Cancelled

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By Brian Ford Sullivan (TFC)

LOS ANGELES (thefutoncritic.com) -- The CW has set its inaugural lineup of 12 returning series - six from UPN and six from the WB - as well as three newcomers.

In addition, the network has unveiled its new logo, all in advance of its upfront presentation tomorrow.

The WB's contribution, as expected, will include "7th Heaven," "Gilmore Girls," "Smallville" and "Beauty and the Geek" as well as the recently renewed "Supernatural" and "One Tree Hill."

Among those not making the cut: "The Bedford Diaries," "Blue Collar TV," "Everwood," "Living With Fran," "Modern Men," "Pepper Dennis," "Reba," "Related," "Survival of the Richest" and "Twins."

On the UPN side, "All of Us," "Girlfriends" and "Veronica Mars" are set to join "WWE Smackdown," "America's Next Top Model" and "Everybody Hates Chris."

Not so lucky were "Cuts," "Eve," "Get This Party Started," "Half & Half," "Love, Inc.," "One on One" and "South Beach."

Overall the combined lineup will feature the eight most-watched shows between the two networks - "Heaven" (5.28 million viewers on average), "Model" (4.99 million), "Smallville" (4.68 million), "Gilmore" (4.61 million), "Smackdown" (4.31 million), "Chris" (4.30 million), "Geek" (4.19 million) and "Supernatural" (3.82 million).

As for the remaining quartet, "One Tree Hill" (2.82 million) and "Veronica Mars" (2.31 million) are the 17th and 23rd most-watched programs respectively - behind "Everwood" (3.65 million, 9th) and the departing "Charmed" (3.52 million, 10th) - while "Girlfriends" (3.39 million, 12th) and "All of Us" (3.21 million, 13th) are just short of the exiting "Reba" (3.40 million, 11th).

On the pilot pickup front, the CW is said to be moving forward with "Runaway" and "Girlfriends" spin-off "The Game" for the fall with Kevin Williamson's "Palm Springs" snagging a midseason order.

"Runaway," from Sony Pictures Television, revolves around a family that becomes fugitives in order to prove the innocence of their patriarch (Donnie Wahlberg) - who's convicted of murder. Dustin Milligan ("The Days"), Karen LeBlanc ("Kevin Hill"), Leslie Hope ("Commander in Chief"), Nathan Gamble, Sarah Ramos ("American Dreams") and Susan Floyd ("Law & Order") also star in the hour, which comes from creator Chad Hodge and executive producers Darren Star and Ed Zuckerman.

"Palm Springs," from Lionsgate Television, is a coming-of-age drama about a troubled teen ("The O.C.'s" Taylor Handley) who moves to a gated community, where he uncovers some dark secrets. Amber Heard ("Alpha Dog"), Cheryl White ("The Book of Daniel"), D.W. Moffett ("The Book of Daniel"), Ellary Porterfield ("The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio"), Gail O'Grady ("Hot Properties"), Michael Cassidy ("The O.C.") and Sharon Lawrence ("Desperate Housewives") star.

And finally, CBS Paramount Network Television-based "The Game" is about a group of women in various stages of relationships with pro football players. Aldis Hodge ("Numb3rs"), Coby Bell ("Third Watch"), Hosea Chanchez ("Everwood"), Jennifer Baxter ("Dark Water"), Tia Mowry ("Love, Inc.") and Wendy Raquel Robinson ("All of Us") all star in the half-hour, which comes from executive producers Dan Dugan, Kelsey Grammer, Mara Brock Akil and Steve Stark.

As for lineup specifics, "Heaven," "Gilmore," "Mars," "Model," "Smallville," "Supernatural" and "Smackdown" are each expected to remain in their current time periods with the four comedies - "Chris," "All of Us," "Girlfriends" and "The Game" - shifting to Sundays starting at 8:00/7:00c. "Model" encores will likely fill the Sunday, 7:00/6:00c hour with "Runaway" on Mondays at 9:00/8:00c and "Hill" on Wednesdays at 9:00/8:00c. "Geek" then will spell "Model" cycles on Wednesdays.
http://www.thefutoncritic.com/newswire.aspx?id=7163

Now we will never know who Mona decided to date.

[GSU2004]

Damn, I actually thought this show had a chance with the CW. How in the hell this gets killed but All of Us sticks around?

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by GSU2004

Damn, I actually thought this show had a chance with the CW. How in the hell this gets killed but All of Us sticks around?

Yeah I didn;t expect All of Us to make it either but I did expect stupid ass girlfriends to make the fall schedule

[GeorgiaboyJeff!]

Man I am so mad!!! This is like the 3rd show I liked that's cancelled!! It's bad enough that Eve & One on One were left with cliffhangers! Now I must forever ponder what happened like with Moesha.

[Mr. Television]

I wonder why all those shows decided to end in cliffhangers? The chances of them getting picked up by the CW was small at best.

[marvin g]

This show still had some punch to especially since they had Joey Lawrence as a recurring role. The guy is hilarious as a sports agent! I would have liked to seen Mona get married or engaged before they ended on it's own!

What happened to Drew? did he crawl(run)away from home?

[GSU2004]

The show was actually going to get renewed but the network chose All of Us instead.

Check out this article:

http://blackvoices.aol.com/black_ent...26105609990001

[isiahthomas]

LOL@Half And Half got cancelled hahahahahahahahahahahaha. Good riddens. The show was boring anyway.

[Ceddy]

I really enjoyed the 2 moms on the show. Although I didn't see the final epsoide but I know they probably would re-air it hopfully. I've also seen on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Half_%26_Half that it could replace All of Us time slot...

[Scoobiedoo30]

I am sad to here that Half and Half got Cancelled

[Couch Potato 05]

That sucks! I like Half & Half (I like Eve too!)

[Scoobiedoo30]

Maybe Half and Half will come out in Reruns

[egypt99]

Hi i'm new here i just want say. this a show i would every monday when it comes on. and everybody do a wonderful job

[Scoobiedoo30]

I also would watch every Monday on witch was then The WB monday Niht;s at 8:30 pm Central Time

[GSU2004]

Originally Posted by agmfox8@yahoo.com

Maybe Half and Half will come out in Reruns

It was reported last year on the boards that syndication for Half and Half will begin this fall. I wondered why they waited a year later rather than immediate syndication after cancellation like other shows did.