User blog:Webly/Primetime TV Cancellation Watch- Year 2, Issue 2

For the past year, I've been obsessed with what shows are going to be renewed and which ones are going to be cancelled next fall.. Each week until TV channels make their TV schedules for next fall, I'll make sections stating whether every primetime comedy, drama, or reality competition show is going to be Certainly Cancelled, Likely Cancelled, Bubble Watch (On The Bubble), Likely Renewal, and Certain Renewal. At the very bottom, I'll always have shows on the list that were already renewed, cancelled, or ending this year. Please comment below to say what your thoughts are.

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.

Note: I am trying to make this look nicer because it looks really boring so bear with me during these stages and more organized and every issue will be on Saturday after most shows have aired one new episode in the week. :)

Additions
 * Emily Owens, M.D. premiered this Tuesday to OK ratings for The CW. It is on Bubble Watch for now.
 * Suburgatory premiered way up from its last season finale. This is most likely because it airs right after Modern Family and that's really the only reason Happy Endings survived their second season. I placed the show on the Likely Renewal list.

Upgraded
 * Beauty and the Beast is upgraded to Likely Renewal due to it's great viewers for The CW.
 * The Good Wife is upgraded to Likely Renewal. It is a very critically acclaimed show and even though it struggles in ratings, CBS will renew this so it can be syndicated.
 * Law and Order: SVU is upgraded to Likely Renewal. It is doing pretty good in ratings and viewers just as good as Parenthood. But, later in this crazy year for NBC it good be knocked off by one of the MANY new dramas.

Downgraded
 * No shows are downgraded this week.

Renewed
 * Bob's Burgers was renewed this week for a fourth season. Viewers and ratings were up this season. No one really could've predicted this because this season was only supposed to air episodes that were leftover from last season.

Cancelled/Final Season
 * Animal Practice was cancelled this week. It was on my Certain Cancellation list.
 * Private Practice announced that after 13 episodes the series will end. (I don't know anyone here who actually watches this show but my parents do. :P)

Certain Renewal


 * 20/20- ABC
 * America's Funniest Home Videos- ABC
 * Dancing with the Stars- ABC
 * Grey's Anatomy- ABC
 * Modern Family- ABC
 * Once Upon a Time- ABC
 * 2 Broke Girls- CBS
 * 48 Hours- CBS
 * 60 Minutes- CBS
 * Criminal Minds- CBS
 * NCIS- CBS
 * NCIS: Los Angeles- CBS
 * Person of Interest- CBS
 * Survivor- CBS
 * Arrow- The CW
 * Supernatural- The CW
 * The Vampire Diaries- The CW
 * New Girl- Fox
 * The X Factor- Fox
 * Go On- NBC
 * Grimm- NBC

Likely Renewal


 * Castle- ABC
 * The Middle- ABC
 * Shark Tank- ABC
 * Suburgatory- ABC
 * Blue Bloods- CBS
 * Elementary- CBS
 * How I Met Your Mother- CBS
 * Mike and Molly- CBS
 * The Good Wife- CBS
 * Two and a Half Men- CBS
 * America's Next Top Model- The CW
 * Beauty and the Beast- The CW
 * Bones- Fox
 * The Cleveland Show- Fox
 * Glee- Fox
 * Law and Order: SVU- NBC
 * Parenthood- NBC
 * Revolution- NBC

Bubble Watch


 * Last Resort- ABC
 * Nashville- ABC
 * The Neighbors- ABC
 * Revenge- ABC
 * Scandal- ABC
 * CSI- CBS
 * CSI: NY- CBS
 * Hawaii Five-O- CBS
 * The Mentalist- CBS
 * Vegas- CBS
 * 90210- The CW
 * Emily Owens, M.D. - The CW
 * Hart of Dixie- The CW
 * Ben and Kate- Fox
 * The Mindy Project- Fox
 * Raising Hope- Fox
 * Guys With Kids- NBC
 * Parks and Recreation- NBC
 * The New Normal- NBC

Likely Cancellation


 * Private Practice- ABC
 * Nikita- The CW
 * Up All Night- NBC

Certain Cancellation


 * 666 Park Avenue- ABC
 * Partners- CBS
 * The Mob Doctor- Fox

Renewed


 * The Big Bang Theory- CBS
 * Unforgettable- CBS (moving to summer)
 * American Dad!- Fox
 * Bob's Burgers- Fox
 * Family Guy- Fox
 * The Simpsons- Fox
 * Football Night in America- NBC
 * NBC Sunday Night Football- NBC
 * The Voice- NBC

Cancelled


 * Made in Jersey- CBS
 * Fringe- Fox
 * Animal Practice- NBC
 * Next Caller- NBC (never aired an episode)

