2009 TV Death Watch

[GregGreen]

How did My Name Is Earl get canceled and Parks and Recreation get renewed? Is this some sort of bizarro world?

 

[lupi]

Originally posted by: Aikouka
Earl really hasn't been too great since the first season. There have been some laughs in recent episodes, but the best one is still the Cops episode from season 1 .

Cops from Camden County


oh those were hilarious episodes.

 

[zoiks]

Originally posted by: BrokenVisage
FINALLY Earl is cancelled! Sorry guys but whenever I tried watching that show I just could not get into any of the humor at all. I like Ethan Suplee and that one chick is hot but the show just never appealed to me in the least, much like most of NBC's comedies.

Oh yeah. Gooooo Medium! Wish I could talk to ghosts.. that would be sweeeeeet!

I frigging couldn't stand that redneck show.

 

[sactoking]

Originally posted by: GregGreen
How did My Name Is Earl get canceled and Parks and Recreation get renewed? Is this some sort of bizarro world?

B/c Amy Poehler is the "in" thing right now. It doesn't matter how much your show sucks, if it's "hot" it stays on the air.

 

[lupi]

NBC's 2009-10 schedule effectively cleaves the TV season in half, meaning that some shows will premiere in the fall and then vanish, while others will not return or premiere until midseason.

That means that recent flourishes of good news for Chuck and Friday Night Lights have been tempered by news likely to disappoint the shows' fans.

How so? Though Chuck was picked up for a third season, the action-comedy's fervent fans will have to wait until midseason (after the Winter Olympics, specifically) to get their fix. NBC boss Ben Silverman said in a Tuesday conference call, however, that Chuck's cast will not be whittled down.

And while NBC recently trumpeted news of Friday Night Lights' two-season renewal, Coach Taylor won't call another play until summer 2010 ? at least as far as NBC viewers are concerned. Production partner DirecTV likely will unspool FNL sooner, perhaps as early as October (as it did last year). A DirecTV rep offered no official word on the dishcaster's premiere plans for the acclaimed drama.

Not making the cut for NBC: My Name Is Earl and Medium. EW however reports that Earl may elicit interest from ABC or Fox, while CBS may size up Medium for its Friday lineup, paired with Ghost Whisperer.

Drilling down into day-by-day details....

Monday
Heroes (which had "around 19" episodes ordered, says Silverman) is moving to the 8 o'clock slot. The new medical drama Trauma will air at 9, followed by The Jay Leno Show (which will air at 10 every weeknight). Come midseason, Chuck kicks off the night, followed by the new sci-fi drama Day One.
Tuesday
The Biggest Loser will at first weigh in with two-hour outings. At midseason, Loser will downsize to 90 minutes, followed by the new comedy 100 Questions.

Wednesday
Parenthood leads off, followed by Law & Order: SVU. At midseason, the medical drama Mercy replaces Parenthood.

Thursday
Silverman promises "the funniest night on TV," starting with live editions of SNL Weekend Update Thursday. That will be followed by Parks and Recreation, The Office and the new comedy Community, starring Joel Hale and Chevy Chase. Don't cry "Blerg!" just yet, 30 Rock fans: You'll be lizzing anew just a few weeks into the season, once SNL wraps up its multi-episode run and Community moves to 8.

Friday
The landmark 20th season of Law & Order will lead off the night (and serve up at least 16 episodes), followed by the sophomore run of Southland.

Saturday
Dateline, Trauma/Southland repeats, SVU repeats.

Sunday
Once the NFL season ends, NBC will air Dateline at 8, the Jerry Seinfeld-produced reality show The Marriage Ref at 9, and The Celebrity Apprentice at 10.

 

[ChaoZ]

Originally posted by: lupi
Monday
Heroes (which had "around 19" episodes ordered, says Silverman) is moving to the 8 o'clock slot. T

Since I don't have a DVR, I'll be watching The Big Bang Theory and HIMYM instead.

 

[nageov3t]

Friday
The landmark 20th season of Law & Order will lead off the night (and serve up at least 16 episodes), followed by the sophomore run of Southland.

/sigh

 

[bunnyfubbles]

Originally posted by: Aikouka

Originally posted by: GrantMeThePower
Well, i'm totally amped that they renewed Chuck...but 13 eps??? WTF. i wanted a full season!

Yeah, in a way I think that 13 episodes may not be enough and just end up hurting the show if it can't be allowed to "spread its wings."

Chuck's first season was only 13 eps... Short isn't always bad as it means they'll have to make the most of what they have, should be far fewer (if any) "filler" episodes.

 

[techs]

Originally posted by: bunnyfubbles

Originally posted by: Aikouka

Originally posted by: GrantMeThePower
Well, i'm totally amped that they renewed Chuck...but 13 eps??? WTF. i wanted a full season!

Yeah, in a way I think that 13 episodes may not be enough and just end up hurting the show if it can't be allowed to "spread its wings."

Chuck's first season was only 13 eps... Short isn't always bad as it means they'll have to make the most of what they have, should be far fewer (if any) "filler" episodes.

On the negative side, ratings tend to go down when a show is off the air for 8-9 months.

