Fall 2015-2016: Pilot Pick-Ups
by IMDb-Editors | created - 07 May 2015 | updated - 11 May 2015 | PublicAlthough ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC and The CW won't announce their official schedules until next week, several high-profile pilots have already gone to series. Here's a list of the pilots that will reportedly be joining the TV schedule during the 2015-2016 TV season.
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1. Supergirl (2015–2021)
TV-14 | 43 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
The adventures of Superman's cousin in her own superhero career.
Stars: Melissa Benoist, Chyler Leigh, David Harewood, Katie McGrath
Votes: 124,032
Picked up to series by CBS.
2. Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (2015–2019)
14+ | 42 min | Comedy, Musical
A young woman abandons a choice job at a law firm and her life in New York in an attempt to find happiness in the unlikely locale of West Covina, California.
Stars: Rachel Bloom, Donna Lynne Champlin, Vincent Rodriguez III, Pete Gardner
Votes: 20,563
Picked up to series by The CW.
3. Legends of Tomorrow (2016–2022)
TV-14 | 42 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Time-traveling rogue Rip Hunter must recruit a ragtag team of heroes and villains to help prevent an apocalypse that could impact not only Earth, but all of time.
Stars: Caity Lotz, Amy Louise Pemberton, Dominic Purcell, Nick Zano
Votes: 104,829
Picked up to series by The CW.
4. Containment (2016)
60 min | Drama
The series follows an epidemic that breaks out in Atlanta, leaving the large city quarantined and those stuck on the inside fighting for their lives.
Stars: David Gyasi, Christina Moses, Chris Wood, Claudia Black
Votes: 10,965
Picked up to series by The CW.
5. Heartbeat (2016)
60 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A look at the professional and personal life of heart transplant surgeon Alex Panttiere.
Stars: Melissa George, Dave Annable, Don Hany, Shelley Conn
Votes: 3,027
Picked up to series by NBC.
6. Chicago Med (2015– )
PG | 43 min | Drama
The city's most highly skilled medical team saves lives, while navigating their unique interpersonal relationships.
Stars: Nick Gehlfuss, Oliver Platt, Marlyne Barrett, S. Epatha Merkerson
Votes: 25,668
Picked up to series by NBC.
7. Blindspot (2015–2020)
14A | 42 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Jane Doe is found in Times Square with no memory and mysterious tattoos on her body.
Stars: Sullivan Stapleton, Jaimie Alexander, Audrey Esparza, Ashley Johnson
Votes: 74,041
Picked up to series by NBC.
8. Crowded (2016)
21 min | Comedy
An empty nest couple find out that their adult daughters want to move back home with them.
Stars: Patrick Warburton, Carrie Preston, Miranda Cosgrove, Mia Serafino
Votes: 2,018
Picked up to series by NBC.
9. Truth Be Told (2015)
21 min | Comedy
A look at the life of two best friends, a meek politically correct Caucasian ethics professor and an easy-going African American, and their families.
Stars: Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Tone Bell, Vanessa Lachey, Bresha Webb
Votes: 1,402
Picked up to series by NBC.
10. Superstore (2015–2021)
PG | 22 min | Comedy
A look at the lives of employees at a big box store.
Stars: Ben Feldman, Lauren Ash, Colton Dunn, Nico Santos
Votes: 57,657
Picked up to series by NBC.
11. Emerald City (2016–2017)
60 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
A modern reimagining of the stories that led to 'The Wizard of Oz'.
Stars: Adria Arjona, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Ana Ularu, Gerran Howell
Votes: 12,784
Picked up to series by NBC.
12. Heroes Reborn (2015–2016)
60 min | Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
A year ago, a terrorist attack in Odessa, Texas, left the city decimated. Blamed for the tragic event, those with extraordinary abilities are in hiding or on the run from those with nefarious motives.
Stars: Jack Coleman, Zachary Levi, Robbie Kay, Kiki Sukezane
Votes: 28,176
Picked up to series by NBC.
13. The Player (2015)
60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A former intelligence and FBI officer, who now works as a security expert in Las Vegas, is recruited by mysterious pit boss Mr. Johnson to, based on his tips, try to prevent crimes, while the rich place bets on his chances of success.
