Filgo duo land CBS pilot deal

Network sets project for ''70s Show' alums

By CYNTHIA LITTLETON

CBS has given a put pilot commitment to a laffer from "That '70s Show" alums Jeff Filgo and Jackie Filgo and Warner Bros. TV.

Project is said to be a domestic comedy dubbed "Big D," but studio and net kept mum about the details.

The Filgos, who are married, are doing the project through their overall deal at Warner Bros. TV. They're also working as consulting producers on the Eye's comedy "The New Adventures of Old Christine."

The duo worked on "That '70s Show" through its entire 1998-2006 run on Fox, serving as showrunners in its last few seasons.

On the film side, the Filgos recently penned the Universal comedy "Young Americans," starring former "'70s Show" trouper Topher Grace.

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