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Showtime announced today that Californication will be ending its run after seven seasons. The long-running dramedy will air 12 final episodes beginning in April 2014. (Source: TV by the Numbers) Click here to view the article

Showtime announced today that Californication has been renewed for a seventh season. The long-running dramedy has continued to perform strongly for the network since debuting in 2007, displaying an impressive year-to-year audience growth. Production on the show's next season will begin later this year, with a return set for 2014. No exact date is known at this time. (Source: TV by the Numbers) Click here to view the article

NBC has cancelled freshman series Camp. The Rachel Griffiths-led summer dramedy premiered in July but failed to find an audience over the course of its 10-episode run. Co-star Nikolai Nikolaeff broke the news earlier today on Twitter, posting: "So... It was a great summer and I loved every minute of it. Sorry to all the @NBCCamp fans out there but no go on #CampSeason2. #upsetting." (Source: Twitter) Click here to view the article

ABC has renewed Castle for a sixth season. The long-running drama has remained a steady performer for the network through five seasons, and recently surpassed the 100-episode milestone. (Source: ABC) Click here to view the article

ABC has renewed Castle for a seventh season. The long-running murder-mystery drama has remained a steady performer for the network through its six seasons, holding its own on Monday nights against tough competition. Look for Season 7 of Castle to return in September. Click here to view the article

[imgleft]http://series.nu/news/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/castle-300x225.jpg[/imgleft] ABC has ordered two more episodes for Castle this season taking the total number of episodes for Season 2 to 24. Since Season 2 began viewer numbers have crept up with an increase almost every week, continuing against the trend as other shows continued to lose viewers. On October 20, ABC ordered a further nine episodes to add to the initial season order of 13. Last week the much anticipated episode “Sucker Punch” in which the murder of Beckett’s mother was revisited, obtained a season high in the 18-49 demographic reaching 2.8 and 9.44 million total viewers. Castle also took the n…

CBS All Access announced today that Strange Angel has been picked up for a second season. The good news comes six weeks after the conclusion of the historical period drama's 10-episode summer run, which garnered generally favorable reviews from critics. The series premiered on the streaming service in June as its third original scripted drama. It is, though, its first without roots in any previous series; The Good Fight is a spin-off of The GoodWife and Star Trek: Discovery is the latest entry in the storied Star Trek franchise. Based on George Pendle's book of the same name, StrangeAngel follows the real-life story of Jack Parsons, a brilliant blue-collar worke…

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CBS has cancelled new comedy Bad Teacher. The mid-season series premiered just last month and has only aired three episodes. Ratings have been average thus far but clearly not at levels the network would like to see in its time slot. Click here to view the article

CBS has cancelled Hostages after one season. The freshman suspense drama ran for 15 episodes during 2013-2014 but failed to draw significant viewership during its run. With the storyline effective wrapped up in the show's final episode, many already expected that it would not return. Click here to view the article

CBS has cancelled Intelligence, pulling the plug on the freshman drama after just one season. The mid-season show premiered in January and aired a 13-episode season, concluding in March. Click here to view the article

CBS has cancelled freshman comedy Partners effective immediately. The struggling series never really found an audience on the network, delivering sub-par ratings up until this past Monday, where it delivered a series-low 1.8 in the adults 18-49 demographic. Repeats of Two and a Half Men will air in its Monday at 8:30pm time slot for the time being starting November 19, 2012. (Source: Deadline) Click here to view the article

It has been reported that CBS has cancelled The Millers just four episodes into its second season. The sophomore comedy has struggled in the ratings so far this fall after moving to a new time slot on Monday nights. Word is that production has already been halted, with this coming Monday's episode possibly being its last. Click here to view the article

CBS has cancelled freshman drama Vegas after one season. The show's series finale aired May 10, 2013. Click here to view the article

CBS announced today that Blood & Treasure has been picked up for a second season. The summer adventure drama is seven episodes into its freshman run and has been performing decently for the network on Tuesday nights despite decidely-mixed reviews. The hour-long series follows a brilliant antiquities expert who teams up with a cunning art thief in order to catch a ruthless terrorist who uses stolen treasure to fund his attacks. As the duo traverses the globe in search of their target, they unwittingly find themselves entrenched in a centuries-old battle for the cradle of civilization. Look for Season 2 of Blood & Treasure in 2020, likely as a summer entry…

