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A year after Black-ish ended its run, Anthony Anderson is returning to ABC as a star of another single-camera comedy, pilot Public Defenders. Randall Einhorn has come on board to direct the pilot, written by Eddie Quintana. Liz Astrof is set as showrunner.

EXCLUSIVE: NBC is developing the drama series Eliza Starts a Rumor, based on the book of the same name by Jane L. Rosen from executive producers Wendy Straker Hauser, Dana Honor and Liz Astrof.

Fox has canceled freshman shows “Pivoting” and “Our Kind of People.”“Pivoting” starred Eliza Coupe as Amy, Ginnifer Goodwin as Jodie and Maggie Q as Sarah. The single-camera comedy, written by “2 Broke Girls” and “The Conners” alum Liz Astrof, followed three women after the death of their childhood best friend.

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterComedy “Pivoting” has been canceled after just one season at Fox, Variety has confirmed.The midseason single-cam sitcom starring Eliza Coupe, Ginnifer Goodwin and Maggie Q, concluded its 10-episode first season March 10.Set in a small, middle-class town in Long Island, NY, “Pivoting” follows close-knit childhood friends Amy (Coupe), Jodie (Goodwin) and Sarah (Q) as they cope with the death of the fourth member of their group. When faced with the reality that life is short, these women pivot, and alter their current paths, by way of a series of impulsive, ill-advised and self-indulgent decisions.

Eliza Coupe, Ginnifer Goodwin & Maggie Q enter new chapters of their lives after a beloved friend passes away in Fox’s upcoming comedy Pivoting, from Liz Astrof.

Fox has picked up to series Pivoting, its half-hour single-camera comedy pilot headlined by Eliza Coupe, Ginnifer Goodwin and Maggie Q. The project, written and executive produced by Liz Astrof, hails from Aaron Kaplan’s Kapital Entertainment, Warner Bros TV and Fox Entertainment.

EXCLUSIVE: Maggie Q (Nikita, Designated Survivor) is set as the co-lead opposite Eliza Coupe and Ginnifer Goodwin in Fox’s comedy pilot Pivoting, from writer Liz Astrof, Aaron Kaplan’s Kapital Entertainment and Warner Bros TV.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorEXCLUSIVE: JT Neal (Bless This Mess, Sierra Burgess Is a Loser) is set as a series regular opposite Ginnifer Goodwin in Fox’s comedy pilot Pivoting, from writer Liz Astrof, Aaron Kaplan’s Kapital Entertainment and Warner Bros TV.Your Complete Guide to Pilots and Straight-to-Series ordersWritten by Astrof and to be directed by Tristram Shapeero, Pivoting follows three women — Amy (Coupe), Jodie (Goodwin) and Sarah (not yet cast) — after the death of their

Will Thorne Staff WriterFox is the latest network to unveil its pilot production plans amid the current coronavirus uncertainty.The network has announced it will extend all six of the pilots it had left over from the traditional pilot season, namely two single-camera comedies (“Pivoting” from Liz Astrof and “This Country” from Jenny Bicks and Paul Feig) and four dramas (“The Big Leap,” “Blood Relative,” “The Cleaning Lady” and “Untitled Film Re-Enactment Project”).Fox had previously handed out

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Fox has ordered the single-camera comedy pilot “Pivoting” from creator Liz Astrof.

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The magic of television really is something speical when it comes to just how sneaky producer turned author Liz Astrof, 49, had to be over the years.