Good Sam is likely to be canceled. CBS premiered 4 rookie dramas in the fall, they’ll renew all of them, and they’ll cancel Good Sam, which had DOA level premiere ratings.
TV Grim Reaper’s predictions are for scripted broadcast primetime show renewals for the 2022-23 season or cancellations by the end of the 2021-22 season.
| Net | Show (Producer) | Status |
|---|---|---|
| ABC | Abbott Elementary (WB/Disney) | likely renewed |
| ABC | A Million Little Things (Disney) | likely renewed |
| ABC | Big Sky (Disney) | likely renewed |
| ABC | black-ish (Disney) | renanceled* |
| ABC | Grey's Anatomy (Disney) | likely renewed, renewed 1/10 |
| ABC | Home Economics (Disney/Lionsgate) | likely renewed |
| ABC | Queens (Disney) | likely canceled |
| ABC | Station 19 (Disney) | likely renewed, renewed 1/11 |
| ABC | The Conners (Carsey-Werner) | likely renewed |
| ABC | The Goldbergs (Sony) | likely renewed |
| ABC | The Good Doctor (Disney/Sony) | likely renewed |
| ABC | The Rookie (Disney/eOne) | likely renewed |
| ABC | The Wonder Years (Disney) | likely renewed |
| CBS | Blue Bloods (CBS) | likely renewed |
| CBS | Bob Hearts Abishola (WB) | likely renewed |
| CBS | B Positive (WB) | likely renewed |
| CBS | Bull (CBS) | likely canceled |
| CBS | CSI: Vegas | renewed |
| CBS | Equalizer (CBS/NBCU) | likely renewed |
| CBS | FBI (CBS/NBCU) | likely renewed |
| CBS | FBI: International (CBS/NBCU) | likely renewed |
| CBS | FBI: Most Wanted (CBS) | likely renewed |
| CBS | Ghosts (CBS/BBC/Lionsgate) | likely renewed |
| CBS | Good Sam (CBS) | likely canceled |
| CBS | Magnum, P.I. (CBS/NBCU) | likely renewed |
| CBS | NCIS (CBS) | likely renewed |
| CBS | NCIS: Hawaii (CBS) | likely renewed |
| CBS | NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS) | likely canceled |
| CBS | SEAL Team (CBS) | finished on CBS, rest of s5 on Paramount+ |
| CBS | SWAT (CBS/Sony) | likely renewed |
| CBS | The Neighborhood (CBS) | likely renewed |
| CBS | United States of Al (WB) | likely renewed |
| CBS | Young Sheldon (WB) | renewed through '23-'24 season |
| CW | 4400 (CBS) | likely renewed |
| CW | All American (WB) | likely renewed |
| CW | Batwoman (WB) | likely renewed |
| CW | DC's Legends Of Tomorrow (WB) | likely renewed |
| CW | Dynasty (CBS) | likely renewed |
| CW | In The Dark (CBS) | likely renewed |
| CW | Kung Fu (WB) | likely renewed |
| CW | Legacies (WB) | likely renewed |
| CW | Nancy Drew (CBS) | likely renewed |
| CW | Riverdale (WB) | likely renewed |
| CW | Roswell, NM (WB) | likely renewed |
| CW | The Flash (WB) | likely renewed |
| CW | Walker (CBS) | likely renewed |
| Fox | 9-1-1 (Disney) | likely renewed |
| Fox | 9-1-1: Lonestar (Disney) | likely renewed |
| Fox | Bob's Burgers (Disney) | renewed |
| Fox | Duncanville (Fox/Disney/NBCU) | renewed for s3, scheduling unknown |
| Fox | Family Guy (Disney) | renewed |
| Fox | Our Kind of People | canceled |
| Fox | The Big Leap (Disney) | canceled |
| Fox | The Cleaning Lady (Fox/WB) | likely renewed |
| Fox | The Great North (Fox/Disney) | renewed |
| Fox | The Resident (Disney) | likely renewed |
| Fox | The Simpsons (Disney) | renewed |
| NBC | American Auto (NBCU) | likely renewed |
| NBC | Chicago Fire (NBCU) | renewed |
| NBC | Chicago Med (NBCU) | renewed |
| NBC | Chicago P.D. (NBCU) | renewed |
| NBC | Grand Crew (NBCU) | likely canceled |
| NBC | Kenan (NBCU) | likely renewed |
| NBC | La Brea (NBCU) | renewed |
| NBC | Law & Order: OC (NBCU) | likely renewed |
| NBC | Law & Order: SVU (NBCU) | renewed |
| NBC | New Amsterdam (NBCU) | renewed |
| NBC | Ordinary Joe (Disney) | canceled |
| NBC | The Blacklist (Sony) | likely renewed |
| NBC | This Is Us (Disney) | renanceled* |
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ABC shows predicted to be canceled
Queens – terrible ratings, rookie show
ABC shows predicted to be renewed
Abbott Elementary – so far, so good, stay tuned.
