Pilot Season 2022: Scoop On The (Possible!) New Shows, Who's In Them

This list will be frequently updated as more pilots are announced and cast.

Pilot season is upon us, meaning the broadcast networks are taking stock of their needs for the 2022-23 TV season and getting the ball rolling toward filling any gaps. With things about to get really interesting — it's time to start casting stars in these wannabe hits! — TVLine presents its annual round-up of who's planning what, and well as our guide to the lingo that gets tossed around.

For easy access: Review the list of pilots for ABC, CBS, The CW, Fox and NBC, and we urge you to bookmark this constantly updated page for the very latest intel.

PILOT | When a network orders a pilot, they're asking its writers/producers/studio to cast and produce a very close facsimile of a series' first episode. Each pilot is reviewed by network brass, then typically put into testing before its fate is decided. (A "put pilot" has a greater likelihood of "going to series," as there is a significant financial penalty if it does not.)

PLANTED SPIN-OFF | Also called a "backdoor" pilot, this is an episode of an existing series that sets up a prospective offshoot. (See: Arrow's "Green Arrow and the Canaries" episode.) Retro History Lesson: That Brady Bunch episode with neighbor Ken Berry adopting three diverse boys? That was an ill-fated planted pilot, for a spin-off that was to be called Kelly's Kids.)

DRAMA/COMEDY PRESENTATION | Due to time or budget restraints, a network sometimes won't order a full pilot but a shorter "presentation" that gives a sense of what a drama or sitcom would look like.

CAST-CONTINGENT | Sometimes a network will order a pilot with the caveat that filming can't start until a suitable (read: "name") actor has been cast in a lead role. (Translation: "The premise is iffy, but a star could sell us.") So you'll sometimes hear that with the casting of so-and-so, "the cast contingency has been lifted" on a pilot.

SECOND POSITION | AKA the two words that make fans of "bubble" shows extremely anxious each spring, as stars from low-rated series start booking pilots (provided they get the OK from their current bosses). The term literally means that a pilot role is in second position/priority if their show gets renewed. The fact that an actor booked a "second position" gig doesn't always mean his/her current show is doomed... but it usually does. Variation: A "safe second" means the pilot's bosses have been discreetly assured that the actor will be available.

UPFRONTS | The week in mid-May when the networks take turns unveiling their schedules for next season — including the pilots that have been ordered to series. With rare exception, if your show doesn't make the cut here, it's a goner.

And now, our running update of pilots ordered for the 2022-23 TV season, going network by network....

ABC PILOTS

Our running update of pilots ordered for the 2022-23 TV season, going network by network; EPs = executive producers. (Jump to CBSThe CWFox or NBC.)

 

 

Hilary Swank ABC Drama Pilot

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ALASKA (Drama) — ORDERED TO SERIES

WRITER: Tom McCarthy

OTHER EPs: Bert Salke, Melissa Wells, Hilary Swank, Kyle Hopkins, Ryan Binkley

CAST: Hilary Swank (Away), Jeff Perry (Scandal)

Revolves around a star journalist (Swank) who moves to Alaska for a fresh start after a career-killing misstep and finds redemption personally and professionally after joining a daily metro newspaper in Anchorage.

AVALON (Drama) — ORDERED STRAIGHT TO SERIES

WRITER: David E. Kelley

OTHER EPs: Michael Connelly, Ross Fineman, Barry Jossen, Tana Jamieson

Set in the main city of Avalon on Catalina Island, where L.A. Sheriff Department Detective Nicole "Nic" Searcy heads up a small office. Catalina has a local population that serves more than 1 million tourists a year, and each day when the ferries arrive, hundreds of potential new stories enter the island. Detective Searcy is pulled into a career-defining mystery that will challenge everything she knows about herself and the island. Based on Michael Connelly's short story.

