Renewals

The CW announced today that Arrow has been renewed for a 6th season. The veteran action drama is the network's longest-running superhero-based series, with its success paving the way for spin-offs like The Flash and Legends of Tomorrow. With Supergirl recently joining the fold in its move from CBS, The CW now has four series set in the same DC Comics universe, giving them the ability to have characters appear across multiple shows in occasional crossover episodes. Along with Arrow, The

NBC announced today that Chicago PD has been renewed for a fifth season. The veteran spin-off joins franchise-mates Chicago Fire and Chicago Med in being picked up for the 2017-2018 television season. Chicago Justice, the most-recent entry in the franchise, is still awaiting a decision on its fate. The first spin-off of hit Chicago Fire, Chicago PD involves stories of the uniformed police patrol and intelligence unit that pursues the perpetrators of The Windy City's major street offenses. T

Today's New York Comic Con panel for The Walking Dead delivered some good, albeit obvious, news for the series in the form of a pickup for Season 11. Showrunner Angela Kang made the announcement, which comes just a day ahead of the post-apocalyptic horror drama's 10th season premiere. The long-running series continues to rank as one of cable television's top scripted series, though its current audience numbers are far from what they were in its heyday. To paint a picture, viewership in Seas

TV Land announced today that Younger has been picked up for a seventh season. The good news comes midway through Season 6 of the dramedy, ensuring that the cable network's sole original scripted series continues for at least another year. The renewal was somewhat expected, as ratings have continued to be solid. The half-hour series stars Sutton Foster as Liza, a 40-year-old single mother who pretends to be in her 20's after struggling to get back into the working world. Her lie helps her la

It's official: Shameless has been renewed for an eighth season on Showtime. Word of the pickup unofficially leaked last week when show star Emmy Rossum closed a deal to return to the show, and today the cable network has confirmed the news. The acclaimed drama aired its Season 7 finale last night, capping another successful 12-episode run that ranks has its top-rated season to-date. Currently Showtime's longest-running series, Shameless continues to be creatively strong and draw solid, cons

NBC announced that Grimm has been renewed for a sixth season. The veteran drama, which recently reached the 100-episode milestone, has continued to be a solid performer for the peacock network on Friday nights. The series is also one of broadcast TV's most time-shifted shows. Look for Season 6 of Grimm this fall as part of NBC's 2016-2017 lineup.

Showtime announced today at the TCA summer press tour that Ray Donovan has been renewed for a fifth season. The Liev Schreiber drama has continued to be a solid performer for the network, drawing solid viewership and garnering critical acclaim. The show has four Emmy Award nominations this year in the acting and directing categories. The cable network has ordered another 12 episodes for Season 5, will return in 2017. Season 4 is currently airing new episodes on Sunday nights, with five epis

CBS announced that Blue Bloods has been renewed for a seventh season. The long-running Tom Selleck police drama has been a Friday night staple on the network, where it continues to draw solid, steady ratings. Season 7 is expected to return this fall. Along with Blue Bloods, CBS issued early renewals to six of its other veteran dramas including Hawaii Five-0, Elementary, Madam Secretary, Scorpion, NCIS: Los Angeles, and NCIS: New Orleans. The network's freshman dramas - including Supergirl, Code

The CW announced today that Arrow has been renewed for an eighth season. The long-running action drama is the network's longest-running superhero-based series, with its success helping pave the way for the likes of The Flash and Legends of Tomorrow. Once a flagship of The CW, Arrow's ratings have tapered off over the years. But at nearly 150 episodes, that is to be expected. And yet, it still draws fairly good numbers for the network compared to its other prime time entries. Yearly crossove

Syfy announced today that The Magicians has been renewed for a fifth season. The good news comes on the eve of the fantasy's drama's Season 4 premiere, which kicks off tomorrow at 9:00pm picking up from last spring, with the heroes unsure of who they are and being sought by the monster. Adapted from the Lev Grossman novel trilogy of the same name, The Magicians follows a graduate student who enrolls at a magical college only to discover that the fantasy world from popular children's books i

The CW announced today that The 100 will be returning for a seventh season. The pickup is an early one, coming the week ahead of the drama's sixth season premiere. Considered 'on the bubble' for a good part of its lengthy run, the show has proven to have staying power, currently ranking as the network's third-longest-running drama. Set in a future where the Earth was previously-decimated by nuclear Armageddon, The 100 follows a group of young survivors who are sent back to Earth in a desper

Showtime announced today that Shameless has been renewed for a ninth season. The pickup follows the drama's Season 8 premiere this past Sunday, which once again delivered impressive numbers with 1.86 million viewers (Live+same day). On top of that, the episode was actually its second-best rated premiere in its near-seven-year history. The cable network's longest-running series, Shamelesscontinues to be creatively strong and draw solid, consistent viewership. The show also attracts a young-s

The CW announced today that Supernatural has been renewed for a 13th season. By far the long-running drama on the network, Supernatural continues to be a consistent performer for the network after 250 episodes and over a decade on the air. The series boasts a dedicated fan base that has helped keep its ratings solid and steady year after year. Along with Supernatural, The CW also renewed its four other returning fall dramas today. Picked up for 2017-2018 are Arrow, The Flash, Supergirl, and

The CW announced today that Supernatural has been renewed for a 15th season. The network's longest-running drama continues to be a solid performer after well over a decade on the air. Supernatural has been on television longer than most other shows regardless of their network, with a loyal fan base that has helped keep its ratings consistent year after year. The show's impressive run will hit the 300-epiosode milestone in early February.

