ABC has canceled freshman drama Emergence and sophomore comedies Bless This Mess, Single Parents and Schooled as well as the new Kids Say The Darndest Things revival with Tiffany Haddish.
This cancelations are part of a big round of renewal decisions at the Disney-owned network today, which included the pickup of 13 current series for its 2020-21 slate.
While the cancellation of Emergence was considered likely, bubble comedies Single Parents, Bless This Mess and The Goldbergs’ spinoff Schooled all getting the axe was surprising, especially given the auspices involved. Two other ABC bubble shows, freshmen For Life and The Baker and the Beauty, remain in limbo.
The coronavirus pandemic grounding Hollywood production and throwing the 2020 pilot season into chaos was expected to benefit bubble series. While ABC has only ordered two new shows straight-to-series, Big Sky, from David E. Kelley and Call Your Mother, from Kari Lizer, the network, possibly encouraged...
This cancelations are part of a big round of renewal decisions at the Disney-owned network today, which included the pickup of 13 current series for its 2020-21 slate.
While the cancellation of Emergence was considered likely, bubble comedies Single Parents, Bless This Mess and The Goldbergs’ spinoff Schooled all getting the axe was surprising, especially given the auspices involved. Two other ABC bubble shows, freshmen For Life and The Baker and the Beauty, remain in limbo.
The coronavirus pandemic grounding Hollywood production and throwing the 2020 pilot season into chaos was expected to benefit bubble series. While ABC has only ordered two new shows straight-to-series, Big Sky, from David E. Kelley and Call Your Mother, from Kari Lizer, the network, possibly encouraged...
- 5/21/2020
- by Peter White and Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: The Goldbergs and Schooled executive producer Doug Robinson has re-upped his overall deal at Sony Pictures Television for five more years. Already the longest-tenured producer at the independent TV studio, where he has been for 17.5 years — all in the same office on the Sony lot in Culver City — Robinson and his Drp production company will remain there through 2024.
Under the big new pact, Robinson is working on a development slate, which includes a comedy project with newly minted Grammy winner Tyler, the Creator, and book acquisitions as he is plotting expansion into limited series and streaming next.
The extension follows a strong May 2019 broadcast upfronts for Robinson who went 4-for-4, with both of his pilots, ABC legal drama For Life, starring Nicholas Pinnock, and NBC comedy Indebted, starring Fran Drescher, getting picked up to series, and both of his existing series, ABC comedy The Goldbergs and spinoff Schooled, renewed.
Under the big new pact, Robinson is working on a development slate, which includes a comedy project with newly minted Grammy winner Tyler, the Creator, and book acquisitions as he is plotting expansion into limited series and streaming next.
The extension follows a strong May 2019 broadcast upfronts for Robinson who went 4-for-4, with both of his pilots, ABC legal drama For Life, starring Nicholas Pinnock, and NBC comedy Indebted, starring Fran Drescher, getting picked up to series, and both of his existing series, ABC comedy The Goldbergs and spinoff Schooled, renewed.
- 2/3/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
ABC is down for a full sophomore year of Schooled.
However, there will be some changes at the wheel.
The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed that the Alphabet network has expanded Schooled Season 2 to 22 episodes.
But the series will be getting another new showrunner.
Tim Doyle, who replaced series co-creator back in August, is stepping down effective immediately.
He is being replaced by co-executive producers Tom Hertz and Vanessa McCarthy, who will work closely with co-creator Adam F. Goldberg.
“We’re incredibly proud of Schooled and are thrilled to order a full season of this sharp, fresh and funny comedy that has proven to be a consistently strong pairing with its Goldbergs lead-in,” ABC Entertainment President Karey Burke said in a statement.
“We’re so grateful to the show’s top-notch cast and crew, and we’re looking forward to bringing more hilarious stories about the teachers and students at William Penn Academy to our viewers.
However, there will be some changes at the wheel.
The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed that the Alphabet network has expanded Schooled Season 2 to 22 episodes.
But the series will be getting another new showrunner.
Tim Doyle, who replaced series co-creator back in August, is stepping down effective immediately.
He is being replaced by co-executive producers Tom Hertz and Vanessa McCarthy, who will work closely with co-creator Adam F. Goldberg.
“We’re incredibly proud of Schooled and are thrilled to order a full season of this sharp, fresh and funny comedy that has proven to be a consistently strong pairing with its Goldbergs lead-in,” ABC Entertainment President Karey Burke said in a statement.
“We’re so grateful to the show’s top-notch cast and crew, and we’re looking forward to bringing more hilarious stories about the teachers and students at William Penn Academy to our viewers.
