Yesterday, NBC renewed the following for the Fall 2005:

Joey
Crossing Jordan
Las Vegas
West Wing
ER

Since Will and Grace was NOT on the list, I assume it may in fact be ending this year. It is now only one of the few not to be renewed, Scrubs had previously been announced, and the fate is still up in the air for:

American Dreams
Third Watch
Medical Investigation
Law and Order: Trial by Jury
Committed

NBC has already said Will & Grace, Medium and all Law & Orders (except Trial by Jury so far) will be back next fall.

American Dreams, Third Watch, Committed, Medical Investigations and Trial by Jury are up in the air, at least half of those will not be back.

NBC has already said Will & Grace, Medium and all Law & Orders (except Trial by Jury so far) will be back next fall.

American Dreams, Third Watch, Committed, Medical Investigations and Trial by Jury are up in the air, at least half of those will not be back.

Looking at that I think only the new Law and Order series will be renewed the rest of those shows get horrible ratings.

Looking at that I think only the new Law and Order series will be renewed the rest of those shows get horrible ratings.


HERE'S THE FACTOID:

NBC Renews Four, Including 'Vegas,' 'Joey'
(Thursday, March 17 04:07 PM)
LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com) NBC's final schedule for the 2005-06 season won't be announced until May, but the network got a head-start on Thursday (March 17), renewing "Crossing Jordan," "Las Vegas" and the freshman comedy "Joey" for another year. In addition, NBC confirmed the rumored renewal of "West Wing" and the two-year extension for "ER," which will keep the medical drama on the air through at least the 2007-08 season.
"The continuing quality and popularity of these series make them the mainstays of our year-to-year schedules," says NBC Entertainment President Kevin Reilly. "Coupled with our innovative current development plans, we feel we have the right mix of returning and fresh, new breakout hits for a promising 2005-06 schedule."

Facing the tough challenge of following in the footsteps of "Friends," "Joey" has struggled at times this season, averaging 11.1 million viewers. Still, NBC can boast that it's the season's top new comedy among adults 18-49 and in total viewers. Of the NBC renewals, "Joey" was probably the one whose future was in the most doubt.


Even after weathering a tough fall opposite "Monday Night Football," "Las Vegas" has averaged 11.7 million viewers per week in its second season. Those numbers are almost identical to the figures the show delivered last year.
Although NBC's Sunday performance has been spotty this season due to weaknesses between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m., "Crossing Jordan" has provided a strong anchor, averaging 12.1 million viewers despite strong competition from ABC's "Boston Legal."

Two of the most decorated dramas in the history of the medium, "The West Wing" and "ER" are averaging 11.4 and 16.5 million viewers respectively.

Thursday's announcement brings a good deal of clarity to NBC's schedule with two months to go before its official upfront presentation. In addition to today's renewals, a number of shows -- including "Scrubs," "Will & Grace," freshman drama "Medium" and the first three "Law & Order" offerings -- had already been picked up for next season. "American Dreams" and "Committed" appear to be dead in the water and the fate of Friday dramas "Third Watch" and "Medical Investigation" is decidedly cloudy and probably won't be determined until after NBC executives have had the opportunity to look over the network's pilot haul

Not to mention both That '70s Show and Will & Grace start their cable repeats on FX cable and Lifetime this fall I believe for T70sS they start 9/19/05 and W&G starts 9/27/05

We won't know officially until NBC releases it's Fall Schedule on May 16th

I think it's pretty safe to assume that W&G will get an 8th season. NBC loves the big series finales, and there's be no word yet about one for "Will & Grace." It'll be back.

Yeah, I'm sure it'll be back. Its still a huge hit. Maybe it wasn't mentioned initially because with certain shows they feel its a "given".

If it was going off, we'd have heard about it somehow by now - that one of them doesn't want to do the show anymore or something like that. They would allow it to have a finale and not just yank it I'm sure.

I think it's pretty safe to assume that W&G will get an 8th season. NBC loves the big series finales, and there's be no word yet about one for "Will & Grace." It'll be back.

The other NBC show that is also a hit in syndication that I watch is Fear Factor, weekdays at 2 PM and 10 PM where I live. That show will be back.

WILL & GRACE (NBC) - The Peacock is reportedly close to renewing the veteran comedy for an eighth season. While neither the network nor the producers have commented on any potential deal, it's expected the license fee will be less than its current estimated $5 million per episode price tag due to its ratings decline this season. Potentially holding up the deal however will be re-signing stars Debra Messing, Eric McCormack, Sean Hayes and Megan Mullally, all of whom would have to take pay cuts to come under the reduced license fee. In any case, talks are said to be much more civil than the show's previous renewal talks, which eventually saw creators David Kohan and Max Mutchnick file a lawsuit against NBC in 2003 claiming that they were short-changed.

Since NBC is in talks with the producers I think it is very likely the show will get an 8th since. Mainly because NBC needs hits even Will and Grace who only average 10.75 million viewers this season. Let's face it NBC needs a guarantee. As long as they keep it on Thursdays next season they have a for sure minor ratings winner.