NBC Lays Out New January Schedule

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, NBC, Heroes, Cancellations

Come this January, NBC will be setting aside some dead weight to make room for a few new entries. The network will also also welcome the return of a critical fave.

• As mentioned earlier, My Own Worst Enemy and Lipstick Jungle have both been cut from the schedule. Crusoe, which was recently moved to Saturdays, is also MIA.
• Life, Chuck and Heroes will all get a few weeks off. (The trio will be back in time for February sweeps.)
• Although it was recently banished to DirecTV, Friday Night Lights will live to see another NBC Friday. The drama will return on Jan. 16.
• Hoping to jump in late on the dance show craze, the network will introduce a new reality series from the producers of American Idol and So You Think You Can Dance. Superstars of Dance, a show which is being described as the “Olympic Games of dance,” will begin airing on Mondays starting January 5th.
• Deal or No Deal will take a hiatus while another Howie Mandel-related series gets its start. Howie Do It - a hidden-camera reality program - will premiere on Friday January 9th.
• Momma’s Boys, another Ryan Seacrest produced show (can we say Keeping Up with the Kardashians?), will get a home on Mondays right after Superstars.

Having trouble keeping this all straight? Feel free to click on TV Envy’s Master Programming Schedule for a little guidance.

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ABC Cancels Dirty Sexy Money, Pushing Daisies and Eli Stone

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, ABC, Cancellations

What I feared would probably happen has now just come true. ABC has given the ax to Pushing Daisies. And Dirty Sexy Money. And Eli Stone.

Although an earlier draft of the midseason schedule hinted at this possibility, it was unclear at that time whether the shows were simply going on hiatus. Now we know the sophomore programs will wrap up production after 13 episodes. (If and when those hours will even air is another matter.) While no one is officially using the word “canceled,” it’s unlikely these titles will see any significant ratings boosts in the weeks to come.

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TV Extensions, Renewals and Cancellations (11/20)

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Cable, CBS, NBC, The CW, Medium, Cancellations, News, Renewals

Here’s an update on the shows you will and won’t be seeing in the months to come:
EXTENSIONS

• Gary Unmarried (CBS) - Full season order
• Medium (NBC) - Six more episodes ordered
• Worst Week (CBS) - Three more episodes ordered

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TV Extensions, Renewals and Cancellations (11/12)

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Cable, FX, FOX, NBC, The CW, Cancellations, News, Renewals

What would November sweeps be without a few surprising shakeups? Here’s an update on the shows you will and won’t be seeing in the months to come:
CANCELLATIONS

• 30 Days (FX)
• Lipstick Jungle (NBC) - Series will end its run later this winter
• Mad TV (FOX) - The show’s 14th season will be its last
• My Own Worst Enemy (NBC) - Series will end its run on 12/15

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FOX Changing Sunday Lineup

Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Animation, Comedy, FOX, Cancellations, Gossip

King of the Hill is reaching the end of its road on FOX, though the show has long been one of the anchors of its Sunday night, animated-series heavy lineup. Currently in its 13th season, final episodes of the series are expected to air next year.

Created by Beavis and Butthead mastermind Mike Judge, King details the life of Hank Hill, wife Peggy and son Bobby - and a cast of characters that represent the best and worst of Texas living. The Emmy-award winning show is likely being dropped for the new Family Guy spin-off The Cleveland Show, expected to air during the 2009 season.

American Dad, which runs after Family Guy at the bottom of the 9 pm hour, will be renewed for a fifth year on the network.

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TV Extensions, Renewals and Cancellations (10/28)

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Games, Prime Time, Reality, Talk Shows, Cable, CBS, FOX, HBO, Cancellations, Renewals

Another week, another list. Here’s an update on the shows you will and won’t be seeing in the months to come:
EXTENSIONS

• Chelsea Lately (E!)  **Extended through 2009**
• Gary Unmarried (CBS)  **Four more scripts ordered**

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TV Extensions, Renewals and Cancellations (10/17)

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Action, Drama, Games, Kids, Prime Time, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, Cable, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Medium, Cancellations, Renewals

Here’s an update on the shows you will and won’t be seeing in the next couple of months:
EXTENSIONS

• Eli Stone (ABC)  **four more scripts ordered**
• Gossip Girl (CW)  **two more scripts ordered**
• Knight Rider (NBC)  **four more scripts ordered**
• Medium (NBC)  **three more scripts ordered**
• The Mentalist (CBS)  **full season order**
• Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (FOX)  **UPDATE: full season order**

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FX Puts an End to The Riches

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Prime Time, Cable, FX, Cancellations

After enduring a ratings hit and a shortened second season, FX’s The Riches is officially being put to rest.

When the series originally debuted back in March 2007, it pulled in approximately 3.8 million viewers. Unfortunately, the Eddie Izzard/Minnie Driver drama saw a significant drop just one year later. Riches - already hurt by the writers strike - saw a 44% drop in the key 18-49 demo when Season Two kicked off in March 2008.

Fortunately for FX, this failed program won’t keep the network from celebrating. Just last month, Damages became one of the first two basic cable programs ever to be nominated for Best Drama. Meanwhile, the channel has already decided to renew Sons of Anarchy for a second season.

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Do Not Disturb Becomes First Fall Cancellation

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Prime Time, FOX, Cancellations

Well, at least this will give Jerry O’Connell time to focus on becoming a new father.

After only three episodes. FOX’s Do Not Disturb has become the first casualty of the fall season. The show - which was only watched by only 3.5 million this Wednesday - has already been pulled off the schedule. As of October 1, the network will air a one hour block of ‘Til Death (1 original, 1 repeat) for the time being.

While it’s doubtful the show would have succeeded in any circumstance (the producers already acknowledged that the first episode was simply “bad television”), the series never stood a chance during its assigned time slot. Seriously - did FOX honestly think a freshman program could survive against Criminal Minds, Private Practice and Project Runway?

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Say Goodbye to MTV’s Total Request Live

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Music, Cable, MTV, Cancellations, News

After 10 years on air, an MTV program supposedly dedicated to videos will be going on an indefinite break.

Today, Dave Sirulnick, the executive producer for TRL, announced the long-running series will be coming to a close. The show, which debuted in 1998 with host Carson Daly, will get a two-hour sendoff on a Saturday sometime in November.

In the past decade, the daily countdown show has welcomed a countless list of stars and accommodated hordes of screaming girls. Unfortunately, interest in the program starting waning around the time Daly moved on to late-night pastures. Last year, the network decided to air only 4 installments a week (down from 5) after seeing a decrease in viewers.

According to Sirulnick, Total Request Live’s departure may not necessarily be a permanent one. It was simply agreed that the show was in need of a “break.” Maybe MTV will eventually revisit the format once they start caring about videos again?

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