Even though it's only aired two-episodes, I've upgraded The Following to likely renewal. It's current ratings say certain renewal, but, again, it has only aired two episodes and is not out of the woods yet. Last week I reminded readers that Alcatraz opened well only to wind up canceled. Unlike Alcatraz, The Following improved in its second airing from a 3.2 adults 18-49 rating to a 3.3.
Alcatraz dropped three tenths in its second week, but to a still healthy 3.0 adults 18-49 rating. Similar to Alcatraz's second episode, the second episode of the The Following aired against repeats on CBS. CBS is all new this Monday and has the Super Bowl the night before to pimp its lineup...
For now other than Up All Night which has been on the bench a while, and 1600 Penn , and since it's "Super" Bowl Sunday, I'm going the route of that great super hero of my youth, Super Chicken, and have moved all the other recently very low-rated NBC sitcoms to the bubble.
I've seen many choruses of "I knew NBC would miss Sunday Night Football and The Voice!" (uhm, duh!) while Chicago Fire fans fire back "Yeah, yeah, maybe people don't like those shows, our show isn't missing The Voice or the NFL!"
While I still give Go On and Whitney an edge over Guys With Kids and The New Normal, at this point it's be ridiculous to list Guys With Kids as a likely cancellation and Go On as a likely renewal. It wouldn't be ridiculous to leave Guys With Kids as a likely cancellation and just move Go On on the bubble, but with their recent ratings convergence I'm going the "cluck, cluck, cluck Super Chicken!" route.
Either way, NBC has to be especially disappointed in the ratings erosion for Go On.
When it comes to bubble status, like the Renew/Cancel Index we're focusing on the likelihood that a show will be renewed **for next season** (2013-14). Certain shows are toss-ups where based on the ratings, the renewal decisions could go either way and not be surprising.
Here, “canceled” is used interchangeably with “won’t be renewed for next season” and is not meant to imply a show will be yanked off the schedule in the current season though obviously the two outcomes are not mutually exclusive. The semantics police and lawyers should feel free to break out the handcuffs and plead their cases in the comments.
This Isn't The Renew/Cancel Index
Though the basic methodology is the same (intra-network relative ranking of shows by adults 18-49 ),unlike the Renew/Cancel Index which predicts what would happen if the season ended now, Bubble Watch prognosticates about what will happen by May. The two are still usually closely aligned, and almost certainly very closely aligned towards the end of the season.
Note: only scripted shows that have aired at least one episode this season are in the table below.
| Show | Network | Status |
| 666 Park Avenue | ABC | Canceled |
| Don't Trust The B---- in Apartment 23 | ABC | Canceled |
| Last Resort | ABC | Canceled |
| Made In Jersey | CBS | Canceled |
| Partners | CBS | Canceled |
| Emily Owens, M.D. | CW | Canceled |
| Ben And Kate | Fox | Canceled |
| The Mob Doctor | Fox | Canceled |
| Animal Practice | NBC | Canceled |
| Do No Harm | NBC | Certain Cancellation |
| tvbythenumbers.com | ||
| Happy Endings | ABC | Likely Cancellation |
| CSI: NY | CBS | Likely Cancellation |
| Vegas | CBS | Likely Cancellation |
| 1600 Penn | NBC | Likely Cancellation |
| Deception | NBC | Likely Cancellation |
| Up All Night | NBC | Likely Cancellation |
| tvbythenumbers.com | ||
| Last Man Standing | ABC | On The Bubble |
| Malibu Country | ABC | On The Bubble |
| Cleveland Show, The | Fox | On The Bubble |
| Mindy Project, The | Fox | On The Bubble |
| Good Wife, The | CBS | On The Bubble |
| Mentalist, The | CBS | On The Bubble |
| 90210 | CW | On The Bubble |
| Carrie Diaries, The | CW | On The Bubble |
| Hart Of Dixie | CW | On The Bubble |
| Nikita | CW | On The Bubble |
| Beauty And The Beast | CW | On The Bubble |
| Go On | NBC | On The Bubble |
| Guys With Kids | NBC | On The Bubble |
| New Normal, The | NBC | On The Bubble |
| Whitney | NBC | On The Bubble |
| tvbythenumbers.com | ||
| Castle | ABC | Likely Renewal |
| Neighbors, The | ABC | Likely Renewal |
| Revenge | ABC | Likely Renewal |
| Suburgatory | ABC | Likely Renewal |
| Elementary | CBS | Likely Renewal |
| Hawaii Five-0 | CBS | Likely Renewal |
| Following, The | Fox | Likely Renewal |
| Chicago Fire | NBC | Likely Renewal |
