Fox Pulls the Trigger on Its Upfront Pickups: What's Ordered, Dead and Likely to Be Retooled

The network adds new series, including J.J. Abrams' drama "Alcatraz," comedy "The New Girl" and "Bones" spinoff "The Finder." "Human Target" and "The Chicago Code" Among Those Canceled.
With Fox's upfront presentation less than a week away, the No. 1 network in younger viewers picked up four pilots to series -- two dramas and two pilots -- while removing five others from its existing schedule late Tuesday.
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TV Pilot Madness
The Hollywood Reporter takes a look at what's in, out, dead and likely to be retooled:


WHAT'S IN:
Alcatraz, from J.J. Abrams' Bad Robot Prods. and Warner Bros. TV. The crime drama revolving around Alcatraz and the team investigating the mysterious reappearance of its 1960s inhabitants in the present stars Lost's Jorge Garcia. The drama gained early buzz and a fan in Fox's Peter Rice, according to sources, though some questioned whether the net had room for another mystery drama with Abrams' Fringe already on the schedule.


The Finder, a Bones spinoff from sister studio 20th TV. The drama, which centers on a military-trained "finder" (Geoff Stults) who helps locate lost items or persons in the Florida Keys, recently rolled out to solid ratings as a back-door pilot. The project won high marks internally, particularly by those who wanted to find a way to continue the recently renewed Bones franchise once the long-running -- and thus pricey -- original ends.


The New Girl, a Zooey Deschanel comedy from 20th, will appear on Fox's fall schedule. The single-camera series, which is believed to be a Kevin Reilly favorite, centers on a quirky female teacher who becomes roommates with three guys: a man-child, a player and a cynic.



I Hate My Teenage Daughter, a Jaime Pressly/Katie Finneran comedy from Warner Bros., is a go. The multicamera laugher centers on two women who have daughters like the girls who once picked on them in high school.