Fall TV Scorecard: Which Shows Are Returning? Which Aren't?
Fringe's Joshua Jackson, Chuck's Yvonne
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As the networks unveiled their plans for the 2009-10 TV season during the week of May 18, we kept tabs on exactly which shows earned a pick-up, and which got the hook. We focused on the major broadcast networks, to keep things simple.
The list of series awaiting renewal breaks down each show's outlook for earning a spot on its network's line-up — GOOD, FAIR or POOR, based on ratings performance, the latest buzz and other considerations (such as Jay Leno claiming five NBC prime-time hours for himself).
Check out our fall preview for scoop on all this season's new shows
RECENT RENEWALS/CANCELLATIONS
CW's Reaper canceled (5/21)
CW's The Game canceled (5/21)
CW's Everybody Hates Chris canceled (5/21)
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)
CANCELED/NOT RETURNING (FINAL UPDATE 5/21)
Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?, FOX (following its summer 2009 run)
Boston Legal, ABC
Crusoe, NBC
Cupid, ABC
Dirty Sexy Money, ABC
Do Not Disturb, FOX
Don't Forget the Lyrics!, FOX (following its summer 2009 run)
Easy Money, CW
Eleventh Hour, CBS
Eli Stone, ABC
ER, NBC
Everybody Hates Chris, CW
The Ex List, CBS
The Game, CW
Harper's Island, CBS
Homeland Security, ABC
In Harm's Way, CW
In the Motherhood, ABC
Kath & Kim, NBC
King of the Hill, FOX
Kings, NBC
Knight Rider, NBC
Life, NBC
Life on Mars, ABC
Lipstick Jungle, NBC
My Name Is Earl, NBC
My Own Worst Enemy, NBC
Opportunity Knocks, ABC
Prison Break, FOX
Privileged, CW
Pushing Daisies, ABC
Reaper, CW
Samantha Who?, ABC
Sit Down, Shut Up, FOX
Stylista, CW
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, FOX
The Unit, CBS
The Unusuals, ABC
Valentine, CW
Without a Trace, CBS
Worst Week, CBS
OFFICIALLY RENEWED FOR THE 2009-10 TV SEASON (FINAL UPDATE 5/21)
20/20, ABC
24, FOX
30 Rock, NBC
48 Hours Mystery, CBS
60 Minutes, CBS
90210, CW
The Amazing Race, CBS
American Dad, FOX
American Idol, FOX
America's Funniest Home Videos, ABC
America's Most Wanted, FOX
America's Next Top Model, CW
The Bachelor, ABC
Better Off Ted, ABC
The Big Bang Theory, CBS
The Biggest Loser, NBC
Bones, FOX
Brothers & Sisters, ABC
Castle, ABC
Chuck, NBC (for 13 episodes)
COPS, FOX
The Celebrity Apprentice, NBC
Cold Case, CBS
Criminal Minds, CBS
CSI, CBS
CSI: Miami, CBS
CSI: NY, CBS
Dancing with the Stars, ABC
Dateline NBC, NBC
Desperate Housewives, ABC
Dollhouse, FOX
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, ABC
Family Guy, FOX
Flashpoint, CBS (to return summer 2010)
Friday Night Lights, NBC/DirecTV
Fringe, FOX
Gary Unmarried, CBS
Ghost Whisperer, CBS
Gossip Girl, CW
Grey's Anatomy, ABC
Heroes, NBC (for "around 19" episodes)
Hell's Kitchen, FOX
House, FOX
How I Met Your Mother, CBS
Kitchen Nightmares, FOX
Law & Order, NBC
Law & Order: SVU, NBC
Lie to Me, FOX
Lost, ABC
Medium (now on CBS, and for a full 22 episodes)
The Mentalist, CBS
NCIS, CBS
The New Adventures of Old Christine, CBS
Numbers, CBS
The Office, NBC
One Tree Hill, CW
Parks and Recreation, NBC
Private Practice, ABC
Rules of Engagement, CBS (midseason)
Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday, NBC (multiple episodes)
Scrubs, ABC
The Simpsons, FOX
Smallville, CW
So You Think You Can Dance, Fox
Southland, NBC (for 13 episodes)
Supernanny, ABC
Supernatural, CW
Survivor, CBS
'Til Death, FOX
True Beauty, ABC
Two and a Half Men, CBS
Ugly Betty, ABC
Wife Swap, ABC
NEW SHOWS ORDERED FOR THE 2009-10 TV SEASON
NBC's 100 Questions, comedy
CBS' Accidentally on Purpose, comedy
CW's The Beautiful Life, drama
NBC's Breakthrough with Tony Robbins, reality
FOX's Brothers, comedy
NBC's Community, comedy
ABC's Cougar Town, comedy
FOX's The Cleveland Show, animated comedy
NBC's Day One, drama (early 2010)
ABC's The Deep End, drama
ABC's Eastwick, drama
ABC's Flash Forward, action-drama
ABC's The Forgotten, drama
FOX's Glee, musical dramedy
CBS' The Good Wife, drama
ABC's Hank, comedy
ABC's Happy Town, drama
FOX's Human Target, action-drama
NBC's The Marriage Ref, reality
NBC's Mercy, drama
ABC's The Middle, comedy
ABC's Modern Family, comedy
NBC's Parenthood, dramedy
FOX's Past Life, drama
ABC's Shark Tank, reality
FOX's Sons of Tucson, comedy
NBC's Trauma, drama
ABC's V., drama
CW's Vampire Diaries, drama
NBC's Who Do You Think You Are?, reality
Also check out:
Seven Endangered Series We Hope Will Survive
Spring TV Progress Report: The Pros and Cons of 10 New Shows
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