Stars: Philip Winchester, Damon Gupton, Wesley Snipes, Charity Wakefield
Votes: 7,441
Picked up to series by NBC.
14. Game of Silence (2016)
60 min | Drama
A rising attorney finds his perfectly crafted life threatened when his long-lost childhood friends threaten to expose a dark secret from their past.
Stars: David Lyons, Michael Raymond-James, Larenz Tate, Bre Blair
Votes: 2,549
Picked up to series by NBC.
15. Telenovela (2015–2016)
30 min | Comedy
Comedy that goes behind the scenes of a telenovela and its star, whose off-camera life rivals the drama of her onscreen story lines.
Stars: Eva Longoria, Jencarlos Canela, Diana Maria Riva, Amaury Nolasco
Votes: 3,233
Previously ordered straight to series by NBC.
Also ordered: NBC's revival of "Coach" starring Craig T. Nelson.
16. Scream Queens (2015–2016)
14A | 45 min | Comedy, Horror, Mystery
A semi-anthology series that centers on characters being terrorized by a serial killer in different locations, including a university and a hospital.
Stars: Emma Roberts, Lea Michele, Abigail Breslin, Keke Palmer
Votes: 41,722
Previously ordered straight to series by Fox.
17. The X Files (1993–2018)
14A | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Two F.B.I. Agents, Fox Mulder the believer and Dana Scully the skeptic, investigate the strange and unexplained, while hidden forces work to impede their efforts.
Stars: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Mitch Pileggi, William B. Davis
Votes: 224,842
Previously ordered to series by Fox.
18. Lucifer (2016–2021)
14A | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
Lucifer Morningstar has decided he's had enough of being the dutiful servant in Hell and decides to spend some time on Earth to better understand humanity. He settles in Los Angeles - the City of Angels.
Stars: Tom Ellis, Lauren German, Kevin Alejandro, D.B. Woodside
Votes: 321,507
Picked up to series by Fox.
19. The Grinder (2015–2016)
21 min | Comedy
Television lawyer Dean Sanderson moves back to his small home town after a stint in Hollywood, thinking that his time on TV qualifies him to run his family's law firm.
Stars: Rob Lowe, Fred Savage, Mary Elizabeth Ellis, Hana Hayes
Votes: 7,554
Picked up to series by Fox.
20. Minority Report (2015)
42 min | Action, Crime, Drama
10 years after the end of Precrime in Washington DC one of the three PreCogs attempts to lead on a normal life while still suffering from visions of the future. Will they be able to hold it together or mentally breakdown and give up?
Stars: Meagan Good, Stark Sands, Nick Zano, Daniel London
Votes: 10,327
Picked up to series by Fox.
21. Rosewood (2015–2017)
TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Miami pathologist Dr. Beaumont Rosewood, Jr. finds secrets in people's bodies using his state-of-the-art laboratory equipment.
Stars: Morris Chestnut, Jaina Lee Ortiz, Gabrielle Dennis, Anna Konkle
Votes: 8,140
Picked up to series by Fox.
22. Second Chance (I) (2016)
42 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
A billionaire bio-engineer brings a dead police officer back to life.
Stars: Robert Kazinsky, Dilshad Vadsaria, Adhir Kalyan, Ciara Bravo
Votes: 12,486
Picked up to series by Fox.
23. Grandfathered (2015–2016)
22 min | Comedy
A confirmed bachelor discovers he's a dad--and a grandfather.
Stars: John Stamos, Paget Brewster, Josh Peck, Christina Milian
Votes: 6,536
Picked up to series by Fox.
24. Quantico (2015–2018)
G | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A look at the lives of young FBI recruits training at the Quantico base in Virginia when one of them is suspected of being a sleeper terrorist.
Stars: Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Jake McLaughlin, Johanna Braddy, Aunjanue Ellis
Votes: 61,107
Picked up to series by ABC.
25. Blood & Oil (2015)
42 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A young married couple of newcomers looks to cash in on the modern-day oil boom in North Dakota and becomes involved with sly local oil baron, Hap Briggs, and his troubled family.
