Bruckheimer TV Branches Into Comedy

Jerry Bruckheimer Television, which has reportedly been looking to branch into comedy series, is producing a yet-unnamed sitcom pilot for CBS, the network that airs Jerry Bruckheimer's three CSI series and other shows.

The Hollywood Reporter has reported that the show, which will be written by former Late Night With Conan O'Brien scribe Marsh McCall, will depict the relationship among a newly single father and his three adult children after the wife and mother leaves.

According to Variety, McCall will serve as an executive producer, as will Bruckheimer and Jonathan Littman, who is also an executive producer of the CSI shows. "Given the nature of how this show explores family, it's right up there with where CBS has been moving," said Littman, who explained that the show would explore the generation gap.

Several networks were said to be interested in the project, said writer Josef Adalian, but CBS took the project soon after the pitch. Bruckheimer TV is also working on a half-hour comedy for the WB, which has a two-year production deal with McCall. "This is our first aggressive move into [comedy] and so far the response has been great," Littman noted.

The original Variety and Hollywood Reporter articles can both be found at Yahoo! here and here.

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