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CBS announced yesterday that Elementary has been renewed for a third season, continuing the sophomore drama's run through 2014-2015. Yesterday's announcement included the renewals of 17 other primetime shows for next season. Other dramas receiving pick-ups today include NCIS,NCIS: Los Angeles, The Good Wife, Criminal Minds, Hawaii Five-0, CSI, Blue Bloods, and Person of Interest. (Source: CBS) Click here to view the article

The CW has cancelled its new medical drama, Emily Owens, M.D. The low-rated series, which premiered just last month, was not picked up for any additional episodes but will still air all 13 of its original order. (Source: The Hollywood Reporter) Click here to view the article

Fox announced today that its newest drama Empire has been renewed for a second season. The freshman series, which premiered earlier this month, is off to an impressive start for the network. Its premiere episode on January 7 topped the night with a 3.8 rating in the adults 18-49 demo, and its second episode built on that with a 4.0. While still early, it's clear that Fox has a potential hit on its hands. If the show's numbers continue to be this strong, Empire will not only be the top new series of the season, but also one of the top-rated broadcast shows on television. Get Your Very Own Self Defense Keychain: just click here Click here to view the article

With Fox's announcement of its spring & summer premiere dates, Enlisted's run will be ending earlier than expected, effectively cancelling the struggling comedy. The schedule, announced today, includes the season premiere of Kitchen Nightmares on Friday, April 11 at 9:00pm - the time slot where Enlisted currently resides. As it stands, Enlisted is still scheduled to air new episodes for the next two Fridays in the 9:00pm time slot. That leaves three of the show's 13 ordered episodes left unaired. Fox has made no mention of if or when these episode will be shown. (Source: Fox) Click here to view the article

Showtime announced that the sophomore sitcom Episodes has been renewed for a third season. The network has picked up nine more half-hour installments of the Matt LeBlanc comedy, in which he plays a fictionalized version of himself. No return date has been set for Season 3 of Episodes, but production is slated to begin in 2013. (Source: TV by the Numbers) Click here to view the article

Showtime announced last week that Episodes has been renewed for a fourth season. Nine new half-hour episodes of the comedy have been ordered. Today's news comes ahead of the show's third season, which will premiere next month on Sunday, January 12, 2014. (Source: TV by the Numbers) Click here to view the article

Epix announced today that Pennyworth has been picked up for a second season. The good news comes a month after the drama wrapped its freshman run, which was a successful one for the cable network. Per Epix, the series was the best-performing original to ever premiere on the network, with over double the viewership of any other show before it. Reviews have leaned positive as well, with critics noting that it stands on its own as a thriller while not necessarily adding to the DC Universe mythos in which the character originated. Taking place in 1960s London, the series follows former British SAS soldier Alfred Pennyworth, who forms a security company with b…

This season's Christmas episode, "Abed's Unstoppable Christmas," which debuts on Dec. 9 at 8 p.m., looks like it might be the most ambitious homage yet, as most of the episode will be done in the stop-motion animated style of Rankin-Bass holiday classics like "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer." Ever since I heard about the idea, I've been looking forward to seeing how Abed, Troy, Annie, Jeff and company look like in the style, and now I know - and I am pleased. After the jump, here's an early look at how the group will look on Dec. 9: Source : http://www.hitfix.com/b....episode/ View full article

Leading lady Victoria Justice made the announcement Saturday via Twitter that the freshman drama has been canceled. An MTV representative also confirmed that Eye Candy will not be returning. "Eye Candy will not be returning for season two," she wrote in an extended post. "Even though a lot of you are going to feel sad/angry, please know that playing Lindy Sampson, is something that I loved and I will hold dear to my heart." The Viacom-owned cable network picked up the 10-episode drama in February 2014. The series opened in January and averaged 592,000 total viewers during its run. Click here to view the article

Syfy has announced that the popular Face Off series will be renewed for an eighth season in January. The special-effects make-up competition will continue. Is My Show Cancelled contributed to this article Click here to view the article

It is being reported that USA Network has decided against renewing Fairly Legal for a third season, making it the second show cancelled by the network this week. New series Common Law was also axed. Fairly Legal never fully lived up to its potential on USA. The network attempted to re-tool the show after a lacklustre first season, but the changes were not enough to warrant a season 3 pick-up. (Source: Deadline) Click here to view the article

