COLIN COWHERD GETS A MAJOR DEAL WITH CBS TO PRODUCE A SPORTS COMEDY
CBS brass had sports on their minds today, with pilot orders to two sports-themed multicamera comedies - an untitled sitcom inspired by ESPN personality Colin Cowherd’s outspoken sports talk show, The Herd with Colin Cowherd, and Home Game, a family show about a retired NFL player inspired by former NFL star Mark Schlereth and his family and executive produced by Mark Wahlberg.
The untitled sports radio show was written by comedy veterans Bill Martin and Mike Schiff (Grounded for Life) who are executive producing, with Cowherd serving as producer. Also executive producing are Eric and Kim Tannenbaum, whose company co-produces the project with CBS TV Studios. This marks Eric and Kim Tannenbaum's first pilot order since they relaunched their Tannenbaum Co. banner last summer and set up shop at CBS TV Studios. They were previously partnered with Mitch Hurwitz at Sony Pictures TV for 3.5 years.
At least I could get through to him when he was still local.
Posted by: Don from Salem | January 30, 2011 at 03:44 PM