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TBS:
UNTITLED WILLIAM H. MACY/STEVEN SCHACHTER PROJECT is a single-camera, half-hour comedy series that comes to TBS from Sony Pictures Television. It is written and executive-produced by William H. Macy (Fargo, TNT's Door to Door) and Steven Schachter (Door to Door). Schachter will direct the pilot, while Macy will star.
UNTITLED HERVEY/SIMMONS PROJECT is a primetime, scripted comedy pilot, executive-produced by Russell Simmons (co-founder of Def Jam Recordings), Stan Lathan (The Steve Harvey Show) and Winifred Hervey (The Steve Harvey Show). The series stars Joey "Run" Simmons (of Run-DMC), who also serves as a producer, and is written by Hervey.
NATIONAL BANANA ALREADY IN PROGRESS (working title) is a late-night comedy sketch show being executive-produced by Jerry Zucker (Airplane!, My Best Friend's Wedding).
The network previously announced development of these scripted comedy series:
UNTITLED DAVE CAPLAN PROJECT is executive-produced by Dave Caplan (The Drew Carey Show) and Original Film's Neal Moritz (The Fast and the Furious, I Am Legend) and Vivian Cannon (Thief). The project comes to TBS from Sony Pictures Television.
UNTITLED LATE-NIGHT HENSON SKETCH SHOW features the signature puppetry style of The Jim Henson Company and is executive-produced by Brian Henson and Lisa Henson.
UNTITLED ROBERT TOWNSEND SHOW is a sketch/variety show from writer/star/director Robert Townsend (The Five Heartbeats) and executive-produced by Townsend and Jerry Offsay (Eight Men Out).
TBS also is developing late-night comedy series, including these newly announced today:
UNTITLED BUNIM/MURRAY PROJECT is a late-night comedy/reality show that takes a group of middle-aged men back to their fraternity days. It is executive-produced by Jonathan Murray (The Real World) and Gil Goldschein.
UNTITLED JAMIE FOXX/MARCUS KING PROJECT is a late-night sketch and improvisational show executive-produced by Jamie Foxx (Ray, The Jamie Foxx Show) and his longtime collaborator, Marcus King.
TOP TEN (working title) is a late-night show that pits comedians against each other. The show is executive-produced by Mad Cow Productions and Madeleine Smithberg (co-creator of The Daily Show).
TruTV:
PRINCIPAL'S OFFICE (working title) focuses on the challenging life of being a school administrator. The project comes to truTV from Leftfield Pictures.
BLACK GOLD is an exciting new series about the risks and rewards of oil drilling from executive producer Thom Beers (Deadliest Catch). BLACK GOLD premieres June 18.
SKI PATROL gets viewers up-close and personal with men and women who work in some of the most extreme environments in the country. SKI PATROL will feature individual episodes produced separately by Bunim/Murray Productions (The Real World) and Varuna Entertainment (Trick My Truck).
MAN VS. CARTOON features a crack team of scientists, engineers and mad inventors who investigate whether inventions inspired by cartoons will work in real life.
Raph's Girl note: Of all these from TNT, TBS, and Tru...the only ones Im interested in are Black Gold, Man vs Cartoon, and that Henson show...
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