Stars: Don Johnson, Chace Crawford, Rebecca Rittenhouse, Scott Michael Foster
Votes: 4,249
Picked up to series by ABC.
26. The Catch (2016–2017)
14A | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Follows a female private investigator whose career specialty is exposing fraud for a living. She is drawn to a man whose career appears to be committing fraud for a living.
Stars: Mireille Enos, Peter Krause, Jay Hayden, Rose Rollins
Votes: 11,761
Picked up to series by ABC.
27. The Family (I) (2016)
60 min | Drama, Mystery
A community is rattled when a politician's son, who was presumed murdered years ago, returns home.
Stars: Joan Allen, Rupert Graves, Alison Pill, Margot Bingham
Votes: 5,113
Picked up to series by ABC.
28. Wicked City (2015)
TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama
A pair of LAPD detectives track down serial killers terrorizing the Sunset Strip.
Stars: Jeremy Sisto, Taissa Farmiga, Gabriel Luna, Jaime Ray Newman
Votes: 3,023
Picked up to series by ABC.
29. Dr. Ken (2015–2017)
21 min | Comedy
A frustrated doctor juggles his career, marriage, and family.
Stars: Ken Jeong, Suzy Nakamura, Tisha Campbell, Jonathan Slavin
Votes: 4,142
Picked up to series by ABC.
30. The Real O'Neals (2016–2017)
30 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
A family's bond is strengthened when the youngest son tells his parents that he's gay.
Stars: Martha Plimpton, Jay R. Ferguson, Noah Galvin, Matt Shively
Votes: 5,766
Picked up to series by ABC.
31. The Muppets. (2015–2016)
PG | 21 min | Comedy, Family
Jim Henson's lovable Muppets return to the small screen in this mockumentary-style series that follows their personal and professional lives.
Stars: Dave Goelz, Eric Jacobson, Bill Barretta, Peter Linz
Votes: 6,802
Picked up to series by ABC.
32. Uncle Buck (2016)
30 min | Comedy
An unreliable man-child takes care of his brother's kids.
Stars: Mike Epps, James Lesure, Iman Benson, Sayeed Shahidi
Votes: 1,038
Picked up to series by ABC.
33. Limitless (2015–2016)
PG | 42 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
An average 28-year-old man who gains the ability to use the full extent of his brain's capabilities is hired by the F.B.I. as a consultant.
Stars: Jake McDorman, Jennifer Carpenter, Hill Harper, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio
Votes: 67,655
Picked up to series by CBS.
34. Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders (2016–2017)
43 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
An international unit of the FBI charged with coming to the aid of, and solving crimes involving, American citizens in foreign countries. A spin-off from Criminal Minds.
Stars: Gary Sinise, Alana De La Garza, Daniel Henney, Tyler James Williams
Votes: 5,519
Picked up to series by CBS.
35. Rush Hour (2016)
43 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
TV show based on the action-comedy 'Rush Hour' films about an L.A. cop who teams up with a detective from Hong Kong.
Stars: Justin Hires, Jonathan Patrick Foo, Aimee Garcia, Page Kennedy
Votes: 3,769
Picked up to series by CBS.
36. Code Black (2015–2018)
TV-14 | 42 min | Drama
The staff of the L.A. County Hospital emergency room treat patients under difficult circumstances.
Stars: Marcia Gay Harden, Harry Ford, Benjamin Hollingsworth, Luis Guzmán
Votes: 12,208
Picked up to series by CBS.
37. Life in Pieces (2015–2019)
PG | 22 min | Comedy
A family comedy told through the separate stories of different family members.
Stars: Colin Hanks, Betsy Brandt, Thomas Sadoski, Zoe Lister-Jones
Votes: 15,465
Picked up to series by CBS.
38. Angel from Hell (2016)
30 min | Comedy, Fantasy
Allison isn't quite sure if her new friend, Amy, is her guardian angel or a crazy person.
Stars: Jane Lynch, Maggie Lawson, Kyle Bornheimer, Kevin Pollak
Votes: 2,661
Picked up to series by CBS.
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