No predictions, just statuses. If it's past the date below, click here to see if there are updates.
Last Updated February 7, 2013
Happy Groundhog's Day! I was going to take Super Bowl weekend off from updating this list, but with several renewals announced over the last week, I've updated the list.
For those too lazy to scroll down, BBCA's Ripper Street was renewed for an 8 episode second season, Cinemax's Banshee was renewed for a second season.
Showtime renewed its trio of Sunday night shows with House of Lies getting a third season order, Shameless getting renewed for a fourth season and Californication getting the nod for a 7th season.
Notes:
- Kids shows and Adult Swim shows are not on the list below
- I've seen some squawking about shows on the list below that are owned/created by networks/studios outside of the United States. For purposes of this list, which focuses on U.S. cable networks, I'm only focused on where the shows air here in U.S.
- Shows from overseas like Downton Abbey & Sherlock that air on PBS in the U.S. are not in the list below (PBS is not a cable network), though ITV has renewed Downton Abbey for a 4th season in the UK which will ultimately air in the states.
- Despite some current inconsistencies in the table below, I do not intend to track episode orders or return dates specifically in this table at this time. The primary goal of the table is: what's been renewed, what's been canceled, and what shows fates haven't been decided yet.
Last Updated February 7, 2013
Most of the shows on the list have statuses - if there isn't a status that just means there has been no announcement at the time of the most recent update (see date at top of post and/or above the table below).
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| Show | Network | Current / Last Season | Status |
| Breakout Kings | A&E | 2 | Canceled after 2nd season |
| Glades, The | A&E | 3 | Renewed for a 4th season |
| Longmire | A&E | 1 | Renewed for a 2nd season |
| Baby Daddy | ABCFAM | 1 | Renewed for a 2nd season |
| Bunheads | ABCFAM | 1 | |
| Jane by Design | ABCFAM | 1 | Cancelled after 1st season |
| Lying Game, The | ABCFAM | 2 | |
| Melissa & Joey | ABCFAM | 2 | Renewed for a 3rd season |
| Pretty Little Liars | ABCFAM | 3 | Renewed for a 4th season |
| Secret Life of the American Teenager | ABCFAM | 5 | Upcoming 2nd half of 5th season will be its last |
| Switched At Birth | ABCFAM | 2 | |
| Breaking Bad | AMC | 5 | Ending after 5th season |
| Hell On Wheels | AMC | 2 | Renewed for a 10 episode 3rd Season |
| Mad Men | AMC | 5 | Renewed for a 6th season |
| The Killing | AMC | 2 | Renewed for a 12 episode 3rd Season |
| The Walking Dead | AMC | 3 | Renewed for a 4th Season |
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| Bedlam | BBCA | 2 | |
| Being Human | BBCA | 4 | Renewed for a final 6 Episode 5th Season |
| Copper | BBCA | 1 | Renewed for a 2nd season |
| Doctor Who | BBCA | 7 | 7th Season Resumes March 30th, 2013 |
| Luther | BBCA | 2 | Renewed for 4 Episode 3rd Season |
| The Hour | BBCA | 2 | |
| Ripper Street | BBCA | 1 | Renewed for an 8 episode 2nd season |
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| Game, The | BET | 5 | Renewed for a 6th season |
| Let's Stay Together | BET | 2 | Renewed for a 3rd Season |
| Real Husbands of Hollywood | BET | 1 | |
| Reed Between The Lines | BET | 1 | Renewed for a 2nd Season |
| Second Generation Wayans | BET | 1 | |
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| Futurama | CMDY | 7 | Second half of 26 episode S7 still to air in 2013 |
| Kroll Show | CMDY | 1 | Renewed for a 2nd season |
| South Park | CMDY | 16 | Renewed through 20th season (2016) |
| Workaholics | CMDY | 3 | Renewed for 13 episode 4th & 5th Seasons |
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| American Horror Story | FX | 2 | Renewed for a 13 hour third season |
| Americans, The | FX | 1 | |
| Anger Management | FX | 2 | Renewed for a total of 100 episodes including first season |
| Archer | FX | 4 | |
| It's Always Sunny... | FX | 8 | Renewedfor a 9th season |
| Justified | FX | 4 | |
| League, The | FX | 4 | Renewed for a 13 episode 5th season |
| Legit | FX | 1 | |
| Louie | FX | 3 | Renewed for a 4th season but will not return until 2014 |
| Sons Of Anarchy | FX | 5 | Renewed for a 6th season |
| Unsupervised | FX | 1 | Cancelled according to Glenn Howerton |
| Wilfred | FX | 2 | Renewed for a 3rd Season |
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| Boardwalk Empire | HBO | 3 | Renewed for a 4th season |
| Bored to Death | HBO | 3 | Canceled after 3rd season |
| Curb Your Enthusiasm | HBO | 8 | Unknown. "It's always up to Larry," says HBO |
