{
  "id": 104369,
  "title": "CBS Orders Comedy Pilot ‘Hilda! (In Lights!)’ About 70-Year-Old Woman Pursuing Broadway Dreams",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/cbs-orders-comedy-pilot-hilda-in-lights-about-70-year-old-woman",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-03T23:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/cbs-sets-comedy-pilot-hilda-in-lights-1236826913/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "CBS has ordered a pilot for a comedy series called \"Hilda! (In Lights!)\" about a 70-year-old woman from Nebraska who moves to New York City to pursue her Broadway dreams. The show is written and executive produced by Abbey Caldwell.\n\nThe series is a single-camera project and Caldwell is joined by executive producers Will Graham, Max Linsky, and Tonia Davis for Invitation Media.\n\nAccording to Variety, CBS had ordered three scripts for the project in April, which has now led to a pilot order.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "TheWrap",
        "title": "CBS Orders Comedy Pilot for ‘Hilda! (In Lights)’ From Abbey Caldwell",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/cbs-orders-comedy-pilot-for-hilda-in-lights-from-abbey-caldwell",
        "published": "2026-08-03T23:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "CBS Greenlights ‘Hilda! (In Lights!)’ Comedy Pilot About 70-Year-Old Pursuing Broadway Dream",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/cbs-greenlights-hilda-in-lights-comedy-pilot-about-70-year-old",
        "published": "2026-08-03T23:00:24.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}