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Commissioned pilots.


ABC ABC
 in full American Broadcasting Co.

Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928.
 

COMEDY

Adopted

Young man tries to balance biological and adoptive families

Bobby Cannon

Retiring pro-athlete mentors protege

Crumbs

Two estranged es·trange  
tr.v. es·tranged, es·trang·ing, es·trang·es
1. To make hostile, unsympathetic, or indifferent; alienate.

2. To remove from an accustomed place or set of associations.
 brothers are forced to work together in family business

Emily's Reasons Why Not Emily's Reasons Why Not was a television series starring Heather Graham. The show, which was based on the novel of the same name, was cancelled by its brodcaster, ABC, after airing only one episode on January 9, 2006.  

Professional young woman with no luck in love

Hot Properties
Hot Properties was also a live early-1980s Lifetime talk show hosted by Richard Belzer.
Hot Properties is an ensemble comedy featuring four women working together in a Manhattan real estate office. It was first aired on October 7, 2005.
 

Four women, in various stages of their lives, in a real estate office

Joint Custody joint custody n. in divorce actions, a decision by the court (often upon agreement of the parents) that the parents will share custody of a child. There are two types of custody, physical and legal.  

A young man comes home from college to divorced parents

Neighbors

Two guys who, despite their families becoming friends, can't get along

Play Mates

Three couples who meet in birthing class balance kids and adult friendships

Red and Blue

A conservative and his liberal parents

Untitled Chris Kattan

Ego-centric consumer reporter on B-list cable TV network

Untitled Freddie Prinze

A single guy is raised in a house of women, and they re-enter re·en·ter also re-en·ter  
v. re·en·tered, re·en·ter·ing, re·en·ters

v.tr.
1. To enter or come in to again.

2. To record again on a list or ledger.

v.intr.
 his life

Untitled Goss/Holly

Siblings and their families

Untitled Holly Hester

A middle-aged woman decides to ditch her husband and go out on her own

Untitled Kaplan/Elfont

A group of guys and girls' lives intersect when two start dating

Untitled Peter Dinklage

A teacher works with gifted students

DRAMA

1/4 Life

Seven friends living together figure out post-college life

Commander-in-Chief

About first female President of the U.S.

The Evidence

Two cops who are best friends

In Justice

Lawyers attempt to help the wrongfully convicted

Introducing Lennie Rose

A young, single woman in NYC NYC
abbr.
New York City


NYC New York City
 Invasion

Strange things start happening in a Florida town post-hurricane

Laws of Chance

Based on real-life Houston, Texas ADA Ada, city, United States
Ada (ā`ə), city (1990 pop. 15,820), seat of Pontotoc co., S central Okla.; inc. 1904. It is a large cattle market and the center of a rich oil and ranch area.
 Kelly Siegler

Night Stalker

Remake of '70s series, detective who faces supernatural

Pros and Cons pros and cons
Noun, pl

the advantages and disadvantages of a situation [Latin pro for + con(tra) against]
 

Five ex- cons work for the FBI

Soccer Morns

Two suburban morns turn private eyes

Westside

L.A.'s upscale real estate world

What About Brian What About Brian is an American dramatic television series created by Dana Stevens and co-produced by J.J. Abrams' company Bad Robot Productions. The series premiered on April 16, 2006 on ABC, as a midseason replacement and concluded on March 26, 2007.  

A 30-something single guy amongst his married friends

CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast.  

COMEDY

Everything I Know About Men

A woman has lots of men in her life

How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother (HIMYM) is a CBS sitcom that premiered on September 19, 2005. Created by Craig Thomas and Carter Bays, the show received generally positive reviews.  

A retrospective look at a single guy in search of his future wife

Old Christine

A single, middle-aged morn and her son's peers' parents who don't approve

Three

Married couple and their newly divorced friend

Untitled Lloyd/Keenan

A family of single doctors

Untitled Marsh McCall

Adult siblings rally to support their eccentric dad

Untitled Rich Appel

Two divorced friends share custody

Untitled Susie Essman

Bride marries into a ready-made family

Untitled Yuspa/Goldsmith

New young parents living in NYC

Washington Street

Residents of an apartment building

DRAMA

3 Lbs.

A group of brain surgeons

American Crime

A suburban mom/prosecutor

Commuters

Couples live in the 'burbs, husbands work in NYC

Conviction

Legal drama about defense attorney-turned-prosecutor

Love Monkey

30-something record producer provides viewpoint on young friends

Quantico

Set in FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit The Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU, formerly known as the Behavioral Science Unit), is a part of the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation. It is one component of the National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime (NCAVC).  

