US TV Season 2012-2013

[Phoenix]

Upfronts where the full scheduels are announced are next week but most of the networks have announced the fate of their major shows and some of their pick ups.

CW:
Cancelled:
Ringer
Secret Circle

Renewed:
Supernatural
Nikita
The Vampire Diaries
90210
Hart of Dixie
Gossip Girl (10-11 episodes final season)

Picked Up:
- The Carrie Diaries (Sex & The City prequel)
- Arrow (spin off on DC's Green Arrow)
- Beauty & The Beast (remake of the late eighties/early nineties show)
- Cult (in which the production assistant from a popular crime show and an investigative blogger discover that fans of the series are recreating said crimes in real life, then, uh, blog about it)
- First Cut (a Grey's style medical drama about a group of interns)

[Johnkm]

Thus far the only cancellations I've been worried about have been: Alcatraz, Terra Nova and Awake. I imagine there might be a few more adding to that though with quite a few shows I like teetering on the edge.

[lolly]

I did WANT to like Alcatraz, but it was hard work.

[Phoenix]

NBC:
Cancelled:
Harry's Law
Are You There Chelsea
Awake
Bent
Best Friends Forever

Renewed:
30 Rock (13 episode finale season)
Community (13 episodes)
Up All Night
Parks and Recreation
Parenthood
the Office
Law & Order SVU
Whitney
Smash
Grimm

Picked Up:
- Save Me (Anne Heche stars as a woman in a broken marriage who transforms into a version of herself and creates miracles along the way)
- Go On (Mathew Perry playing a grief-stricken sportscaster who learns to pick up the pieces from a recent loss with the help of a support group)
- 1600 Penn (about the president (played by Bill Pullman, of course) and his unruly family, which includes Jenna Elfman as the first lady and Broadway star Josh Gad as his ne'er-do-well oldest son)
- Animal Practice (a House-like veterinarian who clashes with the pet owners who bring their pets to him)
- The New Normal (a gay couple who are trying to have a baby with the help of a surrogate mother - Ryan Murphy involved )
- Guys With Kids (multicam comedy from Jimmy Fallon)
- Next Caller (single cam comedy about a grumpy, misogynist radio talk show host whose new co-host is a woman.)
- Hannibal
- Revolution (Sci Fi takes place in a post-apocalyptic world where technology has abruptly stopped working)
- Infamous (opulent soap in which Meagan Good stars as a detective who returns to the neighbourhood she grew up in as the maid's daughter to solve the murder of her heiress best friend)
- Chicago Fire (exactly what it says in the title, Jesse Spencer and Taylor Kinney star)
- Do No Harm (Steven Pasquale stars as a surgeon whose dangerous alter ego threatens to wreak havoc on his personal and professional lives)

[Johnkm]

I did WANT to like Alcatraz, but it was hard work.

It did sag a little in the middle, but the last 3/4 episodes were really promising. I kind of wish I hadn't got invested now though, as about halfway through it was clear it wasn't going to be renewed.

[Jark]

You're missing quite a few shows from the NBC list there... also picked up are:

Infamous (opulent soap in which Meagan Good stars as a detective who returns to the neighbourhood she grew up in as the maid's daughter to solve the murder of her heiress best friend)
Chicago Fire (exactly what it says in the title, Jesse Spencer and Taylor Kinney star)
Do No Harm (Steven Pasquale stars as a surgeon whose dangerous alter ego threatens to wreak havoc on his personal and professional lives)

Guys With Kids (multicam comedy from Jimmy Fallon)
Next Caller (single cam comedy about a grumpy, misogynist radio talk show host whose new co-host is a woman.)

[Jark]

Meanwhile CW have also picked up First Cut, a Grey's style medical drama about a group of interns.

