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Eureka' star Colin Ferguson joins Fox comedy 'Like Father'

Colin Ferguson has won a role in Fox comedy pilot Like Father.

The sitcom, written by Scrubs creator Bill Lawrence, will focus on the relationship between a father and son.

Eureka star Ferguson will play the father, who reunites with his son Will following the death of his wife, according to TVLine.

His past credits include the short-lived US remake of British comedy Coupling and Syfy's Eureka, which was cancelled in August.

Lawrence, who co-created ABC's Cougar Town, will also direct the Like Father pilot.

Other comedy projects in the works at Fox include Zachary Levi's Let It Go, basketball sitcom Rebounding and Little Brother starring John Stamos.

Glee actor Mike O'Malley's Prodigy Bully and The Goodwin Games - from How I Met Your Mother creators Carter Bays and Craig Thomas - have also been picked up to pilot.

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Eamonn Walker joins NBC firefighter drama 'Chicago Fire'

Eamonn Walker has become the first actor to be cast in NBC's Chicago Fire.

The drama pilot, which focuses on a team of firefighters in the 'Windy City', will be executive produced by Law & Order's Dick Wolf.

Walker will play Chief Walter Boden, an amateur boxing champion who is considering retirement, according to Deadline.

The English actor is known for appearing on HBO drama Oz between 1997 and 2003 and also starred in 2010's short-lived ABC legal drama The Whole Truth.

Last year, he was attached to NBC fantasy pilot 17th Precinct, but the project was not picked up to series.

Derek Haas and Michael Brandt have written the Chicago Fire pilot, which will be directed by Jeffrey Nachmanoff.

NBC has picked up a number of other drama pilots, including medical pilot County and Jekyll and Hyde update Do No Harm.

The network has also ordered a full 13 episodes of Bryan Fuller's Hannibal, based on the character of cannibalistic serial killer Hannibal Lecter.

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Austin Basis joins Kristin Kreuk in 'Beauty & The Beast' pilot

Austin Basis has joined the cast of The CW's Beauty & The Beast pilot.

The project, from Unforgettable's Sherri Cooper and Jennifer Levin, will focus on the relationship between NYPD detective Catherine (Kristin Kreuk) and Vincent Koslow, the survivor of a botched military experiment.

Life Unexpected actor Basis wil play Vincent's friend JT, according to Deadline.

His previous credits include guest roles on NCIS, Curb Your Enthusiasm and Supernatural.

ABC is also developing a pilot based on Beauty and the Beast, written by Human Target scribe Jon Steinberg.

Runaway Jury's Gary Fleder is involved in both projects, directing the CW pilot and executive-producing the ABC version.

Other pilots in development at The CW include comic book adaptation Arrow and Cult from Gossip Girl's Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage.

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Thursday 16th February

8:00PM

Show Name

Total Viewers

18-49 Ratings + Share

The Big Bang Theory

15.52 Million

5.0/15

30 Rock

3.60 Million

1.4/4

The Vampire Diaries

2.86 Million

1.3/3

8:30PM

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Rob

10.90 Million

3.2/9

30 Rock

3.50 Million

1.7/5

9:00PM

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Total Viewers

18-49 Ratings + Share

Person Of Interest

13.24 Million

2.9/7

Grey's Anatomy

8.12 Million

3.1/8

The Office

4.32 Million

2.2/6

The Secret Circle

1.79 Million

0.8/2

9:30PM

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Up All Night

3.01 Million

1.5/4

10:00PM

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The Mentalist

13.60 Million

2.8/8

Private Practice

7.08 Million

2.6/7

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Syfy picks up pilot 'The Dover Agenda' from 'Covert Affairs' exec

Syfy has purchased a sci-fi drama pilot from Covert Affairs writer and producer Brett Conrad.

The Dover Agenda will focus on a young man who is recruited by his future self to work for a secret military unit, according to Deadline.

As he enters a world of futuristic technology, the central character is forced to confront his own fate.

Conrad has also written for FX drama Sons of Anarchy and worked as co-producer on short-lived CBS comedy-drama The Defenders.

Bones' Barry Josephson will serve as executive producer, while FremantleMedia will produce.

In addition, Syfy is developing a television adaptation of Paul Bettany fantasy film Legion.

The cable network has also picked up a third season of paranormal drama Being Human.

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Donald Sutherland to star in Fox comedy pilot 'Living Loaded'

Donald Sutherland has been cast in Fox's comedy pilot Living Loaded.

The new pilot is about a partying blogger named Dan Dunn (Mike Vogel), who is forced to change his career plans when he joins National Public Radio (NPR) as a host, reports Deadline.

Living Loaded is inspired by a namesake book penned by Dunn, who is also responsible for co-creating the pilot along with It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia's Rob McElhenney and Rob Rosell.

Sutherland will play Dunn's father named Grant, who also happens to be the General Manager of a local public radio station.

The 76-year-old actor can be seen in the upcoming Hunger Games as the villainous President Snow.

The Hunger Games hit theatres on March 23 in the US and UK.

