Several online TV news sources are reporting that The CW has picked up additional seasons of “bubble series” One Tree Hill and Life Unexpected.

It has also been revealed that the network has put in a series order for the Tom Welling-produced Hellcats in addition to the all-but-already-announced Nikita. Hellcats stars Aly Michalka and Ashley Tisdale.

Sadly, no announcement has been made yet about the fate of Betwixt (aka Changelings), which has become a favorite choice among many KSiteTV and KryptonSite Forum readers. UPDATE: Deadline.com is now reporting Betwixt is “dead.”

The CW announces their Fall 2010 schedule on Thursday, May 20.

Talk about Hellcats on our already-created thread on the KryptonSite Forum!

The latest pilot update from Deadline’s Nellie Andreeva is listing the Tom Welling-produced Hellcats as a “frontrunner” for a spot on The CW’s Fall schedule with Betwixt (aka Changelings) and HMS still “in contention.”

Nikita, although not formally announced, is a “go.”

Other CW projects, including The Wyoming Project from Amy Sherman-Palladino and Nomads, are not mentioned.

Source

James Hibberd’s The Live Feed has weighed in on the latest pilot buzz, and since we’ve been tracking a lot of the networks’ Fall 2010 pilots, we thought we’d share:

CBS
Hawaii Five-O is still the “most likely drama” to be picked up as a series order. Chaos, Defenders, and Bleep My Dad Says all sound like top contenders. Hibberd notes that “nobody seems to like” the Criminal Minds spin-off but it will probably get picked up for mid-season anyway.

FOX
Drama series Breakout Kings, Midland, and Ride-Along are top contenders. The Spielberg dinosaur drama Terra Nova hasn’t had a script delivered yet. Comedies Keep Hope Alive and Traffic Light are “frontrunners.”

NBC
NBC picked up several pilots to series yesterday, but they’re not done yet. The Rockford Files and Chase are still “near-locks.” Hibberd notes (good news!) that even though it was said NBC was choosing between The Event and The Cape, The Cape is now “generating unexpected heat.”

ABC
ABC is eyeing an 8PM timeslot for No Ordinary Family. (They seriously should come up with a better name, though – I still keep getting it confused with Modern Family!) Detroit 187 and Shonda Rhimes’ Off The Map are still called “sure bets.” For comedies, Mr. Sunshine with Matthew Perry seems the strongest.

The CW
Nikita is “practically on the schedule,” and Hibberd notes that the network is also excited about Betwixt (aka Changelings.) Hellcats is also “well liked.” Nomads and HMS are considered “long shots.”

You can read Hibberd’s full column here.

Betwixt too strange of a TV show title for you?

Actor Josh Henderson, one of the stars of the CW pilot formerly known as Betwixt, Tweeted this today:

joshbhenderson Just left final ADR session for betwixt!! (now called changelings) with @allisonmiller

…and there you have it! Like the new title? Hate it? Let your thoughts be heard!

Now it’s Variety’s turn to reveal the buzz on pilots in contention for slots on networks’ Fall 2010 schedules.

Here’s the latest:

NBC
Undercovers from JJ Abrams is considered “a lock” for the NBC schedule.
The Rockford Files re-do is putting out feelers for a writing staff, so that sounds pretty good.
The Chase – things look good.
Kindreds, The Cape and The Event are all “contenders.” Love Bites has fans at the network.
Next with Paul Reiser, Outsourced, Perfect Couples, and This Little Piggy are looking good on the sitcom front.

CBS
Hawaii Five-O with Alex O’Loughlin is also already looking for staff writers.
The Criminal Minds spin-off may be held for midseason, if it happens. Defenders with Jim Belushi and Jerry O’Connell as Las Vegas attorneys sounds like it’s got a chance.
Bleep My Dad Says and Mike and Molly seem the strongest on the sitcom side, according to Variety.

ABC
No Ordinary Family “makes Disney execs giddy” because of its family appeal and sci-fi elements.
Body of Evidence, 187 Detroit, and Off The Map seem to be ABC’s other contenders.
Mr. Sunshine with Matthew Perry and It Takes A Village sound the strongest on the sitcom side, and Wright vs. Wrong with Debra Messing, Cheryl Hines, and Carrie Fisher has fans at the network.

FOX
Breakout Kings about “ex-cons who team up with marshals to track down fugitives” is “leading the pack.”
Ride-Along, a cop drama by Shawn Ryan, is also well-received.
Pleading Guilty and Midland also sound like contenders.
Traffic Light, Keeping Hope Alive, Breaking In, and the Will Arnett-starring series Running Wilde (from Arrested Development’s Mitch Hurwitz) sound the strongest on the comedy side.

The CW
Nikita – Variety says that The CW’s La Femme Nikita re-do is “sure to” get one of the three new drama slots on the network.
Betwixt and Hellcats seem to be “heatseekers.”

If you’re a Variety subscriber you can read the original article here.

Here is when we’ll know the score for sure:

Monday, May 17
NBC (Morning)
FOX (Afternoon)

Tuesday, May 18
ABC (Afternoon)

Wednesday, May 19
CBS (Afternoon)

Thursday, May 20
The CW (Morning)

Both THR and Deadline.com have posted updated tallies of how certain pilots are doing, including a few that are being covered here at KSiteTV.

At NBC, both say The Rockford Files has good chances, although Deadline says that the network has not seen the pilot yet. It sounds like J.J. Abrams’ Undercovers will definitely be on the air this Fall. Chances sound good for David E. Kelley’s pilot Kindreds, although there are some pilots NBC is more excited about.

