2019-2020 Network Upfronts Report

May 13 – 16, 2019 Announcements

NBC ⋅  FOX  ⋅  ABC  ⋅  CBS  ⋅  CW

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NBC As announced on Monday, May 13, 2019

Renewed

 Duration Genre Casting – LA Casting – NY
Blacklist, The 1 hr drama — Bonnie Finnegan
Steven Jacobs
Zoe Rotter
Blindspot
(final season)		 1 hr drama — Suzanne Ryan
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
 1/2 hr comedy Jule Bestrop —
Chicago Fire 1 hr drama — Jonathan Strauss
Jenny Ravitz
Chicago Med 1 hr drama — Jonathan Strauss
Jenny Ravitz
Chicago PD 1 hr drama — Jonathan Strauss
Jenny Ravitz
Good Girls 1 hr dramedy UDK: Liz Dean —
Good Place, The 1/2 hr comedy Allison Jones
Ben Harris		 —
InBetween, The
(Summer 2019)

 1 hr drama Junie Lowry-Johnson
Libby Goldstein		 —
Law & Order: SVU 1 hr drama — Jonathan Strauss
Philip Huffman
Manifest 1 hr drama Sara Isaacson —
New Amsterdam

 1 hr drama UDK: Liz Dean David Caparelliotis
Lauren Port
Superstore 1/2 hr comedy Brett Greenstein
Collin Daniel		 —
This Is Us

  1 hr drama Telsey + Co.:
Tiffany Little Canfield
Josh Einsohn		 —
Will & Grace  1/2 hr  comedy  Julie Ashton —

Pilot Pick-Ups

 Duration Genre PILOT Casting – LA
(Series CD TBA)		 PILOT Casting – NY
(Series CD TBA)
Bluff City Law 1 hr drama Telsey+Co.:
Josh Einsohn		 Network Casting:
Jennifer McNamara-Shroff
Council of Dads 1 hr drama Veronica Collins Rooney Network Casting:
Jennifer McNamara-Shroff

Rosalie Joseph
Indebted
(fka Uninsured)		 1/2 hr comedy Leslie Litt Network Casting:
Jennifer McNamara-Shroff
Kenan Show, The
(fka Saving Kenan)		 1/2 hr comedy Brett Greenstein
Collin Daniel		 Network Casting:
Jennifer McNamara-Shroff
Lincoln 1 hr drama Julie Tucker
Ross Meyerson		 Julie Tucker
Ross Meyerson
Perfect Harmony
 1/2 hr comedy Telsey+Co.:
Ryan Tymensky		 —
Sunnyside

 1/2 hr comedy Allison Jones
Ben Harris		 Network Casting:
Jennifer McNamara-Shroff
Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist 1 hr drama UDK:
Robert Ulrich
Alex Newman		 Network Casting:
Jennifer McNamara-Shroff

Duncan Stewart
Benton Whitley

Canceled
A.P. Bio        
Abby’s        
Enemy Within, The        
I Feel Bad        
Marlon        
Midnight, Texas        
Reverie        
Shades of Blue        
Timeless        
Trial & Error        
Village, The        

Pilots That Didn’t Make The Cut / In Redevelopment
Gilded Age, The
(picked up by HBO)		        
Emergence
(picked up by ABC)		        
Friends-In-Law        
Law & Order: Hate Crimes
(On Hold)		        
Like Magic        
Prism        
Village Gazette        
Fox Logo  As announced on Monday, May 13, 2019

Renewed

 Duration Genre Casting – LA Casting – NY
9-1-1 1 hr drama UDK: Eric Dawson —
Empire 1 hr drama Leah Daniels-Butler Billy Hopkins
Last Man Standing 1/2 hr comedy Brett Benner
Debby Romano		 —
Orville, The 1 hr dramedy Sheila Jaffe
Gail Goldberg		 —
Resident, The 1 hr drama Scott Genkinger —

Pilot Pick-Ups

 Duration Genre PILOT Casting – LA
(Series CD TBA) 		PILOT Casting – NY
(Series CD TBA)
9-1-1: Lone Star 1 hr drama — —
Deputy 1 hr drama Mary Vernieu
Lindsay Graham-Ahanonu
Raylin Sabo		 Network Casting:
Clint Alexander
Filthy Rich 1 hr drama Kerry Barden
Paul Schnee		 Kerry Barden
Paul Schnee
neXT 1 hr drama Eric Souliere —
Not Just Me
(fka Untitled Annie Weisman/
Jason Katims Project)		 1 hr dramedy Susie Farris Network Casting:
Clint Alexander

Beth Bowling
Kim Miscia
Outmatched
(fka Geniuses)		 1/2 hr comedy Brett Greenstein
Collin Daniel		 —
Prodigal Son 1 hr drama Jennifer Cooper Studio Casting:
Meg Simon
Findley Davidson

Canceled
Cool Kids, The        
Ghosted        
Gifted, The        
Gotham        
LA to Vegas        
Lethal Weapon        
Passage, The        
Proven Innocent        
Rel        
Star        