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Friday 17th February

8:00PM

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Total Viewers

18-49 Ratings + Share

Nikita

1.60 Million

0.6/2

9:00PM

Show Name

Total Viewers

18-49 Ratings + Share

A Gifted Man

9.50 Million

1.5/4

Fringe

2.99 Million

1.1/3

Supernatural

1.68 Million

0.7/2

10:00PM

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Total Viewers

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Blue Bloods

10.63 Million

1.6/5

Spartacus Vengence

N/A

N/A

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West Wing' star Mary McCormack lands new ABC pilot

Mary McCormack has signed on to star in a new ABC comedy pilot.

The West Wing star will be playing a female executive who suddenly becomes a stay-at-home mum, according to Entertainment Weekly.

The untitled pilot has been written and produced by The New Adventures of Old Christine showrunner Kari Lizer.

The 43-year-old actress has just finished a five-season run on the popular USA drama In Plain Sight.

She has also wrapped filming on upcoming movie Should've Been Romeo, starring alongside Kelly Osbourne.

McCormack gave birth to her third daughter in September.

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Sunday 19th February

8:00PM

Show Name

Total Viewers

18-49 Ratings + Share

Once Upon A Time

9.71 Million

3.0/7

The Simpsons

5.79 Million

2.6/6

8:30PM

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Total Viewers

18-49 Ratings + Share

Napoleon Dynamite

4.42 Million

2.0/5

9:00PM

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Total Viewers

18-49 Ratings + Share

The Good Wife

9.48 Million

2.2/5

Desperate Housewives

7.11 Million

2.2/5

The Walking Dead

6.89 Million

3.6/7

Family Guy

5.39 Million

2.7/5

Shameless

1.40 Million

0.8/2

9:30PM

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American Dad

4.40 Million

2.2/5

10:00PM

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CSI Miami

9.98 Million

2.1/5

Pan Am

3.88 Million

1.2/3

House Of Lies

0.846 Million

0.5/2

10:30PM

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Total Viewers

18-49 Ratings + Share

Californication

N/A

N/A

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Anthony LaPaglia joins ABC's 'Americana' pilot

Anthony LaPaglia has signed up for the lead role in ABC's pilot Americana.

The drama, which is set in the fashion world, is being executive produced by Grey's Anatomy's Mark Gordon.

LaPaglia has now landed the part of fashion designer Robert Soulter, Deadline reports.

When a young designer joins Robert's family, it causes consequences for the clan and his fashion label.

LaPaglia has previously appeared in shows such as Murder One and Frasier, though he is best known on television for his role as Jack Malone in Without A Trace.

Other pilots in the works at ABC include a comedy starring Mary McCormack, submarine drama Last Resort from The Shield creator Shawn Ryan, and supernatural show 666 Park Avenue, which stars Lost's Terry O'Quinn.


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Brian O'Byrne joins ABC's 'Gilded Lilys' pilot

Brian O'Byrne has landed a lead role in ABC's drama pilot Gilded Lilys.

The show, which is being executive produced by Grey's Anatomy creator Shonda Rhimes, is set in 1895 and focuses on the first luxury hotel in New York.

O'Byrne has now signed up to play Edwin Lily in the project, Deadline reports.

Edwin decides to open the luxury hotel after a scandal hits his family.

O'Byrne recently starred as Reg Duffy in NBC's Prime Suspect, while his previous roles include parts in Mildred Pierce, FlashForward and Brotherhood.

Sarah Bolger has already signed up to appear in Gilded Lilys as Edwin's daughter Violet, a young woman who falls in love with a ship's servant despite being engaged to a wealthy family friend.

Blythe Danner and Madeline Zima have also landed roles in the pilot, which is being penned by Gossip Girl producer KJ Steinberg.

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John Leguizamo to play Del Boy in US 'Only Fools and Horses' remake

John Leguizamo has joined ABC's remake of UK comedy Only Fools and Horses.

The Romeo + Juliet star will play Del in the pilot, according to Deadline.

Like the original series, ABC's Only Fools will follow Del, his brother Rodney and their grandfather as they devise get-rich-quick schemes in their quest to become millionaires.

Derek 'Del Boy' Trotter was famously played by David Jason in the BBC version, which ran from 1981 to 2003.

Leguizamo is best known for his film credits, including roles in 1993's Carlito's Way, 2001's Moulin Rouge! and last year's The Lincoln Lawyer.

His past television work includes a 12-episode stint on ER and a starring role on Spike TV's The Kill Point.

David Jason recently suggested that the remake will struggle, arguing that the show's concept won't "travel across the pond".

"They can do brilliant comedy [in America] but I don't see that they can bring off Fools and Horses," he said. "It might work but you've got to change it so much that, in the change, in order to Americanise it, do you lose the whole concept of the piece?"

Happy Endings writers Steven Cragg and Brian Bradley have adapted Only Fools and Horses for US television and will executive produce alongside Leguizamo's manager Jeff Golenberg.

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Jurnee Smollett joins NBC's 'Bad Girls' pilot

Jurnee Smollett has joined the cast of NBC's pilot Bad Girls.

