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1600 Penn ORDERED *
Studio: 20th Century Fox TV
Exec producers: Jon Lovett (writer), Jason Winer (director), Josh Gad
Logline: A son returns home to the White House; Josh Gad, Bill Pullman star
Shoots: April 9-16, L.A.

Animal Practice ORDERED * ‡
Studio: Universal TV
Exec producers: Brian Gatewood (writer), Alex Tanaka (writer), Anthony Russo (director), Joe Russo (director), Gail Lerner, Scot Armstrong, Ravi Nandan
Logline: Veterinarian loves animals but hates their owners; Justin Kirk stars

Daddy’s Girls
Studio: 20th Century Fox TV
Exec producers: Dana Klein (writer), Pamela Fryman (director), Aaron Kaplan
Logline: Woman learns her father is engaged to her high school enemy
Shoots: April 12-13, L.A.

Downwardly Mobile
Studio: 20th Century Fox TV
Exec producers: Eric Gilliland (writer), Roseanne Barr (writer), Steven Greener
Logline: Manager of a mobile home park becomes a mother to the residents; Roseanne Barr, John Goodman star
Director: Gail Mancuso

Friday Night Dinner*
Studio: Universal TV
Exec producers: Greg Daniels (writer), Ken Kwapis (director), Howard Klein
Logline: Quirky family has weekly dinner; Allison Janney, Tony Shalhoub, David Koechner, Kevin Bigley star

Go On   ORDERED*
Studio: Universal TV
Exec producer: Scott Silveri (writer), Todd Holland (director), Karey Burke
Logline: Matthew Perry stars as a sportscaster in a therapy group

Guys With Kids  ORDERED
Studio: Universal TV
Exec producers: Charlie Grandy (writer), Rick Wiener, Kenny Schwartz, Jimmy Fallon, Amy Ozols
Logline: Three guys enjoy parenting though they still haven’t grown up
Director: Scott Ellis

Isabel* ‡
Studio: Universal TV
Exec producers: Howard Busgang (writer), Tom Nursall (writer), Todd Holland (director), Karey Burke, Jocelyn Deschenes, Aaron Kaplan
Logline: Family seen through daughter’s visits to psychologist; Sophia Mitri Schloss, Marcia Gay Harden, Kevin Nealon star

Kari Lizer Project
Studio: Warner Bros. TV
Exec producer: Kari Lizer
Logline: Friends change when one marries; Minnie Driver, Andrea Anders star
Director: Scott Ellis
Shoots: March 20-23, L.A.

The New Normal  ORDERED*
Studio: 20th Century Fox TV
Exec producers: Ryan Murphy (writer, director), Allison Adler (writer), Dante Di Loreto
Logline: Blended family of a gay couple and their surrogate mother; Ellen Barkin, Andrew Rannells, Justin Bartha star
Shoots: April 2-9, Los Angeles

Next Caller  ORDERED *
Studio: Lionsgate TV/Universal TV
Exec producers: Stephen Falk (writer), Marc Buckland (director)
Logline: Dane Cook stars as a brash DJ with a feminist co-host
Shoots: March 26-30, L.A.

Save Me  ORDERED *
Studio: Sony Pictures TV
Exec producers: John Scott Shepherd (writer), Scott Winant (director), Vivian Cannon, Neal Moritz
Logline: Anne Heche stars as a housewife who thinks she’s a prophet
Shoots: March 14-23, L.A.

Susan 313* ‡
Studio: 20th Century Fox TV
Exec producers: John Schroeder (writer), Sarah Silverman (writer), Dan Sterling (writer), Ken Kwapis (director), Francie Calfo, Brian Grazer, Ron Howard
Logline: Silverman stars as a woman newly single after a long relationship

Hilary Winston Project*
Studio: Sony Pictures TV
Exec producers: Hilary Winston (writer), Julia Franz, Jamie Tarses
Logline: Woman dumped by her fiance leans on her co-workers to get revenge
Director: Adam Shankman
Shoots: March 26-April 4, L.A.

Drama

Bad Girls
Studio: Warner Bros. TV
Exec producers: Nancy Pimental (writer), John Wells, Andrew Stearn
Logline: Redo of Brit prison series
Director: John Dahl
Shoots: April 15-24, L.A.

Beautiful People
Studio: Universal TV/ABC Studios
Exec producers: Michael McDonald (writer), Stephen Hopkins (director), Robert Sertner
Logline: A futuristic world where androids begin to resemble humans

Chicago Fire  ORDERED
Studio: Universal TV
Exec producers: Derek Haas (writer), Michael Brandt (writer), Dick Wolf, Danielle Gelber, Peter Jankowski
Logline: Set in the Chicago Fire Dept.
Director: Jeffrey Nachmanoff
Shoots: March 14-28, Chicago

Crossbones  ORDERED
Studio: Georgeville TV/Universal TV
Exec producers: Neil Cross (writer), Walter Parkes, Laurie MacDonald, Ted Gold
Logline:An assassin is sent to battle famed pirate Blackbeard in 1715

County
Studio: Universal TV
Exec producers: Jason Katims (writer), Jeffrey Reiner (director)
Logline: Set in a struggling L.A. county hospital; Jason Ritter stars
Shoots: March 12-April 7, L.A.

Do No Harm ORDERED
Studio: Universal TV
Exec producers: David Schulner writer), Michael Mayer (director, co-EP), Rachel Kaplan, Peter Traugott
Logline: Jekyll and Hyde story revolves around a neurosurgeon

The Frontier
Studio: Sony Pictures TV
Exec producers: Shaun Cassidy (writer), Thomas Schlamme (director), Jeff Kwatinetz, Josh Barry
Logline: Follows a group of people heading west from Missouri in 1840s

Hannibal ORDERED
Studio: Gaumont Intl. TV
Exec producers: Bryan Fuller (writer), Jesse Alexander, Sara Colleton, Martha De Laurentiis, Katie O’Connell
Logline: Hugh Dancy stars as FBI agent Will Graham at the outset of his encounters with Dr. Hannibal Lecter
Director: David Slade

Infamous ORDERED
Studio: Universal TV
Exec producers: Liz Heldens (writer), Gail Berman, Lloyd Braun, Gene Stein
Logline: Wealthy family soap; Victor Garber stars
Director: Peter Horton

Midnight Sun
Studio: Universal TV
Exec producers: Lisa Zwerling (writer), Rachel Kaplan, Peter Traugott, Alon Aranya
Logline: FBI probes disappearance of an Alaskan commune; Julia Stiles, Titus Welliver star
Director: Brad Anderson

Revolution ORDERED
Studio: Warner Bros. TV
Exec producers: Eric Kripke (writer), Jon Favreau (director), J.J. Abrams, Bryan Burk
Logline: The struggle for survival in a world where electricity has ceased to exist
Shoots: March 14-April 7, Atlanta

* = single camera
† = multi camera

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