TV Cancellation Index

With renewal season less than 3 months away, we're predicting the fate of our beloved series on the five networks; CBS, NBC, ABC, Fox, and The CW. We'll mark them in one of five categories; either Renewed (will return for another season), Cancelled (will not return), Already renewed (already officially renewed), Already cancelled (already officially cancelled). We will add up these scores and give the network an individual percentage. Whichever network has the highest score, will be named "The First Stop NETWORK OF THE YEAR", while the network with the smallest score will be named "The First Stop MOST HORRIBLE NETWORK OF THE YEAR". In some cases, the show will be marked as "Completed" if the show has already finished airing, and not under cancellation circumstances. In this case, this show will not be added to the network's score. "Final Season" will be shown if the series is on it's final season in a non-cancellation circumstance. Also, "Basically already cancelled" will be shown if the show has aired it's season finale, a back 9-type order had not been placed, and it is extremely unlikely that the series will be renewed.


CBS:

• A Gifted Man - Cancelled
• CSI: NY - Cancelled
• Blue Bloods - Renewed
• The Good Wife - Renewed
• Unforgettable - Cancelled
• How To Be A Gentleman - Already cancelled
• CSI: Miami - Renewed
• Hawaii: Five-O - Renewed
• The Mentalist - Renewed
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Renewed
• Person of Interest - Renewed
• Rules of Engagement - Renewed
• NCIS: L.A. - Renewed
• Criminal Minds - Renewed
• Rob - Cancelled
• Mike & Molly - Renewed
• How I Met Your Mother - Already renewed
• NCIS - Renewed
• 2 Broke Girls - Renewed
• Two and a Half Men - Renewed
• The Big Bang Theory - Already renewed

So, the overall renewal percentage for CBS is 76%, indicating a B score for the CBS, this year.

NBC:

• Prime Suspect - Already cancelled
• The Firm - Already cancelled
• Free Agents - Already cancelled
• The Playboy Club - Already cancelled
• Harry's Law - Cancelled
• Chuck - Completed (Not part of score)
• Community - Renewed
• Grimm - Renewed
• 30 Rock - Renewed
• Whitney - Cancelled
• Parenthood - Renewed
• Are You There Chelsea? - Cancelled
• Parks & Recreation - Renewed
• Up All Night - Renewed
• Law and Order: SVU - Renewed
• The Office - Renewed
• Smash - Renewed

So, the overall percentage for NBC is 52%, indicating a D- score for NBC, this year.

ABC:

• Pan Am - Basically already cancelled
• Charlie's Angels - Already cancelled
• Body of Proof - Cancelled
• Work It! - Already cancelled
• Man Up - Already cancelled
• Castle - Renewed
• Private Practice - Renewed
• Last Man Standing - Renewed
• Revenge - Renewed
• Suburgatory - Renewed
• Desperate Housewives - Final Season
• The Middle - Renewed
• Happy Endings - Renewed
• Once Upon a Time - Renewed
• Grey's Anatomy - Renewed
• Modern Family - Renewed

So, the overall percentage for ABC is 66%, indicating a C score for ABC, this year.

Fox:

• Fringe - Cancelled
• The Cleveland Show - Already renewed
• Allen Gregory - Already cancelled
• Raising Hope - Renewed
• The Finder - Cancelled
• Terra Nova - Renewed
• Bones - Renewed
• House - Final Season (Not part of score)
• Alcatraz - Renewed
• Napoleon Dynamite - Cancelled
• The Simpsons - Already renewed
• Family Guy - Already renewed
• Glee - Renewed
• New Girl - Renewed
• Touch - Renewed

So, the overall percentage for Fox is 71%, indicating a B- score for Fox, this year.

And finally, The CW:

• Nikita - Cancelled
• Ringer - Cancelled
• Hart of Dixie - Cancelled
• Gossip Girl - Renewed
• 90210 - Renewed
• One Tree Hill - Final Season (Not part of score)
• The Secret Circle - Renewed
• Supernatural - Renewed
• The Vampire Diaries - Renewed

So, the overall percentage for The CW is 62%, indicating a C- score for The CW, this year.

THE RESULTS:

Here are the results.

• Network Average Percentage: 65.4%, or a "C".
• The First Stop Network of the Year: CBS (Congratulations, you win absolutely nothing other than that title, and you're network initials standing for CBS: Can't be Bull Shit. Treasure it forever.)
• The First Stop Horrible Network of the Year: NBC (You win nothing but the shame of your initials standing for NBC: Nothing But Cancellations).

The Rankings:

1. CBS
2. Fox
3. ABC
4. The CW
5. NBC