User blog:Webly/Primetime TV Cancellation Watch- Issue 4: CBS and it's Standards

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 CBS and it's standards. For CBS, most ratings have to be really high for them to renew the show and at least 10 million viewers. This is just for fictional shows because Big Brother, The Amazing Race, and Survivor do not usually meet those expectations the majority of the time. They keep those shows for fandom really. Anyways, this affects their Friday night timeslot. They haven't had a successful Friday since Ghost Whisperer. Last year three shows were cancelled just because they aired on Friday at 8. This year A Gifted Man airs at 8. CBS really strives to have the best network so even a show like A Gifted Man averaging 9 million viewers a week does not cut it. It's all about the ratings though. A Gifted Man's ratings was 1.3 last night and the other CBS shows had ratings of 1.9 and 1.7 (Undercover Boss and Blue Bloods). The only thing that could rescue this show is fandom because the viewers isn't really the key for CBS.

I like A Gifted Man. Will it be renewed? It's a LONG SHOT. It's not impossible but it's definitely out there. A Gifted Man is about an excellent doctor that knows what to do in hard to call situations. He gives everyone the biggest chance they can to live and does not give up. But, his wife who was recently killed has been haunting him. She was a doctor, the head, at another clinic. That was for people who could not afford the high expenses of his other one. She urges him to save it and work their part time and he does. The rest of the season has had development with the characters but not too much so if you watched it you wouldn't be confused although the season finale is next Friday.

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:


 * America's Next Top Model was renewed for another cycle as I predicted it would be.

Cancelled/Final Season:


 * The Firm was officially cancelled as predicted but there wasn't really much of a chance of actually not being cancelled.

Additions:


 * The Apprentice was added after a pretty good first episode. It's likely it will be renewed.

My Changes:


 * Smash was downgraded to Likely Renewal after it's giant downfalls. I'm still liking it though.
 * Private Practice was upgraded to Certain Renewal because of it's good ratings.
 * Fear Factor was upgraded to Likely Renewal because I generally think it's doing well for NBC and it's going to be on next year.
 * Rules of Engagement was upgraded to Bubble Watch because of it's viewership.
 * The River was downgraded already to Certain Cancellation. It's only going to have seven episodes and I do see it more like a miniseries. It's not going to last and that's for sure.
 * Wipeout was upgraded to Likely Renewal because I do feel like I see it on ABC's schedule next year.

Certain Renewal:


 * 20/20- ABC
 * America's Funniest Home Videos- ABC
 * Castle- ABC
 * Dancing with the Stars- ABC
 * The Bachelor- ABC
 * Modern Family- ABC
 * Private Practice- 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
 * American Idol- Fox
 * New Girl- Fox
 * Law and Order- NBC
 * The Office- NBC
 * The Voice- NBC

Likely Renewal:


 * The Middle- ABC
 * Grey's Anatomy- ABC
 * Last Man Standing- ABC
 * Revenge- ABC
 * Wipeout- 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
 * The Apprentice- NBC
 * Smash- NBC
 * Fear Factor- NBC

Bubble Watch:


 * The Bachelorette- ABC
 * Bachelor Pad- ABC
 * Happy Endings- ABC
 * Shark Tank- ABC
 * Suburgatory- ABC
 * CSI: NY- CBS
 * Rob- CBS
 * Rules of Engagement- 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

Likely Cancellation:


 * Celebrity Wife Swap- ABC
 * Cougar Town- ABC
 * 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
 * The River- Fox
 * Harry's Law- 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
 * The Firm


 * Desperate Housewives
 * One Tree Hill
 * Chuck
 * House

Already Renewed:
 * America's Next Top Model- The CW
 * American Dad!- Fox
 * Family Guy- Fox
 * The Cleveland Show- Fox
 * The Simpsons- Fox
 * Kitchen Nightmares- Fox
 * The X Factor- Fox
 * The Big Bang Theory- CBS
 * How I Met Your Mother- CBS
 * Survivor- CBS