Still No Word on TNT's 'Leverage' or Syfy's 'Alphas' - Scripted Cable Renew/Cancel Status Through December 8, 2012

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1. hiddenicon

   Posted December 8, 2012 at 11:08 AM

   Quick note for chart improvement… The Hour on BBCA has started airing already and can probably be removed (you know, if you’re into that sorta thing ).

2. The Original J

   Posted December 8, 2012 at 11:25 AM

   According to Ryan Cartwright’s Twitter feed (yeah, I know), we won’t know anything about the status of Alphas until mid-December. So expect no news for at least another week.

3. Fake Me Out

   Posted December 8, 2012 at 11:38 AM

   @hiddenicon

   I don’t think Robert should remove shows but instead just change the notation to (in this case) ‘Currently airing 2nd season’

   The question is when to remove shows that have ended/been canceled? I vote for keeping them on for the year then in the spring do a ‘Cable Shows that Ended or were canceled 2012-2013′ post to clear them out and keep just the ongoing shows. He can then put a link to the post in the weekly status post and there’ll be a historical record onsite until the end of time … which sadly is just 13 days away … on the plus side Angus doesn’t have to worry about filth anymore!

   ymmv

4. Robert Seidman

   Posted December 8, 2012 at 12:32 PM

   As far as this list goes I might be rooting for the Mayans!

   I don’t think @hiddenicon meant remove The Hour from the list, just that with S2 already airing and no news about S3 yet, there was no need to have “Renewed for S2″ in the status and that the status could/should be removed (which I agree with), similar to Nick’s comment about the TV Land shows.

   I’m sure the list will evolve (or, possibly die after 12/21, Mayans or no!). Sadly, unlike the broadcast shows which are tied to the late September-May season, I don’t think there is any one-size-fits-all “clear out the cancelled shows” methodology that will please everyone. But as long as the list is useful, nitpicking over that won’t bother me.

5. Richard Steven Hack

   Posted December 8, 2012 at 12:43 PM

   DW: Yes, Hunted was pretty good, although the last few minutes of the finale confused me enormously. So I hope they get a second season to clear that up. I especially enjoyed the presence of Indira Varma, late of “Human Target” as Natalie, the MI6 agent.

6. Robert Seidman

   Posted December 8, 2012 at 12:51 PM

   Apparently if Cinemax continues Hunted it won’t be called Hunted anymore (but will be based on the character Sam Hunter). Alan Sepinwall posted a brief e-mail interview with the series creator after the finale aired on Cinemax.

   He said that while a new series would be a totally different series that “Viewers who are eager for answers to the outstanding questions from “Hunted” — about Sam’s mother, the Fingerless Man and Hourglass — won’t be disappointed.”

   http://www.hitfix.com/whats-alan-watching/hunted-creator-frank-spotnitz-on-the-series-finale-and-the-future-of-sam-hunter

7. Simon Jester

   Posted December 8, 2012 at 1:15 PM

   Ugh, I can’t believe people thought Hunted was good. A pale shadow of the vastly superior Spooks.

8. The Original J

   Posted December 8, 2012 at 1:25 PM

   @RSH

   “Hunted” is not getting a second season, but it is getting a spinoff. See here for details: [url]http://www.denofgeek.com/tv/frank-spotnitz/23535/frank-spotnitz-interview-hunted-the-bbc-cancellation-the-x-files-and-more[/url]

9. Spartacus 666

   Posted December 8, 2012 at 1:29 PM

   Hunted was one of the most boring uninvolving shows I’ve seen in quite a while gave after 3rd episode and just fast forwarded thru the rest can’t wait for Spartacus and upcoming Julius Caesar

10. The End

    Posted December 8, 2012 at 2:13 PM

    @Robert Seidman

    Out of curiosity, have you seen the numbers for Alphas? They’re pretty dreadful, granted there’s a few fanboys on here that think the show has a chance at survival, when in reality it’s pretty dead. Usually when a show is dead, the network goes quiet for a while, unless there absolutely has to be a deadline for reporting said cancelation(As with Stargate).

    Sanctuarys a perfect example of a poorly rated show that had a wall of silence surrounding it for months before it was canceled.

    Eureka was a show that the network wanted back but was blocked by NBC Universal, so when you go from ‘renewing’ something to canceling, the most respectful thing to do is obviously to let the fans know, which the network did.

    If you were to rate these cable shows with emoticons like you do with network TV shows on their chance of coming back, I would put Alphas with 1 sad emote face. Absolutely no chance of this show ever making it back for a third season.

11. hello

    Posted December 8, 2012 at 2:38 PM

    Sadly thing aren’t looking good for Alphas at this point. The longer it takes the less likely it is that the show is renewed.

12. KevinY

    Posted December 8, 2012 at 3:11 PM

    If we did predictions here, Underemployed, which just got moved to Saturday’s, would be “certain to be canceled.” In fact, if it was a network show, doesn’t moved to Saturday’s already mean essentially canceled?

    I mostly watch USA, HBO, and SHO when it comes to cable shows. And most of them air from January to March or from June to August. It’s hard to have a competitive “renew/cancel” index when so many shows air at different times. There are very few “toss ups” at any given time in cable.

13. DTravel

    Posted December 8, 2012 at 4:01 PM

    “People Seemed Overly Annoyed That I Had No Status Here”

    Maybe because the episodes that have been shown on BBCA over the last year won’t be filmed for another two years?

14. The End

    Posted December 8, 2012 at 4:02 PM

    @hello

    *Round of applause here* Finally, someone gets it. Kudos to you Sir.

15. The End

    Posted December 8, 2012 at 4:11 PM

    @The Original J

    Cast members are unreliable sources of information, they know as much as the public do about their shows renewal chances or when a show is coming back/decision due to be made. This is a fact.

16. The Original J

    Posted December 8, 2012 at 5:15 PM

    @The End

    First of all, my comment made it pretty clear that I knew about the unreliability of the source in question, so you’re not telling me something I didn’t already allude to in my own post. Second, the ratings for Alphas were similar to the ratings for the latter part of S1, which were available as a basis for SyFy’s decision-making process when they renewed it for a second season. In fact, the S2 finale was up slightly from the S1 finale it total viewers, while the demo numbers were identical. I say all this only to say that it’s not outside the realm of possibility that Alphas gets a third season. I don’t know if it will or not, but I guess it’s easier to spout off overly opinionated pronouncements like that there’s “Absolutely no chance” the show comes back than to look at all the different factors in play.

17. Sharon

    Posted December 8, 2012 at 8:25 PM

    TNT mess up Leverage they should give them another chance I hate TNT . Is there any chance another network will pick up Leverage?

18. Robert Seidman

    Posted December 8, 2012 at 8:33 PM

    @Original J/The End: cast members perhaps a lousy source of renew/cancel prognosticating info, but presumably a very good source for when contracts expire!

19. Holly

    Posted December 8, 2012 at 8:45 PM

    @Sharon,

    Is there any chance another network will pick up Leverage?

    No. It’s five years old with low ratings and no network has any extra financial incentive to pick it up.

20. DW

    Posted December 8, 2012 at 9:26 PM

    i just finished hunted. had a great ending if it doesnt return. yes the first episodes were slow but it added to the storytelling. one mans slow hunted is another mans slow game of thrones.