Milo Ventimiglia The Company You Keep

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THE COMPANY YOU KEEP (Drama) — ORDERED TO SERIES

WRITER: Julia Cohen

OTHER EPs: Milo Ventimiglia, Jon M. Chu, Todd Harthan, Caitlin Foito, Russ Cundiff, Lindsay Goffman, Deanna Harris

CAST: Milo Ventimiglia (This Is Us), Catherine Haena Kim (Good Trouble, FBI), William Fichtner (Mom, Prison Break), Sarah Wayne Callies (The Walking Dead, Colony), James Saito (Eli Stone), Tim Chiou, Freda Foh Shen, Felisha Terrell

A night of passion leads to love between con-man Charlie (Ventimiglia) and undercover CIA officer Emma (Kim), who are unknowingly on a collision course professionally. While Charlie ramps up the "family business" so he can get out for good, Emma's closing in on the vengeful criminal who holds Charlie's family debts in-hand, forcing them to reckon with the lies they've told so they can save themselves and their families from disastrous consequences. Based on the Korean format My Fellow Citizens.

CRIMINAL NATURE (Drama) — NOT MOVING FORWARD

WRITER: Rashad Raisani

OTHER EPs: Barry Jossen, Tana Jamieson

CAST: Michaela McManus (The Village, One Tree Hill), Parker Young (United States of Al), Yasha Jackson (The Flight Attendant), Ian Duff (We Own This City, The Republic of Sarah), Julia Chan (Archive 81, Katy Keene)

A propulsive, soapy procedural set in the stunning world of National Parks, the story revolves around the tangled, messy lives of the agents who work for the ISB — an elite law enforcement unit responsible for solving all serious crimes that occur in our country's 81,000 square miles of protected land.

JOSEP (Comedy) — NOT MOVING FORWARD

WRITER: Steve Joe

OTHER EPs: Jo Koy, Kourtney Kang, Jake Kasdan, Melvin Mar, Joe Meloche, Randall Park, Michael Golamco, Hieu Ho

CAST: Jo Koy, Rory O'Malley (American Princess), Kimee Balmilero, Tess Paras, Jason Rogel

In the single-cam comedy, a recently divorced Filipino American nurse (Koy) attempts to navigate dating, fatherhood and a very Filipino mother who loves to "help."

LA Law Revival Pilot Blair Underwood

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L.A. LAW (Drama) — NOT MOVING FORWARD

WRITERS: Marc Guggenheim, Ubah Mohamed

OTHER EPs: Dayna Bochco, Jesse Bochco, Blair Underwood, director Anthony Hemingway

CAST: Original series stars Blair Underwood and Corbin Bernsen, plus Toks Olagundoye (Castle, The Neighbors), Juliana Harkavy (Arrow), Hari Nef (YOU, Transparent), Kacey Rohl (Arrow, The Magicians), Ian Duff (The Republic of Sarah), John Harlan Kim (Nancy Drew9-1-1) and guest star Jill Eikenberry (L.A. Law)

The updated take on the Emmy-winning NBC drama is once again set at the venerable law firm of McKenzie Brackman, which has reinvented itself as a litigation firm specializing in only the most high profile, boundary pushing and incendiary cases.

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NOT DEAD YET (Comedy) — ORDERED TO SERIES

WRITERS: Casey Johnson, David Windsor

OTHER EPs: McG, Mary Viola and Corey Marsh

CAST: Gina Rodriguez (Jane the Virgin), Josh Banday (Upload), Jessica St. Clair (Playing House), Mary Elizabeth Ellis (It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia), Rick Glassman (As We See It), Angela Gibbs (On My Block, Black Jesus)

Broke, newly single and feeling old, Nell Stevens — a self-described 40-something disaster — works to restart the life and career she left behind 10 years ago. When she lands the only job she can find — writing obituaries — Nell starts getting life advice from an unlikely source. Adapted from Confessions of a Forty-Something F**k Up by Alexandra Potter.

Niecy Nash The Rookie Spinoff

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THE ROOKIE: FEDS (Drama) — ORDERED TO SERIES

WRITERS: Alexi Hawley, Terence Paul Winter

OTHER EPs: Mark Gordon

CAST: Niecy Nash (Claws), Kat Foster ('Til Death), Felix Solis (Ozark), Frankie Faison (Banshee, The Wire)

Simone Clark (Nash) is a force of nature, the living embodiment of a dream deferred — and the oldest rookie in the FBI Academy. She is a single mother of two who put her dreams on hold to make sure her kids pursued their own — and she never has shied away from a challenge or a fight. Airing as a double-episode backdoor pilot.

