With questions from fans beginning, and the renewals last week of Supernatural, Arrow and The Vampire Diaries I figured it was time to get this calender out.
Although most renewal and cancellation announcements for current broadcast TV primetime shows for the 2013-14 season will happen prior to these dates (usually by the Friday of the week before), the broadcast network upfront events are the final date on which each network's 2013 Fall schedules will be revealed.
So, you'll know no later than these dates* about the fate of your favorite broadcast primetime shows.
2013 Broadcast Network Upfront Meetings
| May 13, 2013 | NBC | New York | Morning |
| May 13, 2013 | FOX | New York | Afternoon |
| May 14, 2013 | Univision | New York | Morning |
| May 14, 2013 | ABC | New York | Afternoon |
| May 15, 2013 | CBS | New York | Afternoon |
| May 16, 2013 | The CW | New York | Morning |
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Of course, if you follow our Renew/Cancel Index, and Bubble Watch, you'll be pretty sure of most show's fates well in advance of these dates.
Cable networks also have advertising upfront events spread throughout March, April and May, and while they often announce new shows at them they aren't typically "the day all renewals and cancellations are finally revealed" as are the broadcast events.
*in very rare instances, announcements do come after these dates. The Rules of Engagement renewal wasn't announced until after the CBS upfront event last Spring, presumably because the deal wrangling took too long, and in a completely freakish move, CBS canceled Unforgettable at their upfront and then un-canceled it well after their upfront.
Bill Gorman, do you know at what time the meetings are going to happen, both morning and afternoon?
ABC better renew HAPPY ENDINGS & REVENGE! FOX, please renew MINDY PROJECT. Those are the only shows I really care for. K? Thanx!
how can a show every be popular. They are off every other week, it seems. this rating crap, is just that crap.
Why hasn’t CBS renewed Person Of Interest yet? I think they did it sooner last season and gave us an extra episode. If anything, I think its doing better this year. I know it will be renewed; I sure would like an extra episode this too.
If NBC doesn’t announce renewal of any other shows: Revolution, Chicago Fire, and Grimm will be announced before May, everyone else will be during May (or canceled prior).
How about commercials like Cialis and Victoria’s Secret w/ their lingeries w/ wings really? There are kids watching you know?!!In the future I am assuming all you will see are naked bodies letting it all hang out.
Scandal and Grey’s anatomy are the only TV shows I need to survive.
If NBC doesn’t do something quickly, CW will start beating them in the ratings!
Unrelated but not sure where else to ask: several weeks ago Jimmy Fallon made a comment about commercials and volume levels (referring to the practice of commercials being louder than tv shows to draw viewers’ attention) and end to this practice. Since I have spent much of my viewing time this week with insomnia, and holding the remote so I can quickly lower the volume when a commercial starts before I wake the neighbors with a suddenly louder television, I am wondering about the accuracy of this statement. If anything I find commercials louder than they have been in previous months.
Guys Chuck wasn’t around at last year’s upfronts either. I know..it’s been gone for almost a year and a half.
All I’m looking forward to at upfronts if they haven’t happened yet, is a Community renewal, Once Upon a Time renewal, & Nikita renewal. Everything else…. meh
@Ben
“NBC should understand that their new shows aren’t working. They are only hitting new lows.”
Don’t you think THEY know that??
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where and when will the abc family upfronts be?