| Law & Order: SVU | NBC | Likely Renewal |
| Parks & Recreation | NBC | Likely Renewal |
| tvbythenumbers.com | ||
| Grey's Anatomy | ABC | Certain Renewal |
| Middle, The | ABC | Certain Renewal |
| Modern Family | ABC | Certain Renewal |
| Nashville | ABC | Certain Renewal |
| Once Upon A Time | ABC | Certain Renewal |
| Scandal | ABC | Certain Renewal |
| 2 Broke Girls | CBS | Certain Renewal |
| Blue Bloods | CBS | Certain Renewal |
| Criminal Minds | CBS | Certain Renewal |
| CSI | CBS | Certain Renewal |
| Mike & Molly | CBS | Certain Renewal |
| NCIS: Los Angeles | CBS | Certain Renewal |
| Person Of Interest | CBS | Certain Renewal |
| Two and a Half Men | CBS | Certain Renewal |
| Arrow | CW | Certain Renewal |
| Supernatural | CW | Certain Renewal |
| The Vampire Diaries | CW | Certain Renewal |
| Glee | Fox | Certain Renewal |
| New Girl | Fox | Certain Renewal |
| Raising Hope | Fox | Certain Renewal |
| Grimm | NBC | Certain Renewal |
| Parenthood | NBC | Certain Renewal |
| Revolution | NBC | Certain Renewal |
| tvbythenumbers.com | ||
| Big Bang Theory, The | CBS | Renewed |
| How I Met Your Mother | CBS | Renewed |
| NCIS | CBS | Renewed |
| American Dad | Fox | Renewed |
| Bob's Burgers | Fox | Renewed |
| Bones | Fox | Renewed |
| Family Guy | Fox | Renewed |
| The Simpsons | Fox | Renewed |
| tvbythenumbers.com | ||
| Private Practice | ABC | Final SeasonFinished |
| Gossip Girl | CW | Final SeasonFinished |
| Fringe | Fox | Final SeasonFinished |
| 30 Rock | NBC | Final Season Finished |
| The Office | NBC | Final Season |
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@ Holly, I think Chicago Fire 2.0 to 2.2 ratings, Parenthood 1.8 rating January 23, 2013, would both be cancelled on CBS, Grimm also would be cancelled. Speaking of Grim what is NBC doing with that show, a very long hiatus that seldom turns out well.
Revolution would be kept at CBS at this point.
Holly
Posted February 3, 2013 at 9:58 AM
@Honey Badger,
Almost all NBC shows would be canceled if they were on CBS
Again, that’s not true. Revolution, Chicago Fire, Parenthood, and possibly Grimm could all be renewed on CBS. Aside from Revolution they’d all be bubble shows, but not sure cancellations.
NBC comedies on the other hand…
You may as well have Nikita at Likely Renewel or even Certain.
Grimm wouldnt be cancelled even on CBS on a friday.
The Middle finally upgraded to certain renewal.
@ Holly, I think Chicago Fire 2.0 to 2.2 ratings, Parenthood 1.8 rating January 23, 2013, would both be cancelled on CBS, Grimm also would be cancelled. Speaking of Grim what is NBC doing with that show, a very long hiatus that seldom turns out well.
Revolution would be kept at CBS at this point.
One huge problem with silly specious arguments like these is they usually neglect to consider the high probability that all of those shows would perform better if they were on CBS.
@Robert
You said “For now other than Up All Night which has been on the bench a while, and 1600 Penn , and since it’s “Super” Bowl Sunday, I’m going the route of that great super hero of my youth, Super Chicken, and have moved all the other recently very low-rated NBC sitcoms to the bubble.”
But the only show I see moved is Guys With Kids. Did you intend to move Deception to the Bubble as well, or did you forget to exclude this show in the text? I only ask because Deception is doing better than GWK, and it’s also a 10pm show which typically have lower ratings. I also thought you might mention whether the poor premier of Do No Harm would or would not have an effect on its prospects.
Thanks
“One huge problem with silly specious arguments like these is they usually neglect to consider the high probability that all of those shows would perform better if they were on CBS.”
LOL
NBC should do what works reality and dramas. By the way The biggest loser is now NBC champion and take the voice place. Not bad for so old show.
NBC should get rid of all these lower rated comedies and put them only on thursday. Tuesday at 9 is best hour for new drama. 10 pm too.
NBC next season:
Monday
8-10 The voice
10 new drama
Tuesday
8 the voice
9 new drama
10 Revolution
Wednesday
8 Dracula
9 Crossbones
10new drama/CF
thursday
10 pm Parenthood/L and O
Friday
8reality
9Grimm
All dramas should be like serialized cable shows – SOA, GOT etc. 10 episode per year like Game of thrones or 10ep fall and 10 ep spring like RVN now.