Pilots That Didn’t Make The Cut / In Redevelopment
Adam & Eve        
Patty’s Auto        
Richard Lovely        
Untitled Tom Kapinos Project (TBD)        
ABC Logo  As announced on Tuesday, May 14, 2019

Renewed

Duration Genre Casting – LA Casting – NY
A Million Little Things 1 hr drama Amanda Mackey
Cathy Sandrich Gelfond		 —
American Housewife 1/2 hr comedy Brett Greenstein
Collin Daniel		 —
black-ish 1/2 hr comedy Alexis Koczara
Christine Shevchenko		 —
Bless This Mess 1/2 hr comedy Dorian Frankel
Sibby Kirchgessner		 —
Conners, The 1/2 hr comedy Susie Farris —
Fresh Off the Boat 1/2 hr comedy Anya Colloff
Michael Nicolo		 —
Goldbergs, The 1/2 hr comedy Leslie Litt —
Good Doctor, The 1 hr drama Kim Coleman —
Grand Hotel
(Summer 2019 premiere)		 1 hr drama Dorian Frankel
Sibby Kirchgessner		 —
Grey’s Anatomy 1 hr drama Linda Lowy
John Brace		 —
How to Get Away with Murder 1 hr drama Linda Lowy
John Brace		 —
Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 1 hr drama Sarah Finn —
Modern Family
(final season)		 1/2 hr comedy Jeff Greenberg —
Rookie, The

 1 hr drama UDK:
Robert Ulrich
Carol Kritzer		 —
Schooled

 1/2 hr comedy Leslie Litt —
Single Parents 1/2 hr comedy Seth Yanklewitz —
Station 19
 1 hr drama Linda Lowy
Jamie Castro		 —

Pilot Pick-Ups

 Duration Genre PILOT Casting – LA
(Series CD TBA)		 PILOT Casting – NY
(Series CD TBA)
Baker and the Beauty, The
 1 hr drama Sara Isaacson Network Casting:
Marci Phillips
Emergence
(originally at NBC)		 1 hr drama Sarah Finn
Krista Husar		 Network Casting:
Janet Murphy-Butler

Rosalie Joseph
For Life
(fka Untitled Hank Steinberg/
50 Cent Project)		 1 hr drama Jennifer Cooper Network Casting:
Janet Murphy-Butler
mixed-ish
(fka Untitled black-ish Spinoff)		 1/2 comedy Alexis Frank Koczara
Christine Shevchenko		 Network Casting:
Janet Murphy-Butler
Stumptown
(fka Untitled Cobie Smulders Project)		 1 hr drama Deanna Brigidi Network Casting:
Marci Phillips
United We Fall 1/2 hr comedy Jill Anthony Thomas
Gillian O’Neill		 Network Casting:
Janet Murphy-Butler

Canceled
Fix, The        
For the People        
Kevin (Probably) Saves the World        
Kids Are Alright, The        
Speechless        
Splitting Up Together        
Take Two        
Whiskey Cavalier        

Pilots That Didn’t Make The Cut / In Redevelopment
Americanized        
Bewitched        
Happy Accident        
Heart of Life
(redevelopment)		        
Hypnotist’s Love Story, The        
Nana
(redevelopment)		        
New York Undercover
(seeking new network)		        
NYPD Blue (redevelopment)        
Triangle        
Until The Wedding        
Untitled Hannah Simone Project        
Untitled Jessica Gao Project        
Untitled Leslie Odom Jr. Project
(aka Book of Omari)		        
Woman Up        
CBS Logo Announced on Wednesday, May 15, 2019

Renewed

 Duration Genre Casting – LA Casting – NY
Blood & Treasure
(Summer 2019 premiere)		 1 hr drama Elizabeth Barnes —
Blue Bloods 1 hr drama — Beth Bowling
Kim Miscia
Bull 1 hr drama — —
Code, The
(status TBD)		 1 hr drama — Mark Saks
Criminal Minds
(final season)		 1 hr drama Becky Silverman
Lisa Zambetti		 —
FBI

 1 hr drama — Jonathan Strauss
Jenny Ravitz
God Friended Me 1 hr drama Tim Payne —
Good Fight, The
(CBS All Access)		 1 hr drama — Mark Saks
Hawaii Five-O 1 hr drama Jennifer Cooper
Lindsay Jameyson		 —
Instinct
(status TBD)		 1 hr drama — Mark Saks
MacGyver 1 hr drama Jennifer Cooper —
Madam Secretary
(final season)		 1 hr drama — Mark Saks
Magnum, P.I. 1 hr drama Jennifer Cooper —
Man with a Plan 1/2 hr comedy Marc Hirschfeld
Geralyn Flood		 —
Mom 1/2 hr comedy Nikki Valko
Ken Miller
Peter Pappas		 —
NCIS 1 hr drama Susan Bluestein
Jason Kennedy		 —
NCIS: Los Angeles 1 hr drama Susan Bluestein
Jason Kennedy		 —
NCIS: New Orleans 1 hr drama — Telsey+Co.
Neighborhood, The