- 12/3/2019
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Schooled will remain in session at ABC, albeit with a slightly different administration at the helm. The network on Tuesday announced a full-season order for the Goldbergs spinoff, bringing its sophomore episode count to a complete 22.
Tim Doyle, who assumed showrunning duties from series co-creator Marc Firek back in August, is being replaced by co-executive producers Tom Hertz and Vanessa McCarthy, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Hertz and McCarthy will reportedly work closely with series co-creator Adam F. Goldberg.
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Tim Doyle, who assumed showrunning duties from series co-creator Marc Firek back in August, is being replaced by co-executive producers Tom Hertz and Vanessa McCarthy, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Hertz and McCarthy will reportedly work closely with series co-creator Adam F. Goldberg.
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- 12/3/2019
- TVLine.com
“Schooled” is changing showrunners again. ABC gave the sophomore “Goldbergs” spinoff series a back-nine order Tuesday, and announced that Tom Hertz (“Rules of Engagement”)and Vanessa McCarthy (“Modern Family”) will be showrunners for the rest of Season 2.
They replace “The Kids Are Alright” creator Tim Doyle, who helmed the first 13 episodes of Season 2 and left due to creative differences, according to a person close to production. Before Doyle, co-creator Marc Firek was the showrunner for Season 1.
“We’re incredibly proud of ‘Schooled’ and are thrilled to order a full season of this sharp, fresh and funny comedy that has proven to be a consistently strong pairing with its ‘Goldbergs’ lead-in,” said Karey Burke, president of ABC Entertainment. “We’re so grateful to the show’s top-notch cast and crew, and we’re looking forward to bringing more hilarious stories about the teachers and students at William Penn Academy to our viewers.
They replace “The Kids Are Alright” creator Tim Doyle, who helmed the first 13 episodes of Season 2 and left due to creative differences, according to a person close to production. Before Doyle, co-creator Marc Firek was the showrunner for Season 1.
“We’re incredibly proud of ‘Schooled’ and are thrilled to order a full season of this sharp, fresh and funny comedy that has proven to be a consistently strong pairing with its ‘Goldbergs’ lead-in,” said Karey Burke, president of ABC Entertainment. “We’re so grateful to the show’s top-notch cast and crew, and we’re looking forward to bringing more hilarious stories about the teachers and students at William Penn Academy to our viewers.
- 12/3/2019
- by Margeaux Sippell
- The Wrap
“Schooled” has received a back nine order for its second season at ABC. In addition, showrunner Tim Doyle has departed the series.
Series co-executive producers Tom Hertz and Vanessa McCarthy will take over for Doyle. Season 2 of the show will now run for 22 episodes compared to the 13-episode first season. The first season of the show launched at midseason, while Season 2 debuted this fall.
This marks the second showrunner change for the “Goldbergs” spinoff this year, with Doyle having taken over from Season 1 showrunner and series co-creator Marc Firek in August. Doyle, who remains under an overall deal at ABC Studios, previously created the ABC comedy “The Kids Are Alright.” That show aired for one season and was based on Doyle’s own childhood growing up in a large Irish-Catholic family.
Hertz previously worked with Doyle on “The Kids Are Alright.” He also created the CBS comedy “Rules of Engagement.
Series co-executive producers Tom Hertz and Vanessa McCarthy will take over for Doyle. Season 2 of the show will now run for 22 episodes compared to the 13-episode first season. The first season of the show launched at midseason, while Season 2 debuted this fall.
This marks the second showrunner change for the “Goldbergs” spinoff this year, with Doyle having taken over from Season 1 showrunner and series co-creator Marc Firek in August. Doyle, who remains under an overall deal at ABC Studios, previously created the ABC comedy “The Kids Are Alright.” That show aired for one season and was based on Doyle’s own childhood growing up in a large Irish-Catholic family.
Hertz previously worked with Doyle on “The Kids Are Alright.” He also created the CBS comedy “Rules of Engagement.
- 12/3/2019
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
ABC has given a Back 9 order to comedy series Schooled, bringing its sophomore run to a full-season 22 episodes. As part of the pickup, Tom Hertz and Vanessa McCarthy have been named new showrunners of The Goldbergs spinoff, from Sony TV Studios and ABC Studios. They replace Tim Doyle, who has left over creative differences.
Doyle joined as showrunner at the start of Season 2, replacing Marc Firek, who co-created Schooled with The Goldbergs creator Adam F. Goldberg and ran it during its freshman season.