[Phoenix]

Fox:
Cancelled:
Alcatraz
The Finder
Terra Nova
I Hate My Teenage Daughter
Breaking In

Renewed:
Touch
Fringe (final season)
Bones
New Girl
Raising Hope
Glee

Picked Up:
- The Mindy Project, previously called It's Messy (Mindy Kaling’s new vehicle, a show about an OB/GYN )
- Goodwin Games (three siblings who are forced to pretend to like each other after their wealthy father dies and leaves unusual conditions in his will)
- Ben and Kate (The show stars Nat Faxon and Dakota Johnson, and the premise is that Ben Fox is his sister’s manny )
- The Following (stars James Purefoy as a charismatic serial killer who has a cult of followers for some reason. Kevin Bacon is the law enforcement official tasked with bringing Purefoy down)
- Mob Doctor (a doctor who gets in hoc to the mob and must take care of the ills of various mafia members)

[Johnkm]

I wonder how long it'll take for James Purefoy to shoehorn in some NU~DI~TY? I'm betting the first 5 minutes.

[Phoenix]

Meanwhile CW have also picked up First Cut, a Grey's style medical drama about a group of interns.

Added all of those

[Jark]

I wonder how many times James Purefoy's clothes will fall off over the course of the Following

[Phoenix]

I wonder how long it'll take for James Purefoy to shoehorn in some NU~DI~TY? I'm betting the first 5 minutes.

Well this isn't cable so not much yet i'm sure shirtless will be the default.

[lolly]

I wonder how many times James Purefoy's clothes will fall off over the course of the Following

Not NEARLY OFTEN ENOUGH

[Phoenix]

ABC:
Cancelled:
Pan Am
Work it
Man Up
Cougar Town (moving to TBS)
GCB
The River
Missing

Renewed:
Once Upon A Time
Revenge
Suburgatory
Happy Endings
Scandal
Grey's Anatomy
Castle
Modern Family
The Middle
Body of Proof
Private Practice
Don't Trust the B in Apartment 23

Picked Up:
- Red Widow (centers on the widow (Radha Mitchell) of an assassinated criminal who is forced to adopt her husband’s role in an organized-crime syndicate in order to protect her family)
- Nashville (is a family soap set in the country music scene with one star at her peak and one on the rise. Eric Close, Hayden Panettiere, Jonathan Jackson, Powers Boothe costar along with Britton.)
- Zero Hour (stars Anthony Edwards and Michael Nyqvist and is about a “bizarre twist of fate that pulls a man who’s spent 20 years as the editor of a skeptics magazine into one of the most compelling conspiracies in human history.” )
- The Last Resort (stars Andre Braugher in a high-concept project described as “an international action-thriller-soap that follows the story of establishing a new society in a world held hostage by the crew of a ballistic missile submarine. Basically, a U.S. nuclear sub crew refuses orders to fire their missiles and escapes to a NATO outpost and declares themselves the smallest nuclear nation. Scott Speedman and Autumn Reeser co-star.)
- Mistresses (tells the story of four women with turbulent romantic lives. Alyssa Milano, Yunjin Kim, Rochelle Aytes and Jes Macallan star.)
- 666 Park (A young couple accepts an offer to manage one of the most historic apartment buildings in New York City, they unwittingly begin to experience supernatural occurrences, which complicate and endanger the lives of everyone in the building.” Co-stars Dave Annable, Rachael Taylor, Terry O'Quinn and Vanessa Williams.)
- Comeback Jack (a man who is forced to put his dreams on hold in order to take over the family handyman business from his father, and stars J.K. Simmons, Kyle Bornheimer and Leah Remin)
- The Neighbors (a family that moves into a highly desirable gated community in New Jersey only to discover that the entire neighborhood is made up of aliens disguised as humans. That one costars Jamie Gertz and Max Charles)
- How To Live With Your Parents (a recently divorced single mom, moves in with her eccentric parents who are full of life but know no boundaries. Sarah Chalke will star along with Brad Garrett, Elizabeth Perkins, Orlando Jones and Rachel Eggleston.)
- Malibu County, a comedy starring Reba McEntire and Lily Tomlin, in which McEntire plays a country singer who moves to the titular location after discovering her husband was cheating on her. Descriptions of the show label her as a "Southern spitfire," so you just know she won't fit in!

