Two 20th Century Fox comedies have been picked up to pilot by Fox and CBS.
Fox has ordered a pilot of a show set in a New York hotel from Abraham Higginbotham (Will & Grace). It stars Niecy Nash.
CBS has taken a pilot of Private Lives of Public People following a bidding war with ABC. It is written by Jonathan Groff and about the home life of three siblings.
Fox, CBS take 20th Century comedies
Published Tuesday, Oct 30 2007, 15:08 GMT | By Dave West
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