TV Land Pilots Two New Sitcoms

NEW YORK: TV Land has ordered cast-contingent pilots for a pair of original sitcoms, I’m Not Dead Yet from Ben Silverman’s Electus and Brothers-in-Law, executive produced by Scott Stuber.

I’m Not Dead Yet is being adapted from the DBS-produced Israeli format Zanzuri. It is written by Jon Sherman (Frasier) with Electus’s Jimmy Fox (Fashion Star, Mob Wives) co-executive producing alongside Ben Silverman (The Office, Ugly Betty). Scott Stuber (Whitney, Role Models) is executive producing Brothers-in-Law, along with Bill Martin and Mike Schiff (3rd Rock from the Sun), who will also serve as showrunners. Quan Phang (Whitney) is producing.

“With these pilot orders, TV Land continues down a path to build its own library of original sitcoms that will be paired up with some of the best sitcoms ever made,” said Larry Jones, the president of TV Land. “This year, we are expanding beyond the multi-camera format—which has been so successful for us—to include one single-camera project. This is very exciting for TV Land as we continue to grow.”

Keith Cox, the executive VP of development and original programming at TV Land, added, “It’s an honor to be in business with some of the biggest names behind the scenes in Hollywood, like Ben Silverman and Scott Stuber. We were fortunate to work with so many talented writers this season and it was harder than ever to choose our pilot orders. We believe that the two scripts we selected have a very strong and original point of view and really have the potential to grow on our network.”