THE SON-IN-LAW (Comedy) — NOT MOVING FORWARD

WRITER: Ajay Saghal

OTHER EPs: Jake Kasdan, Melvin Mar

CAST: Chris Sullivan (This Is Us), Reema Sampat (Orange Is the New Black), Anupam Kher (New Amsterdam), Meera Simhan, Evangeline Young (Emergence), Robert Bailey Jr. (Emergence, The Night Shift)

The single-cam comedy follows a salt of the earth man who finds himself seeking the approval of his new fiancée's sophisticated parents — even as he's a difficult to impress father-in-law to his daughter's longtime boyfriend.

UNTITLED KAY OYEGUN PROJECT (Drama) — NOT MOVING FORWARD

WRITER: Kay Oyegun

CAST: Marsha Stephanie Blake (When They See Us), Sendhil Ramamurthy (Never Have I Ever), Johnny Simmons (Girlboss), Rachel Hilson (Winning Time), Demetrius Grosse (Fear the Walking Dead), Rahnuma Panthaky (NCIS: Los Angeles)

Five therapists in Philadelphia find unique ways to solve problems in their patients' lives while grappling with their own. Ellen Roman, the owner of the practice and a brilliant therapist, has her life shockingly turned upside down when she begins working with a sociopathic patient who may hold the key to the disappearance of her sister five years earlier.

WILL TRENT (Drama) — ORDERED TO SERIES

WRITERS: Liz Heldens, Dan Thomsen

OTHER EPs: Karin Slaughter

CAST: Ramón Rodríguez (The Affair, The Defenders), Erika Christensen (Parenthood), Jake McLaughlin (Quantico), Iantha Richardson (American Soul, This Is Us), Sonja Sohn (The Chi, Body of Proof)

Special Agent Will Trent of the Georgia Bureau of Investigations was abandoned at birth and endured a harsh coming-of-age in Atlanta's overwhelmed foster care system. But now, determined to use his unique point of view to make sure no one feels as abandoned as he was, Will Trent has the highest clearance rate in the GBI. Based on Karin Slaughter's New York Times best-selling Will Trent series.

CBS PILOTS

Our running update of pilots ordered for the 2022-23 TV season, going network by network; EPs = executive producers. (Jump to ABC, The CW, Fox or NBC.)

 

 

Alice Eve Early Edition

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EARLY EDITION (Drama) — NOT MOVING FORWARD

WRITER: Melissa Glenn

OTHER EPs: DeVon Franklin, Bob Brush, co-EP Jenna Nicholson

CAST: Alice Eve (The Power, Iron Fist), Charles Michael Davis (The Originals, Younger), Jay Ali (Magnum P.I., Daredevil), Fiona Rene (I Know What You Did Last Summer, Stumptown)

In the reboot of the original CBS series starring Kyle Chandler, an ambitious but uncompromising journalist starts receiving tomorrow's newspaper today. She then finds herself in the complicated business of changing the news instead of reporting it.

EAST NEW YORK (Drama) — ORDERED TO SERIES

WRITERS: William Finkelstein, Mike Flynn

OTHER EPs: Mike Robin, Mark Holder, Christine Holder

CAST: Amanda Warren (Dickinson), Jimmy Smits (NYPD Blue), Ruben Santiago Hudson (Castle), Richard Kind (Mad About You), Lavel Schley, Olivia Luccardi (The Thing About Pam, The Deuce), Kevin Rankin (Claws), Elizabeth Rodriguez (Orange Is the New Black)

Follows Regina Haywood, the newly promoted police captain of East New York, an impoverished, working class neighborhood at the eastern edge of Brooklyn. She leads a diverse group of officers and detectives, some of whom are reluctant to deploy her creative methods of serving and protecting during the midst of social upheaval and the early seeds of gentrification.

