User blog:Webly/Primetime TV Cancellation Watch- Issue 3: 'Raising Hope' and the other Fox 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 Fox's comedies. Fox has never had great comedies besides a few. It's best was probably That '70s Show. When you think of Fox, you think of Animation. When you think of CBS, you think of Crime Dramas. When you think of NBC, you think of comedies. When you think of The CW, you think of usually bad teen dramas. When you think of ABC, you think of dramas. But with Fox you don't really think of their comedies at all.

I'm not including animation as comedy because they are two different things and their animation block does have problems...... but that'll come later.

This year four shows were scheduled for Fox's comedy block. Raising Hope, New Girl, I Hate My Teenage Daughter, and Breaking In. Breaking In seems interesting and was barely renewed last year. I'm going to give it a try honestly. It's about some scientists or something kind of like The Big Bang Theory. None of their shows on here suck with the exception of I Hate My Teenage Daughter, worse than Work It. A show that was cancelled this year after two episodes on ABC.

Fox comedies was brought to my attention when Raising Hope was put on the Bubble. Raising Hope is one of my favorite comedies. A tie for first between Parks and Recreation and Modern Family. The premise is Jimmy Chance, 20 year old, has a baby with a serial killer in jail on a one night stand. But really Jimmy wasn't crazy, he is harmless and kind hearted. So after having a one night stand, seven months later, the psycho contacts her from jail and tells him he has a baby. He has no idea how to raise a baby. Jimmy lives at his grandma's house with his parents. The show's pretty much about this crazy family Jimmy, his 35 year old parents, his mom's Grandma, Jimmy's love interest, and Jimmy's boss at a grocery store. And every episode is hilarious. I don't think Fox advertises for it good enough because if it was on a channel like CBS then it would be really popular. I suggest everyone should try out this show.

As for New Girl, that show's really funny but I always miss it. It's definitely going to be renewed so nothing to worry about that show.

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:

No shows were cancelled this week.

Additions:


 * Cougar Town was added after it's poor midseason premiere. It's already on the likely cancellation list. The show's just not funny.

My Changes:


 * Blue Bloods was upgraded because of it's viewership.
 * Smash was upgraded yet again because of it's amazing ratings for an NBC drama.
 * The River was downgraded after it's second episode.

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
 * Smash- 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
 * Blue Bloods- 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

Bubble Watch:


 * The Bachelorette- ABC
 * Bachelor Pad- ABC
 * Happy Endings- ABC
 * Shark Tank- ABC
 * Suburgatory- ABC
 * Wipeout- ABC
 * CSI: NY- CBS
 * Rob- 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
 * 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
 * Cougar Town- ABC
 * Rules of Engagement- CBS
 * Unforgettable- CBS
 * Nikita- The CW
 * The Finder- Fox
 * The River- 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