Reports: No go for Lauren Graham's 'Bridget Show'

The latest batch of reports about next week's upfronts tell more about what's not getting picked up than what might be, and it looks like bad news for the likes of Lauren Graham and Katee Sackhoff.

The trade papers are reporting that "The Bridget Show," an ABC comedy starring Graham as a talk-show host and advice guru whose personal life falls apart, got a thumbs-down after the network screened it. It's nothing against the former "Gilmore Girls" star, reports say, but the tone of the show, which had previously been described as a little dark, didn't go over that well.

ABC executives also got a look at alien-invasion drama "V" and the "Fame"-esque "Limelight" recently, and the news doesn't sound good for the latter show, which is produced by "Terminator: Salvation" director McG. The Hollywood Reporter says the two pilots got "mixed reviews" after their screenings on Monday, but "V" is the only one likely to remain in the mix for a pickup next week.

Over at NBC, the crime show "Lost & Found" is looking like a goner after not making NBC's first cut last week. The Dick Wolf-produced drama stars "Battlestar Galactica's" Sackhoff and Brian Cox as partners in the LAPD's "John Doe" unit, working cases where the victim is unidentified. Moving the show to NBC's cable sibling USA is an outside possibility.

The reports about "Lost & Found" follows news that NBC is taking a pass on David E. Kelley's "Legally Mad." Another NBC pilot, the comedy "Off Duty," is still in contention but may go in for some retooling.

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