Threshold

Government analyst and her team's engagement with an alien life form

The Unit

Based on "Inside Delta Force"; about America's Counter-Terrorism Unit

Untitled Diamond/Weisman

Couple juggling jobs; dad is sports agent, mom is magazine editor

Untitled John Gray

Inspired by the work of psychic James

Van Praagh

FOX

COMEDY

Barenaked Ladies Variety Show The Barenaked Ladies Variety Show was the working title for a pilot that the popular Canadian band Barenaked Ladies recorded for the FOX network in late 2004. One episode was shot in California, but the pilot was rejected and never aired on television.  

Canadian band in scripted variety show

Dirtbags

20-somethings living in a blue collar neighborhood in Boston

Don't Ask

Father leaves for another man

Heavy on My Mind

Heavy D presides over car tow lot

Kitchen Confidential

Bad-boy chef at top NY restaurant

Land of Opportunity

Comedy/reality: a man moves his family from Kashmir to the U.S.

The Loop

College grad straddles fence between slacker and working man

New Car Smell

Set in a car dealership

Peep Show a small show, or object exhibited, which is viewed through an orifice or a magnifying glass.

See also: Peep
 

Single-camera comedy about two roommates

Pool Guys

Two pool boys share an apartment

Queen B

A 20-something woman is at the center of her own universe

Stacked

A bookstore worker falls for bad boys

Untitled

Set in a police station in Times Square Untitled Brandy

A single mom copes with family and friends, starring Brandy

The War at Home

Hypocritical parents struggle to maintain dominance over their kids

DRAMA

Amy Coyne

A woman inherits a sports agency after her father's sudden death

Bones

About a forensic anthropologist

Born & Bred

Takes place at a fertility clinic

The Break

Man goes to jail to break out imprisoned im·pris·on  
tr.v. im·pris·oned, im·pris·on·ing, im·pris·ons
To put in or as if in prison; confine.



[Middle English emprisonen, from Old French emprisoner : en-
 brother

Briar&Graves

A priest and a doctor investigate religious phenomena

Deviant Behavior

A team that tracks serial killers

Head Cases

Lawyer w/ nervous breakdown nervous breakdown
n.
A severe or incapacitating emotional disorder, especially when occurring suddenly and marked by depression.


nervous breakdown 
 pairs w/one w/anger management issues

Hitched

Set in an all-in-one Vegas chapel

Murder Book

A pair of homicide detectives in L.A.

Reunion

Tracks 20 years in lives of six highschool classmates Classmates can refer to either:
  • Classmates.com, a social networking website.
  • Classmates (film), a 2006 Malayalam blockbuster directed by Lal Jose, starring Prithviraj, Jayasurya, Indragith, Sunil, Jagathy, Kavya Madhavan, Balachandra Menon, ...
 (1986-2006)

Windfall

Group of people share lottery winnings

REALITY

Hell's Kitchen

Restaurant boot camp

Princes of Malibu

Follows music producer David Foster and his 20-something step-kids

Who Wants to Live Forever?

People given chance to add years to their lives with lifestyle changes

NBC NBC
 in full National Broadcasting Co.

Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network.
 

COMEDY

All In

A single, poker-playing morn

Blue Skies

A family's former golden child turns into a YMCA YMCA
 in full Young Men's Christian Association

Nonsectarian, nonpolitical Christian lay movement that aims to develop high standards of Christian character among its members.
 lifeguard

Confessions of a Dog

A serial dater and his pals from college

Dante

A football superstar with a large ego

The Dennis

Guy spent life working at family hotdog stand; now wants more

Early Bird

20-ish guy in retirement community

Fillmore Middle

Set in a public middle school

Four Kings

Four best friends since childhood live together in NYC

Goody's

Set in a diner in Boston's North End, owned by an Italian family

Lies and the Wives We Tell Them To

About four guys and their wives

My Name is Earl My Name Is Earl is an Emmy Award-winning American sitcom created by Greg Garcia. It is produced by 20th Century Fox Television. It is currently in its third season and is broadcast on the NBC television network Thursdays at 8:00 PM Eastern time.  

