NBC, CBS, FOX, ABC, and CW all made pilot orders today. Let's take a look at who got what.
While NBC made 10 orders, the other networks made some big deals today. Fox made a deal with Cougar Town creator Bill Lawrence. and ABC picked up Beauty and the Beast. The CW also made their fifth drama pilot order today with First Cut from the co-EP of 90210. Finally over at CBS, Golden Boy was ordered from Greg Berlanti. More details for all the shows after the jump.
First lets just run through NBC's orders, there are quite a few of them. Info via Variety.
Chicago Fire from Law and Order impresario Dick Wolf. This action-driven drama exploring the complex and heroic men and women of the Chicago Fire Dept.
County takes viewers into the lives of a group of young doctors, nurses, and administrators in a frenetic, underfunded and morally compromising L.A. County Hospital.
Downwardly Mobile features Roseanne Barr as the proprietor of a mobile home park and surrogate mother to all of the unique people who live there in a challenging economy.
Untitled comedy from Jimmy Fallon about three 30-something guys enjoying the adventures of parenting despite the fact they haven't grown up themselves.
Friday Night Dinner, a single-camera half-hour about a quirky family that has dinner together every Friday night.
Animal Kingdom, a single-camera office comedy centered on a House-like veterinarian who loves animals but usually hates their owners.
Go On, in which an irreverent yet charming sportscaster tries to move on from a loss and reluctantly finds surprising solace from the members of his mandatory group therapy sessions.
Next Caller Please, about a single-camera gender comedy focusing on a brash alpha male DJ and his new, plucky, feminist co-host set in the offices of a satellite radio station.
Untitled single-camera project about a shy, focused woman who leans on her co-workers to help her come out of her shell and plot her revenge after she's dumped by her fiance.
Daddy's Girl, about a young woman returns home from overseas to find her father is seriously dating the "mean girl" from her high school.
Deadline reports that CBS has given the greenlight to Greg Berlanti and Nick Wootton for their drama Golden Boy. The show is about one mans rise from an everyday officer to detective and then moving up to Police Commissioner. Berlanti already has projects Arrow over at CW and Guilty at Fox.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, over at ABC a Beauty and the Beast reboot is in the works and hopes to follow the success of fairy tale Once Upon a Time. The preoject is being written by Human Target and Jericho scribe Jonathan E. Steinberg. CW has also given the pilot order for a reboot/remake of CBS's live action drama from the late 80s.
Variety reports that Fox has picked up Like Father, a single-camera comedy from Bill Lawrence the creator of shows like Scrubs and Cougar Town. The show revolves around a father and son that is loosely based on Lawrence's life. The story focuses on the father who is only 19 years older than his adult son. Fox already has three other comedies lined up.
CW's latest order from the co-executive producer of 90210 is a dramatic medical drama called First Cut. The show is centered around a female med student who is trying to start anew in the professional world as a new doctor. She eventually discovers that work at the hospital is no better than high school. The CW has also made orders for Arrow, The Carrie Diaries, Cult, and Beauty and the Beast.