Schooled was the last remaining broadcast series awaiting word on a back order. As a midseason entry last season, it had been renewed for a second season with a 13-episode initial order. Its full-season pickup never was in doubt; it just was delayed until series’ producers Sony TV and ABC Studios locked in a new showrunner. While he continues as an active executive producer on both The Goldbergs,...
Doyle joined as showrunner at the start of Season 2, replacing Marc Firek, who co-created Schooled with The Goldbergs creator Adam F. Goldberg and ran it during its freshman season.
Schooled was the last remaining broadcast series awaiting word on a back order. As a midseason entry last season, it had been renewed for a second season with a 13-episode initial order. Its full-season pickup never was in doubt; it just was delayed until series’ producers Sony TV and ABC Studios locked in a new showrunner. While he continues as an active executive producer on both The Goldbergs,...
- 12/3/2019
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
ABC's The Goldbergs spinoff Schooled is making its second showrunner change in nearly as many months.
Tim Doyle, who took over for co-creator and showrunner Marc Firek in August, has departed the 1990s-set comedy. In his place, co-executive producers Tom Hertz and Vanessa McCarthy have been elevated to serve as showrunners and will work closely with Schooled co-creator Adam F. Goldberg on the series starring A.J. Michalka and Brett Dier. With Hertz and McCarthy's deals officially closing, ABC has now picked up nine additional episodes of season two of the show, bringing its total to 22. (That tops the ...
Tim Doyle, who took over for co-creator and showrunner Marc Firek in August, has departed the 1990s-set comedy. In his place, co-executive producers Tom Hertz and Vanessa McCarthy have been elevated to serve as showrunners and will work closely with Schooled co-creator Adam F. Goldberg on the series starring A.J. Michalka and Brett Dier. With Hertz and McCarthy's deals officially closing, ABC has now picked up nine additional episodes of season two of the show, bringing its total to 22. (That tops the ...
- 12/3/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Overall and first-look deals still drive the television business.
Although some mega-producers have moved to the streaming world, including Ryan Murphy and Shonda Rhimes at Netflix, the overwhelming majority of pacts are still at the studio and linear network level. These deals help lock in show services, as well as keep the development pipeline flowing.
Here is a snapshot at most of the deals currently in place across Hollywood, as of mid-May.
A+E Studios
Appletree Pictures
Ross Fineman
Sarah Gertrude Shapiro
Thruline (Ron West/Chris Henze/Jb Roberts)
ABC Studios
Eli Attie
Alec Baldwin/Mallory Schwartz El Dorado Pictures
Kenya Barris Khalabo Ink Society
Julie Bean
Kevin Biegel
Sherry Bilsing-Graham/Ellen Kreamer
Bluegrass Fanfare
Chris Brancato Churchill Road Prods.
Jeremy Bronson
Danny Chun
Adam Ciralsky
Eliza Coupe
Liz Craft/Sarah Fain
Carlton Cuse
Paul Davies
Viola Davis/Kaylon Hunt JuVee Prods.
Tim Doyle
Dan Dworkin/Jay Beattie
Randall Einhorn...
Although some mega-producers have moved to the streaming world, including Ryan Murphy and Shonda Rhimes at Netflix, the overwhelming majority of pacts are still at the studio and linear network level. These deals help lock in show services, as well as keep the development pipeline flowing.
Here is a snapshot at most of the deals currently in place across Hollywood, as of mid-May.
A+E Studios
Appletree Pictures
Ross Fineman
Sarah Gertrude Shapiro
Thruline (Ron West/Chris Henze/Jb Roberts)
ABC Studios
Eli Attie
Alec Baldwin/Mallory Schwartz El Dorado Pictures
Kenya Barris Khalabo Ink Society
Julie Bean
Kevin Biegel
Sherry Bilsing-Graham/Ellen Kreamer
Bluegrass Fanfare
Chris Brancato Churchill Road Prods.
Jeremy Bronson
Danny Chun
Adam Ciralsky
Eliza Coupe
Liz Craft/Sarah Fain
Carlton Cuse
Paul Davies
Viola Davis/Kaylon Hunt JuVee Prods.
Tim Doyle
Dan Dworkin/Jay Beattie
Randall Einhorn...
- 5/16/2018
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
CBS is developing a high school-set workplace comedy from Will Arnett and Tom Hertz. You might recognize Hertz as the creator of Rules of Engagement, the cast of which includes: Megyn Price, Patrick Warburton, Bianca Kajlich, Oliver Hudson, and David Spade. Rules of Engagement ran for 100 episodes, over the course of seven seasons on CBS. Continue on for more about Hertz and Arnett's new comedy. Read More…...