Can someone explain to me what NBC is doing with Grimm?
What is NBC doing with that show, a very long hiatus that seldom turns out well.
My predictions for BUBBLE SHOWS
Last Man Standing: RENEWED
Malibu Country: canceled.
Cleveland Show, The: renewed
Mindy Project, The: RENEWED
Good Wife, The: Renewed MOVED TO FRIDAY
Mentalist, The: RENEWED
90210: Renewed same as GOSSIP GIRL TYPE
Carrie Diaries, The: Canceled
Hart Of Dixie: Renewed
Nikita: Renewed for full final season
Beauty And The Beast: Canceled
Go On: Renewed
Guys With Kids: Canceled
New Normal, The: CANCELED
Whitney: Renewed
JUST BECAUSE
NASHVILLE- RENEWED AND NEW TIME SLOT NEXT YEAR (SUNDAY @10PM OR THURSDAY @10PM SCANDAL MOVES TO 9PM)
1600 PENN- CANCELED
DECEPTION- COULD BE CANCELED OR MOVED TO THURS@10PM THIS WEEK
THE FOLLOWING- FOX WILL DO A 24-STYLE HERE RENEWED FOR 15 EPISODES TO AIR IN JAN 2014
@Shepherd, no, Deception isn’t a comedy (or at least a 30 minute one, I haven’t watched it) and will be canceled. It’s true only Guys with Kids was bumped up, and only Go On bumped down, but there are those who would argue many of the now-bubble NBC sitcoms (perhaps all of them) should be lower than the bubble.
@Robert Seidman
Alcatraz was 3.3 for both 1 and 2 episodes. Was 2 hour premiere. Wait for The Following until The voice. Alcatraz die when the voice came. I really doubt that The Following can survive against The voice, CBS comedy block and NBA playoffs. If survive than has future, In the end fox will renew it and will send it on friday. Touch is DOA. Its serialized show so will be hard to survive in friday.
True or false:
For the 2013-2014 season, would it be possible for the NBC execs to launch 3 hit dramas similar to how ABC launched Desperate Housewives, Lost, & Grey’s Anatomy during the 2004-2005 season?
Me thinks both Goon & TNN will be cancelled. Barring a ratings miracle I just don’t see them coming back. Whitney & GWK will also likely not return in the fall but CF will definitely be back.
@Can someone explain to me what NBC is doing with Grimm?
What is NBC doing with that show, a very long hiatus that seldom turns out well.
They have only few episodes left. Grimm start earlier than all other shows.
I guess they want to wait until The voice and Revolution are back so all network overall rating will improve and more viewers will watch TV promos and advertising.
Ok, thanks, I didn’t know you were only referring to the comedies. I didn’t actually think it would adjust to the bubble; it’s still the second lowest rated drama on the network (which isn’t saying much considering DNH’s premiere ratings), but I still had to ask.
@Petar: Like I said, I don’t think The Following is out of the woods yet. But I’ve changed the text to read “in it’s second *week* for Alcatraz. Thanks.
@ Petar Ivanov, I agree, at his point the Cancellation Bear should get those shows.
It is a shame because NBC has a history of really great shows, especially comedies, but that was many years ago.
Example: the old NBC Must See TV shows: The Cosby Show, Family Ties, Cheers, Night Court, A Different World, Seinfeld, Mad About You, Wings, Frasier, Friends, and Will & Grace , Hill Street Blues, L.A. Law, and ER.
Petar Ivanov
Posted February 3, 2013 at 10:22 AM
NBC should do what works reality and dramas … NBC should get rid of all these lower rated comedies
@Austin Lauran who said:
True or false:
For the 2013-2014 season, would it be possible for the NBC execs to launch 3 hit dramas similar to how ABC launched Desperate Housewives, Lost, & Grey’s Anatomy during the 2004-2005 season?
For last 10 years how many hit dramas NBC launch??? Revolution(because of the voice) and…….
Yes if NBC can find two dramas after the voice on Monday and tuesday which will be suitable and fit with the voice like Revolution(retention) did this year they can do it for 2 drama hits.(like Revolution BUT not bigger than that) But i DOUBT that. For example so many comedies collapse after TBBT huge lead-in. And TBBT Lead-in is bigger than the voice lead-in so CBS put there old TAHM for better retention. Will be big luck for NBC to hit again with their drama choices TWO times and 3 in a row. But who knows may be luck is with losers this time. NBC suffer a lot in last 5-10 years. May be is payback time will see.
ps And LOST is one in a lifetime show. No one will be able to launch that hit again in our lifetime. Other generation after us may be but not us.
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