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FIRE COUNTRY (Drama) — ORDERED TO SERIES

WRITERS: Tony Phelan & Joan Rater; story co-written by Max Thieriot

OTHER EPs: Max Thieriot, Jerry Bruckheimer, Jonathan Littman, KristieAnne Reid

CAST: Max Thieriot (SEAL Team), Billy Burke (Zoo, Revolution), Kevin Alejandro (Lucifer), Jordan Calloway (Black Lightning), Diane Farr (Splitting Up Together, Numb3rs), Stephanie Arcila (Penny Dreadful: City of Angels), Jules Latimer (Guilty Party)

Seeking redemption and a shortened prison sentence, young convict Bode Donovan joins a firefighting program that returns him to his small Northern California hometown, where he and other inmates work alongside elite firefighters to extinguish massive blazes across the region. Inspired by executive producer Max Thieriot's experiences growing up in northern California fire country.

Malcolm Barrett The Hug Machine

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THE HUG MACHINE (Comedy)

WRITER: Sam Laybourne

OTHER EPs: Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer, Ali Bell, director Jorma Taccone

CAST: Malcolm Barrett (Timeless), Michaela Conlin (Bones), Allison Guinn (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel)

A dad gets a second chance to save both his marriage and his flailing rock career when his band unintentionally finds success in the raucous, cutthroat world of children's music. Jorma Taccone of the Lonely Island will direct this single-cam family comedy with musical elements.

Justin Hartley The Never Game

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THE NEVER GAME (Drama) — STILL IN CONTENTION

WRITER: Michael Cooney

OTHER EPs: Justin Hartley, director Ken Olin

CAST: Justin Hartley (This Is Us), Mary McDonnell (Major Crimes), Robin Weigert (Deadwood), Abby McEnany (Work In Progress), Eric Graise (Locke & Key, Step Up: High Water)

Revolves around survivalist Colter Shaw (Hartley), who roams the country as a "reward seeker" and uses his tracking skills to solve mysteries as he contends with his own fractured family.

RUST BELT NEWS (Comedy)

WRITER: Matt Warburton

OTHER EPs: Leslie Morgenstein, Gina Girolamo

CAST: Rich Sommer (In the Dark, Mad Men), Lauren Lindsay Donzis (Punky Brewster), Jayma Mays (Glee), Bentley Green (Snowfall), Angel Laketa Moore (Atypical), Bailey Gavulic (Fear the Walking Dead), Ravi Patel (Grandfathered), Eric Edelstein (Twin Peaks), Johnny Jay Lee

A single-camera comedy about a small Ohio town where the local newspaper goes out of business, leaving the ambitious, angsty reporters of the high school newspaper as the only people left to report on scandals, dig up corruption, and generally polish the rust off this rust-belt community.

SOBER COMPANION (Comedy)

WRITERS: Gracie Glassmeyer, David Rosenthal, story by Jennie Snyder Urman

OTHER EPs: Joanna Klein

CAST: Krysta Rodriguez (Trial & Error, Smash), Lauren Lapkus (Good Girls, Orange Is the New Black)

Eliza (Rodriguez), a hot-mess alcoholic who owns a bar with her uncle in New Orleans, is forced to get her life together when the court appoints her an exhaustingly upbeat sober companion (Lapkus) with whom she has to live 24/7 in the multi-cam comedy.

TRUE LIES (Drama) — ORDERED TO SERIES

WRITER: Matt Nix

OTHER EPs: Director McG, James Cameron, Rae Sanchini, Mary Viola, director Anthony Hemingway

CAST: Steve Howey (Shameless), Ginger Gonzaga (Kidding), Omar Miller, Erica Hernandez, Mike O'Gorman

Shocked to discover that her bland and unremarkable computer consultant husband (Howey) is a skilled international spy, an unfulfilled suburban housewife (Gonzaga) is propelled into a life of danger and adventure when she's recruited to work alongside him to save the world as they try to revitalize their passionless marriage. Based on the 1994 James Cameron movie.

UNPLANNED IN AKRON (Comedy)

WRITER: Schuyler Helford

OTHER EPs: Emily Wilson, Samie Falvey, Erik Feig, Chris Mills, Chris Emerson

CAST: Katy Mixon (American Housewife), Christopher Gorham (Covert Affairs), Cree Cicchino (And Just Like That...), Connor Kalopsis (The Grinder, Days of Our Lives)

A multi-cam about two teenagers navigating parenthood in the best way they know how. With a little help from their friends and parents, they'll learn that mistakes in life don't have to derail your life — that no matter what age you are, taking care of a child is no joke — but sometimes, you just gotta laugh (or cry) your way through it.