- 11/3/2015
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Rules Of Engagement creator Tom Hertz is back at CBS with another multi-camera comedy. The untitled project hails from Will Arnett’s Electric Avenue and CBS TV Studios, where the company had a first-look deal (it sincemoved to Sony TV, but this project stems from that previous tie-up). Written by Hertz, it is a workplace ensemble comedy set at a public high school. Hertz and Arnett executive produce alongside Peter Principato of Principato-Young Entertainment, Gerry Dee…...
- 10/30/2015
- Deadline TV
The last time Tom Hertz looked forward to the Super Bowl ending was 2007. His show Rules of Engagement premiered the next day to what remains its best numbers ever. Six years later, Hertz found himself in a similar position. Rules' seventh — and perhaps final — season premieres Monday (8:30/7:30c, CBS).
"I am shocked we didn't get [the post-Super Bowl slot]," Hertz jokes to TVGuide.com. "But if this it, then I guess we've come full circle. It's been a long, windy road."
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"I am shocked we didn't get [the post-Super Bowl slot]," Hertz jokes to TVGuide.com. "But if this it, then I guess we've come full circle. It's been a long, windy road."
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- 2/4/2013
- by Joyce Eng
- TVGuide - Breaking News
Exclusive: His CBS sitcom Rules Of Engagement has been an unsung hero for the network, an utility player the network calls upon when a time slot is in trouble. With the show safely in syndication and possibly heading into its final season on CBS, the network is making sure it is staying in business with Tom Hertz. In a competitive situation, CBS has landed a new relationship multi-camera comedy project from him with a put pilot commitment. Like Rules, its is being produced by Sony Pictures TV and Happy Madison. The untitled project is based on Hertz’s early relationship with his wife and centers on a young couple that meets and moves in together very quickly and then has to navigate their very different ways of looking at life. Hertz is writing and will executive produce with Happy Madison’s Doug Robinson. Hertz’s marriage has already inspired a...
- 10/19/2012
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Tom Hertz is the creator and showrunner of the CBS sitcom Rules of Engagement which will be filming its 100th episode in its upcoming seventh season. Before Rules, Hertz created Married to the Kellys for ABC which was based on his marriage and his wife’s family. Hertz also served as showrunner on Spin City and King of Queens and was on the writing staff of HBO’s The Larry Sanders Show and Dennis Miller Live, for which he won an Emmy Award in 1996. We asked Hertz to give us his thoughts on sitcoms today. Hertz had a better idea: A transcript of his phone conversation with his talent manager. Tom Hertz: (into phone): Hello. Hertz Rep: Hey there. How’s everything going? Th: Fine. You know, just a regular life. Hr: Great. Well, I think I have an opportunity for you. Th: Ugh. Hr: No, this is good.
- 6/14/2012
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
Every now and then, Rules of Engagement creator Tom Hertz visits the show's message board on CBS.com. Outside of the requisite "Who's hotter?" polls, there are always a dozen or so threads about the same topic.
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"'This is still on?' 'Was it canceled?' 'Is it coming back?' and so on and so forth," he tells TVGuide.com. "It's usually positive. I mean, if you take the ...
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"'This is still on?' 'Was it canceled?' 'Is it coming back?' and so on and so forth," he tells TVGuide.com. "It's usually positive. I mean, if you take the ...
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- 3/29/2012
- by Joyce Eng
- TVGuide - Breaking News
Exclusive: In what will likely be the last pilot order this season, CBS has given a late green light to a an untitled multi-camera comedy starring Martin Lawrence. The project, written by Mike Lisbe and Nate Reger and produced by CBS TV Studios, stars Lawrence as a widowed father of two teenagers who, after losing his job in construction, decides to go to the police academy and become a cop at the age of 46. Lisbe and Reger are executive producing with Lawrence’s managers, Michael Green and Sam Maydew from The Collective. Lisbe and Reger are familiar faces at CBS, their most recent gigs were serving as supervising producers on the network’s $#*! My Dad Says and co-executive producers on this season’s How To Be A Gentleman. Nevertheless, the choice of their script as a starring vehicle for Lawrence was a surprise. CBS had commissioned 2 top writers, Tom Hertz and Larry Wilmore,...
- 2/24/2012
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
CBS is developing two sitcom pilots for comedian Martin Lawrence. It was first reported in August last year that the Big Momma's House star was considering a return to television. The first project, from The Bernie Mac Show creator Larry Wilmore, would see Lawrence play a single man who becomes a foster parent to a group of children, according to TV Guide. The second script has been devised by Rules of Engagement creator Tom Hertz. In it, Bad Boys actor Lawrence would play a family man who clashes with his wealthy in-laws and works to keep his kids grounded. Only one of the projects is (more)...
