Thing).

Newcomer John Boyega starred as aspiring young boxer Donnie, while Tyson executive produced alongside Lee, John Ridley, Jim Lefkowitz and Entourage creator Doug Ellin.

Earlier this month, HBO also declined to pick up Ellin's comedy pilot 40.

Starring Ed Burns, Michael Rapaport, Michael Imperioli and Adrian Pasdar, the show followed four long-time friends dealing with the trials of middle-age.

Other pilots still in the works at HBO include The Corrections starring Ewan McGregor and Maggie Gyllenhaal, and The Viagra Diaries, based on Barbara Rose Brooker's 2009 novel.

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Tuesday 13th March

8:00PM

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Raising Hope

4.26 Million

1.8/6

Switched At Birth

1.70 Million

0.8/2

90210

1.21 Million

0.6/2

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Cougar Town

4.41 Million

1.4/4

I Hate My Teenage Daughter

3.51 Million

1.3/4

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New Girl

5.66 Million

2.7/7

The River

4.12 Million

1.3/4

Ringer

1.10 Million

0.4/1

Make It Or Break It

N/A

N/A

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Breaking In

3.46 Million

1.5/4

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Body Of Proof

7.28 Million

1.4/4

The Game

N/A

N/A

Justified

2.26 Million

0.9/2

Southland

1.76 Million

0.6/2

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Let's Stay Together

N/A

N/A

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Ringer' star Andrea Roth joins JJ Abrams, Eric Kripke pilot

Ringer star Andrea Roth has joined the cast of NBC's Revolution.

The drama pilot, from JJ Abrams (Lost) and Eric Kripke (Supernatural), is set in a world where all forms of energy have mysteriously ceased to exist.

Roth will play Rachel, the mother of the show's two lead characters, Deadline reports.

The actress previously starred on FX drama Rescue Me from 2004 to 2011 and also played a recurring role on CBS cop series Blue Bloods.

JD Pardo (The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2) has also been cast in the Revolution pilot.

The 31-year-old - who has appeared on 90210 and CSI: NY - will play an expert archer named Nate.

Other stars attached to Revolution include Giancarlo Esposito (Breaking Bad), Tracy Spiradakos (Being Human), Graham Rogers (Struck By Lightning) and Anna Lise Phillips (Terra Nova).

Iron Man's Jon Favreau will direct the project, while Abrams, Kripke and Lost's Bryan Burk will executive produce.

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Spartacus' star Erin Cummings lands CBS pilot

Erin Cummings has joined the cast of CBS pilot Baby Big Shot.

The Spartacus star will play the sexually charged sister of series lead Martina, reports Deadline.

Baby Big Shot will follow Martina (Janet Montgomery), a working-class lawyer who uses her street smarts to compete with colleagues at a top New York firm.

Cummings played Sura in the first season of Spartacus and later starred on ABC cop drama Detroit 1-8-7. She recently appeared on ABC's Pan Am in a recurring role.

Kyle MacLachlan (Twin Peaks) and Toni Trucks (Twilight: Breaking Dawn - Part 2) will also appear in Baby Big Shot.

Dana Calvo (Covert Affairs) has written the pilot, with Kevin Falls (The West Wing) serving as showrunner.

Other drama pilots in the works at CBS include Sherlock Holmes update Elementary starring Jonny Lee Miller and Lucy Liu, and a '60s-set project with Dennis Quaid, Michael Chiklis and Carrie-Anne Moss.

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Jenna Elfman to play First Lady in NBC sitcom '1600 Penn

Jenna Elfman has joined NBC political comedy 1600 Penn.

The pilot, written by former Obama speechwriter Jon Lovett, will focus on the US President (Bill Pullman) and his dysfunctional family.

Dharma & Greg star Elfman will play the First Lady, according to TVLine.

The actress also appeared on CBS sitcom Accidentally on Purpose and will star in the final season of Damages.

Brittany Snow (Harry's Law), Josh Gad (Love and Other Drugs) and Amara Miller (The Descendants) have also been cast in 1600 Penn as the President's children.

Modern Family's Jason Winer will direct the pilot, which is in contention for NBC's 2012-13 television season.

Other comedy pilots picked up by the network include new Roseanne Barr sitcom Downwardly Mobile, Go On starring Matthew Perry and a remake of UK series Friday Night Dinner.

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CBS Renews 18 Shows: 'The Good Wife,' 'Blue Bloods,' '2 Broke Girls,' 'The Mentalist,' 'Mike & Molly' & Many More

CBS ANNOUNCES RENEWALS FOR 18 PRIMETIME SHOWS FOR THE 2012-2013 SEASON

Renewals Showcase the Strength, Stability and Success of Television’s #1 Network

In a move that renews a large portion of television’s #1 primetime lineup, CBS announced today it has picked up 18 returning series for the 2012-2013 broadcast season.

The renewals include four comedies, nine dramas, three reality series and two newsmagazines.  The returning shows encompass every night of the week and every hour, many of which are #1 in their time period and some #1 on the entire night.

The renewed comedies include the previously announced multi-year pickups of How I Met Your Mother and The Big Bang Theory, the season’s #1 comedy and the first scripted program to top “American Idol” in viewers and adults 18-49; 2 Broke Girls, the season’s #1 new comedy in viewers and key demographics; and sophomore hit MIKE & Molly.

Also in comedy, CBS and Warner Bros. Television are in preliminary discussions regarding future seasons for Two and a Half Men.

