Geena Davis to return to TV as detective

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Geena Davis to return to TV as detective

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Geena Davis is set to return to television after taking a role in under-development US drama Exit 19.

CBS has ordered a pilot presentation of the show, which follows an off-beat murder detective (Davis) and her home life as a single mother.

The show is produced by CBS Paramount and ABC Studios, written by Jeff Bell and executive produced by Bell, Gene Stein and Nina Wass.

Davis, an award-winning film actress, last appeared as the lead in ABC drama Commander in Chief, which ended its run in 2006.