- 1/19/2012
- by By Morgan Jeffery
- Digital Spy
CBS is developing a pair of sitcoms for comedian Martin Lawrence, with an eye toward shooting one of them as a pilot.
Bernie Mac creator and The Daily Show contributor Larry Wilmore is behind one of the shows, while the other is from Rules of Engagement creator Tom Hertz and Adam Sandler's Happy Madison production company.
In the Wilmore script, Lawrence would play a...
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Bernie Mac creator and The Daily Show contributor Larry Wilmore is behind one of the shows, while the other is from Rules of Engagement creator Tom Hertz and Adam Sandler's Happy Madison production company.
In the Wilmore script, Lawrence would play a...
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- 1/19/2012
- by Michael Schneider
- TVGuide - Breaking News
Exclusive: On the heels of Rules Of Engagement‘s strong return last night, the series’ creator Tom Hertz has landed a put pilot commitment from CBS for a new multi-camera comedy. The family show, which had multiple networks bidding, marks a reunion of all auspices behind Rules: Hertz as creator/executive producer, CBS as network and Sony Pictures TV and studio-based Happy Madison as production companies. The untitled comedy is a multi-generational show about family, and how people’s childhoods influence the decisions they make and what they seek as adults. The project stems from a three-year overall deal Hertz signed with Sony TV in June with the goal to focus on development. He continues to run Rules in its current sixth season and is also directing episodes of the show, which has been sold in broadcast syndication for a fall 2012 launch. Rules, about 2 couples and their single friend played by David Spade,...
- 10/21/2011
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Tom Hertz was waiting for the call, like he usually does.
After CBS pushed his Rules of Engagement's dreaded Saturday premiere one week to Oct. 15 (which was already punted from Sept. 24), he knew it would get called up to the plate for a prime weekday slot soon. How to Be a Gentleman had premiered in the coveted post-Big Bang Theory Thursday berth to weak numbers and didn't seem long for this world (measured against CBS' high standards). "They told us we would not be premiering on the 8th, but instead the 15th, and I figured that meant they were going to give How to Be a Gentleman one more shot airing to see if it went up, and if not, then we would jump in at some point," Hertz tells TVGuide.com. "But yeah, I didn't believe we would air on the 15th."
CBS moves How to Be a Gentleman...
After CBS pushed his Rules of Engagement's dreaded Saturday premiere one week to Oct. 15 (which was already punted from Sept. 24), he knew it would get called up to the plate for a prime weekday slot soon. How to Be a Gentleman had premiered in the coveted post-Big Bang Theory Thursday berth to weak numbers and didn't seem long for this world (measured against CBS' high standards). "They told us we would not be premiering on the 8th, but instead the 15th, and I figured that meant they were going to give How to Be a Gentleman one more shot airing to see if it went up, and if not, then we would jump in at some point," Hertz tells TVGuide.com. "But yeah, I didn't believe we would air on the 15th."
CBS moves How to Be a Gentleman...
- 10/20/2011
- by Joyce Eng
- TVGuide - Breaking News
Exclusive: A month after Rules of Engagement landed a full-season renewal by CBS, bringing its episode count to 96, the veteran comedy series has been sold in broadcast syndication. Sony Pictures Television has cleared Rules in 45% of the country, including the top three markets, in a series of barter deals with station groups. In New York, Rules has been sold to Tribune's Wpix-tv New York, in Los Angeles to CBS' Kcal-tv and in Chicago to Weigel's Wciu-tv. "The show’s compatibility with The Big Bang Theory and Two and a Half Men, combined with its strong, consistent performance on CBS among male viewers, has been a major enticement to local stations,” said Spt's president of U.S. distribution John Weiser. "It’s a win-win for buyers because the show repeats better than any comedy on television." Spt is producing Rules with Happy Madison and CBS TV Studios, with Tom Hertz,...
- 6/17/2011
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Continuing our infatuation with the little comedy that could, comes 5 things you didn’t know about Rules Of Engagement star Adhir Kalyan.
He wanted to be an actor from a young age.
Just how did a young boy growing up in Durban South Africa catch the acting bug? Like many actors who have been lucky enough to make it in this business we affectionally refer to as show, Adhir Kalyan can trace the genesis of his career back to an overactive imagination. “Around the age of nine of ten I went through a stage where I wanted to become everything I saw and whether it was a tennis player, fireman, police officer, or doctor, I soon realized that the only profession where I could be every other profession was to become an actor,” said Kalyan on a recent one-on-one with the TV Addict. “And really, from that age I kind...
