Jay McGraw's Stage 29 Productions Developing New Series

Jay McGraw’s Stage 29 Productions is in the very early stages of development on a new show tentatively titled The Lawyers that would be intended for stations for next fall.

McGraw, son of Dr. Phil McGraw, created and executive produces The Doctors, which is distributed by CBS Television Distribution. The Doctors, which opened its second season at a 1.7 live plus same day national household rating, according to Nielsen Media Research, is the fifth-ranked talk show.

CBS and Stage 29 declined comment.

Paige Albiniak

Contributing editor Paige Albiniak has been covering the business of television for more than 25 years. She is a longtime contributor to Next TV, Broadcasting + Cable and Multichannel News. She concurrently serves as editorial director for The Global Entertainment Marketing Academy of Arts & Sciences (G.E.M.A.). She has written for such publications as TVNewsCheck, The New York Post, Variety, CBS Watch and more. Albiniak was B+C’s Los Angeles bureau chief from September 2002 to 2004, and an associate editor covering Congress and lobbying for the magazine in Washington, D.C., from January 1997 - September 2002.