CBS Orders Science-vs-Religion Drama Pilot 'Evil' From 'The Good Fight' Creators

CBS has given a pilot order to the drama “Evil” from “The Good Fight” co-creators Robert and Michelle King, the network announced Wednesday.

According to the network, the drama examines the battle between science and religion, focusing on a skeptical female clinical psychologist who joins a priest-in-training and a blue-collar contractor as they investigate supposed miracles, demonic possessions, and other extraordinary occurrences to see if there’s a scientific explanation or if something truly supernatural is at work.

The husband and wife duo will executive produce and co-write the pilot, with Liz Glotzer of their King Size Productions banner also aboard as EP. CBS Television Studios, where the Kings have a production deal, will produce.

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The project marks one of the first pilot orders of the season for CBS. The network also has the spy thriller pilot “Surveillance,” from executive producer Matt Reeves and writer David C. White, with “Chicago P.D.” alum Sophia Bush attached to star.

On the comedy side, CBS also has the Chuck Lorre multi-cam “Bob Hearts Abishola” starring “Mike and Molly’s” Billy Gardell and Folake Olowofoyeku of “Transparent.”

10 New Summer 2018 TV Shows Ranked by Premiere Viewers (Photos)

Summer may not exactly be the Mecca of TV seasons, but people need to beat the heat somehow. Sometimes, that involves vegging out on the couch in front of the air-conditioner... and the boob tube.

We know that NBC's "America's Got Talent" and CBS' "Big Brother" are staples of July and August, but what new potential hits were introduced in Summer 2018?

Scroll through our gallery to see how the new summer TV series rank by their premiere audiences.

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10. "Pink Collar Crimes" (CBS): 2.027 million

Not even blue-collar Nielsen numbers.

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9. "The Last Defense" (ABC): 2.665 million

Not good ratings, but this show may have actually done some good for former footballer Julius Jones.

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8. "Reverie" (NBC): 2.883 million

Nice try, NBC.

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7. "Whistleblower" (CBS): 3.036 million

At least this show, about regular people exposing corporate crimes, did better than "Pink Collar Crimes."

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6. "Castaways" (ABC): 3.127 million

Not totally casted-off by viewers.

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ABC
5. "Take Two" (ABC): 3.358 million

ABC will take the middle of the pack.

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4. "Gordon Ramsay's 24 Hours to Hell & Back" (Fox): 3.673 million

One hour of Heaven for Fox.

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Fox
3. "The Proposal" (ABC): 3.792 million

This proposal was accepted -- at first.

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2. "TKO: Total Knock Out" (CBS): 3.987 million

OK, so not a TOTAL knock out, but a pretty darn good start for a summer show.

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1. "Making It" (NBC): 5.191 million viewers

Amy Poehler and Nick Offerman have officially made it.

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For the purposes of this comparison, we omitted Fox's "One Strange Rock" because it previously aired on Nat Geo Channel.

We also didn't count Fox's "Phenoms," which was a series of documentaries on rising soccer stars the network ran on three consecutive Friday nights to promote the World Cup. That one just doesn't fit here, but they'd be 11 and 12, respectively.

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CBS’ ”TKO“ wasn’t a TOTAL knock out — but it beat every other broadcast series debut save one

Summer may not exactly be the Mecca of TV seasons, but people need to beat the heat somehow. Sometimes, that involves vegging out on the couch in front of the air-conditioner... and the boob tube.

We know that NBC's "America's Got Talent" and CBS' "Big Brother" are staples of July and August, but what new potential hits were introduced in Summer 2018?

Scroll through our gallery to see how the new summer TV series rank by their premiere audiences.

Also Read: HGTV’s ‘Love It or List It’ Just Scored Show’s Best Rating in Almost 5 Years

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10 New Summer 2018 TV Shows Ranked by Premiere Viewers (Photos)

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