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Last Updated February 23, 2013
FX announced it renewed new drama The Americans after the ratings for the fourth episode came in and showed growth over the third episode (and were on par with the second episode, see below). Reasonable people can debate whether the timing of the announcement was merely coincidental, but there's no debating that ratings for the fourth episode improved slightly over the third episode, and there's no debating that it has been renewed for a second season.
Ratings for the first four episodes of The Americans:
| Date | Live+SD 18-49 Rtg | Live+SD Viewers | |
| Wednesday, January 30, 2013 | 1.2 | 3.22 | |
| Wednesday, February 06, 2013 | 0.8 | 1.97 | |
| Wednesday, February 13, 2013 | 0.7 | 1.65 | |
| Wednesday, February 20, 2013 | 0.8 | 1.91 |
There's now another correct response to the "Shows that have changed networks" trivia question. Tyler Perry's "For Better Or Worse" will get a 3rd season, but it will be leaving TBS and moving to OWN (Oprah Winfrey Network). OWN will also get the rights to the 45 episodes from the first two seasons. Look for season 3 to debut in the fall.
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 23, 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 | 5 | Ending after 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 | Canceled after 2nd season |
| 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 |
| 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 | Renewed for a 13 episode 2nd season |
| 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, Then Un-cancelled and renewed for a 5th 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 | Renewed for a 3rd season by, and moving to OWN. S3 debuts in Fall of 2013 |
| 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 |
| Monday Mornings | TNT | 1 | |
| Perception | TNT | 1 | Renewed for a 13 episode 2nd season |
| Rizzoli & Isles | TNT | 3 | Renewed for a 15 episode fourth season |
| Southland | TNT | 5 | |
| 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 | 7 | Renewed for an 8th season |
| 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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I believe For Better For Worse used to get dire ratings on TBS. It doesn’t surprise me they dumped it.
So happy that The Americans has been renewed. I highly recommend it. Great drama all around and a fascinating view of Reagan era espionage.
Looks like the next shows to be renewed is Cougar Town, and cancelled soon would be Monday Mornings.
TBS may be moving out of the Tyler Perry business, Tyler Perry’s shows would be a better fit at OWN, while comedies like Men at Work, Sullivan and Son and Cougar Town work best at TBS.
Doesn’t surprise me that The Americans have been renewed, FX’s first drama in a year and a half performing much better than Lights Out and Terriers definitely justified the renewal.
And just checking back at the list and it seems like Hung, Bored to Death and How to Make it in America are all still canceled.
GIRLS WILL BE CANCELED SOONER THAN LATER.
Lena Dunham is a no class pig that hangs around F-list celebs that think it’s okay to tweet RACIAL SLURS. This is further proof that Lena Dunham is nothing but a no class monster!..and not even the GOLDEN GLOBE that HBO PAID FOR is gonna help her low rated trasy trainwreck!
Please hbo, don’t subject us to that MUG another week. ew!
RACIST
A VERY SICK OBAMA COMMERCIAL
DUNHAM IS SUCH AN EMBARASSMENT TO AMERICANS! I’m sad she was born in such a wonderful country as THE USA. (I’m not American but I love you guys!)
….What do y’all think DALLAS chances are at a third season? I really enjoy this show and JOHN ROSS JR. is pretty much one KICK A%% character! Also loving Pamela as well. Hot and bad a%% more screen time for her please!
For Better or Worse aired on Fridays, and got a 0.5-0.6 usually right?
I don’t think that’s horrible for a Friday show, and it’s not like TBS made the effort to actually advertise the show. Most of the time I didn’t even know when the show was returning and when it was coming back. I had to keep checking facebook. OWN will definitely treat the show a lot better, and I wouldn’t be surprised to see the ratings grow and new viewers tune in.
We need a Cancellation Cub to whack, dump, and devour cancelled cable shows!
Good news on Americans!
Why can’t Tyler Perry stop!
This is Black History Month. So I find it offensive that you list Kroll Show but not Key & Peele, which was renewed for a 13 episode third season. Not only is it offensive but it is jeselnik offensive. White sketch comedy makes Seidman’s list, while black sketch comedy gets the burn. Robert Seidman’s treatment of separate but equal sketch comedy shows is disturbing. While both shows are scripted and on cable, Seidman recognizes the status of one but not the other.
TBS has been out of the Tyler Perry business for a while. Before the news regarding For Better or for Worse, Perry signed a deal with OWN to develop new sitcoms.
Counting the new season of For Better or for Worse, three Perry shows will be on OWN in the fall. TVBTN has posted the press releases detailing these developments.
Common Anomaly,
“black sketch comedy gets the burn”
Has Jeff Ross’ show been renewed yet, or is it too soon?
My predictions-
Bunheads: Likely Cancellation
Lying Game, The: Likely Renewal
Switched At Birth: Certain Renewal
Archer: Certain Renewal
Justified: Certain Renewal
Legit : Likely Cancellation
Being Human: Likely Renewal
Cougar Town: Certain Renewal
Dallas: Certain Renewal
Monday Mornings: Likely Cancellation
Southland: On the Bubble
Happily Divorced: On the Bubble
Hot In Cleveland: Certain Renewal
Monday Mornings isn’t the only low-rated show on TNT anymore. Southland is at Leverage levels. They make Dallas’s ratings look so good, it’s a certain renewal.
It wasn’t intentional, my intent was to exclude ALL sketch comedies. Kroll Show removed from list, problem solved.
FX is going to regret renewing The Americans. Who jumps the gun and renews a show just because it goes up 1 tenth in a week?
The Lying Game deserves to be cancelled. Its not even benefitting from PLL anymore and it wont work anywhere else on schedule on its own. ABCF needs to focus on building new hits and not worry about supporting a failure which is what TLG has been since the beginning.
Next someone will complain about a blank line between two CMDY shows (‘Futurama’, ‘South Park’).
Next someone will complain about a blank line between two CMDY shows (‘Futurama’, ‘South Park’).
ha. that’ll be fixed next week…unless I decide these posts aren’t worth the hassle of the comments before then!
Why do you write tvbythenumbers.com a couple of times in the table? It makes the table a little harder to read for little to no gain considering advertising the website on your own website’s table is rather silly.
I guess it might be there for people who pilfer the table with a swift copy/paste, but I bet most people will erase it anyway. Even if they were to give you credit, they will probably write the website at the top and erase the instances in the table. No one other than you I suppose thinks it actually looks presentable this way.
I demand that you remove Curb Your Enthusiasm off your master list because the plots of the episodes are established in an outline and the dialogue is largely improvised by the actors, thus not meeting your strict definition of scripted, as seen by your disdain and removal of sketch comedy shows. Not that there’s anything wrong with that.
@Common Anomaly
Who forces you to read this site? If you’re that unhappy don’t read it.