TNT and TBS announced their development slates Wednesday, including "Pyramid," an update on the show that began as "The $10,000 Pyramid" starring "Celebrtity Jeopardy" phenomenon -- and "Conan" announcer -- Andy Richter.
TBS also announced that Conan O'Brien will return to New York -- temporarily. The "Conan" host will tape at the Beacon Theater Oct. 31 to Nov. 3 to celebrate the first anniversary of his arrival at TBS. In 2012, he'll take the show to Chicago.
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TNT said "Major Crimes," starring Mary McDonnell, will debut after the series finale of "The Closer" in 2012. TBS announced that it had green-lit the hour-long comedy "The Wedding Band" (working title), about four friends who play music together, starring Brian Austin Green and Harold Perrineau. It's slated to debut in summer 2012.
Top names developing shows for TNT and TBS include Mitch Albom, Thom Beers, Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Brad Paisley, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Richard North Patterson, Ridley Scott, Tony Scott, Joel Silver, Arthur Smith, Scott Turow, Bertram van Munster and John Wells.
O'Brien will executive produce two series with David Kissinger and "Conan" producer Jeff Ross: "An American Couple," and an unnamed project with "Terriers" executive producer Phoef Sutton.
Richter, meanwhile, who stunned Wolf Blitzer and Dana Delany on the "Jeopardy Million Dollar Celebrity Invitational" in 2009, will get his chance to try Alex Trebek's job.
Here are details on the shows in development:
Untitled Kip Koenig/John Wells Productions Project – Set against the backdrop of the Pacific Northwest, this drama follows a family of cops who uncover the mystical and often crime-ridden world of a small town where things aren’t as they appear. The project comes to TNT from Warner Horizon Television, Kip Koenig (Grey’s Anatomy) and John Wells Productions (Southland, Shameless, The West Wing).
Scent of the Missing – A search-and-rescue officer braves the harshest conditions with her best friend and partner, a Labrador retriever. Based on the book of the same name, Scent of the Missing comes to TNT from CBS Television Studios and executive producers Barry Josephson (Bones) and Carol Mendelsohn (CSI) and producers Diane Nabatoff (Take The Lead) and Shelly Glasser (The Good Girl).
Gateway – In a nation still healing from the Civil War, lawlessness rules the small towns of the Old West. Three brothers bound by duty, honor and self-preservation take a stand. Together, they fight to survive and thrive – all in a small town called Gateway. The series comes to TNT from Warner Horizon Television, Bruce McKenna (The Pacific, Band of Brothers), Danny Cannon (CSI) and Deran Serafian (House, CSI).
Untitled Eric Garcia Project – A daydreaming police clerk’s overactive imagination isn’t just a way to escape her mundane work life. It’s also her mind’s way of helping detectives solve crime. The project comes to TNT from Warner Horizon Television, Eric Garcia (Matchstick Men) and executive producers McG (Terminator Salvation, the Charlie’s Angels movies) and Peter Johnson (Supernatural) of Wonderland Sound and Vision (Supernatural, Chuck, The O.C.).
