--- description: A show about a 30-something rock star from the creator of 'Psych' got a pilot order title: Weezer's Rivers Cuomo Subject of New Sitcom image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbea0f998dbe536f0/6986a168cd68485eed09642a/riverscuomo.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Weezer Frontman Rivers Cuomo Has Inspired a New Sitcom at Fox  by [Nolan Feeney](/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 28, 2014 11:52 PM CUT  Rivers Cuomo of Weezer Rivers Cuomo of WeezerOwen Sweeney—Invision/AP  by [Nolan Feeney](/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 28, 2014 11:52 PM CUT Say it _is_ so: Fox Broadcasting Co. has ordered a pilot of a sitcom based on the life [Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/psych-creator-steve-franks-teaming-728679 "undefined"). _DeToured_ will follow a fictional musician who decides to give up his rock-star lifestyle for normalcy, according to the _Hollywood Reporter_. Cuomo made a similar move several years ago when he took time off to study full-time at Harvard, where he chose to live in student housing and try out for extracurricular activities like a regular college kid. _Psych_ creator Steve Franks will write and executive-produce the project. Cuomo and his band, meanwhile, will release their next studio album, _Everything Will Be Alright in the End_, on Oct. 7. \[[_THR_](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/psych-creator-steve-franks-teaming-728679 "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3212032/weezer-rivers-cuomo-fox-sitcom-pilot/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3212032/weezer-rivers-cuomo-fox-sitcom-pilot/"},"headline":"Weezer Frontman Rivers Cuomo Has Inspired a New Sitcom at Fox","datePublished":"2014-08-28T23:52:03.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T09:55:30.829Z","description":"A show about a 30-something rock star from the creator of Psych got a pilot order","url":"https://time.com/3212032/weezer-rivers-cuomo-fox-sitcom-pilot/","keywords":["Television","Music"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbea0f998dbe536f0/6986a168cd68485eed09642a/riverscuomo.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Nolan Feeney","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/nolan-feeney/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbea0f998dbe536f0/6986a168cd68485eed09642a/riverscuomo.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Rivers Cuomo","caption":"Rivers Cuomo","creditText":"Owen Sweeney—Invision/AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3212032/weezer-rivers-cuomo-fox-sitcom-pilot/","name":"Weezer Frontman Rivers Cuomo Has Inspired a New Sitcom at Fox"}}]}] ```