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Fox Tries to Rebuild Comedy Lineup With Four New Pilots
One of the major issues facing Fox's entertainment president, Kevin Reilly, at TCA last week was the sorry state of Fox's comedy development. Reilly himself noted that Fox had made a lot of year-end lists — er, those would be the worst lists — with Do Not Disturb, one of the first Fall shows to get axed, and the network has no live-action comedy on its schedule to start '09.
So it's interesting that today, Fox has given the green light to four new comedy pilots (among seven total), including one produced by Ben Stiller.
Prison Break's Ending, Fringe Is "A Keeper," & More From Fox
Greetings from the TCA press tour! I'm coming to you live from the Universal Hilton, where Fox is presenting its Winter and Spring shows today. A few minutes ago, the network's entertainment president, Kevin Reilly, took the stage to make some announcements about the network's future plans.
TV News Roundup, 5/29
While we were having a relaxing holiday weekend, things were a little nuts over in TV land. Here are some of the most interesting stories:
- Charles Nelson Reilly, my favorite "Match Game" panelist, died Friday at age 76, the Los Angeles Times reports.
- NBC Entertainment president Kevin Reilly has been fired, Variety reports. In his place: Ben Silverman, whose studio produces "The Office" and "Ugly Betty," and Marc Graboff.
- Reilly isn't the only axing at NBC: "Super-sized" comedies also won't be back next season, Zap2it reports.
- A "House" executive producer tells USA Today that next season will look very different.
- ABC has its eye on a show that sounds like a newsy YouTube, Variety reports.
- The New York Times has the story about how "American Idol" saved "'Til Death."
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