Renew/Cancel/Pick-Up 2012, US TV Decision Time Options

[Mister R]

With pilot season now in full swing its that time of year again when the US broadcast networks begin to make their renewal, cancellations and eventually pick-up decisions for new shows. CBS is already well ahead of the curve having announced the early renewal of 18 shows placing those few remaining shows in jeopardy (more on that in a moment). NBC have also gotten into the pick-up game this week whilst all the networks have discarded a handful of shows throughout the year. This is however a long drawn out process that's going to roll on through to May so get comfortable.

Round-ups to follow.

[Jonnycondom]

Yay this is one of my favourite yearly threads.

Even though I don't watch AS many shows as I used to, I still like to keep track of what's happening.

[Mister R]

Network round-ups

ABC

Renewed
Dancing with the Stars
The Bachelor
Shark Tank
America's Funniest Home Videos
Wife Swap [13 episodes]
Grey's Anatomy
Revenge
Once Upon A Time
Castle
Body of Proof [13 episodes]
Scandal
Private Practice [13 episode final season]
Modern Family
The Middle
Suburgatory
Last Man Standing
Happy Endings
Don't Trust The Bitch in Apartment 23

Cancelled
Desperate Housewives [Final season]
Charlie's Angels
Pan Am
Work It!
Man Up
Cougar Town [Moving to TBS]
The River
Missing
GCB

New Drama
666 Park Ave. - Supernatural drama about a young couple who accept an offer to manage one of the most historic buildings in New York where they begin to experience weird and unexplained events.
Last Resort - the story of a crew of a nuclear submarine who disobey a suspicious order and become fugitives before declaring themselves an independent nuclear nation.
Red Widow - A widow is forced to step into her assassinated criminal husband's shoes in order to protect her family
Mistresses - American version of the BBC drama that follows the lives and complex relationships of four female friends.
Nashville - Drama set in the world of country music focusing on one fading star trying to rescue their career and one rising star trying to sustain hers
Zero Hour - Drama about a sceptical every man who gets swept up in one of his histories greatest conspiracies

New Comedy
The Neighbours - A normal family who move into a condominium complex only to discover that everyone living there is an alien
How To Live With Your Parents for the Rest of Your Life - A recently divorced single mum who moves in with her eccentric parents
Malibu - Multi-cam about a woman who divorces her broke cheating rock star husband and moves her family from Nashville to Malibu
Family Tools - Comedy about a young man forced to put his business dreams on hold and take over the family handyman business from his father


CBS

Renewed
How I Met Your Mother
2 Broke Girls
Mike & Molly
Hawaii Five-0
NCIS
NCIS: LA
Survivor
Criminal Minds
CSI
The Big Bang Theory
Person of Interest
The Mentalist
Blue Bloods
The Good Wife
The Amazing Race
Undercover Boss
60 Minutes
48 Hour Mystery
Two and a Half Men
CSI: New York

To Be Announced
Rules of Engagement

Cancelled
How To Be A Gentleman
A Gifted Man
Unforgettable
CSI: Miami
Rob

New Drama
Elementary - Modern day take on Sherlock Holmes with Johnny Lee Miller and Lucy Lui
Vegas - Western drama focused on historic icon Ralph Lamb. Dennis Quad stars.
Golden Boy - Police drama about a young officer and his lightening fast rise through the ranks
Made In Jersey - Legal drama about a female lawyer who uses her street smarts to get ahead

New Comedy
Friend Me - Multi-cam about two boys who move from Indiana to LA and their struggles to fit it
Partners - Multi-cam about two architects, one gay and one straight, and their relationship which resembles a marriage

Fox

Renewed
American Idol
The X Factor
Kitchen Nightmares
The Simpsons
Family Guy
American Dad
The Cleveland Show
New Girl
Raising Hope
Glee
Bones
Fringe [13 episode final season]
Touch
Bob's Burgers

Cancelled
House [Final Season]
Allen Gregory
Terra Nova
The Finder
I Hate My Teenage Daughter
Breaking In
Alcatraz
Napoleon Dynamite

New Drama
The Following - High concept drama from Kevin Williamson about a serial killer who uses technology to create a cult of killers. Kevin Bacon stars.
The Mob Doctor - Medical drama about a doctor who is a top cardiologist by day and a mob doctor by night.