Final Season


 * Private Practice- ABC
 * Gossip Girl- The CW
 * 30 Rock- NBC
 * The Office- NBC

Also, I will include my TV schedule because all of the shows on it are great. I will also include changes to my schedule during the year. :)

Sunday: The series takes place in the fictional seaside town of Storybrooke, Maine, in which the residents are actually characters from various fairy tales that were transported to the "real world" town by a powerful curse. Its only hope lies with a bail bondswoman, Emma Swan (Jennifer Morrison), who was transported from the fairy tale world before she could be cursed. As such, she is the only person who can break the curse and restore the characters' lost memories, aided by her son, Henry, who has a book of fairy tales that holds the key to ending the curse. (If you are interested in watching this show, I would recommend watching the first season on Netflix. I'm pretty sure ABC is also on demand so you could probably see the first three episodes of this season.)
 * Once Upon a Time- 8:00 on ABC.

I DVR The Amazing Race and watch it when I get home from school on Monday's.
 * The Walking Dead- 9:00 on AMC (we don't include this channel because it doesn't have a full primetime schedule but it really is a good show). Based on the comic book series of the same name, The Walking Dead tells the story of a small group of survivors living in the aftermath of a zombie apocalypse. Most of the story takes place in the Atlanta metropolitan area, and then the surrounding countryside of northern Georgia, as the survivors search for a safe haven away from the shuffling hordes of predatory "walkers" (as the zombies are referred to in the show), who devour any living thing they catch, and whose bite is infectious to humans. The plot is focused primarily on the dilemmas the group faces as they struggle to balance their humanity with their survival against the zombie horde, and later, how they cope with members' being killed and deal with other human survivors they encounter, many of whom are dangerous and predatory themselves.

Monday:
 * Dancing with the Stars- 8:00 on ABC. I am sad to say that the all-star season has pulled me in. It really is amazing dancing. I usually only watch it till 9:30. I'm pretty sure all of you know the synopsis of the show.
 * Mike and Molly- 9:30 on CBS. Set in Chicago, Illinois, the series follows Mike Biggs (Billy Gardell), a police officer who's looking to shed some pounds, and Molly Flynn (Melissa McCarthy), an obese fourth-grade teacher, who meet at an Overeaters Anonymous group and become a couple. However, they also have to deal with the comments, jokes, and criticism from Mike's fast-talking partner Carl McMillan (Reno Wilson) and sarcastic mother Peggy (Rondi Reed), and Molly's mother Joyce (Swoosie Kurtz) and sister Victoria (Katy Mixon), Carl's Nana (Cleo King), Carl's girlfriend Christina (Holly Robinson Peete) and Abe's restaurant employee Samuel (Nyambi Nyambi).

I DVR 2 Broke Girls (9:00 on CBS), Revolution (10:00 on NBC), and Hawaii Five-O (10:00 on CBS) on Monday's.

Tuesday:
 * Raising Hope- 8:00 on Fox. James "Jimmy" Chance is a clueless 23-year-old who must raise his infant daughter, conceived from a one-night stand, with the help of his flawed family after the baby's mother (who has killed multiple boyfriends) is sentenced to death and electrocuted when the baby is only six months old.
 * Ben and Kate- 8:30 on Fox. The series focuses on the lives of a brother and sister who are exact opposites: Ben is an over-the-top dreamer, while younger sister Kate is a single mother trying to make ends meet as a bar manager. After Ben realizes that his sister needs help with both her life and taking care of her daughter Maddie, he decides to move in so Kate can start rediscovering what she missed out on, while at the same time Kate hopes to return the favor by seeing how she can bring her brother back to reality.
 * New Girl- 9:00 on Fox. The series begins with Jessica "Jess" Day (played by Zooey Deschanel), an adorable, bubbly woman in her late twenties who teaches at a local Los Angeles elementary school. Jess begins looking for a new place to live after catching her boyfriend cheating on her. Seeing an ad for a new roommate on Craigslist, she moves in with three young men: Nick, Schmidt, and Coach. Very shortly after her move, Coach moves out, and is replaced by Winston, another young man who had previously lived in the apartment with Nick and Schmidt.
 * Parenthood- 10:00 on NBC. My favorite show on television <333. The show revolves around the Braverman family, which has expanded to three generations, featuring patriarch Zeek Braverman and matriarch Camille Braverman, their oldest son Adam, his wife and three children, their daughter Sarah and her two children, their second son Crosby, his new wife Jasmine and their young son Jabbar, and finally their daughter Julia, her husband, their young daughter Sydney, and their newly adopted young boy, Victor.

I DVR Go On that airs at 9:00 on NBC and I usually watch it at 9:30. I don't watch the results of Dancing with the Stars, I just flip to it when shows are on commercials.