He wanted to be an actor from a young age.
Just how did a young boy growing up in Durban South Africa catch the acting bug? Like many actors who have been lucky enough to make it in this business we affectionally refer to as show, Adhir Kalyan can trace the genesis of his career back to an overactive imagination. “Around the age of nine of ten I went through a stage where I wanted to become everything I saw and whether it was a tennis player, fireman, police officer, or doctor, I soon realized that the only profession where I could be every other profession was to become an actor,” said Kalyan on a recent one-on-one with the TV Addict. “And really, from that age I kind...
- 4/28/2011
- by theTVaddict
- The TV Addict
It’s no surprise CBS came to “Rules of Engagement” show runner Tom Hertz to shoot extra episodes of his relationship comedy when “Two and a Half Men” went into limbo. If “Men” has been one of the most tumultuous shows on television this season, “Engagement” has been one of its most steady. Hertz says he even tries to get the cast and crew home for dinner: "I try to hand CBS the best show we can every week with no drama, no craziness and no blowups," he tells The Writers' Room. Also...
- 4/20/2011
- The Wrap
Jaime Pressly wed entertainment lawyer Simran Singh just two months ago, and she's already considering becoming a mom again -- on TV, that is. The actress will make a guest appearance on Rules of Engagement, in which she portrays a potential surrogate mother for Jeff (Patrick Warburton) and Audrey (Megyn Price) on the CBS sitcom, a rep for the show tells People. “We are thrilled to have Jaime Pressly as a guest on our show this season," executive producer Tom Hertz tells People. "She is hilarious in this role and she's made a great adjustment from Jason Lee's mustache to David Spade's.
- 12/3/2009
- by StyleWatch
- People.com - TV Watch
CBS is loading its big guns for next season. The network picked up series fronted by such stars as James Woods, Stanley Tucci, Ray Liotta, Virginia Madsen and Joe Pantoliano and backed by such auspices as David Crane, John Wells and Jon Turteltaub. On the drama side, the network ordered Shark, Jericho, Smith, the untitled Peter Ocko project and Waterfront; The Class and the untitled Tom Hertz project made the comedy cut. Midseason entries The Unit and The New Adventures of Old Christine have been picked up for a second season along with the freshman drama Close to Home.
- 5/16/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Oscar winner Whoopi Goldberg is set to guest star on the NBC drama Law & Order: Criminal Intent in a potential recurring role. In pilot casting news, Joey co-star Paulo Costanzo has been tapped as a lead in CBS' untitled Tom Hertz comedy pilot, and Lacey Chabert has joined the cast of the CW comedy pilot She Said/He Said. On "Law & Order: CI," Goldberg will play Chesley Watkins, a foster mother gone bad.
Parker Posey has been tapped for a multiple-episode arc on ABC's drama Boston Legal. In pilot-casting news, Chris Johnson has joined the CW comedy pilot "She Said/He Said," Kathleen Rose Perkins has landed a lead role in CBS' untitled Tom Hertz project, Jonathan Sadowski has been cast in CBS' comedy pilot My Ex-Life, and Scoot McNairy has been added to the cast of Fox's comedy pilot More, Patience. In a three-episode stint on David E. Kelley's Boston Legal, Posey will play Marlene Stanger, a recent transfer from another firm. Nicknamed "The Squid" after the only animal in popular mythology that can kill a shark, Stanger is a BlackBerry-carrying politico looking to make partner.
Bruno Campos has departed ABC's comedy pilot Southern Comfort and is now set as the lead in Fox's one-hour pilot The Wedding Album, while Charlotte Ross has left ABC's drama pilot Ugly Betty and is in talks to join ABC's comedy pilot Pink Collar. Vanessa L. Williams has been tapped to replace Ross in Betty. Meanwhile, Jason O'Mara has been tapped as the lead in ABC's drama pilot Drift; Megyn Price has landed a lead role in CBS' untitled Tom Hertz comedy pilot; and Bumper Robinson, Stephen Tobolowski and David Anthony Higgins have been cast in ABC's comedy pilot The Guys. Additionally, Kevin Alejandro has joined Fox's drama pilot Faceless, Rachel Perry has joined Fox's drama pilot Beyond, and Sarah Carter has come on board CBS' drama pilot Shark.
