Ok time to weigh in--what has been the most shocking cancellation and the most surprising renewal so far from the recent network upfronts?

I'll have to wait for word from CBS before I pick a shocking cancellation. Every series that was cancelled by ABC, CW, FOX, and NBC deserved to be cancelled.

The most shocking renewal was Up All Night. It was doing very poorly near the end of its run, so I was SHOCKED when I saw NBC gave it another season.

It's going to be either CSI Miami or CSI NY when it's confirmed on what 'CSI' CBS had decided to cancel.
That will Definitely be the most shocking cancellation this season.


I just read this on the TV Guide Twitter Page: https://twitter.com/#!/TVGuideMagazine

It's looking like CBS may decide to renew "CSI: NY" but cancel "CSI: Miami" after ten seasons.("CSI" is safe.) Stay tuned for confirmation.

I thought ABC would go for GCB over Body of Proof. It didn't really *shock* me that they didn't, but it was surprising.

Whitney's renewal was somewhat surprising as well.

It's going to be either CSI Miami or CSI NY when it's confirmed on what 'CSI' CBS had decided to cancel.
That will Definitely be the most shocking cancellation this season.


I just read this on the TV Guide Twitter Page: https://twitter.com/#!/TVGuideMagazine

It's looking like CBS may decide to renew "CSI: NY" but cancel "CSI: Miami" after ten seasons.("CSI" is safe.) Stay tuned for confirmation.

No, I still expect CSI: NY to be cancelled instead. It had a proper ending and lower demo. Why should Miami be cancelled instead? If that happens, blame NYC 22. All this talk about Miami getting cancelled instead of NY has got me feeling anxious.

No, I still expect CSI: NY to be cancelled instead. It had a proper ending and lower demo. Why should Miami be cancelled instead? If that happens, blame NYC 22. All this talk about Miami getting cancelled instead of NY has got me feeling anxious.
It was just confirmed that CSI: Miami has been canceled.

http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/05/13/report-csi-miami-canceled-csi-ny-renewed/133850/

It was just confirmed that CSI: Miami has been canceled.

http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/05/13/report-csi-miami-canceled-csi-ny-renewed/133850/

Go ahead, just cancel both of the CSI spinoffs, I don't care. Let the original soldier on alone. Bury a long-running show so bad you cancel it without a proper wrap-up.

No real surprises but CBS just canceled Unforgettable & Rob.

Most shocking cancellation - can't think of any

Most shocking renewal - Two and a Half Men. Is CBS aware of ABC's failure of an experiment with Laverne and Shirley without Shirley?

CSI: Miami is hardly a surprising cancellation, it's been limping around on Sunday, a show in its 10th season is too expensive for that.

I guess the most shocking renewal was Body of Proof, I was ready to write it off a long time ago (when it only got +3 episodes), it practically cheated death!

Both Up All Night & Whitney are surprising too but they are "save face" renewals in my book, NBC couldn't afford to cancel 6 freshmen comedies.

GCB is the most disappointing cancellation but it wasn't doing that well and I knew this would happen when Scandal was the more stable.

Most shocking cancellation is CSI: Miami. I really thought it was going to be CSI: NY.

Unforgettable is a surprise to me--one of the higher ranked shows for CBS.

Most shocking cancellation - can't think of any

Most shocking renewal - Two and a Half Men. Is CBS aware of ABC's failure of an experiment with Laverne and Shirley without Shirley?

I think this will be the last season for it--it is really Three Men at this point :lol: CBS really needs to think about what will anchor Monday in the future as it has aging shows in 2 and 1/2 and HIMYM. Can Mike and Molly anchor on its own or is this still basically a time-slot hit?

CSI:Miami's cancellation was the definite last straw. That was the last time I let a long-running TV series (5 seasons or more) get cancelled without a proper wrap-up in any form. CBS should be fined US$2,500,000 for the cancellation. And whoever is responsible for cancelling the series should do 232 push-ups (one for each episode). What made it worse is my grandson Jim got into a profanity-laced tirade about no wrap-up and he got into trouble. He felt like it was a nightmare because it didn't have a wrap-up.

CSI:Miami's cancellation was the definite last straw. That was the last time I let a long-running TV series (5 seasons or more) get cancelled without a proper wrap-up in any form. CBS should be fined US$2,500,000 for the cancellation. And whoever is responsible for cancelling the series should do 232 push-ups (one for each episode). What made it worse is my grandson Jim got into a profanity-laced tirade about no wrap-up and he got into trouble. He felt like it was a nightmare because it didn't have a wrap-up.
Numerous shows have never had a final episode. Television is a business and they're not about to change the way they do things.

I'm upset about CSI Miami too. I don't know why that got cancelled and Two and A Half Men stayed. (It should have died when Sheen left)

I for one am surprised that Whitney got renewed. Thought that one was a goner.

Shocked that GCB got cancelled, I frankly figured that ABC would give it another season to find it's groove.

A bit shocked Ringer got canned, I really thought that the CW might give it another shot.

Most shocking renewal - Two and a Half Men. Is CBS aware of ABC's failure of an experiment with Laverne and Shirley without Shirley?


Not at all shocking. The ratings held steady, the demos held steady and CBS got an actor that is easier to work with, comes for a cheaper price and is younger, all things a network likes. It's still like it or not a very popular show with a stronghold in it's timeslot. I see no reason why CBS would cancel it.