SO HELP ME TODD (Drama) — ORDERED TO SERIES

WRITER: Scott Prendergast

OTHER EPs: EP Phil McGraw, Jay McGraw, Julia Eisenman

CAST: Geena Davis (Commander in Chief) Marcia Gay Harden (Code Black), Skylar Astin (Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist), Madeline Wise (Crashing), Inga Schlingmann

Despite their opposing personalities, a talented but directionless P.I. who is the black sheep of his family begrudgingly agrees to work as the in-house investigator for his overbearing mother, a successful attorney reeling from the recent dissolution of her marriage.

THE CW PILOTS

Our running update of pilots ordered for the 2022-23 TV season, going network by network; EPs = executive producers. (Jump to ABC, CBS, Fox or NBC.)

 

 

Misha Collins Gotham Knights

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GOTHAM KNIGHTS (Drama) — ORDERED TO SERIES

WRITERS: Chad Fiveash, James Stoteraux, Natalie Abrams

OTHER EPs: Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, David Madden, pilot director Danny Cannon

CAST: Misha Collins (Supernatural), Olivia Rose Keegan (High School Musical: The Musical: The Series), Navia Robinson (Raven's Home), Oscar Morgan (the U.K.'s Warren), Anna Lore (All American), Fallon Smythe, Tyler DiChiara, Rahart Adams

In the wake of Bruce Wayne's murder, his rebellious adopted son forges an unlikely alliance with the children of Batman's enemies when they are all framed for killing the Caped Crusader. And as the city's most wanted criminals, this renegade band of misfits must fight to clear their names. But in a Gotham with no Dark Knight to protect it, the city descends into the most dangerous it's ever been. However, hope comes from the most unexpected of places as this team of mismatched fugitives will become its next generation of saviors known as the Gotham Knights.

Walker Spinoff Matt Barr Katherine McNamara

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WALKER: INDEPENDENCE (Drama) — ORDERED TO SERIES

WRITERS: Anna Fricke, Seamus Fahey

OTHER EPs: Jared Padalecki, Dan Lin, Lindsey Liberatore, Laura Terry

CAST: Matt Barr (Walker), Katherine McNamara (Arrow), Katie Findlay (How to Get Away With Murder), Greg Hovanessian (Another Life, When Hope Calls), Lawrence Kao (Wu Assassins), Justin Johnson Cortez

An origin story set in the late 1800s that follows Abby Walker (McNamara), an affluent Bostonian whose husband is murdered before her eyes while on their journey out West. On her quest for revenge, Abby crosses paths with Hoyt Rawlins (Barr), a lovable rogue in search of purpose. Abby and Hoyt's journey takes them to Independence, Texas, where they encounter diverse, eclectic residents running from their own troubled pasts and chasing their dreams. Our newfound family will struggle with the changing world around them, while becoming agents of change themselves in a town where nothing is what it seems.

The Winchesters casts Drake Roger and Meg Donnelly

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THE WINCHESTERS (Drama) — ORDERED TO SERIES

WRITER: Robbie Thompson

OTHER EPs: Jensen Ackles, Danneel Ackles

CAST: Drake Rodger (The In Between), Meg Donnelly (American Housewife), Bianca Kajlich (Legacies), Nida Khurshid (Station 19), Demetria McKinney (Motherland: Fort Salem, House of Payne) Jojo Fleites

The Supernatural prequel spinoff centers around Dean and Sam's parents, John (Rodger) and Mary Winchester (Donnelly), and is described as "the epic, untold love story of how John met Mary and how they put it all on the line to not only save their love, but the entire world." It will be told from the perspective of their eldest son, Dean, with Jensen Ackles narrating.

FOX PILOTS

Our running update of pilots ordered for the 2022-23 TV season, going network by network; EPs = executive producers. (Jump to ABC, CBS, The CW or NBC.)

