ABC Passes on Rachel Bloom’s ‘Do You Want Kids?’ Pilot

Overview

• ABC declined to order the Rachel Bloom–Rory Scovel pilot to series on Thursday, a decision Bloom confirmed on Instagram.
• Executives passed after internal screenings drew mixed responses and as Scrubs, Shifting Gears, and Abbott Elementary gave the network a stable comedy lineup.
• Do You Want Kids? followed a married couple across two timelines — one with a baby and one without — and was co-written by Bloom and Dan Gregor with Trent O’Donnell directing.
• Bloom said she is mourning the project yet left open that it could be shopped elsewhere, noting Crazy Ex-Girlfriend began as a rejected Showtime pilot.
• The 20th Television project counted Steven Levitan among its executive producers and navigated a casting change when Daniel Stern exited and Pete Gardner stepped in.