Shows canceled, shows renewed for Fall lineup
The networks announced their new fall schedules. ABC is picking
up an NBC favorite, Fox cancels two beloved sitcom stars, CBS
ditches cult favorites and the CW revives a classic show from the
1990s.
Shows canceled, shows renewed for Fall lineup
The networks announced their new fall schedules. ABC is picking up an NBC favorite, Fox cancels two beloved sitcom stars, CBS ditches cult favorites and the CW revives a classic show from the 1990s.
It was a strange TV season. A four month writers strike took away most of it when production was shut down. The strike hurt a lot of new shows that were trying to find an audience. After the strike they were never able to regain their momentum.
For me the best news of the fall season is ABC picking up “Scrubs” from NBC as a mid-season replacement. This past season wasn’t very good, but it is still one of the best shows on TV. The producers were planning on making this the final season, but they didn’t want to cut it short because of the writers strike. Hopefully by next year they will be able to come up with a great series finale.
ABC cancelled 12 shows including “Men In Trees,” “Carpoolers,” and “Cavemen.” I haven’t watched a show on ABC in the last five years, but I’m looking forward to a new show called “Life On Mars.”
It’s a remake of a BBC show about a police detective who gets in a car accident and is transported to the 1970s. I’ve seen one episode of the BBC version and it was good. David E. Kelley who produced “The Practice” (1997- 2004) will produce the new version.
“Pushing Daisies,” “Samantha Who?” with Christina Applegate and “Eli Stone” from this season will also return in the fall. ABC has also renewed “Boston Legal,” “Lost,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” and “Dancing With The Stars.”
Unfortunately FOX canceled “Back To You” starring Kelsey Grammer and Patricia Heaton. I thought that it came back even funnier after the writers strike, but it lost a lot of viewers. Grammer is hoping CBS will pick up the show.
FOX renewed two of my favorite shows “Hell’s Kitchen” and ‘Kitchen Nightmares” both starring Gordon Ramsay. Also coming back is “24,” “Til Death,” “American Idol” and “Bones.”
New shows coming from FOX are “Fringe” with Joshua Jackson, “Dollhouse” with Eliza Dushku and a “Family Guy” spin-off called “The Cleveland Show.”
The cult favorites “Jericho” and “Moonlight” were cancelled by CBS. “Jericho” had been cancelled before, but was brought back after a letter writing campaign by viewers. CBS cancelled it again because it still couldn’t pick up an audience.
Viewers also organized a blood drive to try to save “Moonlight,” a show about a vampire detective, but the network cancelled the show. The writer’s strike hurt this show, which had pretty good ratings before the strike.
The new shows CBS has on its schedule for next season are “The Mentalist” about a mentalist who is a private detective and a Jay Mohr sitcom called “Project Gary.”
The CW finally got its first bona fide hit with “Gossip Girl.” The network is also bringing back the cult hit “Reaper” about a man whose parents sold his soul to the devil when he was a baby who has to help the devil collect souls who have escaped from hell.
It’s too bad the network cancelled “Aliens in America” about a Pakistani teenager living with an American family in Wisconsin. It was a funny and insightful show. Hopefully they will release it on DVD.
A new version of “Beverly Hills, 90210” simply called “90210” will air next season on the CW. Original cast member Jennie Garth reprises her role as Kelly Taylor. The show also stars Jessica Walter of “Arrested Development” and Lori Loughlin of “Full House.”
NBC has 14 new shows slated for the next season including five reality shows. Christian Slater stars in his first TV show called “My Own Worst Enemy.” The network is only keeping four shows from this season including “Life” and “Chuck”
It cancelled “Bionic Woman,” “Las Vegas,” “Journeyman,” and a show I’ve never even heard of called “Quarterlife”
I am looking forward to next season. Except for NBC most of the networks have very little reality shows scheduled. Maybe the reality show craze has finally run its course and we can look forward to good programming.