Faking It is an American single-camera romantic comedy series that runs on MTV. The show has been a solid performer for the network and has been renewed for a third season. Click here to view the article

TNT announced yesterday that Falling Skies has been renewed for a third season. The Noah Wyle drama has been having a successful run since debuting last summer. Its first season finished as basic cable's top new series of 2011, and it currently ranks as basic cable's #1 summer drama among adults 18-49. "Falling Skies is television storytelling at its very best, a powerful drama that's told on both an epic scale and on a deeply personal level," said TNT president Michael Wright. "With all the memorable and surprising moments taking place during the second season of Falling Skies, we can't wait to see what DreamWorks Television and Falling Skies' terrific production team…

TNT announced on the 2nd that Falling Skies has been renewed for a fourth season. The summer drama has continued to draw solid ratings since its premiere in 2011, currently averaging 5.8 million viewers in Live + 7 delivery and ranking as basic cable's #1 scripted series among adults 18-49. The network has ordered 10 episodes for the show's fourth season to air in the summer of 2014. (Source: TNT) Click here to view the article

TNT announced that Falling Skies has been renewed for a fifth season. The network also confirmed that the series will end after Season 5, which will conclude with 10 final episodes. The sci-fi drama, which tells a story of life and survival after a catastrophic alien invasion, is currently airing its fourth season, which runs through August. The show's final season will likely return in June 2015. Click here to view the article

NBC has renewed Food Fighters for a second season. The reality competition, which features amateur chefs facing off against professionals, was a decent performer for the network as part of its summer lineup in 2014. Look for Season 2 of Food Fighters to return this summer. Get Your Very Own Self Defense Keychain: just click here Click here to view the article

Forever is an American drama television series about Dr. Henry Morgan, animmortal medical examiner in New York City about a 200-year-old man that works in the New York City Morgue trying to find a key to unlock the curse of his immortality. ABC has decided not to continue the freshmn series even though the series had gotten off to a good start. Ratings began to dwindle in the past few months not warenting continuation of the series. Click here to view the article

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It is being reported that Fox has cancelled Proven Innocent after one season. The news comes one day after the legal drama aired its freshman finale, which will now act as its series-ender. The show premiered in February as a mid-season entry but never really gained any traction. Critical reception was decidedly mixed and it struggled to garner a sizable amount of viewers. Proven Innocent follows Madeline Scott, the head of an underdog criminal defence firm who is on a mission to set innocent people free, as she was once in the same situation. While she may be a hero to some, Madeline's bold tactics are not appreciated by Gore Bellows, the prosecutor who once se…

Word is out this evening that Fox has cancelled The Gifted after two seasons. The mutant drama, which concluded its sophomore run earlier this year, is the latest Marvel-based series to get the axe. The show premiered in 2017 and had a fairly strong debut outing. Reviews were generally positive and ratings were solid enough for it to rank as the #3 new drama of that season. And while critical reception remained strong in Season 2, ratings did slip considerably compared to what it brought in for Season 1. Combine that with the fact that Marvel-based fare has been dropping like flies in recent months, and today's cancellation did not come as a complete surprise. S…

It is being reported that Fox has cancelled freshman series Almost Human after one season. The sci-fi drama aired a total of 13 episodes, over which it failed to gain a substantial following in the key adults 18-49 demographic. Click here to view the article

Fox announced Monday that it is cancelling Raising Hope, ending the show's run after four seasons. The sitcom has five episodes remaining, with its series finale set to air on Friday, April 4 in a 1-hour block between 9:00 and 10:00pm. (Source: Fox) Click here to view the article

Fox has cancelled Touch after two seasons. The sophomore drama had been considered a bubble series for the bulk of its run, failing to draw significant numbers in the ratings. The Touch series finale aired May 10, 2013. (Source: TV Line) Click here to view the article

It is being reported that FOX will pull Red Band Society after its tenth episode that will be aired on December tenth. It will not be picked up for a second season and three of the thirteen episodes that have already produced will not be aired. The show has been plagued by low rating since its debut in September. Source: Is My Show Cancelled Click here to view the article

Fox announced today that it has ordered six additional episodes of freshman comedy Ben and Kate, topping up its first season to 19 episodes. This is promising news for the new show, which over its first two episodes has averaged a modest 1.9 rating among adults 18-49. (Source: TV by the Numbers) Click here to view the article