Cancellations all Around!

by Amy K. Bredemeyer

ABC canceled Brothers & Sisters, No Ordinary Family, V, Detroit 1-8-7, Better with You, Mr. Sunshine, and Off the Map.

FOX canceled Lie to Me, Human Target, The Chicago Code, Breaking In, and Traffic Light.

Hugh Grant was yet another name that was thrown out to replace Charlie Sheen on Two and a Half Men. But, Ashton Kutcher got the role in the end!

Jenelle from Teen Mom 2 went to rehab. She may be "clean" and just wanting to get her life together, but who knows.

Matthew Perry is also in rehab. Maybe it's needed because his show got canceled, LoL.

House will move to 9pm on Mondays in the fall, to make room for Terra Nova at 8pm. But, it will be without Cuddy, who chose not sign a less-money-than-previously contract.

Seth MacFarlane is going to reboot The Flintstones. Don't get too excited... we're looking at Fall 2013.

If you want to take a look at everything that was canceled and renewed, try here.

Random Thoughts: Cancellations

by Amy K. Bredemeyer

So maybe this question isn't as random as some of the others that I have posed. But, since there have been many, MANY cancellations this past week (including three shows that appear in the reviews on this site), I thought I might ask which cancellation YOU are most disappointed in. And it doesn't have to be a show that was cancelled just recently - if you were in love with a show that was cancelled earlier in the season, share that one!

Regardless of whether we saw it coming, whether the ratings were bad, or whether it just wore out its welcome, the networks cancelled a ton of shows this year. ABC's cancellations were referred to by many as a "bloodbath," for starters. As the fall lineups roll out (for the major networks. the cable ones have their own thing going on) and pilots get picked up, I'm most upset about Better with You. Although I liked Mr. Sunshine, it had its flaws. My husband was a fan of Lie to Me, of course, and is a bit sad to see it go. I wasn't really into The Paul Reiser Show, so I'm not complaining on that one. Plenty of people are mourning everything from Smallville to All My Children, though those both had long runs. So, what are you sad about? If you haven't been following all of the sources that are covering renewals and cancellations, here's a limited list of shows that have been cut from future lineups...

All My Children
Better with You
Big Love
Brothers & Sisters
The Chicago Code
The Closer
Glory Daze
Human Target
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Law & Order: Los Angeles
Lie to Me
Medium
Mr. Sunshine
No Ordinary Family
Off the Map
One Life to Live
Outsourced
The Paul Reiser Show
Running Wilde
$#*! My Dad Says
Smallville
Terriers

More Cancellations & Some New Plans

by Amy K. Bredemeyer

Undercovers was canceled by NBC. Episodes 8, 9, and 10 will air on November 10th, November 17th, and December 1st, respectively. No word on when the final three episodes will air yet.

Life Unexpected's first season was not extended beyond 13 episodes by the CW. This isn't an official cancel yet, but will likely mean that the season finale in January will be the final episode.

ABC is putting on another medical drama, starting Wednesday, January 12th, at 10pm. This one is to be called Off the Map and focuses on six doctors who have lost their foci. I hope it doesn't do well, LoL. I'd rather have last year's Miami Medical back.

Days of Our Lives was renewed for two more years.

NBC is looking at doing a sitcom based on comedian Russell Peters' life.

FOX's Terra Nova is coming in fall, like we all already knew. However, there will be a TWO HOUR preview in May, much like Glee had back when it began.

TLC has a new show coming up in Spring - Homecoming, hosted by Billy Ray Cyrus, and it's going to be about watching military personnel come home to their families.

Discovery is also starting a new show, called Hogs Wild, which will be about wild hogs. And it'll be an hour long. I wonder how interesting this can possibly be, LoL.

Disney Channel is going a step further and premiering the idea of Disney Junior (much like Nick Jr.), which will specialize in programming for children ages 2-7 and their families. It'll show throughout the day it seems (as opposed to the morning slot that Nick Jr. occupied for so long).

Another thing Disney Channel is doing? Making an animated cartoon of Tron, using voices of Elijah Wood, Mandy Moore, and Paul Reubens, for starters. Tron:Uprising is looking at Summer 2012, folks.

Mary Tyler Moore is going to be guesting on Hot in Cleveland, reuniting her with Betty White.

Remember when we talked about the live twitter we did during an episode of Burn Notice? Apparently we're not the only ones doing that. ABC's No Ordinary Family did one last week, from 8-9 ET, with both a regular cast member and a guest. They're hoping that it will boost ratings.

Kim Kardashian is hosting "25 Years of Sexy: People Magazine's Sexiest Man Alive!" on November 17th at 10pm on ABC. Apparently it's going to go behind-the-scenes and look at the selection process, LoL.

This one's been all over everything, but in case you missed it, someone actually managed to correctly solve a puzzle on Wheel of Fortune using just one letter. At least she got the prize...?