CBS announced today that FBI has been renewed for a second season. The early pickup comes in the midst of the procedural drama's freshman run. The new series premiered last fall as part of the network's 2018-2019 lineup. After an impressive first few weeks, the network wasted no time in topping up its initial 13-episode run with a back-nine order for a full season's worth of 22. The show's strong start has made it CBS' #1 new entry in the 2018-2019 season and a Top 10 broadcast series. While it comes up short against This is Us on Tuesdays at 9:00pm, ratings regularly best its other time slot competition. From creator Dick Wolf, FBI takes an eye-opening loo…

CBS has picked up The Mentalist for a fifth season. The announcement came as the network renewed eight other dramas including The Good Wife, Criminal Minds, Person of Interest, CSI, Hawaii Five-0, Blue Bloods, and both installments of NCIS. (Source: TV by the Numbers) Click here to view the article

CBS announced yesterday that freshman comedy Mom has been renewed for a second season in 2014-2015. Yesterday's announcement included the renewals of 18 primetime shows for next season. Other comedies receiving pick-ups today include The Millers,Mike & Molly, 2 Broke Girls, and Two and a Half Men. (Source: CBS) Click here to view the article

CBS announced that its new sci-fi drama Under the Dome has been renewed for a second season. The freshman summer series has been pulling in solid ratings since its premiere last month, making it an easy decision for the network to issue today's pickup for another 13 episodes in summer 2014. It was also announced that Stephen King, who penned the bestselling novel of the same name, will write the premiere episode for Season 2. (Source: TV by the Numbers) Click here to view the article

CBS has officially confirmed that freshman drama Unforgettable has been un-cancelled, and will return to the air for summer 2013. The Poppy Montgomery-led series was one of a large number of fall shows that were cancelled back in May by the four major networks, but was the highest-rated of the bunch to get the axe. Word is that 13 episodes have been ordered. (Source: Twitter) Click here to view the article

In August the bandwidth supplier to The Pirate Bay was ordered by a court to disconnect the world's largest BitTorrent tracker from the Internet. Within hours the site had relocated to a new host which immediately received similar entertainment industry threats. Now it seems the Bay has left Sweden, setting sail for Ukraine. At the end of August, Stockholm's district court ordered Black Internet, the bandwidth supplier to The Pirate Bay, to disconnect the site from the Internet, pending the outcome of a civil action taken by several Hollywood entertainment companies. The ISP had little choice but to comply or face large fines, but TPB was quick to react and quickly …

Chicago Fire is an American television drama series that airs on NBC. The series originally premiered on October 10, 2012. the show follows the lives of the firefighters and paramedics working at the Chicago Fire Department at the firehouse of Engine 51, Truck 81, Squad 3, Ambulance 61 and Battalion 25. NBC has announced that it will be picked up for a fourth season. Get Your Very Own Self Defense Keychain: just click here Click here to view the article

NBC announced on the 8th that its new drama, Chicago Fire, has received a pick-up for the remainder of the 2012-2013 season. This means nine additional episodes have been ordered on top of its original 13. The good news comes after the show garnered a series high rating this past Wednesday night, bolstered by the strong performance of its lead-in,The Voice. (Source: TV by the Numbers) Click here to view the article

NBC announced today that it has renewed Chicago Fire for a second season. The network ordered 22 new episodes of the freshman drama for 2013-2014. Along with Chicago Fire, the network also renewed four other dramas today for next season including Parenthood, Revolution, Grimm, and Law & Order: SVU. (Source: TV by the Numbers) Click here to view the article

NBC announced last week that it has renewed Chicago Fire for a third season. The sophomore drama has continued to perform well during the 2013-2014 season, pulling in stronger numbers than its debut season after a move from Wednesday to Tuesday nights. The peacock network has also renewed spin-off Chicago PD, which premiered earlier this year. (Source: NBC) Click here to view the article