THR says nothing about The Cape, but Deadline is saying that it seems like it’s between The Cape and The Event for a spot on the NBC schedule, with The Cape flying in slightly ahead right now.

David Tennant’s Rex Is Not Your Lawyer has had a reworked pilot which has “tested well” according to Deadline. THR didn’t mention it.

NBC also has some sitcoms that have been received well at the network. Those include This Little Piggy, Friends With Benefits, Perfect Couples, and Outsourced.

THR says the CBS Hawaii Five-O pilot screening “went great,” and the Jim Belushi drama The Defenders is also looking good. William Shatner apparently “nailed” the taping for the sitcom Bleep My Dad Says, and Chuck Lorre’s Mike & Molly apparently had a “great taping.”

Apparently FOX really likes the Texas con-man drama Midland, which is directed by future Spider-Man director Marc Webb. Terra Nova sounds like it’s a done deal for a 13-episode order. A new sitcom from My Name Is Earl creator Greg Garcia, titled Keep Hope Alive, is showing promise.

Deadline is listing most of ABC’s dramas as “looking good, sight unssen.” THR, however, calls No Ordinary Family a “stand out” and says 187 Detroit and Off The Map (the latter from Grey’s Anatomy creator Shonda Rhimes) are looking strong.

The Matthew Perry-starring comedy Mr. Sunshine and Debra Messing’s Wright vs. Wrong seem to also be doing well.

Deadline says The CW’s Nikita and Hellcats are “very strong” and “very on-brand” which is interesting considering Hellcats isn’t even finished yet. They say Betwixt is “cooling off,” though what exactly it is cooling off from is vague. They also have good things to say about Nomads, though they worry it might not fit the network brand. Some early script reviews for Nomads have also come in very good.

THR, on the other hand, gives props to Nikita and says the network is “also excited” about Betwixt, without mentioning the other programs.

Here’s the current schedule for when we will know the networks’ Fall line-ups. Generally, though, the schedules often leak a day or two earlier:

Monday, May 17
NBC (Morning)
FOX (Afternoon)

Tuesday, May 18
ABC (Afternoon)

Wednesday, May 19
CBS (Afternoon)

Thursday, May 20
The CW (Morning)

“Travis Yanan” has read the pilot script for The CW’s Betwixt and for the most part, seems to like it.

Here’s a brief excerpt:

It seems that Betwixt has been designed to lead out of The Vampire Diaries (a series that, if you’ll recall, I was incredibly harsh on in its pilot stages – both script and screener – but have absolutely fallen in love with as the show took off after a bumpy first couple of episodes). You’ve got the mystical element. You’ve got a sense of history / show mythology that promises to go much deeper. You’ve got high school characters and love triangles a plenty to see what actually works between the cast. You’ve got some dark flair (actually, Betwixt is a lot darker on its surface than Vampire Diaries, with a lead character making some pretty dark choices by episode’s end).

You can read his full review at his blog. From there you can also find reviews of other recent pilots.

Actor Michael Boatman (Spin City) revealed on Twitter that he will be playing a role in The CW’s Betwixt pilot.

Here is what he said:

Just finished Goodwife for the season. Also did a pilot for the CW… Betwixt. Modern -day changelings. Think Twilight but with faerie-kids.

He didn’t specify who he will be playing but it’s likely he is playing either a teacher or the principal at North Portland High School, where several of the characters go. It’s also likely the name of the school will change.

Playing Celine’s mother in the recently-filmed CW pilot Betwixt will be actress Chelah Horsdal.

Horsdal’s previous credits include Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem and The L Word. She was seen on Smallville as Dr. McCann in the episode “Lexmas.”

The character’s name is Vanessa.

Deadline: Hollywood’s Nikki Finke, one of the industry’s most prominent insiders, has posted a new column that details how certain in-development pilots are looking as far as landing spots on the Fall 2010 TV schedules. The column itself is written by Nellie Andreeva, who has for a long time been a reliable staple of trade publications.

You can read her entire column here. For now, let’s see what she says about some of the shows that we’ve been tracking here at KSiteTV:

Terra Nova: The dinosaur-themed series from Steven Spielberg will likely land on the schedule due to the fact that it fulfills a company commitment to Peter Chernin’s company. If it launches, it will likely be at midseason on FOX.

The Rockford Files: Despite casting that still makes me scratch my head, Deadline seems to think its chances are good, with “a pre-sold title and great baby boomer nostalgia” and the fact that it comes from House creator David Shore.

Undercovers: It’s J.J. Abrams. Deadline says “that about sums it up.”

The Cape: Deadline says that the dailies for the show are promising, but it might have to fight with a “conspiracy thriller” called The Event for a place on the NBC schedule.

Hawaii Five-O: With Alex O’Loughlin, this is a “sure bet.”

No Ordinary Family: Deadline calls this “an early drama standout” which is “garnering momentum.”

Nikita: This has “strong buzz” and is “an early frontrunner.”

Untitled Wyoming Project: Not The Damn Thorpes just yet? Deadline calls this the “classic CW genre,” a family soap from a proven showrunner (Gilmore Girls’ Amy Sherman-Palladino).

Betwixt: Deadline calls this “a possible Vampire Diaries companion.”

Pilots such as Hellcats are not included here because they are not yet filming. For the entire article, which includes details of many other pilots, visit Deadline.com.