CBS orders Pete Holmes comedy Smallwood and Sophia Bush family medical drama Good Sam, passes on Sarah Cooper comedy pilot How to Succeed

The Hollywood Reporter

Holmes stars in a sitcom based on the life of pro bowler Tom Smallwood, who quit his factory job to pursue his sports dreams. Good Sam, whose executive producers include Jane the Virgin's Jennie Snyder Urman, revolves around a talented yet stifled surgeon (Bush) who embraces her leadership role after her renowned and pompous boss falls into a coma. Meanwhile, CBS has passed on the pilots for Cooper's How to Succeed, based on her book How to Be Successful Without Hurting Men's Feelings, which could end up landing on Paramount+. CBS also passed on Patrick Dempsey's Ways and Means and Hannah Simone’s Welcome to Georgia.