Freddy Rodriguez joins CBS' Chaos

Freddy Rodriguez has been tapped as the lead on CBS' Brett Ratner-directed drama pilot "Chaos," and "Numbers" star David Krumholtz is set as the lead on Ron Howard's untitled IRS comedy pilot for Fox. Elsewhere, David Strathairn has landed a lead role in ABC's drama pilot "Matadors" and Cole Hauser has been tapped to co-star on NBC's Jerry Bruckheimer-produced drama "Chase." Read about it here!

Andrea Anders, Jesse Metcalfe join pilots

"Better Off Ted" star Andrea Anders has landed the female lead opposite Matthew Perry on ABC's comedy pilot "Mr. Sunshine." Nate Torrence also has been cast in "Mr. Sunshine." Elsewhere, Jesse Metcalfe has been tapped to co-star on NBC's drama pilot "Chase," Matt Jones has landed a lead opposite Gary Cole on TBS' hourlong pilot "Uncle Nigel," and Eamonn Walker has joined ABC's drama pilot "The Whole Truth." Read about it here!

TBS loads up on comedy pilots

TBS has picked up two more hourlong comedy pilots with cast-contingent orders: "In Security," from comedy feature director Pete Segal and broadcast comedy veteran Ric Swartzlander, and "Franklin & Bash," from broadcast drama veterans Kevin Falls and Bill Chais. "Security" was written by Swartzlander ("Gary Unmarried") and Segal ("Get Smart"), who are executive producing with Chris Albrecht. Read about it here!

ABC, NBC pilots expand casts

In the latest round of pilot castings, Jennifer Finnigan is set to star opposite Joanna Garcia in ABC's untitled Shana Goldberg-Meehan comedy, Patrick Flueger has landed a co-starring role on ABC's summer series "Scoundrels," and Rose Rollins has been cast in NBC's Jerry Bruckheimer-produced drama pilot "Chase."

Bones creator joins Fox's Guilty pilot

"Bones" creator Hart Hanson has joined the Fox drama pilot "Pleading Guilty" as executive producer. On the directing front, U.K.-born Mick Jackson, hot off strong notices for the HBO movie "Temple Grandin," is set to helm NBC's remake of the cult British series "Prime Suspect." Read about it here!

Minka Kelly falls for True Love pilot

"Friday Night Lights" alumna Minka Kelly has been tapped as a lead on CBS' comedy pilot "True Love." The project, from writer Matt Tarses ("Scrubs"), is an ensemble comedy about four friends in New York -- Henry, Kate, Larry and Connie -- who are looking for love. Read about it here!

Laura Benanti joins CBS pilot Open Books

Broadway actress Laura Benanti has been tapped as the lead in CBS' comedy pilot "Open Books." Read about it here!

Big TV producers staying in familiar genres

Many big TV producers are back with new projects this pilot season, and most of them are sticking to the genre that made them successful. After venturing into the world of TV reporters last pilot season with "Inside the Box," "Grey's Anatomy" and "Private Practice" creator Shonda Rhimes is staying in the medical soap field this year with the ABC pilot "Off the Map." Read about it here!

Lost actor joins Hawaii Five-O

"Lost's" Daniel Dae Kim is staying in Hawaii with a lead role on CBS' "Hawaii Five-0" remake. In CBS' updated take on the classic cop series, from CBS Studios, Kim will play Detective Chin Ho Kelly, a role played in the original series by Kam Fong. Read about it here!

Several pilots beef up casts

As pilot castings are starting to ramp up, Jason Ritter has landed the lead in NBC drama pilot "The Event," Zach Gilford has been tapped to topline ABC's pilot "Matadors," Todd Williams has joined Fox's drama pilot "Ridealong," and Aisha Hinds has been cast in the ABC drama pilot "187 Detroit." Read about it here!

Michael Chiklis starring in Family pilot

From a supercop to a superdad: "The Shield" star Michael Chiklis is set to topline Greg Berlanti's ABC drama pilot "No Ordinary Family." Read about it here!

HBO clicks on Hollywood blogging

The world of Hollywood blogging is getting the HBO treatment. The pay cable network is developing "Tilda," a half-hour comedy series with Oscar-winning writer-director Bill Condon and "Tell Me You Love Me" creator Cynthia Mort. The project centers on a powerful female online showbiz journalist with a no-holds-barred style. Read about it here!

Three actors cast in broadcast pilots

That '70s Show" star Laura Prepon is set to co-star opposite Danny Wallace in the ABC comedy "Awkward Situations for Men," "Reaper" leading man Bret Harrison has been tapped as the lead on Fox's untitled Adam Goldberg comedy, and "The Sopranos" alum Michael Kelly has joined CBS' "Criminal Minds" spinoff. Read about it here!

ABC picks up 'Wright vs. Wrong' pilot

ABC is weighing "Wright vs. Wrong," handing out a pilot order to the comedy written by comedian Stephanie Weir ("MadTV"). The single-camera project, from Sony TV and Tantamount, centers on a female Republican pundit. Read about it!

CBS, Fox pilots add cast members

Billy Gardell has landed the male lead in CBS' Chuck Lorre comedy pilot "Mike and Molly," and veteran Bollywood actor Harish Patel has joined Fox's comedy pilot "Nirvana." "Molly," from WBTV and executive producer Lorre, is a multicamera romantic comedy about Mike (Gardell), an overweight, charming police officer, and Molly, a pretty and plump woman, who meet at Overeaters Anonymous. Read about it here!

Virginia Madsen to star in ABC's 'Scoundrels'

Virginia Madsen has been tapped as the lead in ABC’s comedic drama series “Scoundrels.” “Scoundrels,” based on the New Zealand series "Outrageous Fortune," is set for an eight-episode run in the summer. Read about it here!

The CW greenlights three dramas

The CW went for star power behind the camera in its latest round of pilot pickups, ordering dramas produced by "Heroes" star Hayden Panettiere and "Smallville" leading man Tom Welling. The network on Tuesday greenlighted "HMS," "Hellcats" and "Betwixt," all from WBTV and CBS Studios. Read about it here!

Sarah Chalke to star in ABC pilot

"Scrubs" star Sarah Chalke is returning to ABC with another comedy project. Chalke has been tapped to star in the network's multicamera pilot "Freshmen," from "How I Met Your Mother" exec producer Greg Malins and Arianna Huffington. Read about it here!

NBC greenlights two pilots

NBC has given greenlights to two pilots, both from sibling Universal Media Studios. Among them is hourlong "The Cape," which comes from Universal and BermanBraun. Written by Thomas Wheeler, drama focuses on a former cop who is set up as a criminal and decides to become a masked hero to clear his name and reunite with his son. Read about it here!!!

More specs making it to pilot stage

It has become part of TV development lore: David E. Kelley spends his days fishing and writing in Northern California until he calls his reps and his producing studio, Warner Bros. TV, to tell them he has a pilot script ready. The latest spec from "The Practice" creator, the legal drama "Kindreds," quietly was taken to networks this month. It sparked a bidding war before landing at NBC during a pilot-pickup season in which specs are hotter than ever before. Read about it here!!!