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September 19, 2011
 

THE SKED PILOT REPORTS

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Written by: Mitch Salem
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>Stay tuned to SHOWBUZZDAILY’s THE SKED for advance reports on all the new Fall pilots (NOW INCLUDING BUSTED PILOTS TOO):


     ABC

     APT. 23 – Potential DVR Alert
     CHARLIE’S ANGELS (ABC) – If Nothing Else Is On…
     GOOD CHRISTIAN BELLES (ABC) – Change the Channel     
     LAST MAN STANDING (ABC) – Change the Channel
     MAN UP (ABC) – Change the Channel
     ONCE UPON A TIME (ABC) – If Nothing Else Is On…
     PAN AM (ABC) – If Nothing Else Is On… 
     REVENGE (ABC) – If Nothing Else Is On… 
     THE RIVER (ABC) – Potential DVR Alert
     SCANDAL (ABC) – Potential DVR Alert       
     SUBURGATORY (ABC)– Potential DVR Alert
     WORK IT (ABC) – Change the Channel    

     CBS

     THE 2-2 (CBS) – If Nothing Else Is On…
     2 BROKE GIRLS (CBS) – If Nothing Else Is On…
     A GIFTED MAN (CBS) – If Nothing Else Is On… 
     HOW TO BE A GENTLEMAN (CBS) – Potential DVR Alert 
     PERSON OF INTEREST (CBS) – If Nothing Else Is On… 
     UNFORGETTABLE (CBS) – Change the Channel

     THE CW

     HART OF DIXIE (The CW) – Change the Channel
     RINGER (The CW) – Potential DVR Alert
     THE SECRET CIRCLE (The CW) – If Nothing Else Is On…

     FOX

     ALCATRAZ (FOX) – If Nothing Else Is On…
     I HATE MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER (FOX) –  Change the Channel 
     NEW GIRL (FOX) – Potential DVR Alert
     TERRA NOVA (FOX) – Potential DVR Alert    

     NBC

     ARE YOU THERE, VODKA?  IT’S ME, CHELSEA (NBC) – If Nothing Else Is On…
     AWAKE (NBC) – If Nothing Else Is On…
     BENT (NBC) – Change the Channel
     FREE AGENTS (NBC) – Change the Channel
     GRIMM (NBC) – If Nothing Else Is On… 
     THE PLAYBOY CLUB (NBC) – If Nothing Else Is On… 
     PRIME SUSPECT (NBC) – If Nothing Else Is On…
     SMASH (NBC) – Potential DVR Alert
     UP ALL NIGHT(NBC) – Potential DVR Alert 
     WHITNEY (NBC) – If Nothing Else Is On… 

     AMC
     
     HELL ON WHEELS – If Nothing Else Is On… 

     BBCAMERICA

     THE HOUR – Potential DVR Alert

     SHOWTIME

     HOMELAND – Potential DVR Alert


     BUSTED PILOTS

     17TH PRECINCT (Sony Television/NBC) – The Network Was Right
     BAD MOM (ABC Studios/ABC) – Worth Another Look
     COUNCIL OF DADS (Sony Television/FOX) – The Network Was Right
     EXIT STRATEGY (20th Television/FOX) – The Network Was Right
     FAMILY ALBUM (20th Television/FOX) – Worth Another Look
     GRACE (ABC Studios/ABC) – The Network Was Right
     HAIL MARY (Warner Bros/CBS) – The Network Was Right
     HALLELUJAH (ABC Studios/ABC) – The Network Was Right
     HELP WANTED (Warner Bros/NBC) – The Network Was Right
     HOMEGROWN (Warner Bros/CBS) – The Network Was Right 
     IDENTITY (ABC Studios/ABC) – The Network Was Right
     LITTLE IN COMMON (Warner Bros/FOX) – The Network Was Right
     LOCKE & KEY (20th Television/FOX) – The Network Was Right
     A MANN’S WORLD (Warner Bros/NBC) – Worth Another Look
     METRO (20th Television/NBC) – Worth Another Look
     PARTNERS (ABC Studios/ABC)  The Network Was Right 
     POE (Warner Bros/ABC) – The Network Was Right
     SMOTHERED (Warner Bros/ABC) – Worth Another Look
     VINCE UNCENSORED (Warner Bros-Conaco/CBS) – The Network Was Right
     WEEKENDS AT BELLEVUE (UMS/FOX) – The Network Was Right
     WONDER WOMAN (Warner Bros/NBC) – The Network Was Right 



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About the Author

Mitch Salem
MITCH SALEM has worked on the business side of the entertainment industry for 20 years, as a senior business affairs executive and attorney for such companies as NBC, ABC, USA, Syfy, Bravo, and BermanBraun Productions, and before that, at the NY law firm of Weil, Gotshal & Manges. During all that, he has more or less constantly been going to the movies and watching TV, and writing about both since the 1980s. His film reviews also currently appear on screened.com and the-burg.com. In addition, he is co-writer of an episode of the television series "Felicity."
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