At the end of 2004, Young became head of drama at independent production company 19Television Limited, part of [[Simon Fuller]]'s [[19 Entertainment]].<ref>{{citenews|urlname=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/3698768.stm|title=EastEnders "supremo quitting BBC|publisher=[[BBC News]]|date=September 28, 2004|access-date=February 26, 2019}}<"/ref> Along with former BBC Head of Development Serena Cullen, he was charged with developing new drama formats for the UK and US markets, and split his time between the US and UK. He co-created, wrote, and produced a drama pilot for Fox in March 2007, ''Born in the USA''. He then co-wrote and sold another pilot to The CW in the US, ''Austin Golden Hour'', a real-time medical drama series format for the 2008-2009 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/reviews/2008/05/22/the-futons-first-look-austin-golden-hour-the-cw-27645/20080522_austingoldenhour/|title=The Futon's First Look: "Austin Golden Hour" (The CW)|publisher=[[The Futon Critic]]|access-date=February 26, 2019}}</ref>