A thief wins lotto and vows to change

NoTORIous

About Spelling post-90210

Thick and Thin

A woman lost a lot of weight; her friends and family didn't

Uncommon Sense

A columnist and his wife

Untitled Dan Mazer Project

Unscripted un·script·ed  
adj.
Not adhering to or in accordance with a script written beforehand: "his unscripted encounters with the press" Eleanor Clift.
 show about everyday Americans

Untitled Tina Fey

Behind-the-scenes at a TV variety show

The Weekend

Semi-improvisational about families on same cut-de-sac

DRAMA

Book of Daniel Noun 1. Book of Daniel - an Old Testament book that tells of the apocalyptic visions and the experiences of Daniel in the court of Nebuchadnezzar
Book of the Prophet Daniel, Daniel
 

Minister speaks to Jesus while trying to control family and flock

E-Ring

Inner workings of the Pentagon

Fathom

Marine biologist marine biologist

specialist in the biology of marine life.
 discovers a new deep sea species

Inconceivable

Takes place in a fertility clinic

Untitled "70s NY Cop

Based on real-life cops Sonny Grosso and Eddie Egan

World of Trouble

FBI unit investigates crimes against Americans at home and abroad

UPN UPN User Principal Name (Microsoft Windows 2000)
UPN United Paramount Network
UPN Unión del Pueblo Navarro (Navarrese People Union)
UPN Umgekehrte Polnische Notation
 

COMEDY

20 Things to Do Before You're 30

Four friends make a list of things they want to do before the big 3-0

Everybody Hates Chris Everybody Hates Chris is an African-American sitcom, on The CW Television Network. It is inspired by the teenage experiences of comedian Chris Rock (who narrates the show), while growing up in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn.  

Narrated by Chris Rock, inspired by his

childhood in Brooklyn

The Show with AJ Calloway

Semi-autobiographical; late-night talk-show; like Larry Sanders

Talk Show Diaries

Three friends and co-hosts of a morning talk-show

Wingwoman

About a woman who helps men flirt

DRAMA

Crazy

Female psychiatrist sees patients' problems reflected in her life

South Beach

Three young and single adults with big dreams; set in Miami

The Studio

20-somethings work in studio's back lot

Triangle

Doctor stays on an island after his wife disappears on their honeymoon

Wildlife

Ensemble set in Hollywood

WB

COMEDY

Best Laid Plans

Woman and her mother meet her dad for the first time; he was a sperm donor

Bow

Coming-of-age of 18-year-old rapper

Grown Men

Five frat brothers reunite a decade after college, at a friend's funeral

Liquid Generation

Flash animation variety show

Love Lindsey/Hate Hannah

A guy falls for his ex's sister

Mindy & Brenda

Two young women making their way in Brooklyn

Nobody's Watching

About the making of a reality show

The Ron White Show

Vegas comedy show

Rosie True

New morn finds herself single

Twins

Twin sisters with nothing in common

Untitled

20-something men turn to a female life coach to help them with relationships

Untitled

Camryn Manheim stars as a single mom amongst "perfect" soccer moms

Untitled Kaling/Withers

Female friends live in Los Angeles

DRAMA

The Bedford Diaries

Ensemble drama in NYC college, organized around a human sexuality seminar

Dog Town Lawyers

While still living with his parents, a prodigy partners with a cynical lawyer

Halley's Comet

A cancer survivor attends medical school

Mermaid

A mermaid on the beach in Miami

Pepper Dennis

TV reporter and newly-divorced sister

The Prince

Family soap with teenage anti-hero anti-hero, principal character of a modern literary or dramatic work who lacks the attributes of the traditional protagonist or hero. The anti-hero's lack of courage, honesty, or grace, his weaknesses and confusion, often reflect modern man's ambivalence toward , set in glamorous upscale Manhattan

Supernatural

Two brothers travel the country to hunt down supernatural beings

Untitled Liz Tuccillo

Four adult sisters navigate career and romance in upscale NYC
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