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It is being reported that NBC has cancelled The Michael J. Fox Show, removing the freshman comedy's remaining episodes from its schedule. The show premiered last fall with a straight-to-series order of 22 episodes - a full season's worth - but has only aired 15 of those to this point. It is unknown whether the remaining seven episodes will ever be released. Today's cancellation comes one week after the network pulled the plug on Sean Saves the World, another freshman comedy that shared the 9:00pm comedy hour with The Michael J. Fox Show on Thursday nights. In the time slot, episodes of Hollywood Game Night will air beginning February 27. (Source: The Hollywood Reporter…

USA Network announced today that Psych will end after eight seasons on the air. The buddy comedy's series finale has been scheduled for March 26. A special one-hour live show will immediately follow the finale, which will feature a Q&A session with the entire cast as well as show creator Steve Franks. (Source: USA Network) Click here to view the article

Netflix has renewed its original series House of Cards for a third season. The political drama has yet to premiere Season 2, which will be released February 14 in its entirety on the streaming service. Production on Season 3 is expected to begin soon. (Source: The Hollywood Reporter) Click here to view the article

Cinemax announced today Banshee has been renewed for a third season. The Emmy-winning action drama is currently airing new Season 2 episodes on Fridays, and will return for its next season in 2015. (Source: TV by the Numbers) Click here to view the article

It is being reported that NBC has cancelled Sean Saves The World, stopping all production on the show today. The freshman comedy has struggled in the ratings since its premiere last October, failing to find an audience in its Thursday night time slot. A total of 18 episodes were ordered by the network, 14 of which have already been shot. The show is currently twelve episodes into its run, and it is possible that the remaining two will be aired once the upcoming Olympics are over. (Source: E!) Click here to view the article

Syfy announced today that Haven has been renewed for a double-sized fifth season that will consist of 26 episodes. The news comes on the heels of the show's recently-wrapped fourth season, which was up 3% year-to-year in the Adults 18-49 demographic, with a healthy average of 2.3 million total viewers per week. The first 13 episodes of Season 5 will premiere in the fall of 2014, with the second half of the season scheduled for sometime in 2015. (Source: Syfy) Click here to view the article

FX confirmed today at the 2014 winter TCA press tour that Justified will end after its sixth season. The network's president of programming, John Landgraf, stated the reason as a joint decision between the show's executive producer, Graham Yost, and star Timothy Olyphant. Season 5 of Justified premiered last Tuesday, meaning the show will likely conclude in 2015. (Source: E! Online) Click here to view the article

HBO announced today that The Newsroom has been renewed for a third and final season. The Emmy Award-winning drama is set to begin production on its last season this spring, with a return later in the fall. (Source: TV by the Numbers) Click here to view the article

HBO announced today that the upcoming fifth season of Boardwalk Empire will be its last. The decision to conclude the award-winning drama after five seasons was made jointly between the network and the showrunners. The final season of Boardwalk Empire will premiere later this year in the fall. (Source: TV by the Numbers) Click here to view the article

It is being reported that BBC One will not be ordering a third series of drama Ripper Street. Declining viewership was cited as contributing towards the decision to axe the show, which aired on BBC America stateside. (Source: Digital Spy) Click here to view the article

Lifetime announced today that Witches of East End has been renewed for a second season. The freshman drama, which is based on the best-selling novel of the same name, will return with 13 new episodes in 2014. The show's first season wraps up next month on Sunday, December 15 at 10:00pm ET/PT. (Source: TV by the Numbers) Click here to view the article

NBC announced today that freshman series The Blacklist has been renewed for a second season. The drama, which stars James Spader, is the network's top new show of the 2013-2014 season. It also currently ranks as broadcast television's #1 drama in the 18-49 demographic. 22 episodes have been ordered for Season 2 of The Blacklist for next fall. The current season is now on a mid-season break until January 2014. (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

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

USA Network has cancelled Necessary Roughness after three seasons. The drama, which premiered in 2011, aired its final episode on August 21, 2013. (Source: Yahoo) Click here to view the article

The Killing is being brought back from the dead - again. For the second time, the show is being "un-cancelled", but not by original network AMC. This latest resurrection come by way of Netflix, who worked out a deal for one final season of the crime drama that will consist of a shortened six episode run. Stars Mireille Enos and Joel Kinnaman will return for The Killing's final bow, which is set to begin production early next year. Although no launch date has been set, Netflix plans to roll out the last season simultaneously across all its global territories. (Source: The Hollywood Reporter) Click here to view the article

AMC announced today that Hell on Wheels has been renewed for a fourth season. The western drama will return in summer 2014 and continue with showrunner John Wirth, who took over in the show's third season. New for Season 4, Hell on Wheels will expand to 13 episodes, up from its typical 10. (Source: The Hollywood Reporter) Click here to view the article

The CW has picked up a full season of new series Reign, ordering nine additional episodes of the freshman period drama. (Source: The Hollywood Reporter) Click here to view the article

NBC has picked up five more episodes of Sean Saves The World. The new comedy, which stars Sean Hayes, has struggled in the ratings over its first six episodes but did receive a bump to a series high this past week when it recently followed a live episode of The Voice. This five-episode order shows that the network wants to give the show more time to develop an audience, but stopped short of ordering a full season at this point. (Source: ew.com) Click here to view the article

The CW has picked up a full season of The Originals, ordering nine additional episodes of the new drama. The spin-off of The Vampire Diaries premiered in October and has garnered solid ratings for the network over its first six episodes. (Source: The Hollywood Reporter) Click here to view the article

The CW has picked up a full season of The Tomorrow People. The network has ordered nine additional episodes of the freshman sci-fi series, which has seen decent ratings over its first five episodes. (Source: The Hollywood Reporter) Click here to view the article

The current installment, American Horror Story: Coven, is surpassing all of the show's previous seasons in ratings, averaging 7.74 million total viewers and 5.46 million in the important Adults 18-49 demographic. Nine new episodes of AHS: Coven remain, with the finale scheduled to air January 29, 2014. (Source: TV by the Numbers) Click here to view the article

Word is out that ABC will not be moving ahead with more episodes new comedy Back in the Game, effectively canceling the series. The Wednesday night sitcom, which premiered in September, is expected to air the remaining episodes in its initial order. (Source: Twitter) Click here to view the article

It is being reported that Lifetime has cancelled sophomore drama The Client List after two seasons. The reason behind the move is said to involve an impasse over the creative direction of the show between star/Executive Producer, Jennifer Love Hewitt and Sony Pictures TV, which produces the show. The Client List aired a total of 25 episodes between April 2012 and June 2013. (Source: The Hollywood Reporter) Click here to view the article

ABC has picked up a full season of new comedy Trophy Wife. The network has ordered nine additional episodes of the series, bumping the total up to 22 for its freshman season. Trophy Wife airs Tuesday nights as part of a 9:00pm comedy hour along with The Goldbergs, which was also picked up for a full season on Friday. (Source: The Hollywood Reporter) Click here to view the article