A Million Little Things – lowest rated ABC scripted show, at risk of cancellation, but syndication economics may keep it going.
Home Economics, The Wonder Years – borderline ratings, stay tuned
The Rookie, Big Sky – low rated, but 10pm shows often survive with far lower ratings than other time slots.
The Goldbergs – highly rated, but old and expensive, cancellation would not be a surprise.
Grey’s Anatomy – either ends with an announced final season or the lead doesn’t renew her contract, I’m going with the former. Renewed 1/10
Station 19 (renewed 1/11), The Conners, The Good Doctor – would be surprised by cancellation
CBS shows predicted to be canceled
Good Sam – DOA level premiere ratings. CBS premiered 4 rookie dramas in the fall, they’ll renew all of them, they’ll cancel Good Sam.
Bull – lowest rated CBS scripted show, it’s in season 6 after which cast contracts usually need to be renegotiated, and that often leads to cancellation.
NCIS:LA – when a cast member says it’s over, it’s almost always over.
CBS shows predicted to be renewed
NCIS, Blue Bloods – ratings aren’t a problem, but there is always cancellation danger for these very old expensive CBS dramas, since their (non-public) syndication deals determine their longevity. Given the “news” about NCIS:LA, these two shows are less likely in danger.
FBI, FBI: Most Wanted, FBI: International, B Positive, Bob Hearts Abishola, Magnum, PI, The Neighborhood, SWAT, NCIS: Hawaii, Ghosts, Equalizer, – would be surprised by cancellation
CW shows predicted to be canceled
Given the “CW for Sale” news, I won’t be surprised to see several cancellations, but impossible for me to predict which shows.
CW shows predicted to be renewed
4400 – OK ratings. Is CBS Studios canning their only new CW show this year? I doubt it.
Batwoman, Nancy Drew,, Legends of Tomorrow, Dynasty, In the Dark, Legacies, Riverdale, Roswell, NM, The Flash, Walker, All American – The CW is for sale! I’ve got no idea how that might effect the decisions that CBS & WB Studios make on their shows, but I’ll predict they renew them all, and take a few L’s on the shows they’ll inevitably cancel.
Fox shows predicted to be canceled
None.
Fox shows predicted to be renewed
The Cleaning Lady – so far, so good, stay tuned.
The Resident, 9-1-1 – would be surprised by cancellation
NBC shows predicted to be canceled
Grand Crew– DOA level premiere ratings, bottom of the pile of low rated NBC sitcoms
NBC shows predicted to be renewed
American Auto, Kenan– terrible ratings. How many of their dreadfully rated sitcoms will NBC keep? Stay tuned.
The Blacklist– among NBC’s lowest rated shows, but another super cheap deal from Sony could save it for a season 10.
Law & Order: OC – would be surprised by cancellation
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The reaper’s running prediction tally this season: 7-0
- Right: LaBrea, CSI:Vegas, Our Kind Of People, The Big Leap, Ordinary Joe, Grey’s Anatomy, Station 19
- Wrong:
Renewed before their season began:
Young Sheldon, Bob’s Burgers, Family Guy, The Great North, The Simpsons, Chicago Fire, Chicago Med, Chicago P.D., Law & Order SVU & New Amsterdam were renewed for their next season before their 2021-22 seasons began. Duncanville was renewed for season 3, but with an unknown start date.
*Renanceled (renewed for a final season):
blackish & This Is Us were renanceled and will end in the 2021-22 season.
SEAL Team aired 4 episodes on CBS, and moved the remainder of s5 to Paramount+.
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