| Eastbound & Down | HBO | 3 | Renewed for a 4th season |
| Enlightened | HBO | 2 | |
| Game of Thrones | HBO | 2 | Renewed for a 10 episode 3rd Season |
| Girls | HBO | 2 | Renewed for 12 episode 3rd season |
| How to Make it in America | HBO | 2 | Canceled after 2nd season |
| Hung | HBO | 3 | Canceled after 3rd season |
| Newsroom | HBO | 1 | Renewed for a 2nd season |
| Treme | HBO | 3 | Renewed for 5 episode 4th and final season |
| True Blood | HBO | 5 | Renewed for a 10 episode 6th season |
| Veep | HBO | 1 | Renewed for a 10 episode 2nd season |
| Bullet in the Face | IFC | 1 | |
| Portlandia | IFC | 3 | |
| Todd Margaret | IFC | 2 | Ended after 2nd season |
| Army Wives | LIFE | 6 | Renewed for a 13 episode 7th season |
| Client List, The | LIFE | 1 | Renewed for a 15 episode 2nd season |
| Drop Dead Diva | LIFE | 4 | Canceled after 4th season |
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| Banshee | MAX | 1 | Renewed for a 2nd season |
| Hunted | MAX | 1 | BBC One not moving forward with 2nd season, Cinemax is considering its options. |
| Strike Back | MAX | 2 | Renewed for a 3rd Season |
| Awkward | MTV | 2 | Renewed for 20 episode 3rd season |
| Beavis and Butt-Head | MTV | ||
| The Inbetweeners | MTV | 1 | canceled after 1st season |
| Teen Wolf | MTV | 2 | Renewed for 24 episode 3rd season |
| Underemployed | MTV | 1 | |
| Californication | SHO | 6 | Renewed for a 7th season |
| Dexter | SHO | 7 | Renewed for an 8th (and presumed final) Season |
| Episodes | SHO | 2 | Renewed for a 3rd season, But Probably Not Returning until early 2014 |
| Homeland | SHO | 2 | Renewed for 12 episode 3rd season |
| House of Lies | SHO | 2 | Renewed for a 3rd Season |
| Nurse Jackie | SHO | 4 | Renewed for a 5th season |
| Shameless | SHO | 3 | Renewed for a 4th season |
| The Big C | SHO | 3 | Renewed for a 4th and final season |
| The Borgias | SHO | 2 | Renewed for a 10 episode 3rd Season |
| Web Therapy | SHO | 2 | Renewed for a 10 episode 3rd Season |
| Weeds | SHO | 8 | Series concluded after 8th season |
| Alphas | SYFY | 2 | Canceled after 2nd season |
| Being Human | SYFY | 3 | |
| Continuum | SYFY | 1 | Already renewed for a 2nd season in Canada |
| Eureka | SYFY | 5 | Canceled After 5th Season |
| Haven | SYFY | 3 | Renewed for a 13 episode 4th season |
| Lost Girl | SYFY | 3 | |
| Merlin | SYFY | 5 | Ending after 5th season |
| Sanctuary | SYFY | 4 | Cancelled after 4th season |
| Warehouse 13 | SYFY | 4 | S4 expanded to 20 episodes (half have aired) |
| Boss | STARZ | 2 | Canceled after 2nd season |
| Magic City | STARZ | 1 | Renewed for a 10 episode 2nd season |
| Spartacus | STARZ | 4 | Renewed for a 4th and final season |
| Cougar Town | TBS | 4 | |
| Men At Work | TBS | 1 | Renewed for a 10 episode 2nd season |
| Sullivan & Son | TBS | 1 | Renewed for a 10 episode 2nd season |
| Tyler Perrys: For Better Or Worse | TBS | 2 | |
| Tyler Perrys: House of Payne | TBS | 8 | concluded after 8th season |
| Wedding Band | TBS | 1 | Cancelled after 1st season |
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| Dallas | TNT | 2 | |
| Falling Skies | TNT | 2 | Renewed for a 3rd Season |
| Franklin & Bash | TNT | 2 | Renewed for a 3rd Season |
| Leverage | TNT | 5 | Cancelled after 5th season |
| Major Crimes | TNT | 1 | Renewed for a 15 episode 2nd season |
| Perception | TNT | 1 | Renewed for a 13 episode 2nd season |
| Rizzoli & Isles | TNT | 3 | Renewed for a 15 episode fourth season |
| Southland | TNT | 4 | Renewed for 10 episode 5th season |
| The Closer | TNT | 7 | Concluded after 7th season |
| Exes, The | TVLAND | 2 | Renewed for a 10 episode 3rd season |
| Happily Divorced | TVLAND | 2 | |
| Hot In Cleveland | TVLAND | 4 | |
| Retired At 35 | TVLAND | 2 | Canceled after 2nd season |
| Soul Man, The | TVLAND | 1 | Renewed for a 10 episode 2nd season. |
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| Burn Notice | USA | 6 | renewed for a 13 episode 7th season |
| Common Law | USA | 1 | canceled after 1st season |
| Covert Affairs | USA | 3 | Renewed for a 16 episode fourth season |
| Fairly Legal | USA | 2 | Canceled after 2nd season |
| In Plain Sight | USA | 5 | Canceled After 5th Season |
| Necessary Roughness | USA | 2 | Renewed for a 10 episode 3rd Season |
| Political Animals | USA | 1 | mini-series, USA says there won't be more |
| Psych | USA | 6 | Renewed for an 8th season, S7 premieres 2/27/13 |
| Royal Pains | USA | 4 | Renewed for 5th & 6th Seasons (26 episodes total) |
| Suits | USA | 2 | Renewed for a 16 episode 3rd season |
| White Collar | USA | 4 | Renewed for a 16 episode 5th season |
| Single Ladies | VH1 | 2 | Renewed for a 3rd season |
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Kroll Show renewed, bro.