- 3/17/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Tom Hertz has been crowned the new showrunner of veteran CBS comedy "The King of Queens", from Sony Pictures Television and CBS Prods. The Emmy-winning writer-producer, who most recently created and executive produced ABC's short-lived comedy "Married to the Kellys", is taking the reins of the blue-collar sitcom from Josh Goldsmith and Cathy Yuspa, who are segueing into development as part of their overall deal with Sony. "Going into the seventh season, we want to keep the show as fresh as the day it was born, and we felt Tom, with his background and experience and his humor, brings to it exactly what we need," said Jeanie Bradley, executive vp current programming at Sony Pictures TV.
ABC is making good on its promise to have 10 comedies on its primetime schedule in the fall, including the return of a TGIF-themed slate of sitcoms on Friday. The network has ordered four new comedies and four new dramas for the 2003-04 season as it continues its primetime reconstruction effort. ABC entertainment chairman Lloyd Braun and entertainment president Susan Lyne will unveil the revamped schedule to advertisers today in New York. ABC's hottest new comedy is said to be Paramount TV/Touchstone TV/Storyline Entertainment's It's All Relative, an odd-couple vehicle about a woman raised by a gay couple who falls for a guy from an ultra-conservative family. The three other comedies getting on the fall schedule are Touchstone's Hope and Faith, I'm With Her from Warner Bros. TV and Tollin/Robbins Prods. and 20th Century TV/Brad Grey TV's untitled Tom Hertz project about an introverted New Yorker (played by Breckin Meyer) who marries into a large family from Kansas.
- 5/13/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
ABC was plotting an extensive makeover of its primetime lineup during the weekend, while the WB Network was looking at more modest changes to accommodate an eclectic batch of new series. Both networks will present their 2003-04 lineups to advertisers Tuesday in New York. On the comedy side, ABC has picked up the Faith Ford-Kelly Ripa starrer Hope and Faith, from Touchstone TV and Industry Entertainment; It's All Relative, from Paramount Network TV/Touchstone TV/Storyline Entertainment; The Big House (previously the untitled Kevin Hart project) from 20th Century Fox TV/Imagine TV; and the 20th TV/Brad Grey TV untitled Tom Hertz sitcom for midseason. Sources said ABC was planning to revive its TGIF family-friendly branding initiative for its Friday night lineup, with some new additions anchored by returning comedies George Lopez and Life With Bonnie. There also was talk that the Wonderful World of Disney telefilm showcase would move from the Sunday 7-9 p.m. berth, possibly to Saturday. And at long last the jury has returned on The Practice. David E. Kelley's Emmy-winning drama has been picked up for an eighth season after lengthy negotiations between the network and 20th Century Fox TV. Sources said the deal calls for the network to cut the show's license fee by at least half -- ABC had been paying an estimated $6.5 million per episode -- but the show is guaranteed a return to its old Sunday 10 p.m. time slot after suffering through a disastrous move to Monday 9 p.m. in late January. Also making the cut is the Dick Wolf remake of Dragnet, which inherited Practice's Sunday 10 p.m. slot for its debut but is now believed to be headed to a tougher neighborhood, Saturday 10 p.m.
- 5/12/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
ABC was plotting an extensive makeover of its primetime lineup during the weekend, while the WB Network was looking at more modest changes to accommodate an eclectic batch of new series. Both networks will present their 2003-04 lineups to advertisers Tuesday in New York. On the comedy side, ABC has picked up the Faith Ford-Kelly Ripa starrer Hope and Faith, from Touchstone TV and Industry Entertainment; It's All Relative, from Paramount Network TV/Touchstone TV/Storyline Entertainment; The Big House (previously the untitled Kevin Hart project) from 20th Century Fox TV/Imagine TV; and the 20th TV/Brad Grey TV untitled Tom Hertz sitcom for midseason. Sources said ABC was planning to revive its TGIF family-friendly branding initiative for its Friday night lineup, with some new additions anchored by returning comedies George Lopez and Life With Bonnie. There also was talk that the Wonderful World of Disney telefilm showcase would move from the Sunday 7-9 p.m. berth, possibly to Saturday. And at long last the jury has returned on The Practice. David E. Kelley's Emmy-winning drama has been picked up for an eighth season after lengthy negotiations between the network and 20th Century Fox TV. Sources said the deal calls for the network to cut the show's license fee by at least half -- ABC had been paying an estimated $6.5 million per episode -- but the show is guaranteed a return to its old Sunday 10 p.m. time slot after suffering through a disastrous move to Monday 9 p.m. in late January. Also making the cut is the Dick Wolf remake of Dragnet, which inherited Practice's Sunday 10 p.m. slot for its debut but is now believed to be headed to a tougher neighborhood, Saturday 10 p.m.