 1/2 hr comedy Lisa Miller Katz —
No Activity
(CBS All Access)		 1/2 hr dramedy Alyssa Weisberg —
Ransom
(Primarily cast in Canada; status TBD)
 1 hr drama — —
Red Line, The
(status TBD)		 1 hr drama Sharon Bialy
Sherrie Thomas
Russell Scott
Gohar Gazazyan		 —
SEAL Team 1 hr drama Risa Bramon Garcia —
Star Trek: Discovery
(CBS All Access)		 1 hr drama Margerie Simkin
Orly Sitowitz		 —
Strange Angel
(CBS All Access)		 1 hr drama Denise Chamian —
S.W.A.T. 1 hr drama Rebecca Mangieri
Wendy Weidman
Karina Walters		 —
Tell Me a Story
(CBS All Access)		 1 hr drama UDK: Carol Kritzer Julie Tucker
Ross Meyerson
Young Sheldon 1/2 hr comedy Nikki Valko
Ken Miller
Peter Pappas		 —

Pilot Pick-Up

 Duration Genre PILOT Casting – LA
(Series CD TBA) 		PILOT Casting – NY
(Series CD TBA)
All Rise
(fka Courthouse)		 1 hr drama Rebecca Mangieri Studio Casting:
Meg Simon
Findley Davidson
Bob Hearts Abishola 1/2 hr comedy Nikki Valko
Ken Miller
Tara Treacy		 Studio Casting:
Meg Simon
Findley Davidson
Broke
(fka Untitled Urman/Herschlag Project)

 1/2 hr comedy Julie Ashton Network Casting:
Amy Herzig
Katharina Eggmann
Eric Goldberg
Carol’s Second Act

 1/2 hr comedy Lisa Miller Katz Network Casting:
Amy Herzig
Katharina Eggmann
Eric Goldberg
Evil 1 hr drama — Mark Saks
FBI: Most Wanted 1 hr drama — Jonathan Strauss
Jenny Ravitz
Tommy
(fka Untitled Paul Attanasio Project)		 1 hr drama Wittney Horton Kathleen Chopin
Unicorn, The 1/2 hr comedy Tim Payne Network Casting:
Amy Herzig
Katharina Eggmann
Eric Goldberg
Star Trek: Picard
(CBS All Access – straight to series)

 1 hr drama Unpublished per CD Unpublished per CD

Canceled
Big Bang Theory, The        
Code Black         
Elementary (final season airs Summer 2019)        
Fam        
Happy Together        
Life in Pieces        
Murphy Brown        
One Dollar
(CBS All Access)		        
Salvation        

Pilots That Didn’t Make The Cut / In Redevelopment
Alive
(fka Frankenstein)		        
Emperor of Malibu, The
(redevelopment)		        
Our House        
Republic of Sarah        
Story of Us, The
(aka The Us Project)		        
Surveillance
(redevelopment)		        
To Whom It May Concern        
Under The Bridge        
CW Logo Announced on Thursday, May 16, 2019

Renewed

Duration Genre Casting – LA Casting – NY
100, The 1 hr drama Barbara Fiorentino
Amber Horn
Danielle Aufiero		 —
All American

 1 hr drama Gary Zuckerbrod
Kamala A. Thomas		 —
Arrow
(final season)		 1 hr drama David Rapaport
Lyndsey Baldasare		 —
Black Lightning 1 hr drama Vickie Thomas —
Burden of Truth
(Primarily cast in Canada)		 1 hr drama — —
Charmed 1 hr drama Alyson Silverberg
Jonathan Clay Harris		 —
DC’s Legends of Tomorrow 1 hr drama David Rapaport
Lyndsey Baldasare		 —
Dynasty 1 hr drama Sandi Logan —
Flash, The 1 hr drama David Rapaport
Lyndsey Baldasare		 —
In the Dark 1 hr drama Angela Terry
Barbara Stordahl
Lisa Loia Bourne		 —
Legacies 1 hr drama Greg Orson
Lesli Gelles-Raymond		 —
Outpost, The
(Primarily cast in Europe)		 1 hr drama — —
Riverdale 1 hr drama David Rapaport
Lyndsey Baldasare		 —
Roswell, New Mexico 1 hr drama Greg Orson
Lesli Gelles-Raymond		 —
Supergirl 1 hr drama David Rapaport
Lyndsey Baldasare		 —
Supernatural
(final season)		 1 hr drama UDK:
Robert Ulrich
Alex Newman		 —

Pilot Pick-Ups

 Duration Genre PILOT Casting – LA
(Series CD TBA) 		PILOT Casting – NY
(Series CD TBA)
Batwoman 1 hr drama David Rapaport
Lyndsey Baldasare		 Studio Casting:
Meg Simon
Findley Davidson
Katy Keene 1 hr drama David Rapaport
Lyndsey Baldasare		 Beth Bowling
Kim Miscia
Nancy Drew 1 hr drama  Sandi Logan Studio Casting:
Rob Decina

Canceled
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend        
iZombie        
Jane The Virgin        

Pilots That Didn’t Make The Cut / In Redevelopment
Jane The Novela        
Glamorous
(redevelopment)		        
Lost Boys, The 
(To be re-piloted off-cycle)