On August 13, 2014, Reiner was set to direct the pilot of Aaron Tracy and [[Royal Pains|Andrew Lenchewski]]'s [[Yale University]] thriller television series ''The Tap'' for [[USA Network]] with Reiner producing the series, along with Alan Greisman, Charlie Ebersol, Lenchewski and Tracy through [[Universal Cable Productions]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|title=Rob Reiner & Andrew Lenchewski Sell Spy Drama Set In Yale's Skull & Bones Society To USA|url=https://deadline.com/2014/08/rob-reiner-andrew-lenchewski-sell-spy-drama-skull-bones-society-yale-usa-816781/|date=August 13, 2014|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=May 17, 2024}}</ref> On AugustApril 87, 20162015, ''the show was in active development,<ref>{{cite news|first=Lesley|last=Goldberg|title=TV Upfronts: USA Developing Dramas From Rob Reiner, Catherine Hardwicke, ‘Supernatural’ Boss|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/tv-upfronts-usa-developing-dramas-786754/|date=April 7, 2015|website=The Tap''Hollywood gotReporter|access-date=May 1, 2025}}</ref> leading to a pilot order from USA Network on August 8, 2016,<ref>{{cite news|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|title='The Tap' Drama From Rob Reiner & Andrew Lenchewski About Yale's Skull & Bones Society Gets USA Pilot Order|url=https://deadline.com/2016/08/the-tap-drama-rob-reiner-andrew-lenchewski-yale-skull-bones-usa-pilot-order-1201800199/|date=August 8, 2016|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=May 17, 2024}}</ref> but on June 19, 2017, ''The Tap'' pilot was passed over.<ref>{{cite news|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|title='The Tap' Yale University Period Drama Pilot Not Going Forward At USA Network|url=https://deadline.com/2017/06/the-tap-usa-period-drama-pilot-dead-rob-reiner-yale-university-1202116513/|date=June 19, 2017|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=May 17, 2024}}</ref>