TNT picks up Romano's 'Men'

Ray Romano will be making a return to television after his pilot Men Of A Certain Age was greenlit for production.

TNT has placed a ten-episode order for the drama series, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Men Of A Certain Age follows three college friends in their 40s dealing with their midlife issues. Romano will star as Joe, a divorced father-of-two, opposite Scott Bakula and Andre Braugher.

The show, which marks Romano's first TV role since Everybody Loves Raymond ended in 2005, was co-created by the actor and former Raymond writer/producer Mike Royce.

"The show isn't ever going to be weighty tome," said Royce. "We're really just trying to write out of our own experience and make the show relatable."

Romano and Royce will produce the show alongside Raymond's Rory Rosegarten and Cary Hoffman.

The series has been slated for a January 2010 premiere but no production dates have been announced yet.