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Janney McBrideShalhoub Braugher Several thesps from lately shelved series returned on their own horses previously week to ride in to pilot season.Andrea Anders, Kyle Bornheimer, Sarah Chalke, JoAnna Garcia Swisher, Allison Janney and Chi McBride, all series regulars on broadcast skeins previously year, reserved principal roles on network aircraft pilots heading into production.Also registering for 2012-13 consideration were two smallscreen veterans who did significant work with cable, Andre Braugher ("Males of the Certain Age") and Tony Shalhoub ("Monk"), in addition to a TV star of latest vintage, Portia p Rossi, and something from the current series, Mindy Kaling.Shalhoub and Janney (lately in ABC's "Mr. Sunshine") are joining as much as star in NBC comedy pilot "Friday Evening Dinner," an adaptation from the U.K. comedy that featured Tamsin Greig and Simon Bird. Greg Daniels, Howard Klein and director Ken Kwapis, all veterinarians of "Work,Inch are professional creating.Kaling, a author and professional producer for "WorkInch additionally to playing Kelly Kapoor, would need to make a trip to human assets if Fox accumulates her untitled project, by which she'd play a doctor juggling her personal and work existence. Klein is professional creating with Kaling.Oddly enough, another author in the NBC Thursday family, Harris Wittels ("Parks and Entertainment"), has obtained an on-camera role, playing a version of themself in Sarah Silverman's untitled comedy for that Peacock. Ken Leung ("Lost") also became a member of the ensemble which includes Silverman, Tig Notaro and June Diane Raphael.NBC also added Justin Kirk ("Weeds") to "Animal Kingdom," just one-cam comedy in regards to a "House"-like vet who hates pet proprietors, Anders ("Mr. Sunshine") to the untitled Kari Lizer comedy and Aimee Garcia ("Dexter") to "County," the Jason Katims drama starring Jason Ritter.And fresh off "American Horror Story," Alexandra Breckinridge is going to be became a member of by Michael Landes, who starred in a nutshell-resided the nineteen nineties NBC sitcom "Union Square," within the Peacock's Anne Heche starrer "Save Me," in regards to a housewife who involves believe she's a prophet.ABC involved as busy as NBC with casting previously week. Braugher, who had been seen on ABC within the 2000-01 drama "Gideon's Crossing," will require around the lead role in nuclear sub drama "The Last Measure," compiled by Shawn Ryan and Karl Gajdusek. Daniel Lissing and Daisy Betts ("Harry's Law") are co-starring.Chalke ("Mad Love") signed onto be considered a recently divorced mother for ABC's "How You Can Accept Your Folks for that Relaxation of the Existence," from Claudia Lonow, while p Rossi ("Best Ted") devoted to sister comedy "The Wise One," compiled by Don Todd with Ellen DeGeneres and Lauren Corrao professional creating.The Alphabet internet also secured Bornheimer, whose recent sitcom efforts include NBC's "Perfect Couples," ABC's "Romantically Challenged" and CBS' "Worst Week," because the star of some other British adaptation, "Whitened Guy Van." Furthermore, Mandy Moore was inked to have an untitled comedy by which she plays a newlywed restaurateur, and Gabriella Wilde ("The 3 Musketeers") to have an untitled good versus. evil drama from Roland Emmerich and Harold Kloser.Meanwhile, two former ABC stars, McBride ("Pushing Daisies") and Swisher ("Better Along With YouInch), have migrated to CBS for aircraft pilots, each shepherded by Greg Berlanti's busy production banner.McBride, most lately a set regular on Fox's "Human Target," will have a detective in "Golden Boy," compiled by Nicholas Wootton. Swisher has had the feminine lead role within an untitled romantic comedy compiled by Berlanti and Greg Malins.Also going to CBS is Michael Angarano, who performed the boy of Sean Hayes' character on NBC's "Will and Sophistication." Angarano will participate the ensemble within the Eye's untitled Nick Stoller comedy in regards to a guy who works in an ad agency in close closeness towards the lady who left him.Alona Tal ("Veronica Mars") and Jessica Lucas ("Melrose Place") are coming back towards the CW for drama pilot "Cult," the most recent from Josh Schwartz, Stephanie Savage and Len Goldstein, about two ladies who investigate copycat crimes that imitate a well known Television show. CW also added David Ramsey ("Blue Bloods") to Eco-friendly Arrow pilot "Arrow" starring Stephen Amell, another effort with Berlanti's fingerprints.Fox were built with a mostly quiet week around the casting front, but locked lower James Purefoy ("Rome") to become listed on Kevin Sausage in the serial-killer thriller from Kevin Williamson. Contact Jon Weisman at jon.weisman@variety.com