 

 

Michael Chiklis Accused

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ACCUSED (Drama) — ORDERED STRAIGHT TO SERIES

WRITERS: Howard Gordon, Alex Gansa, David Shore

CAST: Guest stars Michael Chiklis (in Episode 1), Jill Hennessy (in Episode 1), Whitney Cummings (Whitney)

OTHER EPs: Glenn Geller, Erin Gunn, Jacob Cohen-Holmes, Sita Williams, Jimmy McGovern, Roxy Spencer

The anthology opens in a courtroom with a defendant being accused of a crime, then backtracks to reveal how these people got caught up in the extraordinary situations in which they find themselves. Each season will focus on a different crime. Based on the BAFTA-winning British show.

GRIMSBURG (Animated Comedy) — ORDERED STRAIGHT TO SERIES

WRITERS: Catlan McClelland, Matthew Schlissel

OTHER EPs: Jon Hamm, Gail Berman, Hend Baghdady, Connie Tavel, showrunner Chadd Gindin

CAST: Jon Hamm

Revolves around Marvin Flute (Hamm), a great detective who can't crack his own family. Now that he's back in Grimsburg, a town where everyone has a secret or three, Flute will follow every lead he's got to redeem himself with the ex-wife he never stopped loving, even if it means hanging out with the son he never bothered to get to know.

KRAPOPOLIS (Animated Comedy) — ORDERED STRAIGHT TO SERIES

WRITER: Dan Harmon

OTHER EPs: Showrunner Jordan Young

CAST: Hannah Waddingham, Richard Ayoade, Matt Berry, Pam Murphy, Duncan Trussell

Set in ancient Greece and follows a family of humans, gods and monsters trying to run one of the world's first cities.

NBC PILOTS

Our running update of pilots ordered for the 2022-23 TV season, going network by network; EPs = executive producers. (Jump to ABC, CBS, The CW or Fox.)

 

 

BLANK SLATE (Drama) — NOT MOVING FORWARD

WRITER: Dean Georgaris

OTHER EPs: co-creator John Fox, John Davis

CAST: Matt Passmore (The Glades), Floriana Lima (A Million Little Things), Dave Annable (Brothers & Sisters), Abhi Sinha (The Young and the Restless), Samantha Mathis (Billions), Norm Lewis (Scandal)

Special Agent Alexander McCoy is a legend in law enforcement, the agent we all hope is out there, the agent we'd all like to be. The only issue is... he doesn't actually exist. He's a ghost, a phantom. So what happens when a man claiming to be Alexander McCoy walks through the door with all of his skills and knowledge, but with an agenda nobody will see coming.

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FOUND (Drama) — ORDERED TO SERIES

WRITER: Nkechi Okoro Carroll

OTHER EPs: Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, David Madden, Lindsay Dunn

CAST: Shanola Hampton (Shameless), Mark-Paul Gosselaar (mixed-ish, Pitch), Brett Dalton (Chicago Fire, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.), Gabrielle Walsh, Arlen Escarpeta, Karan Oberoi, Kelli Williams

In any given year, more than 600,000 people are reported missing in the U.S. More than half that number are people of color that the country seems to forget about. A public relations specialist — who was once herself one of those forgotten ones — and her crisis management team now make sure there is always someone looking out for the forgotten missing people. But unbeknownst to anyone, this everyday hero is hiding a chilling secret of her own.

Ariel Winter Hungry

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HUNGRY (Comedy) — NOT MOVING FORWARD

WRITER: Suzanne Martin

OTHER EPs: Sean Hayes, Todd Milliner, Scooter Braun, Scott Manson, James Shin

CAST: Demi Lovato (Will & Grace, Sonny With a Chance) Ariel Winter (Modern Family), Valerie Bertinelli (Hot in Cleveland), Gabriel "Fluffy" Iglesias (Mr. Iglesias), Ryan McPartlin (Chuck), Anna Akana (A Million Little Things), Ashley D. Kelley (Insatiable), Jay Klaitz (FBI, Instinct), Rory O'Malley (Broadway's The Book of Mormon), Christian Magby (The Flash), Alex Brightman

In the multi-cam comedy, a group of friends who belong to a food issues support group help one another as they look for love, success and the perfect thing in the fridge that's going to make it all better.