- 5/12/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
It's a safe bet that Teri Polo is headed to ABC's upfront presentation in New York next week. Polo's comedy pilot I'm With Her, about a regular guy who suddenly finds himself married to a female celebrity, is high on the list of ABC comedy projects with a strong shot at landing on the 2003-04 schedule that ABC will present to advertisers Tuesday, industry insiders said. In addition to I'm With Her, from Tollin/Robbins Prods. and Warner Bros. TV, pilots on the fast track are said to include the Paramount Network TV/Touchstone TV untitled Flett-Giordano/Ranberg project, about a young married couple from very different backgrounds; Touchstone TV/Industry Entertainment's Kelly Ripa-Faith Ford starrer Hope and Faith; and the untitled Tom Hertz project from 20th Century Fox TV and Brad Grey TV starring Breckin Meyer. Also in the mix are Platonically Incorrect and the untitled Kevin Hart comedy, sources said. On the drama side, where ABC is in dire need of a new hit, the field is said to be wide open, with Universal Network TV/Jersey TV's Karen Sisco rumored for the Wednesday 10 p.m. slot. Spelling TV/Touchstone TV's Danny Nucci-toplined police drama 10-8, Warner Bros. TV's Steven Weber starrer The DA and Touchstone TV's The Street Lawyer and The Partners all are considered serious contenders. The Warner Bros. TV-Tollin/Robbins Prods. family drama Better Days also is in the mix. Meanwhile, things were looking up Wednesday for a possible return of David E. Kelley's veteran legal drama The Practice, which has suffered steep ratings declines and time-slot shifts this season. Also, Dick Wolf is said to be mounting a major lobbying effort with ABC brass to secure a pickup for his midseason drama Dragnet. Over at the WB Network, which also presents its lineup Tuesday, Warner Bros. TV's Tarzan and Jane is expected to swing onto the fall schedule, possibly on Sunday. One Tree Hill, a drama from WBTV and Tollin/Robbins Prods., also looks like a contender, possibly in a Wednesday berth, while WBTV's Gilmore Girls spinoff also is considered likely to get a pickup. In the comedy field, the WB is said to have the hots for WBTV's All About the Andersons and Sony Pictures TV's untitled Adam Resnick project about a 19-year-old small-town mayor, with both eyed for Thursday slots, sources said. The WB's freshman comedy What I Like About You and third-year drama Angel are both said to be likely for renewal. ABC and the WB declined comment.
Meredith Monroe has joined the cast of ABC's untitled Tom Hertz comedy pilot, while 10-year-old Mike Weinberg has signed on to NBC's Tom Selleck comedy pilot, Touch 'em All McCall. Monroe will play the wife in ABC's Hertz project, which revolves around the fish-out-of-water experiences when an introverted New Yorker (Breckin Meyer) marries a woman who hails from a large gregarious family from Kansas. Monroe is known for her two-season stint on the WB Network's Dawson's Creek and work in features like Minority Report. Hertz and Brad Grey are executive producing for 20th Century Fox TV/Brad Grey TV. NBC Studios' Touch 'em All McCall features Selleck as a former baseball player who returns to his hometown to rekindle an old romance with a love interest (Susan Diol). Weinberg will play Diol's character's son, Sammy. Weinberg most recently appeared last year as the lead in ABC's telefilm Home Alone 4 and also had a recurring role on the WB's 7th Heaven in the 2001-02 season. Monroe is repped by Writers & Artists Agency and manager Rachel Shapiro. Weinberg is repped by Abby Bluestone of Innovative Artists.
- 4/22/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Breckin Meyer has been tapped as the lead in ABC's untitled Tom Hertz comedy pilot, while Will Friedle has been cast in the title role in Fox's comedy pilot Jack's House. Meanwhile, Vincent Ventresca has nabbed the title role in UPN's drama pilot presentation Vegas Dick, David Burke has been added to the cast of CBS' untitled Nicole Sullivan comedy pilot, and Elizabeth Reagan has been cast in NBC's untitled Whoopi Goldberg comedy pilot. The untitled Hertz project, from 20th Century Fox TV and Brad Grey TV, centers on an introverted New Yorker (Meyer) who marries into a large, gregarious family from Kansas. Jack's House, from 20th TV, centers on a twentysomething guy (Friedle) whose plan to settle down after buying a house is complicated by his partying roommates and his girlfriend.
- 4/14/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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