Craig Kilborn Signs A Developmental Deal With ABC to Return to TV - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 05-12-2011, 03:04 PM

Craig Kilborn is looking to return to TV, this time as the creator and star of a primetime comedy series. The former Daily Show and Late Late Show host has signed a development deal with ABC Studios to write a half-hour script, to which he is attached to star and produce. After a stint as anchor of ESPN's SportsCenter, Kilborn was tapped as the original host of Comedy Central's The Daily Show before segueing to CBS' The Late Late Show, which he hosted from 1999-2004. He served as a writer on both shows. Kilborn, repped by Innovative Artists, stayed largely off the radar for six years before he did a talk show, The Kilborn Files, which ran on the Fox stations last year.

http://www.deadline.com/hollywood/

R.jsheedy · 05-12-2011, 03:09 PM

I'm so glad to hear about this!!! I hope we hear more about his future hit sitcom.... Oh MY GOD i'm so excited!!!!!!

Marvo301 · 05-12-2011, 03:22 PM

I'm glad Kilborn will be back on TV! Ienjoyed his work on the Late Late Show so i am looking forward to his new sitcom!

TV Knowledge Fan · 05-15-2011, 02:11 AM

....there's more to Craig's "development deal" with the network than meets the eye. It could also mean that, should Jimmy Kimmel's ratings decline to a point where he's no longer a "valuable commodity", ABC could say to him, "Craig Kilborn is taking over your time period next season. Sorry, Jimmy, that's the way it goes".

05-12-2011, 03:04 PM	#1
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	Craig Kilborn Signs A Developmental Deal With ABC to Return to TV Craig Kilborn is looking to return to TV, this time as the creator and star of a primetime comedy series. The former Daily Show and Late Late Show host has signed a development deal with ABC Studios to write a half-hour script, to which he is attached to star and produce. After a stint as anchor of ESPN's SportsCenter, Kilborn was tapped as the original host of Comedy Central's The Daily Show before segueing to CBS' The Late Late Show, which he hosted from 1999-2004. He served as a writer on both shows. Kilborn, repped by Innovative Artists, stayed largely off the radar for six years before he did a talk show, The Kilborn Files, which ran on the Fox stations last year. http://www.deadline.com/hollywood/
	__________________ The Key to the Kingdom of Heaven: John 3:3 *Money Doesn't Buy Happiness...But I'd Rather Cry in My Private Jet*

05-12-2011, 03:22 PM	#3
Marvo301 I'm NOT a Blockhead! Forum Celebrity Join Date: May 17, 2002 Location: The Great White North Posts: 21,456	I'm glad Kilborn will be back on TV! Ienjoyed his work on the Late Late Show so i am looking forward to his new sitcom!
	__________________ Only a life lived for others is worth living. Albert Einstein A life isn't worth living unless it has impact on other lives. Jackie Robinson Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each new year find you a better man. Benjamin Franklin

05-15-2011, 02:11 AM	#4
TV Knowledge Fan Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 29, 2006 Location: Long Branch, N.J. Posts: 2,577	I have a feeling that... ....there's more to Craig's "development deal" with the network than meets the eye. It could also mean that, should Jimmy Kimmel's ratings decline to a point where he's no longer a "valuable commodity", ABC could say to him, "Craig Kilborn is taking over your time period next season. Sorry, Jimmy, that's the way it goes".

05-12-2011, 03:09 PM	#2
R.jsheedy Member Senior Member Join Date: Nov 06, 2008 Posts: 1,035	I'm so glad to hear about this!!! I hope we hear more about his future hit sitcom.... Oh MY GOD i'm so excited!!!!!!