The updates continue as NBC picked up yet another pilot, Animal Practice, making the order, five pilots ordered today. Deadline has the report. NBC has picked up two more single-camera comedy series, 1600 Penn and Animal Practice (form. Animal Kingdom). That brings the number of new NBC series orders today to five, four comedies: 1600 Penn, Animal Practice, Save Me and The New Normal, and one drama, the JJ Abrams-produced Revolution. Animal Practice, from Universal TV and American Work, centers on a “House”-like veterinarian (Justin Kirk), who loves animals but usually hates their owners (especially the new woman who runs the clinic). Tyler Labine, Bobby Lee and Amy Huberman co-star. 1600 Penn, from 20th TV, is a family comedy set in the White House. Josh Gad co-created the show with Jon Lovett and is starring. Bill Pullman, Jenna Elfman and Martha MacIsaac co-star. The pilot was directed by Jason Winer, who also directed the pilots for two comedy series on the air, ABC’s Modern Family and Don’t Trust The B. Ditto for Animal Practice helmers Anthony and Joe Russo who also directed the pilots for NBC’s Community and ABC’s Happy Endings and serve as executive producers on both.

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