 

[lupi]

RECENT RENEWALS/CANCELLATIONS
CBS' Eleventh Hour canceled(5/20)
CBS' Worst Week canceled (5/20)
CBS' Without a Trace canceled (5/20)
CBS' New Adventures of Old Christine renewed (5/20)
CBS picks up Medium after NBC passed (5/20)
CW's Privileged canceled (5/19)
CBS' The Unit canceled (5/19)
NBC's Chuck renewed (5/19)
NBC's Law & Order renewed (5/19)
NBC's My Name Is Earl canceled (5/19)
ABC's True Beauty renewed (5/19)
ABC's Better Off Ted renewed (5/19)
ABC's Samantha Who? canceled (5/19)
ABC's Cupid canceled (5/19)
FOX's Dollhouse renewed (5/18)
FOX's Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles canceled (5/18)
FOX's Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? canceled (5/18)
FOX's Don't Forget the Lyrics! canceled (5/18)
ABC's The Unusuals canceled (5/17)
FOX's Bones renewed (for two seasons, 5/16)
ABC's Castle renewed (5/16)
ABC's Scrubs renewed (5/16)
FOX's Lie to Me renewed (5/12)
NBC's Life canceled (5/4)
FOX's Fringe renewed (5/4)
NBC's Heroes renewed (5/4)
NBC's Parks and Recreation renewed (5/4)
NBC's Southland renewed (5/2)

 

[0roo0roo]

so much renewed cr@p.

guess i'm going to watch less tv

 

[GregGreen]

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
so much renewed cr@p.

guess i'm going to watch less tv

Agreed -- this is going to be good for me

 

[rockyct]

Wow, NBC is really killing themselves with Leno having the 10 PM slot. I mean, a lot of those shows deserved to die like Kath and Kim, but they're taking a risk of having no new hits because there isn't room in their scheduling.

 

[lupi]

I saw a posting that the howie briefcase show was canned too.

 

[TheInternet1980]

I'm pissed about Life. That show was kickass. Way better than medium. That show sucks giant sweaty balls.

 

[Toasthead]

Originally posted by: loki8481
the blood is starting to hit the floor and Jay Leno's 10pm show is pretty much ruining any good shows that were on NBC... figured I'd make a thread to track them.

RIP Reaper, officially canceled as of today

on the fence but renewed:

Friday Night Lights
Ugly Betty
Southland
Parks and Recreation
Dollhouse
Scrubs
Castle
Chuck
Better off Ted
Cold Case

on the fence:

Without a Trace - CBS
Numbers - CBS
Kings - NBC
Privileged - CW


definitely canceled:

Reaper - CW
Life - NBC
Kath & Kim - NBC
Knight Rider - NBC
My Name is Earl - NBC
Medium*** (canceled by NBC, picked up by CBS)
Cupid - ABC
Samantha Who - ABC
The Unusuals - ABC
King of the Hill - Fox
Terminator - The Sarah Conner Chronicles - Fox
Harper's Island - CBS
The Unit - CBS

I just heard yesterday Without a trace was cancelled and Numbers was picked up.

 

[bunnyfubbles]

Originally posted by: rockyct
Wow, NBC is really killing themselves with Leno having the 10 PM slot. I mean, a lot of those shows deserved to die like Kath and Kim, but they're taking a risk of having no new hits because there isn't room in their scheduling.

its all risk vs reward, whos to say it won't be worth it if they absolutely dominate the 10pm slot due to Leno?

 

[lupi]

I've watched virtually no tonight show episodes since carson left; don't think a move to 10pm will change that.

 

[BrokenVisage]

How does Bones get renewed at all, let alone 2 seasons? Out of the shows I've seen there's nothing unique or interesting about it, plus the main actress looks like a cross between Xena the Warrior Princess and Eugene Levy.

 

[imported_Imp]

Originally posted by: BrokenVisage
How does Bones get renewed at all, let alone 2 seasons? Out of the shows I've seen there's nothing unique or interesting about it, plus the main actress looks like a cross between Xena the Warrior Princess and Eugene Levy.

It's been called a rom-com, and the two leads complement each other very well. I like it as a 'fun' show, and don't take it too seriously.

 

[torpid]

Originally posted by: BrokenVisage
How does Bones get renewed at all, let alone 2 seasons? Out of the shows I've seen there's nothing unique or interesting about it, plus the main actress looks like a cross between Xena the Warrior Princess and Eugene Levy.

It's riding the CSI wave like most other shows these days.

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: GregGreen
How did My Name Is Earl get canceled and Parks and Recreation get renewed? Is this some sort of bizarro world?

parks and recreation blows. one michael scott is enough, and the office is getting old anyway.

 

[rockyct]

Originally posted by: ElFenix

Originally posted by: GregGreen
How did My Name Is Earl get canceled and Parks and Recreation get renewed? Is this some sort of bizarro world?

parks and recreation blows. one michael scott is enough, and the office is getting old anyway.

I think it's ok, but I can't see it lasting longer than another season unless it gets a lot better. I do love the Office, but you're right, it is getting old. I'm suppose P&R is supposed to take the place of the Office, but I can't see either of them being on a few years from now.

 

[Kaido]

Yay Chuck
Yay Medium (for sure on CBS?)

What the heck, Scrubs? After that finale, really?

Bummer @ Earl, but it's been downhill since the first season or two
Cupid had potential but was very canned

 

[lupi]

yesterday's updates


CW's Reaper canceled (5/21)
CW's The Game canceled (5/21)
CW's Everybody Hates Chris canceled (5/21)