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IRRATIONAL (Drama) — ORDERED TO SERIES

WRITER: Arika Mittman

OTHER EPs: Sam Baum, Mark Goffman; consultant Dan Ariely

CAST: Jesse L. Martin (The Flash), Maahra Hill (Delilah), Travina Springer, Molly Kunz, Arash DeMaxi

A world-renowned professor of behavioral science lends his expertise to an array of high-stakes cases involving governments, law enforcement, and corporations with his unique and unexpected approach to understanding human behavior. Based on Dan Ariely's book Predictably Irrational.

LOPEZ VS. LOPEZ (Comedy) — ORDERED TO SERIES

WRITER: Debby Wolfe

OTHER EPs: Bruce Helford, George Lopez, Katie Newman, Michael Rotenberg; P Mayan Lopez

CAST: George Lopez (George Lopez), Mayan Lopez, Selenis Leyva (Orange Is the New Black), Matt Shively (The Real O'Neals), Brice Gonzalez

A working-class family comedy about dysfunction, reconnection and all the pain and joy in between.

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NIGHT COURT (Comedy) — SERIES ORDER ROLLED OVER FROM LAST SEASON

WRITER: Dan Rubin

OTHER EPs: Melissa Rauch, Winston Rauch, producer John Larroquette

CAST: Melissa Rauch (The Big Bang Theory), John Larroquette (the original Night Court, The Good Fight), Ana Villafañe (Younger, New Amsterdam), India de Beaufort (One Day at a Time), Kapil Talwalkar (Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist)

In the sequel series, unapologetic optimist judge Abby Stone (Rauch), the daughter of the late Harry Stone, follows in her father's footsteps as she presides over the night shift of a Manhattan arraignment court and tries to bring order to its crew of oddballs and cynics, most notably former night court prosecutor Dan Fielding (Larroquette).

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QUANTUM LEAP (Drama) — ORDERED TO SERIES

WRITERS: Steve Lilien, Bryan Wynbrandt

OTHER EPs: Don Bellisario, Deborah Pratt, Martin Gero, director Helen Shaver

CAST: Raymond Lee (Kevin Can F**k Himself), Ernie Hudson (City on a Hill, Grace and Frankie), Nanrisa Lee (Bosch), Mason Alexander (Cowboy Bebop), Caitlin Bassett

In the reboot, it's been 30 years since Dr. Sam Beckett stepped into the Quantum Leap accelerator and vanished. Now a new team has been assembled to restart the project in the hopes of understanding the mysteries behind the machine and the man who created it.

UNBROKEN (Drama) — NOT MOVING FORWARD

WRITER: Shaun Cassidy

OTHER EPs: Scott Bakula

CAST: Scott Bakula (NCIS: New Orleans), Cress Williams (Black Lightning), Anna Wood (The Code), Oluniké Adeliyi (The Expanse), Amanda Payton (United States of Al), Delon de Metz (The Bold and the Beautiful), Jacqueline Obradors (Bosch, NYPD Blue), Jon Beavers (Animal Kingdom), Ruth Righi (Sydney to the Max), Shian Tomlinson

Three dynastic ranch families on the central coast of California make love and war in a passionate struggle to survive, ultimately setting the stage for a group of fiercely determined young women to win big for all at the National Championship of Rodeo.

UNTITLED MIKE DANIELS PROJECT (Drama) — STILL IN CONTENTION

WRITERS: Mike Daniels

OTHER EPs: David Janollari, Rob Golenberg, Alon Aranya, Robert Alberdingk Thijm, Norbert ter Hall

CAST: Ben Rappaport (Younger, For the People), Alexandra Chando (The Lying Game)

Chronicles the love and lives of two complete strangers whose multiple run-ins begin to defy coincidence and lead both to believe in fate. Pairs a serialized, stand-up-and-cheer romantic comedy with the wildly diverse and often unexpected human stories of anyone who finds themselves six degrees from Adam and Eva. Based on the Dutch series A'dam – E.V.A.

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