President Bill Clinton ordered pilots at American Airlines back to work in 1997, minutes after their strike began.
CBS ordered pilots for "House Rules," about a freshman class of legislators on Capitol Hill, and a pilot for "Washington Field," about an F.B.I. unit called the National Capital Response Squad.
So it represented a positive flurry of activity when the cable channel announced Thursday that it had ordered pilots for two new dramas at the same time.
Last year, a federal judge ordered pilots at American Airlines to return to work after hundreds of them called in sick as a protest, forcing the airline to cancel more than 6,600 flights during the Presidents' Day holiday.
A federal judge on Wednesday ordered pilots for a cargo airline that delivers Amazon packages to go back to work. .
Reality TV star Tia Mowry, formerly of "Sister, Sister," may be returning to scripted comedy in one of Nickelodeon's newly ordered pilots, according to Deadline.
Reilly has already ordered pilots with his new vision in mind, including "Will," about a young William Shakespeare, created by Baz Luhrmann's writing partner Craig Pearce; and "Animal Kingdom," a crime drama set in a surf community, from executive producers John Wells and Jonathan Lisco.
According to MediaWeek, USA intends to order pilots for two shows by the summer.
Airlines are ordering pilots to slow down in a bid to cut fuel bills and reduce emissions.
ABC would eventually order pilots for seven dramatic series for the fall season, and the network expected to find room on its schedule for three or four.
"What's the future of scripted programs versus reality?" He seemed to answer the question himself, noting that this surge by reality shows comes precisely at the time that the networks are beginning the process of ordering pilots for next fall.