New Comedy
The Goodwin Games - Three dysfunctional siblings must adhere to the idiosyncratic terms of their late fathers will in order to inherit his fortune.
Ben & Kate - A woman's aimless brother moves in with her to help raise her daughter.
It's Messy - Comedy project created by and starring Mindy Kaling (The Office) as a young Ob/Gyn trying to navigate both her personal and professional life.

NBC

Renewed
The Voice
Fashion Star
The Biggest Loser
Grimm
Smash
Law & Order: SVU
30 Rock [13 episode final season]
Parenthood
The Office
Community [13 episodes]
Whitney [13 episodes]
Up All Night [13 episodes]
Parks & Rec
Who's Still Standing?
Off Their Rockers
Rock Center with Brian Williams
Celebrity Apprentice

Cancelled
Prime Suspect
Free Agent
The Firm
The Playboy Club
Chuck [Final Season]
BFF
Bent
Harry's Law
Are You There Chelsea?
Awake
Fear Factor
The Sing-Off
Who Do You Think You Are?
The Marriage Ref

New Drama
Revolution - High concept drama about a world where all forms of power no longer exist
Hannibal - Drama about the early life of Hannibal Lector as profiler for the FBI
Chicago Fire - Drama about the men and women of the Chicago fire department
Do No Harm - Modern day take on Jekyll and Hyde about a brilliant neurosurgeon who wrestles with his alter ego.
Notorious - Soap about an undercover cop who returns to the home her mother was a maid in to solve a murder

New Comedy
Go On - Comedy about a grieving sports caster and his therapy group
Save Me - After an accident a woman begins to believe she's channelling God
The New Normal - Comedy about a gay couple and the woman having their baby
1600 Penn - Comedy about a dysfunctional first family living in the White House
Animal Practice - Single camera comedy about a vet who loves animals but hates their owners
Guys with Kids - Multi-cam about a group of guys who don't think they're mature enough to be raising their kids.
Next Caller - Dane Cook stars as an alpha male talk radio host offering relationship advice

The CW

Renewed
The Vampire Diaries
America's Next Top Model
Supernatural
90210
Nikita
Gossip Girl [11 episode final season]
Hart of Dixie

Cancelled
Re-Modeled
One Tree Hill [Final Season]
Ringer
Secret Circle

New Drama
Arrow - A new take on the DC hero Green Arrow
Beauty and the Beast - A female detective partners with a genetically altered Afghan veteran to solve crimes in New York
The Carrie Diaries - Sex in the City prequel set in Carrie's high school days
Cult - Drama about a blogger who investigates whether fans of a cult drama are recreating the crimes on the series
First Cut - Medical drama about a young med student who finds out being an intern is a lot like being back at high school

This post has been edited by Mister R: May 14 2012, 12:33

[sexyy1010]

I think Grimm is awful.

I did love 90210 but that now ticks boxes as storylines and fails to develop any storyline thoroughly and properly to see it out. I realise it was so high brow outstanding show to begin with but it was watchable, I've tuned out this season mid way as every character swans around not bothering about anything but relationships and maintaining a '90210' lifestyle.

I'd like to New Girl renewed because I like that show and its good to see Greys and PP still going. Greys especially which captured my heart.


Thanks mister R,you show you know your shit on American Television and for that I am grateful.

This post has been edited by sexyy1010: Mar 17 2012, 01:10

[slayersw]

I love this thread also. I am gutted about Ringer if it's true. I think it has been brilliant!

[ChrisHelms]

I'll be sad if Ringer goes too, although i'm not too sure how much mileage it has really.

[Jonnycondom]

I agree Sexy, 90210 has been terrible this year. I know that isn't saying much, but normally it's one of my favourite guilty pleasures of the week on E4 and at the moment the storylines are just awful!

This post has been edited by Jonnycondom: Mar 17 2012, 08:37

[Tiuri]

I hope Body of Proof doesn't get cancelled but I can live with the River being cancelled provided they wrap things up properly.

Castle will hopefully be renewed and I hope the same goes for Cougar Town.

All my CBS shows are renewed, so yay

I'm surprised that, in your opinion, Glee is only likely to be renewed I hope Raining Hope will be renewed and I'm happy about Grimm!