[Phoenix]

CBS:
Cancelled:
CSI:Miami
Rob
Unforgettable
NYC 22
A Gifted Man

Renewed:
The Good Wife
Blue Bloods
The Mentalist
Hawaii Five-0
CSI
NCIS LA
Person of Interest
NCIS
Mike And Molly
How I Met Your Mother
2 Broke Girls
Big Bang Theory
Two and a Half Men
CSI:NY

Picked Up:
- Elementary (a modern-day New York City-based drama series that’s sounded like a no-brainer for the network’s brand since it was first developed. Jonny Lee Miller plays Sherlock, Lucy Liu is Watson. Aidan Quinn co-stars)
- Vegas (a period piece set in the 1960s centered around the true story of Ralph Lamb: rodeo cowboy turned longtime sheriff of Las Vegas, Dennis Quaid is the sheriff, Michael Chiklis is a mob fixer, plus there’s Jason O’Mara and Carrie-Ann Moss)
- Made in New Jersey (about a working-class woman (Janet Montgomery) who uses her street smarts to compete with her more polished colleagues at a Manhattan law firm)
- Golden Boy (tracks one cop’s (Theo James) meteoric rise from officer to detective to police commissioner. Co stars Chi McBride, Kevin Alejandro, Bonnie Somerville)
- Friend Me (Twentysomething best friends, Evan and Rob, move from their hometown of Bloomington, Ind., to Los Angeles to begin their exciting new lives working at GroupOn. Evan is having trouble breaking his old slothful habits and rather than go out after work to explore L.A. and meet new people, prefers to play online poker with his buddies back home. Rob has different plans and is determined to drag Evan, kicking and screaming, along with him.” Cast: Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Nicholas Braun)
- Partners (a personal story of two lifelong friends and business partners. Architects Charlie and Louis’ friendship has lasted longer than either of their romantic relationships and almost seems like a weird marriage. When Charlie decides to propose to his girlfriend, Louis’ neurotic attempts to be supportive nearly result in the breakup of his own relationship.” Cast: David Krumholtz, Michael Urie, Sophia Bush, Brandon Routh.)
- The Job (from producers Burnett and Michael Davies. In the show, contestants compete to win a job at an entertainment magazine)

[Johnkm]

GCB DEAD

Sad, but expected.

[Rhythmbandit]

Is there any news on CSI: Miami and New York? Both have had shorter seasons which leads me to believe they're being axed. The way so many things seem to be wrapping up in New York makes me think so too.

[POP!]

Is Whitney actually getting decent ratings then? I watched the first couple episodes and was pretty unimpressed and everyone seemed to dislike it more strongly than I did. Was that Chelsea Handler show really poor? I never actually bothered

[Phoenix]

GCB DEAD

Sad, but expected.

Awww it was good but not that good, i'm worried about Don't Trust The Bitch because that's hilarious and still not renewed.

Is there any news on CSI: Miami and New York? Both have had shorter seasons which leads me to believe they're being axed. The way so many things seem to be wrapping up in New York makes me think so too.

Nothing yet but one of them is expected to be cancelled yet they said the same thing last year so who knows.

Is Whitney actually getting decent ratings then? I watched the first couple episodes and was pretty unimpressed and everyone seemed to dislike it more strongly than I did. Was that Chelsea Handler show really poor? I never actually bothered

Average ratings at best but i guess they want to keep her around (the same can be said about Up All Night and the cast), i didn't watch past the first two or three episodes it was all so dated and laugh tracks annoy the shit out of me. Are You There Chelsea was terrible , she herself admitted that the first few episodes were bad but said they got better near the end which they didn't.

[Johnkm]

Now Apt. 23 would be a BIG LOSS if it gets cancelled, although the ratings have been quite good so I still expect to see it renewed, even if its not for a full 22 episode season.

[lolly]

Are shorter running seasons becoming more common on US TV, or is it just my awareness of them has increased?

[Phoenix]

they have increased either to please the fans (Chuck, Fringe, Community) where the network decides to give the show a proper send off or to test the waters but the ones that return after a short season usually get a full pick up.

Also added the ABC pick ups which all seem dire apart from the widow show.

