User blog:Webly/Primetime TV Cancellation Watch- Issue 1

Okay, lately I've been obsessed with what shows are going to stay and not going to stay for the next TV season. Each week until TV channels make their TV schedules, I'll make sections saying whether every cable, drama, or reality competition primetime show is going to be Certainly Cancelled, Likely Cancelled, Bubble Watch, Likely Renewal, and Certain Renewal. At the very bottom it'll always say whether the show is already cancelled or already renewed. Each week I'll say my thoughts about the network or about a few shows and why they are where they are. I will also say my changes in the list. Please comment below to say what your thoughts are. I watch a lot of TV although some of my predictions will be debatable, the majority won't.

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 NBC's year and most notably their dramas. NBC has had a downfall for their network ever since Friends ended in 2004. NBC has always been best known for their Must See TV block but not as much for their dramas. And the only returning drama's from last year were Chuck (announced in their final season), Parenthood, and Harry's Law. They had six dramas last year that were all new that failed. This year they ordered six new ones less likely to fail. Two of them (Prime Suspect and The Playboy Club) were already cancelled. So now it's up to NBC for the other four to succeed or it's back to the drawing board for a whole new batch of shows.

The Firm and Grimm are NBC's new TV drama's that are currently airing. The Firm is based off the 1993 movie and the novel. It is currently suffering with low viewers. It's ratings aren't as bad but they are down there. It was just announced that they were moving the show to a Saturday night time slot pretty much meaning that it's already dead but NBC does intend to air all 22 episodes for the loyal fans. Grimm has a far better chance. Grimm is about a detective who just finds out he's a 'Grimm' that fights monsters. Each episode is similar to a fairy tale like Hansel and Gretel or Rapunzel. But, each definitely has it's twists. The outside world is completely unaware of what these monsters or doing. They just see them as these ordinary criminals or ordinary people. The only problem with this show is, NBC decided to put in the Friday night death slot. Nevertheless, this show has pulled in miraculously good ratings and good viewers for NBC. This show is certain to be renewed.

NBC has two new drama's about to air: Smash and Awake. This brings up a new problem, what NBC is thinking. NBC decided to put the new season of The Voice following the Super Bowl... are you freaking kiddin' me? Smash is coming out next Monday. Knowing NBC, it's not going to get the best viewers. This is your chance to get a smash show. So, yeah NBC has some problems. But, Smash and Awake seem to have very interesting plots and from the looks of it both of them will be successful. Giving NBC at least three new drama's already safe (Smash, Awake, and Grimm).

There is still Parenthood and Harry's Law. Parenthood has suffered in viewers but done well in ratings while Harry's Law has suffered in ratings but not viewers. Parenthood seems to have a future ahead of them because they already seem to be planning for a fourth season but Harry's Law is going to have a hard time getting to a third. The ratings are almost bad as The CW shows... which are terrible. The only thing that could save it is the fans and the fans don't seem to be doing anything at the moment. So four dramas are probably going to be saved at the looks of it.

Normally at this time I'd be talking about the changes I made but I do not have any because I just started. :P Now try to find the shows you watch in the below table.

Certain Renewal:


 * 20/20- ABC
 * America's Funniest Home Videos- ABC
 * Castle- ABC
 * Dancing with the Stars- 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
 * Cops- Fox
 * New Girl- Fox
 * Law and Order- NBC
 * The Office- NBC

Likely Renewal:


 * The Middle- ABC
 * Private Practice- ABC
 * Last Man Standing- ABC
 * Revenge- ABC
 * Blue Bloods- CBS
 * CSI- CBS
 * CSI: Miami- CBS
 * The Good Wife- CBS
 * Ringer- The CW
 * The Secret Circle- The CW
 * Glee- Fox
 * Alcatraz- Fox
 * 30 Rock- NBC
 * The Biggest Loser- NBC
 * Parenthood- NBC
 * Parks and Recreation- NBC
 * Who Do You Think You Are?- NBC
 * Grimm- NBC

Bubble Watch:


 * The Bachelor- ABC
 * The Bachelorette- ABC
 * Bachelor Pad- ABC
 * Grey's Anatomy- 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
 * House- Fox
 * Raising Hope- Fox
 * Mobbed- Fox
 * Napoleon Dynamite- Fox
 * Terra Nova- Fox
 * Touch- Fox
 * The Sing Off- NBC
 * Are You There, Chelsea?- NBC
 * Up All Night- NBC
 * Whitney- NBC

Likely Cancellation:


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

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