Wednesday:
 * The X Factor- 8:00 on Fox. The best singing show on television. :D The show is primarily concerned with identifying singing talent, though appearance, personality, stage presence and dance routines are also an important element of many performances. Each judge is assigned one of four categories—either girls between 12 and 29, boys between 12 and 29, individuals 30 and over, or groups (some of which may be formed from rejected soloists after the audition process). Through the live shows, the judges act as mentors to their category, helping to decide song choices, styling and staging, while judging contestants from other categories.
 * Modern Family- 9:00 on ABC. Modern Family employs an ensemble cast. The show revolves around three families that are interrelated through Jay Prichett and his children, Claire and Mitchell. Jay Prichett (Ed O'Neill), the patriarch, is married to a much younger woman, Gloria (Sofía Vergara), a passionate mother, who raises her son, Manny (Rico Rodriguez). Claire (Julie Bowen) is a homemaker mom married to Phil (Ty Burrell), a real estate agent and self-professed "cool dad". They have three children: Haley (Sarah Hyland), the stereotypical teenager, Alex (Ariel Winter), the smart middle child and Luke (Nolan Gould), the offbeat only son. Mitchell (Jesse Tyler Ferguson), a lawyer, and his partner Cameron (Eric Stonestreet) have adopted a Vietnamese baby, Lily (Aubrey Anderson-Emmons).
 * Nashville- 10:00 on ABC. The series stars Connie Britton as Rayna James, a legendary country music superstar, whose stardom begins fading. Her producers offer her a joint tour with the up-and-comer Juliette Barnes (Hayden Panettiere), the young and sexy future of country music. But both singers are pursuing their goals. Juliette wants to take the place of Rayna. Rayna thinks that a few songs written by talented author Scarlett O'Connor (Clare Bowen) will help to revive her success. Rayna's father is Lamar Wyatt (Powers Boothe), a powerful politician in Nashville, who forced her to marry Teddy Conrad (Eric Close), who lives on her money.

I DVR Arrow (8:00 on The CW), Survivor: Philippines (8:00 on CBS), last hour of The X Factor (9:00 on Fox), Chicago Fire (10:00 on NBC).

Thursday:
 * The Big Bang Theory- 8:00 on CBS. The show is centered on five characters: roommates Leonard Hofstadter and Sheldon Cooper, two physicists employed at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech); Penny, a waitress and aspiring actress who lives across the hall; and Leonard and Sheldon's equally geeky and socially awkward friends and co-workers, aerospace engineer Howard Wolowitz and astrophysicist Rajesh Koothrappali. The geekiness and intellect of the four guys is contrasted for comic effect with Penny's social skills and common sense. Over time, supporting characters have been promoted to starring roles: Bernadette Rostenkowski, Howard's fiancée and subsequent wife, a microbiologist and former part-time waitress alongside Penny; and neuroscientist Amy Farrah Fowler, who joins the group after surreptitiously being matched to Sheldon on a dating website.
 * The X Factor results- 8:30 on Fox. I usually watch the last part of the show.
 * The Office- 9:00 on NBC. The Office employs an ensemble cast. Many characters portrayed by The Office cast are based on the British version of the show. While these characters normally have the same attitude and perceptions as their British counterparts, the roles have been redesigned to better fit the American show. The show is known for its generally large cast size, with many of its actors and actresses known particularly for their improvisational work.
 * Parks and Recreation- 9:30 on NBC. The comedy series focuses on Leslie Knope (Amy Poehler), the deputy director of the parks and recreation department of the fictional town of Pawnee, Indiana. The season consisted of six 22-minute episodes, all of which aired at 8:30 p.m. on Thursdays. Daniels and Schur conceived the show when NBC officials asked Daniels to produce a spin-off of his comedy series The Office, on which Schur was a writer. During development, the creators decided the new show would be a stand-alone series, though it would share the mockumentary style of The Office. Like that show, Parks and Recreation encouraged improvisation among its cast members.
 * Elementary- 10:00 on CBS. It presents a contemporary update of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes detective stories set in the United States. It stars Jonny Lee Miller as Holmes and Lucy Liu as Watson.

I DVR Glee on Thursday's.

Friday:


 * Grimm- 9:00 on NBC. Homicide Detective Nick Burkhardt of the Portland Police Bureau learns he is descended from a line of "guardians" known as "Grimms," charged with keeping balance between humanity and the mythological creatures (called Wesen, pronounced as "vessin") of the world. Throughout the episodes, he must battle against an assortment of dangerous creatures, with help from his friend Monroe (who is a reformed creature), and his partner Detective Hank Griffin.

I DVR Fringe on Friday's. Boring night.

Got the series descriptions from Wikipedia. :) Thanks for reading probably a few sentences of this huge blog. :D