As Modern Familygrows Old, the Big Four Networks Desperately Seek The
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TV Pilot Season’s Family Affair As Modern Family grows old, the Big Four networks desperately seek the next all-ages comedy hit as THR By Bryn Elise Sandberg and Michael O’Connell sh Na cy ie ? N THE HYBRIDS NO YES YES Fox’s The Enforcers — or — NBC’s Untitled Two roads diverged in a pitch meeting — Does it star a Could it also Tracey Wigfield and you took the one less traveled. Of 34-year-old be described NO the 44 comedies being made this season, woman playing a as a workplace a mere 17 are not family-focused. 14-year-old boy? comedy? YES INSTANT NO PARENT Is your There’s no typecasting on Fox’s ctional Fox’s The Mick Chad: An American Boy, in which SNL alum — or — Nasim Pedrad tackles the pubescent role. family Fox’s Untitled athletically Chris Case inclined? — or — ABC’s NO Untitled Goldberg/ ad Pedr Guarascio ABC’s Is one-half of this YES Downward YES family a talking- Geoff S Dog dog narrator? tu lt s YES NO GO SPORTS! CBS’ The Kicker Did these Is this nondog Well, is the — or — kids come out family extra NO comedic foil a pair ABC’s The of nowhere, Dream Team dysfunctional? of aging parents? Baby Boom-style? YES YES NO NO CAN’T LIVE WITH OR MOMMIES DEAREST WITHOUT ’EM Are the kids THEY SAY as prominently ABC’s The Second Fattest THE DARNDEST ABC’s Hail Mary Housewife in Westport featured THINGS — or — — or — NBC’s Untitled as the adults? ABC’s Pearl CBS’ Untitled Vladimir Caamano Stephnie Weir — or — — or — NBC’s Untitled n CBS’ What Goes YES NO e g Poehler/Grandy r e Around YES B Candice Comes Around — or — But the ABC’s Speechless kids still are Oh, so it’s NO — or — a pain in a Mom show? ABC’s Chunk and Bean PARENTAL the ass, right? PROBLEMS NBC’s Untitled Matt Hubbard NO — or — Matt LeB NBC’s Sebastian la YES n — or — c CBS’ Untitled Butler/ KUDOS! Hope/O’Shannon SUBURBAN STRUGGLES Your family comedy is ABC’s Square Roots, which CBS’ CBS’ ABC’s follows a gaggle of logic- I’m Not Fox’s Untitled NBC’s The driven engineers and the Your or Son of or Kevin or Marlon or Fluffy son who uses his “gift” to Friend* Zorn* James* Shop help them … whatever the * Projects that already heck that means! have received a series commitment..