Now, can we get Life renewed please?

No one, on any site, believed Better off Ted was going to be renewed. Like it says in the article, there renewing shows that they normally would of cancelled. No one would of guess this would be happening. But all I know is Im happy, especially for Dollhouse. I jsut started watching BOT and its a pretty good show, Im gonna have to watch season 2.

The danger in going by pure numbers and assuming that any show above ____ rating will and any show below ___ rating won’t be renewed, doesn’t take into account other factors that only the network may know like budget ($) or which Studio produces the show, etc etc.

I mean did any of you think 3 years ago that low-rated 30 Rock would still be around? I bet not.

Believed to be dead, but I don’t have official confirmation of that. Like “The Unusuals,” burn-off starts Wed, May 27 (9:30/8:30). Following ABC’s other MRC show, “The Goode Family.”

I’ve still steamed that ABC chose to pick up an ALREADY-FAILED SHOW than give Pushing Daisies the second chance it so rightfully deserved.

As for The Unusuals, I really can’t say I’m surprised. I gave it several chances and couldn’t even make it through the first 10 minutes without being completely bored and wondering what the heck was going on in it.

“The Unusuals” is cancelled. (Leftover episodes scheduled for May 27-June 17 in regular time slot.)

“Cupid” is cancelled. For the second time. (Leftover episode scheduled for June 16 in regular time slot.)

I do not know the status of “Samantha Who?”

Now if Suburbia gets canned and Samantha gets renewed my ABC oddsmakers will be right on.

I think Nikki Finke reported that, too.

I figured that might be the case. Its the unfortunate problem of having a popular first name. Thus now i’m using a new variation of my name. Hope it clears the confusion.

Apart from that, the TV biz has to move beyond Nielsens at some point. There’s just too many ways to watch shows now, and there should be plenty of ways to get revenue from those outlets if it’s handled right. Just like the music business got past compact discs and Billboard charts, TV networks need to think differently. I hope we’re seeing that too.

Renewing Scrubs and Better Off Ted with a regular of 1.7 in the 18-49 demo is very stupid! I expect Surviving Suburbia is too be renewed too

Stupid ABC!

Oh don’t worry, you’ve already succeeded in that goal.

No crow for either of you guys, you made your predictions based on a solid numbers and thats all anyone can do. Keep it coming.

~Lanie~

I mean, a TV show based on the “Witchs of Eastwick”? The folks at the networks must’ve taken a look at the pilots they got this year and said, “Oh crap…”

It has been a rough year for my preferred sitcom, the single camera, no laugh track required sitcom. Some truly fantastic shows look like they’ve come to an end. Everybody Hates Chris is 99.999% dead (why oh why didn’t more people watch this brilliant show?), My Name is Earl looks like it may be dying too, and Scrubs, well Scrubs just won’t be the same next year. At least we’ll have some more Ted to look forward to!

So ABC’s returning comedies are:
Scrubs
Samantha Who?
Better off Ted

The new comedies are:
Modern Family
Awesome Hank
The Middle

Looks like we may see a lot more comedy on the fall schedule.

Veterans:
Grey’s, Lost, Desperate Housewives, Ugly Betty, Scrubs, Brothers & Sisters, Bachelor, DWTS, Private Practice, Supernanny (and maybe Samantha Who?)

Freshmen pick-ups:
Castle, Better Off Ted (I’m guessing Cupid, Unusuals, and Suburbia have been cancelled? or maybe their renewals haven’t leaked yet?)

New pilots:
Cougar Town, Hank, The Middle, V, Happy Town, Eastwick, The Forgotten

That’s 19 shows already guaranteed to come back, more if Suburbia and/or Samantha Who also get reprieves. I’m sure some of them will be midseason, but even still, where in the world is ABC going to find room for all these shows? Is picking up this many old and new shows the norm, or is ABC going a bit crazy this year?

A guy can hope and dream can’t he. If I got better off ted back, which admittedly will be a miracle, I may as well ask for the others as well.

I think there has been alot of shuffling by the networks about the accuracy or nielson.
and i think they are starting to think about DVR internet etc
neilson got sued and a few companies have their numbers as completely off
Considering the economy and advertising dollars
i expect to see more surprises
we got shows that shouldnt be renewed by all accounts renewed
we got LENO in primetime
all bets are off i think
all networks are scrambling…
and richard steven hack if TSCC gets renewed or moved
which i would like btw…
im gonna go buy a lotto ticket
lolz

True. So let’s change that. EVERYBODY WATCH THE FRIGGIN’ SHOW! Seriously. All of you. Watch it. I promise if you watch, you’ll be gruntled.

I believe there were a lot of reasons that entered into ABC’s decision to give it a second chance (which it deserved). I’ve outlined them on here. The people who are acting surprised.stunned.shocked. that it got picked up just didn’t want to listen.

The Better Off Ted renewal is wonderful. Before it and Castle came on this spring, I hadn’t watched ABC in years. Its numbers may not be great now, but it has real potential if given a nurturing slot, like Seinfeld in the beginning.