CHUCK LORRE'S B-POSITIVE WILL BE THE FIRST SITCOM OF THE SEASON WHEN IT STARTS NEXT WEEK WITH THOMAS MIDDLEDITCH, SARA RUE AND ANNALEIGH ASHFORD

 B-POSITIVE SITCOM 

OPENS COMEDY SEASON 2020

Believe it or not, although we are two months into the new Autumn season, we still haven't had a single comedy series on any of the networks. B POSITIVE will finally open the season of TV comedies when it starts next

B-Positive will start on CBS Thursday, November 5th

week on CBS, Thursday, November 5th! Chuck Lorre's multicam sitcom was the only one to have the pilot episode done before corona outbreak.

It is not currently known how many episodes B-Positive might have

Neighborhood will return November 16th with its third season, and Last Man Standing's final season will air from January when some of the other new sitcoms might start as well.

   THE STORY OF B-POSITIVE

 Faced with finding a kidney donor, newly divorced dad Drew (Thomas Middleditch) is at the end of his rope when he runs into Gina (Annaleigh Ashford), a rough-around-the-edges woman from his past who volunteers

Thoma Middleditch is finally getting a lead role in a sitcom

her own. Together they form an unlikely bond and begin a journey that will change both of their lives. As a therapist, Drew’s job is to help his patients through their personal problems and try, as much as they can, to maintain a

Annaleigh Ashford is crazy Gina in the brand new multicam

positive outlook. It’s a little harder than usual though, considering Drew suddenly finds himself in a less-than-positive situation. Things might start looking up for him when a former high school acquaintance pops back into his life – especially when she ends up being the perfect B-positive donor match!

 

WHO ELSE IS IN THE CAST?

Kether Donohue will play Gabby, a party girl, Sara Rue will be Julia, Drew’s realtor ex-wife who had an affair – exactly the reason why she’s now

Comedy hitmaker Chuck Lorre is co producing this one as well

the ex-wife. Izzy G will play Maddie, Dew’s daughter who’s wise beyond her years and often acts as a parent to her mom and dad. Terrance Terrel joined the cast as Eli, a professional football player and a fellow kidney donor-recipient who meets Eli in dialysis.

CHUCK LORRE'S B POSITIVE AT CBS WITH THOMAS MIDDLEDITCH AND ANNALEIGH ASHFORD IS 1ST SITCOM TO GET SERIES ORDER THIS PILOT SEASON!

'B POSITIVE 'SITCOM

PICKED UP FOR FULL SEASON

While the 1st epic show to be officially cancelled this spring is History's Knightfall, the 1st comedy pilot to be ordered to series is B POSITIVE over at CBS. It was, admittedly, the only sitcom pilot to get fully shot before corona lockdown. Coming from Chuck Lorre (who also has Young Sheldon and Mom, two of TV's best watched sitcoms), it sees Thomas Middleditch

Since productions on Autumn shows usually start in July which is now unlikely, it is expected that the September new TV season launch might get pushed to January.

playing a therapist and newly divorced dad who is faced with finding a kidney donor when he runs into a rough-around-the-edges woman (Annaleigh Ashford) from his past who volunteers her own. Together they form an unlikely bond and begin a journey that will change both of their lives. Kether Donohue, Justin Baker, Sara Rue and Kamryn Kunody will also star. Stay tuned for other upfronts next week.

ELIZABETH HURLEY TO LEAD NEW CBS SITCOM, THOMAS MIDDLEDITCH TO LEAD B POSITIVE, AIMEE CARRERO, RYAN HANSEN TOPLINE SOMEONE OUT THERE, KYRA SEDGWICK LEADS MY VILLAGE

NEW SITCOM PILOTS 2020

 ELIZABETH HURLEY CAST AT CBS

Elizabeth Hurley will be fun loving mom

When it comes to the pilot status over at CBS, they've just cast Elizabeth Hurley and Hannah Simone in an untitled multicam sitcom about a daughter and her mom. When Penelope’s (Simone) career takes off at exactly the same time as her husband’s, they call on Penelope’s young single mom, Georgia (Hurley), to help raise their son, but what they find is Georgia needs more raising than their kid.

B Positive at CBS
CBS has also found leads for another of their multicamera comedy pilots B POSITIVE in which Thomas Middleditch will play Drew, a newly divorced dad faced with finding a kidney donor and who is at the end of his rope when he runs into Gina (Annaleigh Ashford),

Thomas Middleditch will try to B Positive in new CBS sitcom

 a rough-around-the edges woman from his past who volunteers her own. Together they form an unlikely bond and begin a journey that will change both of their lives. Kether Donohue and Sara Rue will also star.

Someone Out There At NBC

Aimee Carrero will star in new sitcom

Rival NBC has hired Young and Hungry star Aimee Carrero to topline romantic sitcom SOMEONE OUT THERE together with Ryan Hansen. Also starring Neil Casey, the half hour romantic comedy is about two set-in-their-ways adults, film composer Derek (Hansen) and bridal shop owner Chloe (Carrero), who are challenged by very unexpected strangers to become the best versions of themselves in order to find love and possibly each other.

My Village At ABC
ABC has meanwhile cast Kyra Sedgwick as lead in their multicam sitcom MY VILLAGE  about an empty nester mom, Jean Raines (Sedgwick), who wonders how she ended up alone while her children live their best lives thousands of miles away. She decides her place is with her family

Ryan Hansen will play the male lead in Someone Out There

and as she reinserts herself into their lives, her kids realize they might actually need her more than they thought. Rachel Sennott, Joey Bragg, Emma Caymares and Austin Crute will also star.