User blog:Webly/Primetime TV Cancellation Watch- Issue 2: ABC's comedies

Credit goes to TV By the Numbers for giving me this idea.

This list only includes shows from the five primetime channels: CBS, ABC, Fox, NBC, and The CW.

Today, I'll be talking about ABC's comedies. ABC is not known for their comedies even though they have the arguably most critically acclaimed one on TV, Modern Family.

ABC had ten comedies scheduled this year and two of them have already been cancelled. Those were Work It and Man Up. This leaves eight. Work It had a potentially funny concept but was not funny at all. Man Up wasn't advertised well enough and it wasn't that interesting either. ABC has some serious issues with their comedies. Sure Modern Family is in good shape but any others on aren't. Let's hope that there new comedies that haven't aired yet will be good (GCB and Don't Trust the B in Apartment 23). Apartment 23 is supposed to be very good and GCB looks like it'll be cancelled.

The thing is all of ABC's comedies are pretty much family friendly so some don't find them as funny. One show which I'm surprised is still on is Happy Endings. I watched this show and laughed once or twice. It truly didn't entertain me. It has a great time slot though since it's after Modern Family. If it wasn't, I don't think it'd be on the air. For the sake of the channel, I'd cancel the show and try to get a great comedy night with better shows.

Honestly, I don't have much to say about Suburgatory. I haven't seen it yet but the premise looks boring and simple but then again so is Last Man Standing one of the only two comedies I watch on ABC. Last Man Standing is about Mike Baxter (Tim Allen), his wife and three very different daughters. He works at a camping type place with an old man as his boss. The premise is kind of boring but it's actually really boring so yeah I might be wrong about Suburgatory.

I'm not going to talk about Modern Family because I don't have anything to say about it because there is no way it is going to be cancelled. The only one currently airing I haven't talked about is The Middle. I've seen it once or twice and my friend really likes it. It's funny but it's timeslot is bad so I always watch Survivor or American Idol when it is on. I'd personally change that with Happy Endings if I were ABC.

I don't have all that much to say about all of the comedies but I do know most of them are at risk and ABC is definitely unsure of them at this point. I might give an update once GCB and the other long title show have aired but for now that is all I have to say.

CHANGES!!! This is the part you've all been waiting for! The changes with my long list that I have thought over throughout the week.

Renewed:

No shows were renewed this week.

Cancelled/Final Season:


 * House was announced to be on it's final season this week. That means I was correct about it being on the Bubble :DDD . I don't think anyone on wikia watched that show though so it's fine with me.

Additions:


 * The Voice on NBC was added and already on Certain Renewal because it got so many viewers. The Super Bowl added a good 7 million viewers to the show.
 * Smash on NBC was added. I highly encourage people the watch this show. Even though it's in a horrible time slot with great competition I think this show is really great.
 * Fear Factor was added because I forgot to add it last week.
 * The River premiered and I am going to watch it this weekend because I DVR'd it.

My Changes:


 * Cops was moved down to Likely Renewal because of it's ratings and viewers.
 * Grey's Anatomy was upgraded to Likely Renewal after I realized what fandom and great viewership it could get with it's series high.
 * Blue Bloods was downgraded to the Bubble after I analyzed it more.
 * Community was upgraded to the Bubble after I saw it's fandom.
 * Whitney got downgraded to Likely Cancellation. It's just definitely not going to be renewed to me.
 * 30 Rock was downgraded because of it's poor viewership on it's special.
 * The Bachelor was upgraded to Certain Renewal because of it's season high and viewership.

Certain Renewal:


 * 20/20- ABC
 * America's Funniest Home Videos- ABC
 * Castle- ABC
 * Dancing with the Stars- ABC
 * The Bachelor- ABC
 * Modern Family- ABC
 * Once Upon a Time- ABC
 * The Amazing Race- CBS
 * Criminal Minds- CBS
 * Hawaii Five-O- CBS
 * The Mentalist- CBS
 * Mike and Molly- CBS
 * NCIS- CBS
 * NCIS: LA- CBS
 * Two and a Half Men- CBS
 * Undercover Boss- CBS
 * 2 Broke Girls- CBS
 * Person of Interest- CBS
 * The Vampire Diaries- The CW
 * America's Next Top Model- The CW
 * American Idol- Fox
 * New Girl- Fox
 * Law and Order- NBC
 * The Office- NBC
 * The Voice- NBC

Likely Renewal:


 * The Middle- ABC
 * Private Practice- ABC
 * Grey's Anatomy- ABC
 * Last Man Standing- ABC
 * Revenge- ABC
 * CSI- CBS
 * CSI: Miami- CBS
 * The Good Wife- CBS
 * Ringer- The CW
 * The Secret Circle- The CW
 * Glee- Fox
 * Alcatraz- Fox
 * Cops- Fox
 * The Biggest Loser- NBC
 * Parenthood- NBC
 * Parks and Recreation- NBC
 * Who Do You Think You Are?- NBC
 * Grimm- NBC
 * Smash- NBC

Bubble Watch:


 * The Bachelorette- ABC
 * Bachelor Pad- ABC
 * Happy Endings- ABC
 * Shark Tank- ABC
 * Suburgatory- ABC
 * Wipeout- ABC
 * CSI: NY- CBS
 * Rob- CBS
 * Blue Bloods- CBS=
 * 90210- The CW
 * Hart of Dixie- The CW
 * Gossip Girl- The CW
 * Supernatural- The CW
 * Raising Hope- Fox
 * Mobbed- Fox
 * Napoleon Dynamite- Fox
 * Terra Nova- Fox
 * Touch- Fox
 * The River- Fox
 * 30 Rock- NBC
 * The Sing Off- NBC
 * Are You There, Chelsea?- NBC
 * Up All Night- NBC
 * Community- NBC
 * Fear Factor- NBC

Likely Cancellation:


 * Celebrity Wife Swap- ABC
 * Rules of Engagement- CBS
 * Unforgettable- CBS
 * Nikita- The CW
 * The Finder- Fox
 * Whitney- NBC

Certain Cancellation:


 * Body of Proof- ABC
 * A Gifted Man- CBS
 * ReModeled- The CW
 * Fringe- Fox
 * I Hate My Teenage Daughter- Fox
 * Harry's Law- NBC
 * The Firm- NBC

Already Cancelled/Final Season:
 * Charlie's Angels
 * Man Up
 * Pan Am
 * Work It
 * How to be a Gentleman
 * Allen Gregory
 * Free Agents
 * Prime Suspect
 * The Playboy Club
 * H8R
 * Extreme Makeover: Home Edition


 * Desperate Housewives
 * One Tree Hill
 * Chuck
 * House

Already Renewed:
 * American Dad!
 * Family Guy
 * The Cleveland Show
 * The Simpsons
 * Kitchen Nightmares
 * The X Factor
 * The Big Bang Theory
 * How I Met Your Mother
 * Survivor