[Phoenix]

they have increased either to please the fans (Chuck, Fringe, Community) where the network decides to give the show a proper send off or to test the waters but the ones that return after a short season usually get a full pick up.

Also added the ABC pick ups which all seem dire apart from the widow show.

[Johnkm]

It's going to be SUPER FUN watching Vanessa Williams play yet another Wilhelmina clone on 666

[Jark]

Also added the ABC pick ups which all seem dire apart from the widow show.

Nashville is getting raves. I'm quite surprised they picked up TWO male appeal dramas in Last Resort and Zero Hour. But the balance between those and the soaps is quite nice. I'm very excited for Red Widow.

[POP!]

How To Live With Your Parents sounds like it has some potential

[Phoenix]

Nashville is getting raves. I'm quite surprised they picked up TWO male appeal dramas in Last Resort and Zero Hour. But the balance between those and the soaps is quite nice. I'm very excited for Red Widow.

Anything with Hayden Pantiere in it is a no no for me. Last Resort sounds good though, hopefully it won't end up being a mess and 666 Park might be fun.

Edit: 666 Park actually sounds great, great cast and a horror premise that can go wrong very easily.

[funky]

Jesus wept, looking at that list of NBC pickups, is it any wonder the network struggles these days?

Nice to see Fringe getting the opportunity to end properly. If it goes out well I might actually pick up the boxset and watch it finally.

Shame about Awake, not that I watched it, but it was meant to actually be very good.

ABC on a roll, although a bit unfair how they just shoved aside Cougar Town and then dropped it after 2 very successful years, talk about losing interest fast. That said, it really isn't that funny.

CBS really does have it easy. Hardly has to worry about cancellations, just throw in mind numbing procedurals or base comedies every couple of years and keep the rabble following... Although what they've done with BBT is nothing short of amazing to be fair. That show launched on a whimper four years ago and wasn't even that good. Look at it now...

[Johnkm]

To be fair to CBS, amidst the sea of generic (and shit) cop/procedural shows both Person Of Interest and The Good Wife are brilliant.

Also ABC has cancelled: Missing, Pan Am and The River too - none of which are remotely surprising. That just leaves Body Of Proof I think, there's been a bit of talk about it perhaps getting a 3rd season though so we shall see.

[Phoenix]

Apparently Body of Proof is a hit overseas

[Phoenix]

Don't trust the B renewed so is Body of Proof and Private Practice.

[Johnkm]

At least Jeri Ryan has got herself a 3rd season of something at least

13 episodes seems like a good move for BoP, if they keep it airing after DWTS it should hold around the 2.0 mark hopefully, it was when it was airing without that lead in that it collapsed to the 1.4-1.6's it was getting mid season.

[Rhythmbandit]

I can't get into Body of Proof. The premise is interesting but Dana Delaney's character is completely unlikeable and the patronising way in which she delivers her lines is off-putting.

[Johnkm]

Late in S2 there was a 'plague' episode which saw Megan tell someone who had researched the disease for 10 YEARS and was a professional biological crisis manager how to do his job

Thinking about it though, with 13 episodes that would bring it to 42 total, so still 2 full seasons off syndication levels and in all honesty if it ambles on beyond S3 I think everyone will be rather AGOG. So it is rather an odd move from that point of view.

[Johnkm]

CBS have also renewed 2 and A Half Men.

(not that anyone here CARES I imagine, and rightly so)

[Phoenix]

Added the CBS pick ups which apart from Vegas all sound awful especially the two sitcoms. Also Twitter is telling me that csi:Miami has been cancelled.

[Jark]

Vegas does sound rather good though. I like a good high budget period drama

[Johnkm]

Golden Boy and Vegas sound like they might be quite good, but yeah the rest sound pretty crap.

[Dr Lecter]

This will be the last Private Practice wont it. Shame I quite liked it.

As long as my Criminal Minds and Mentalist are safe in happy.
I never invest in US shows now cos chances are they get cancelled after one season .

[Johnkm]

OOH, dear old dead Pamuk is in Golden Boy. I'M SOLD