Showtime announced today during their TCA presentation that Shameless has been renewed for a tenth season. The pickup, which comes in the midst of Season 9, extends the cable drama's already-impressive run, which recently surpassed the 100-episode milestone. The cable network's longest-running series, Shamelesscontinues to be creatively strong and draw solid viewership. Though after eight years on the air, its typically-consistent audience numbers could be showing signs of weakening. Multip

CBS announced that Hawaii Five-0 has been renewed for a seventh season. The long-running cop drama continues to be a reliable Friday night staple for the network. Look for Season 7 this fall. Along with Hawaii Five-0, CBS issued early renewals to six of its other veteran dramas including NCIS Los Angeles, NCIS: New Orleans, Elementary, Madam Secretary, Scorpion, and Blue Bloods. The network's freshman dramas - including Supergirl, Code Black, and Limitless - are still awaiting their fates.

CBS announced today that Hawaii Five-0 has been renewed for an eighth season. The long-running cop drama continues to be a reliable performer on Friday nights, where it has been airing for the past four years. This current season's ratings, in fact, have been outperforming its numbers from last season. Look for Season 8 of Hawaii Five-0 this fall as part of the network's 2017-2018 lineup.

Freeform announced today that Baby Daddy has been renewed for a sixth season. The veteran comedy remains a top performer for the network, holding its ranking as cable television's #1 series in its time slot among key demographics. Today's renewal is the first for the show under the network's new Freeform moniker and will take the series past the 100 episode mark. The second half of Season 5 premiered earlier this month. No time frame has been announced as of yet for the show's return.

CBS announced today that 2 Broke Girls has been renewed for a sixth season. The long-running comedy has continued to draw solid ratings for the network in its new Thursday night spot, where it moved recently after spending its first five seasons on Mondays. Look for Season 6 of 2 Broke Girls this fall.

Fox announced that New Girl has been renewed for a sixth season. The Zooey Deschanel-led comedy, which recently surpassed the 100-episode milestone, will continue its impressive run for the 2016-2017 season. Almost five years since its premiere, New Girl holds the distinction of being the network's longest-running live-action comedy as well as its highest-rated.

The CW announced late today that The Originals will be returning for a fifth season. The veteran drama, which got its start as a spin-off of the recently-concluded The Vampire Diaries, will be returning for the 2017-2018 television season. While never the breakout hit that its predecessor once was, The Originals has been able to draw a consistent level of viewership over the course of its run. Its move to Fridays a year ago managed to improve the network's performance for that night of the

CBS All Access announced today that The Twilight Zone has been picked up for a second season. The good news comes midway through the show's freshman run on the streaming service. A modern re-imagining of the original 1959 series created by Rod Serling, the series premiered in April with its first episode garnering the highest number of Day 1 viewers for an original series on the on-demand service. Reviews have been mostly positive as well, with fans and critics appreciating its ability to s

TNT announced today during its TCA presentation that The Last Ship has been renewed for a fourth season. The action drama has continued its solid performance for the network as one of basic cable's top scripted summer series among key demographics, with its current third season averaging 7.6 million viewers. TNT has ordered another 13 episodes for Season 4 of The Last Ship, which will return in the summer of 2017.

Syfy announced today that an end has been set for 12 Monkeys. The cable network has picked up the time travel drama for what will be its fourth and final season. The renewal comes ahead of the show's season 3 premiere, which was confirmed today to be scheduled for May 19. In a first for the series, the entire 10-episode third season will air over the span of just three days. Four back-to-back episodes will start things off on May 19 beginning at 8:00pm. Then on May 20 and 21, three episodes

In keeping tradition with last year, during today's San Diego Comic-Con panel for Wynonna Earp, it was announced that the show has been picked up for a third season. The Canadian-American production, which was adapted from Beau Smith's comic book series, follows the great granddaughter of Wyatt Earp fighting to bring demons and other paranormal beings to justice. Look for Season 3 of Wynonna Earp in 2018.

The CW announced today that Supergirl has been renewed for a third season. The action drama will return this fall for what will be its second season on the network. After airing its first season on CBS in 2015, the show was moved to The CW for Season 2, which was seen as a better fit since it was already home to three other superhero series set in the same DC Comics universe. Along with Supergirl, The CW also renewed its four other returning fall dramas today. Picked up for the 2017-2018 se

The CW announced today that DC's Legends of Tomorrow has been renewed for a third season. The action drama premiered early last year as an ensemble series featuring characters spun-off from Arrow and The Flash, which take place in the same shared universe. While its first season premiered as a mid-season entry, the show was moved to the network's regular fall lineup in Season 2. Along with Legends of Tomorrow, The CW also renewed its four other returning fall dramas today. Picked up for the

The CW announced today that Supergirl has been renewed for a fifth season. Airing on Sunday nights this season for the first time in its run, the series has continued to draw respectable ratings that place it in the middle of the pack compared to other shows in the network's lineup. The action drama has been a solid addition to The CW's superhero lineup since its move from its original home on CBS after Season 1. Airing on The CW, the show benefits from crossover episodes with other shows f