Renewed dramas are NCIS, television’s #1 drama/scripted program for the third consecutive year; NCIS: LOS ANGELES, the #2 drama for the second straight year; Hawaii Five-0, Criminal Minds, CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION, Person Of Interest, the #1 new series of the season, THE Mentalist, Blue Bloods and the award-winning and critically acclaimed THE Good Wife.

Among the Network’s returning reality series are THE Amazing Race, Undercover Boss and the previously renewed SURVIVOR.

Television’s top newsmagazines, 60 Minutes and 48 Hours Mystery, will also return in the fall.

“This large-scale renewal is testimony to the strength, stability and success of a deep and diverse roster of top-rated programming,” said Nina Tassler, President, CBS Entertainment. “It positions us for continued success next season and certainly creates an environment that will give our new shows the best possible chance to succeed.”

Season-to-date, CBS is first in viewers (12.13m) and adults 25-54 (4.1/10) and a strong second in adults 18-49 (3.1/08).  The Network is posting across-the-board year-to-year growth, up +1% in viewers, +2% in adults 25-54 and +3% in adults 18-49.

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Exclusive: Simon Pegg In Talks For Top-Secret Role in Frank Darabont's TNT Drama L.A. Noir

Simon Pegg is headed to an era far, far away: 1940s Los Angeles, by way of TNT.

The Star Trek and Mission: Impossible actor is in negotiations to play a top-secret role in Frank Darabont’s TNT period drama pilot L.A. Noir, TVLine has learned exclusively.

Details on Pegg’s character are being kept under wraps, but an insider confirms that the British multi-hyphenate would appear as a guest star in the pilot.

Described as a fast-paced period thriller (based on the acclaimed novel by the same name), the project centers on the 1940s/50s-era epic battle between determined Los Angeles Police Chief William Parker (played by Justified‘s Neal McDonough) and boxer-turned-mobster Mickey Cohen.

The Walking Dead‘s Jon Bernthal and Heroes‘ Milo Ventimiglia also star.

Darabont, in his first post-Walking Dead gig, is an executive producer on L.A. Noir and will write and direct the pilot.

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Bad Girls': NBC remake casts Tracee Ellis Ross

Tracee Ellis Ross has joined NBC's remake of the UK drama Bad Girls.

The CSI actress will play a corrupt businesswoman, according to Deadline.

Her character Rachel is jailed after being caught selling phoney mortgages. Despite her new situation, Rachel is desperate to become pregnant.

Ross previously appeared on the UPN / CW series Girlfriends from 2000 to 2008 and currently stars in and produces BET sitcom Reed Between the Lines.

Other stars attached to NBC's Bad Girls include Jurnee Smollett (Friday Night Lights), Zoe Boyle (Downton Abbey), Rick Gonzalez (Reaper), Amy Smart (Crank) and Karolina Wydra (House).

Shameless showrunner John Wells will executive produce the pilot alongside Andrew Stearn and Nancy Pimental, as well as a team of British producers from Shed Media.

The original UK Bad Girls aired on ITV from 1999 to 2006 and followed the inmates and officers in a women's prison.

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24' star Rick Schroder joins 'Prison Break' exec's spy drama

Rick Schroder has joined the cast of an untitled Fox spy drama.

The pilot, from Prison Break's Karyn Usher, will focus on 14-year-old orphan Jane (Saxon Sharbino).

Jane is taken in by a mysterious CIA agent (Julian McMahon) following the death of her father (Schroder), according to Deadline.

Schroder previously starred in NYPD Blue from 1998 to 2001 and also appeared in the sixth season of 24.

In 2010, he filmed Lifetime spy pilot Meet Jane opposite The Matrix star Carrie-Anne Moss, but the project was not picked up to series.

Angela Bassett (This Means War) will also appear in the new Fox pilot.

Brett Ratner (Tower Heist) will direct, with Mary Adelstein, Shawn Levy and Becky Clements attached to exec produce.

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V' star Scott Wolf joins 'Joey Dakota' pilot

Scott Wolf has signed up to star in the CW pilot Joey Dakota.

Based on an Israeli format, the drama will focus on Maya (Amber Stevens), a documentary filmmaker working on a film about deceased rock star Dakota.

Travelling back in time to the 1990s, Maya meets and falls in love with the musician (Craig Horner), becoming determined to prevent his death when she returns to the present.

Former V star Wolf will play Franklin, a mysterious man who knows about time travel, Deadline reports.

The character will become a key figure in Maya's quest to return to the '90s.

Wolf starred in Fox's Party of Five from 1994 to 2000 and recently appeared in two episodes of CBS hit NCIS.

Other drama pilots picked up by The CW include comic book adaptation Arrow and an updated Beauty and the Beast starring Kristin Kreuk (Smallville).

Medical drama First Cut and the futuristic The Selection are also in the works.

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Upstairs Downstairs' star Neil Jackson joins NBC pilot 'Notorious

Neil Jackson has won a lead role in NBC pilot Notorious.

The project, from Friday Night Lights writer Liz Heldens, will focus on an undercover female detective.

When the heiress she grew up with is murdered, the detective assumes a new guise and infiltrates her wealthy family.

Upstairs Downstairs star Jackson will play a member of the family, a "handsome, sexy and smart bad boy" who returns home for the funeral.

His past TV credits include ABC's FlashForward and ABC Family's Make It or Break It.

Film roles include 2008 Bond film Quantum of Solace and Woody Allen's 2010 effort You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger.

Other stars attached to Notorious include Victor Garber (Alias) and Katherine LaNasa (Big Love).

The pilot will be executive produced by Alphas execs Gail Berman, Lloyd Braun and Gene Stein.

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