I honestly hope Ringer will be cancelled (again with a proper wrap up) but I hope Hart of Dixie will be renewed.

[AndyJ]

Great round up. Gutted about a few being cancelled there and my head really hurts thinking about how some of those will be renewed.

[Jonnycondom]

I'm the only person I know who still watches Glee out of all my friends (sometimes I don't know why)

what are its general viewing figures like in America?

[Jonnycondom]

Anyway, I'm chuffed Happy Endings is likely to be renewed

[CBEntr]

I was just starting to get into "The Finder"..."A Gifted Man" was OK and if it ends at least they did it with a proper ending and closure. Still like CSI:NY although haven't watched CSI:Miami since it turned into a soap opera, besides the only thing that 'Horatio' does isw takes off his glasses. With all the struggles they have had on that show (at least in the past when I did watch it), he and the rest of his team would have been fired long ago (if it was real life). Glad to see NBC retain "Grimm".

This post has been edited by CBEntr: Mar 17 2012, 09:40

[angelfan]

Don't forget Bones is still in it's 7th season at the moment. They filmed some episodes and then took a break to allow Emily Deschanel some time to spend with her new baby. So they can't really make a decision about an 8th season yet.

Hope Harry's Law doesn't get cancelled. It's the best show on the box (despite the changes they made to it for the second season). Quality acting and writing. It can be thought provoking, funny, moving. What more do people want from a tv show?

Glee has really gone downhill. They've introduced too many characters. It was better when they focused on the core characters in the first season.

Agree about Ringer but just don't know where they can take the story after one season. I hope The Secret Circle gets renewed as it's really good.

[guylikeu]

TBH my favourite show at the moment is Ringer, but it's number in the states are so bad, there is no hope of a second season They have filmed the finale leaving it open for another season, which I'm gutted about. I hate when shows don't end properly.

Also, you only have the fox shows are "likely to be renewed", but they are all certain - especially New Girl which is Fox's #1 scripted show. Bones, Glee & New Girl are all back next year. Secret Circle is also likely to be renewed as it's CW's #2 scripted show, and not on the bubble. It would be a big surprise if it gets cancelled. Even though I do like it, I would happily swap Secret Circle for Ringer

[Mister R]

A few random notes

Glee's ratings have dropped dramatically this year and the general confusion regarding the shows creative future and the cast's future hasn't helped matters. Having said that I'll be surprised if it isn't renewed but it remains likely rather than certain until the back run of episodes returns and everyone gets a better idea of how its shaping up and what a fourth season would actually be.

As with Glee I'd be surprised if New Girl isn't renewed but its lost momentum during 2012 and the numbers are slowly starting to suffer now that its part of an incredibly weak comedy block on Fox. It'll remain likely rather than certain until Glee returns and we see whether it can rebuild some of its momentum from the start of the season.

Bones is only likely rather than certain because its barely aired any episodes this year. I'd expect it to be back but the big creative changes under way this season and that its now being thrown on to Monday nights make it hard to lock that in until we actually see some proper numbers for it.

Secret Circle isn't The CW's second biggest show. On season to date averages it trails both The Vampire Diaries and Supernatural. More importantly than that though is that relative to expectations for it the show has been a pretty disappointment for The CW. This week it scored a 0.7 in the demo. That's only a tenth higher than 90210 and is a tenth lower than One Tree Hill which is in its final season and airing opposite American Idol. In addition to all of that there's general rumblings of a near complete overhaul of The CW on the horizon.

[jumpingjellybean]

Whats the deal with Alcatraz? Its only started airing here and not sure if I should bother if its going to get cancelled.

Any one like it?

[angelfan]

Whats the deal with Alcatraz? Its only started airing here and not sure if I should bother if its going to get cancelled.

Any one like it?

Yeah, I hate it when you find out a show has already been cancelled just as it airs here or before. Makes you think "why waste my time?".

[XxXPETEXxX]

I'm glad Grimm's been renewed. It's a bit too formulaic at times, but enjoyable enough.

[Kev]

I enjoy "Once Upon a Time" much more than "Grimm" so I'm glad that's been renewed. I really hope "Raising Hope" gets renewed.

[Jonnycondom]

So is that "Revenge" programme any good which starts on E4 later this year? I usually get addicted to trash if that's what it is.