Television IN BRIEF : Valerie Harper Sitcom Set for March on CBS

Valerie Harper will begin production in January on a new half-hour sitcom that is scheduled to premiere on CBS in March.

The network has ordered 12 episodes of the show, called “City,” which centers around a group of bureaucrats who work in city hall. It was created by Paul Haggis, a former writer and producer on ABC’s “thirtysomething.”