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CBS Greenlights ‘Hilda!’ Comedy Pilot for 2027-28

8/4/2026

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CBS Greenlights Pilot

CBS has green-lit a pilot for the comedy “Hilda! (In Lights!)” for the 2027–2028 schedule.
Abbey Caldwell writes and executive-produces the pilot, whose credits include Peacock’s “Laid,” Fox’s “Krapopolis,” and ABC’s “Fresh Off the Boat.”
The series follows Hilda, a 70-year-old Nebraskan who moves to New York to chase a Broadway dream.
Will Graham, Max Linsky and Tonia Davis join Caldwell as executive producers under Invitation Media.

Summary

CBS Expands Slate

CBS adds two projects to its 2027-28 slate: forensic drama I Know Who You Are and cop drama Flint starring Matt LeBlanc.
For 2026-27, CBS will program more single-camera than multi-camera sitcoms—first time—with Ghosts and Eternally Yours leading a three-series comedy lineup.
CBS is developing a medical spinoff from Fire Country and Sheriff Country and is targeting older leads, joining Matlock, NBC’s Newlyweds and Netflix’s A Man on the Inside.

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Historical Context

Matlock, created by Dean Hargrove and starring Andy Griffith, ran from its March 3 1986 debut on NBC to its May 7 1995 finale on ABC, delivering 193 episodes across nine seasons. Its popularity with viewers over 45 showed networks the value of senior-audience programming, a pattern that later inspired CBS’s 2024 gender-flipping reboot and its 2027-28 lineup featuring older leads.

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CBS Greenlights Pilot

CBS has green-lit a pilot for the comedy “Hilda! (In Lights!)” for the 2027–2028 schedule.
Abbey Caldwell writes and executive-produces the pilot, whose credits include Peacock’s “Laid,” Fox’s “Krapopolis,” and ABC’s “Fresh Off the Boat.”
The series follows Hilda, a 70-year-old Nebraskan who moves to New York to chase a Broadway dream.
Will Graham, Max Linsky and Tonia Davis join Caldwell as executive producers under Invitation Media.

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