Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Comedy Pilots by Women. What's Dead. What Moves Ahead.


Back in March, I posted the 15 pilots written by women that made the first cut in the competitive pilot process. So I thought I'd follow it up to show how women writers fared at the different networks. As of now, four of the 15 pilots are moving ahead -- ABC & CBS tied with two "broad" pilots each. There's also a rumor that NBC is planning to re-tool ASSISTANCE and try it again, meaning it still has a pulse. 

ABC ordered 13 comedies to pilot - 6 by women - 2 move forward!
BAD MANAGEMENT by Sharon Horgan & Holly Walsh
MIDDLE AGE RAGE by Cheryl Holliday
SUPER FUN NIGHT by Rebel Wilson
TROPHY WIFE by Emily Halpern & Sarah Haskins
KEEP CALM AND KAREY ON  by Andrea Abbate
SEE YOU NEXT TUESDAY  by Lizzie Molyneux and Wendy Molyneux

CBS ordered 12 comedies to pilot - 4 by women - 2 move forward!
BAD TEACHER  BY Hilary Winston
FRIENDS WITH BETTER LIVES By Dana Klein
MOM By Gemma Baker & Chuck Lorre
MOTHER’S DAY  By Dana Eden, Daniela London-Dekel, Elisa Zuritsky & Julie Rottenberg

FOX ordered 9 comedies to pilot - 2 by women 
MY FUTURE ASSISTANT by Sherry Bilsing & Ellen Plummer
TWO WRONGS by Michelle Morgan

NBC ordered 16 comedies to pilot - 3 by women - 1 being re-tooled!
ASSISTANCE By Leslye Headland
GATES By Cathy Yuspa & Josh Goldsmith
GIRLFRIEND IN A COMA By Liz Brixius

CW has no funny bone.

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