David Nutter: The Pilot Whisperer

Just call him the Iron Man of primetime.

With ABC's pickup of "Eastwick," helmer-producer David Nutter has gone 15-for-15 on pilots that he's directed getting ordered to series. And by all accounts, including my own, he's a good guy to boot.

Here's the Nutter stats:

1. SPACE: ABOVE AND BEYOND (Fox, 1995)

2. MILLENNIUM (Fox, 1996)

3. SLEEPWALKERS (NBC, 1997)

4. ROSWELL (WB, 1999)

5. DARK ANGEL (Fox, 2000)

6. SMALLVILLE (WB, 2001)

7. WITHOUT A TRACE (CBS, 2002)

8. TARZAN (WB, 2003)

9. DR. VEGAS (CBS, 2004)

10. JACK AND BOBBY (WB, 2004)

11. SUPERNATURAL (WB, 2005)

12. TRAVELER (ABC, 2007)

13. TERMINATOR: THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES (Fox, 2008)

14. THE MENTALIST (CBS, 2008)

15. EASTWICK (ABC, 2009)