February 23, 2005 -- TOM Selleck may be headed back to TV on a regular basis.
CBS' sleuthing movie of the week, "Stone Cold," drew so many viewers against ABC's Sunday night monster hit "Desperate Housewives" that network officials smell a series — or at least a movie franchise.
More than 18 million tuned in last Sunday for the film, which starred Selleck as a gruff, troubled, small-town Massachusetts police chief — with a drinking problem and an attachment to his ex-wife — suddenly faced with a string of murders to solve...
(read full story by Don Kaplan)
In a recent appearance on TV's Good Day Live, Selleck said an hourlong weekly series would take away too much of his family time, but a series of TV movies would appeal to him.
Thanks to Sarah Weinman for the link.
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