The project is a remake of the British television series of the same name which ran for eight series until it was axed in 2006.

Smollett has now signed up for a lead role in the remake, TV Line says.

Her character is said to be a famous rapper who is jailed after being caught by the DEA.

Smollett has previously appeared in shows such as Friday Night Lights, Full House and The Defenders.

NBC's remake of Bad Girls is being developed by John Wells, who also adapted the British series Shameless for the US. His other credits include Southland, ER and The West Wing.

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Vampire Diaries' Taylor Kinney to star in NBC's 'Chicago Fire'

Taylor Kinney has landed the lead role in NBC's drama pilot Chicago Fire.

The pilot follows the men and women of the Chicago Fire Department, with Kinney playing Squad Lieutenant Kelly Severide - the leader of the elite firefighters - reports Deadline.

Written by Michael Brand and Derek, the pilot will be directed by Jeffrey Nachmanoff, who has previously helmed episodes of Homeland.

Law & Order's Dick Wolf will serve as one of the producers on the show.

Kinney was previously cast in NBC's A Man's World and starred in the medical series Trauma.

He is currently rumoured to be in a relationship with Lady GaGa. The couple reportedly started dating after Kinney starred in the singer's 'You and I' music video.

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Ugly Betty' Ana Ortiz joins ABC pilot 'Devious Maids

Ana Ortiz has landed a lead role in ABC's pilot Devious Maids.

The drama, based on a Mexican show, is being developed by Desperate Housewives creator Marc Cherry.

It focuses on a group of women working as maids in Beverly Hills and is expected to include a number of mysteries, including the discovery of a body.

Ortiz has signed up to play Marisol, a well-educated woman who has a hidden reason for becoming a maid, Deadline reports.

Marisol is determined to find out about a murder case after her son was convicted of the crime.

Ortiz is probably best known for her role as Hilda in Ugly Betty. She has also appeared in shows such as Hung and Boston Legal.

News of her casting comes shortly after Heroes star Dania Ramirez landed a role in Devious Maids as a single mother working for two actors.

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Scott Speedman, Camille de Pazzis join ABC's 'Last Resort' pilot

Scott Speedman and Camille de Pazzis have signed up for roles in ABC's pilot Last Resort.

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

Speedman has now joined the cast as Sam Kendal, TV Guide reports.

Sam, who is described as even-handed and moral, is the second-in-command on the submarine.

Meanwhile, de Pazzis will play a European scientist called Sophie who works at the NATO listening station taken over by the submarine's crew.

Speedman previously starred as Ben in Felicity, while de Pazzis has worked largely in French television.

News of their casting comes after Andre Braugher, Autumn Reeser, Daniel Lissing and Daisy Betts signed up for roles in the Last Resort pilot.

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Monday 20th February

8:00PM

Show Name

Total Viewers

18-49 Ratings + Share

How I Met Your Mother

9.81 Million

3.8/10

House

6.97 Million

2.3/6

Pretty Little Liars

2.53 Million

1.0/3

Gossip Girl

1.01 Million

0.5/1

8:30PM

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Total Viewers

18-49 Ratings + Share

2 Broke Girls

11.28 Million

4.0/10

9:00PM

Show Name

Total Viewers

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Two & A Half Men

13.24 Million

4.1/10

Alcatraz

5.96 Million

1.8/4

Hart Of Dixie

1.48 Million

0.6/1

Being Human

1.42 Million

0.6/2

The Lying Game

N/A

N/A

9:30PM

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Total Viewers

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Mike & Molly

11.27 Million

3.4/8

10:00PM

Show Name

Total Viewers

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Hawaii Five-O

10.40 Million

2.9/7

Castle

9.66 Million

2.1/5

Smash

6.47 Million

2.3/6

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Zach Cregger boards NBC comedy pilot

Zach Cregger has signed up for a role in an NBC comedy pilot.

The project, which does not yet have a name, is being produced by comedian Jimmy Fallon.

It focuses on a group of three immature fathers.

Cregger has now landed one of the lead roles in the potential series, Deadline reports.

His character, a programmer, is described as easy going but is trying to balance his job, children and marriage.

Cregger previously starred in Friends with Benefits, which aired one season on NBC last year

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Erik Jensen joins NBC's 'The Frontier' pilot

Erik Jensen has signed up for a role in NBC's pilot The Frontier.

The drama, set in the early 1800s, follows a group of travellers who embark on a dangerous cross-country journey.

Jensen has now joined the cast as Dr. William Strong, The Hollywood Reporter says.

The actor has previously starred in shows such as Love Monkey and CSI, while more recently he has had guest spots in 30 Rock, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Leverage and NCIS: LA.

Jensen's casting comes after Bridget Regan, Ethan Embry, Jake McLaughlin, Megan Ferguson, Gina Bramhill and Al Weaver all signed up for roles in the pilot for The Frontier.

The project is being directed and executive produced by Thomas Schlamme, whose previous credits include Pan Am, The West Wing, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip and Mr Sunshine.

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