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[03/23/07 - 06:47 PM]
2007 ABC Program Development Guide - Comedy Series
ABC details its 16 comedy pilots under consideration for next season.

[03/13/07 - 12:31 AM]
Development Update: Tuesday, March 13
Updates include: Jamey Sheridan, Christina Applegate, Jean Smart, Diedrich Bader and Amy Brenneman among those called for pilot duty, while Marti Noxon earns EP stripes on "Grey's" Anatomy."

[03/06/07 - 12:27 AM]
Development Update: Tuesday, March 6
Updates include: Pilots call for "Rome's" Ray Stevenson, "Deadwood's" Molly Parker and "Six Feet Under's" Lauren Ambrose plus Zach Braff to stick with "Scrubs" for season seven (should NBC renew it).

[02/19/07 - 12:29 AM]
Development Update: Monday, February 19
Updates include: Jill Clayburgh and Natalie Zea find ABC's "Dirty Sexy Money," Summer Glau joins FOX's "The Sarah Connor Chronicles" and more!

[02/15/07 - 12:21 AM]
Development Update: Thursday, February 15
Updates include: Lead roles in store for Parker Posey, Matthew Lillard, Anthony Anderson, Katheryn Winnick and Christopher Sieber plus new pilots from CBS and the CW.

[01/18/07 - 12:41 AM]
Development Update: Thursday, January 18
Updates include: Pilots go at ABC, NBC and FOX plus casting news on Showtime's "Californication" and FOX's "The Sarah Connor Chronicles."







AMERICAN FAMILY (ABC)
DEVELOPMENT HISTORY:
1/18/07 - 3/23/07
STATUS:
previously in development (2007-2008 season)
DEVELOPMENT STAGE:
ordered to pilot
DESCRIPTION:
(from ABC's press release) Meet the Bogners, a modern American family that takes dysfunction to a whole new level. Larry Bogner and his wife Nancy encourage perfection from their clan, consisting of 14-year-old Julia, 11-year-old Caleb and 5-year-old Will. They pride themselves on doing whatever is necessary to maintain appearances for their neighbors, despite the chaos and challenges that come with raising a family. Larry is convinced that his neighbors admire him and that his kids are popular, but what he doesn't realize is that his job is always on the line; his daughter is the class geek; his middle son is a peeping tom; and his youngest uses a life vest as a security blanket to protect him from everything, including birthday parties. But none of this stops Larry from going to great lengths to protect his family and give them the best that money, or credit, can buy. Executive producers Jay Scherick and David Ronn (Norbit, Guess Who) wrote the pilot, which will be directed by John Fortenberry ("Rescue Me").
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Ashley Rickards as Julia Bogner
· Charles Esten as Larry Bogner
· Colin Ford as Caleb Bogner
· Raymond Ochoa as Will Bogner
· Stephanie Childers as Nancy Bogner
CREW INFORMATION:
· Dave Ronn as CRTR/EP
· Jay Scherick as CRTR/EP
· John Fortenberry as DIR (Pilot)
GENRE(S):
· comedy (all)
· comedy (single-camera)
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· Sony Pictures Television