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CBS Orders Game Show Pilot 'Money Pump'

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CBS Orders Game Show Pilot 'Money Pump'

CBS is adding an unscripted project into the mix.

Based on an Israeli format co-created by Reshet TV and Tanin Productions' Gili Golan, Adi Golan and Harel Joseffson, Money Pump is a high-pressure game show where contestants compete against an enormous money pump for $1 million.

Kevin Frazier, from omg! Insider, will host.

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'Lost' Vet Joins FX Vampire Drama 'The Strain'

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'Lost' Vet Joins FX Vampire Drama 'The Strain'

It's a Lost reunion on FX's The Strain.

Kevin Durand -- who played Charles Widmore's henchman Martin Keamy on ABC's Lost -- has been tapped to co-star in the Guillermo del Toro and Carlton Cuse pilot, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.

STORY: 'House of Cards' Star Corey Stoll Nabs Lead in FX's 'The Strain'

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Jimmy Fallon Books Cameo in NBC's John Mulaney Pilot

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Jimmy Fallon Books Cameo in NBC's John Mulaney Pilot

John Mulaney is welcoming a familiar face to his NBC pilot.

The former Saturday Night Live writer has enlisted SNL alum and Late Night host Jimmy Fallon for his upcoming semiautobiographical comedy pilot, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. 

STORY: TV Pilots 2013: The Complete Guide

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'House of Cards' Star Corey Stoll Nabs Lead in FX's 'The Strain'

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'House of Cards' Star Corey Stoll Nabs Lead in FX's 'The Strain'

After fielding multiple offers this pilot season, House of Cards breakout star Corey Stoll has landed at FX.

The actor, who was offered several broadcast drama pilot leads, has been tapped to star in FX's adaptation of Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan's The Strain, the network announced Thursday. 

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AMC Orders 'Line of Sight' Sci-Fi Drama Pilot

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AMC Orders 'Line of Sight' Sci-Fi Drama Pilot

AMC is moving forward with a drama project from Brotherhood's Blake Masters.

The cable network has green-lighted a pilot order for Line of Sight, centered on a National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigator who survives a mysterious plane crash. Masters will write and serve as executive producer.

Production on the Fox TV Studios/AMC Studios-produced pilot will begin later this year.

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TBS' Bill Lawrence Pilot Sets 'Pitch Perfect' Reunion

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TBS' Bill Lawrence Pilot Sets 'Pitch Perfect' Reunion

The Barden Bellas and Treblemakers are finally on the same team: TBS.

Alexis Knapp is reuniting with her Pitch Perfect co-star Skylar Astin, booking a series regular role in the cable network's Bill Lawrence comedy pilot Ground Floor, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.

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Amazon: Viewer Feedback to Help Determine Series Orders

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Amazon: Viewer Feedback to Help Determine Series Orders

Amazon is giving the power to the people.

The streaming service, looking to make noise through the crowded marketplace that includes Netflix and Hulu as well as broadcast and cable networks with more than 100 pilots in the mix, has added all 14 of its pilots online.

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Giovanni Ribisi to Star in Seth MacFarlane's Fox Comedy 'Dads'

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Giovanni Ribisi to Star in Seth MacFarlane's Fox Comedy 'Dads'

Fox's upcoming Dads series is staging a Ted reunion.

Giovanni Ribisi has been tapped to replace Tommy Dewey as the star of the comedy from Seth MacFarlane and the creative team behind Ted, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.

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Adam Carolla Pilot Among Spike TV's Ambitious Nonscripted Slate

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Adam Carolla Pilot Among Spike TV's Ambitious Nonscripted Slate

Spike TV is going big, unveiling a nonscripted development slate featuring 11 pilots in genres including cooking, real estate and automotive.

As the Viacom-owned cabler aims to court what it dubbed a "more general audience" including women, the network will team with production companies behind The Biggest Loser and Hatfields & McCoys, among others.

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Kristin Chenoweth Joins Matthew Broderick's CBS Comedy Pilot

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Kristin Chenoweth Joins Matthew Broderick's CBS Comedy Pilot

Kristin Chenoweth is heading to CBS.

The actress has landed a starring role on Tad Quill's comedy pilot starring Broadway veteran Matthew Broderick, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.

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Peter Berg to Direct, Produce Damon Lindelof's HBO Pilot 'The Leftovers'

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Peter Berg to Direct, Produce Damon Lindelof's HBO Pilot 'The Leftovers'

Peter Berg is heading to HBO.

The producer has boarded Damon Lindelof's adaptation of The Leftovers for HBO, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.

Berg will direct and executive produce the dramatic adaptation of Tom Perrotta's best-seller, marking his second pilot this season. Berg's Film 44 partner, Sarah Aubrey, also will executive produce.

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HBO Gives Pilot Order to Ryan Murphy's Sexuality Drama 'Open'

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HBO Gives Pilot Order to Ryan Murphy's Sexuality Drama 'Open'

Glee co-creator Ryan Murphy is expanding his relationship with HBO.

The premium cable network has handed out a pilot order to a relationship drama Open, from Murphy and Dexter's Lauren Gussis, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.

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IFC Orders 3 Pilots, 8 Scripts for Largest Scripted Slate Yet (Exclusive)

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IFC Orders 3 Pilots, 8 Scripts for Largest Scripted Slate Yet (Exclusive)

This is an expanded version of a story that first appeared in the April 19-26 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine.

IFC is getting serious about comedy, unveiling its largest development slate yet.

The AMC Networks-owned cable network has ordered three pilots and put an additional eight scripts into development as it continues its push into the scripted arena.

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WME's Rick Rosen, Howard Gordon Spoof Pilot Season 'Start Gifts' (Video)

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WME's Rick Rosen, Howard Gordon Spoof Pilot Season 'Start Gifts' (Video)

As many of the nearly 100 broadcast and cable pilots begin production, a new parody video is making the rounds mocking the "start gifts" that many agencies send out to talent and showrunners.

PHOTOS: The Faces of Pilot Season 2013

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