And the Laverne & Shirley reference doesn't help considering it's from a different decade and things are way different now.

Numerous shows have never had a final episode. Television is a business and they're not about to change the way they do things.

Look, I have always known for decades that television is a business, but that cancellation without a proper wrap-up to its storylines was really the last straw. Even if CSI: Miami had planned to end in advance, it would have been gone after this year, anyway. Point is, just because numerous long-running shows (and I'm only talking about those that ran 4 to 5 years or more) have ended without a finale, does not mean more long-running scripted shows have to be stopped from planning a proper ending. You cannot stop a long-running show from planning a proper series finale. No one can.

From now on, any long-running scripted TV series airing on a terrestrial broadcast network that ran for 5 years or more has the option of voluntarily ending its run by May (the end of the TV season) between the time of the upfront before the season begins and early March.

Look, I have always known for decades that television is a business, but that cancellation without a proper wrap-up to its storylines was really the last straw. Even if CSI: Miami had planned to end in advance, it would have been gone after this year, anyway. Point is, just because numerous long-running shows (and I'm only talking about those that ran 4 to 5 years or more) have ended without a finale, does not mean more long-running scripted shows have to be stopped from planning a proper ending. You cannot stop a long-running show from planning a proper series finale. No one can.

From now on, any long-running scripted TV series airing on a terrestrial broadcast network that ran for 5 years or more has the option of voluntarily ending its run by May (the end of the TV season) between the time of the upfront before the season begins and early March.

MANY MANY MANY Long Running television shows over the last 70 Years have ended with out having a final episode/Wrap-Up! CSI is not the first! Get over it.

I am sorry CSI was cancelled but seriously get over i, I think shows like CSI and Law & Order should end with just regular episode and not have a Huge Send off like other Drams or whatever.

You are a taking it way to Personally and they are not about to change how they do business! If they on't get a final episode... Then they don't get one. Nothing we can do about it.

^^ Okay, just for that statement, you just earned yourself an invitation to my ignore list, under-35.

A final straw is a final straw, and I mean it. My latest statement about how shows can end in advance, I am not trying to change the way they do business in any way. My grandson already got in serious trouble about complaining about the cancellation of a long-running show without a wrap-up once and yelled at to the extent that his parents do not want to talk about it anymore. User:USATVFAN, your statement is just making it worse. And just for that, I have decided to put you on my ignore list indefinitely. Sorry. Get over that.

Shocking Renewal- Whitney,but hey I guess sleeping dogs in rooms where the TV was accidentally left on when the owner left need something right?

Shocking Cancellation-Maybe GCB.

Originally Posted by James28
CSI:Miami's cancellation was the definite last straw. That was the last time I let a long-running TV series (5 seasons or more) get cancelled without a proper wrap-up in any form. CBS should be fined US$2,500,000 for the cancellation. And whoever is responsible for cancelling the series should do 232 push-ups (one for each episode). What made it worse is my grandson Jim got into a profanity-laced tirade about no wrap-up and he got into trouble. He felt like it was a nightmare because it didn't have a wrap-up.


I think Elvis has left the building.

Most surprising renewal for me is Body Of Proof.

Shocking Renewal- Whitney,but hey I guess sleeping dogs in rooms where the TV was accidentally left on when the owner left need something right?


:lol: So true!

I despised that show.

I was surprised The Secret Circle got cancelled, didn't it have decent ratings? And they were already making plans for an interesting second season according to this article.
http://popwatch.ew.com/2012/05/11/secret-circle-canceled-gale-harold/

I thought GCB would be renewed for sure due to the promotion and hype. ABC was clearly touting it to be the next Desperate Housewives. I guess it couldn't live up to the hype. (The public backlash from One Million Moron Moms didn't help either).

I was surprised The Secret Circle got cancelled, didn't it have decent ratings? And they were already making plans for an interesting second season according to this article.
http://popwatch.ew.com/2012/05/11/secret-circle-canceled-gale-harold/
The biggest problem for The Secret Circle is it had a similar demographic to the CW's other new drama (Hart of Dixie) yet that show didn't have the networks number one lead in (The Vampire Diaries). I believe that retention was the key factor in the CW's decision for the cancellation.

I don't know how anyone can have fun watching The CW. Other than the Vampire Diaries, every single show is always on the bubble.

Harry's Law :(
I am NOT really shocked it was canceled because the network killed it in two ways. They changed the entire concept of the show this season and they changed the schedule. Then to put icing on the cake it wasn't on for about a month or more when they decided to switch nights it came on. IMO they murdered that show. I really like Kathy Bates and even though they changed the show I continued to watch it.

Harry's Law :(
I am NOT really shocked it was canceled because the network killed it in two ways. They changed the entire concept of the show this season and they changed the schedule. Then to put icing on the cake it wasn't on for about a month or more when they decided to switch nights it came on. IMO they murdered that show. I really like Kathy Bates and even though they changed the show I continued to watch it.
completely agree.

even though it was inevitable and its time had come, I am still kind of shocked that House is ending - it had been such a huge success for so long. The "Send-off" episode was a great way to say good-bye to the fans with the behind the scenes look at the cast and crew, but the actual final episode was pretty boring (although I liked the twist at the end).

I am gonna admit this: "The bubble" sucks. Really, really bad.