Friday, January 14, 2011

Which TV Shows wWill Return Next Season and Which Will Not! (Plus, the Maybes)

Given CBS’ new deal for The Big Bang Theory and ABC’s decision to pickup several of its comedies and dramas, we got to thinking: Who the heck can keep track of all these cancellations and renewals? Well, fret no more, TV fans, Entertainment Weekly has got the lowdown on the current prospects for all of the 2010-11 broadcast shows.

What series are sure to make it to next season? Which ones are dangerously close to cancellation? And what the heck happened to The Good Guys? Here’s what they think:

SURE THINGS FOR NEXT SEASON
America’s Funniest Home Videos (ABC)
American Dad (Fox)
American Idol (Fox)
Bones (Fox)
Cleveland (Fox, renewed through 2012)
Castle (ABC; renewed through May 2012)
Cougar Town (ABC; renewed through May 2012)
Criminal Minds (CBS)
CSI (CBS)
CSI: Miami (CBS)
Dancing with the Stars (ABC)
Desperate Housewives (ABC)
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (ABC)
Family Guy (Fox; renewed through 2012)
Glee (Fox; renewed through 2012)
Grey’s Anatomy (ABC; renewed through 2012)
House (Fox)
How I Met Your Mother (CBS)
Law & Order: SVU (NBC)
Mike & Molly (CBS)
Modern Family (ABC; renewed through 2012)
90210 (The CW)
NCIS (CBS)
NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS)
Private Practice (ABC; renewed through 2012)
Survivor (CBS)
Raising Hope (Fox; renewed through 2012)
The Amazing Race (CBS)
The Big Bang Theory (CBS; renewed through 2014)
The Good Wife (CBS)
The Mentalist (CBS)
Two and A Half Men (CBS)
30 Rock (NBC; renewed through 2012)
The Biggest Loser (NBC)
The Office (NBC)
The Cleveland Show (Fox)
The Simpsons (Fox; renewed through 2012)
The Bachelor (ABC)
The Middle (ABC; renewed through 2012)
The Vampire Diaries (The CW)
Wipeout (ABC)

STRONG ODDS
America’s Next Top Model (The CW)
Better With You (ABC)
Bob’s Burgers (Fox)
Blue Bloods (CBS)
Community (NBC)
Celebrity Apprentice (NBC)
CSI: NY (CBS)
Gossip Girl (The CW)
Hawaii Five-0 (CBS)
Hellcats (The CW)
Kitchen Nightmares (Fox)
Nikita (The CW)
Parenthood (NBC)
Parks and Recreation (NBC)
Rules of Engagement (CBS)
$#*! My Dad Says (CBS)
The Sing-Off (NBC)
The Defenders (CBS)
Undercover Boss (CBS)
Wife Swap (ABC)

SHAKY GROUND
Brothers & Sisters (ABC)
Chuck (NBC)
Fringe (Fox)
Law & Order: L.A. (NBC)
Minute to Win It (NBC)
No Ordinary Family (ABC)
Outsourced (NBC)
Supernatural (The CW)
The Cape (NBC)

DANGER ZONE
Chase (NBC)
Detroit 1-8-7 (ABC)
Human Target (Fox)
Lie to Me (Fox)
Live to Dance (CBS)
Million Dollar Money Drop (Fox)
One Tree Hill (The CW)
The Event (NBC)
V (ABC)

DEAD AND BURIED
Life Unexpected (The CW)
Lone Star (Fox)
The Good Guys (Fox)
Medium (CBS)
My Generation (ABC)
Running Wilde (Fox)
Smallville (The CW)
The Whole Truth (ABC)

STILL TO COME
Body of Proof (ABC; March 29)
Breaking In (Fox; April 6)
Chaos (CBS; April 1)
Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior (CBS; Feb. 16)
Happy Endings (ABC; April 12)
Harry’s Law (NBC; Jan. 17)
Mad Love (CBS; Feb. 21)
Mr. Sunshine (ABC; Feb. 9)
The Chicago Code (Fox; Feb. 7)
Perfect Couples (NBC; Jan. 20)
Shedding for the Wedding (The CW; Feb. 23)
Secret Millionaire (ABC; March 6)
Traffic Light (Fox; Feb. 8)

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