Why is Hung on the list? It was canceled in 2011
@Common Anomaly oops, I thought I had excluded all sketch shows (I meant to) and didn’t even realize I had that on the list. Will update.
@Daniel: to annoy you and your ilk, of course!
My predictions-
Bunheads: On the Bubble
The Lying Game: Likely Renewal
Switched at Birth: Certain Renewal
The Americans: Too Soon to Tell
Anger Management: On the Bubble
Archer: Certain Renewal
Justified: Certain Renewal
Legit: Likely Cancellation
Being Human: Likely Renewal
Cougar Town: Likely Renewal
Dallas: On the Bubble
Happily Divorced: Likely Renewal
Hot in Cleveland: Certain Renewal
I wish Merlin could have been saved such a wonderful show that the whole family can watch.
FX already ordered 90 episodes of Anger Management. That won’t change. Cancelation isn’t an option.
”FX has the option in their deal for 90 episodes to bury the show if it’s doing poorly.”
Someone wrote this last week but I don’t know if it’s really true.
@brent
Considering the show is being filmed over 2 years I doubt it’l have a cut off point so soon.
Personally I think FX will play Poker with this show, they may have a bad hand at the moment but it’l eventually pay off. It’s entirely likely if things go downhill further that FX will put Season 3 on a new day, but won’t stop production of it.
What about Whitechapel on BBC? I do not see it on your list at all is it already canceled?
I agree that Agr Mgt Numbers are bad but it will do well in syndication. New eps get a 0.6 but it repeated with a 0.5 this week.
@Debsafan
Merlin was not cancelled, they show runners wanted to end it. The series was always meant to be only for 5 years and they told the story they wanted to tell. The actors wanted to move on to different things.
Banshee is frickin’ awesome! They started out last night’s episode with the ex-con turned sheriff trying to steal a Modigliani from the state museum, getting caught in a man trap room, having his black transvestite hacker buddy bail him out (while beating up rednecks in a cafe), a mad chase by the real cops until his ex-girlfriend (married to the town’s DA) manages to pick him up in her car wearing lingerie and bare-footed (she just rolled out of bed after screwing her husband – unsatisfied) and drive him to safety.
And that was just the first ten minutes!
This show is by the True Blood creators and it’s insane.
As an example, the sheriff killed some redneck in an earlier episode and now the guy’s ex-wife is banging him while the rest of the redneck family is trying to kill him.
If you get Cinemax or have access to downloads, get this show! It’s awesome.
Oh, great… No doubt the word “transvestite” caused my post to end up in the spam trap.
And I forgot to save it…
Sigh…
I HATE that goddamn spam trap!
FX is not going to shut production down short of the show’s 100 episodes. They ordered it, and they will produce 90 eps over 2 years. Anger Management was always meant to be a syndication show.
What about Worlds wildest police videos on spike?
@Dan
Boom! correct. FX will have the honor of saying we’ve got Charlie Sheen on our network for years to come. I still believe this show has an audience, it’s just in a unique position that it won’t be canceled with these numbers, it has many chances at success on FX and as long as it gets the required numbers, I don’t see why it can’t go beyond 100 episodes. Certainly FX would likely take it 1 season at a time after that mind you.
Curb Your Enthusiasm has had 10 seasons.
Correction – Curb Your Enthusiasm has had 8 seasons – apologies.
@Chris
This list doesn’t include unscripted shows.
Excellent for “Ripper Street”!!! Now if “the Following” just develops a following, thats the new shows I like.