The rec.arts.tv FAQ:'03-'04 Shows: Status Report:Last updated: August 9, 2004. This version: 8.00c
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Shows Known to Have Been Renewed (for '03-'04 TV season):Here is the list of shows that have been renewed for the '03-'04 TV season; special cases (i.e. those shows with more than a one-year renewal) are indicated by "(...)". To keep track of such things, shows that were new the '02-'03 season (i.e. the '02-'03 season was the show's first season) have been marked in red: ABC CBS NBC
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20/20 48 Hours Investigates American Dreams
8 Simple Rules... 60 Minutes (I & II) Boomtown
According to Jim †Becker *Crossing Jordan
Alias C.S.I. Dateline (x2)
America's Funniest C.S.I. Miami Ed
Home Videos
The Bachelor The District ER (thru 2006)
Extreme Makeover Everybody Loves Raymond Fear Factor
The George Lopez Show The Guardian Frasier
L.A. Dragnet Hack Friends(!) (for 18 episodes)
Less Than Perfect JAG Good Morning, Miami
Life with Bonnie Judging Amy Law & Order (thru 2005)
Monday Night Football King of Queens Law & Order: Criminal Intent
My Wife and Kids *Star Search (revival)(?) Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
NYPD Blue Still Standing NBC Saturday Night Movie
The Practice CBS Sunday Night Movie Scrubs
Primetime (Monday & Live) Survivor (VII) Third Watch
The Wonderful World Without a Trace The West Wing (thru 2005)
of Disney
Yes Dear Will & Grace (thru 2005)
† Becker was originally renewed for mid-season, but
it has now been kicked up to CBS's Fall schedule.
* Renewed as a (potential) mid-season replacement.
FOX UPN WBN
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24 Enterprise 7th Heaven (thru 2005)
*American Idol Girlfriends Angel
America's Most Wanted Half & Half Charmed
Bernie Mac One on One Everwood
Boston Public The Parkers Gilmore Girls
†Cedric the Entertainer UPN Friday Night Movie Grounded for Life
Cops WWE Smackdown! High School Reunion
Joe Millionaire JFX: The Jamie Kennedy Experiment
King of the Hill Reba
Mad TV (latenight) Smallville
Malcolm in the Middle The Surreal Life
Oliver Beene What I Like About You
The Simpsons (thru 2005)
That 70's Show
Wanda at Large
* Renewed as a mid-season replacement.
† Half a dozen new episodes will air this Fall,
but this show has been offically cancelled.
Cable Syndication
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Dead Zone (USA) Andromeda
Jeramiah (SHOW) Entertainment Tonight
(thru 2010!)
Monk (USA) Family Feud
(for summer 2003)
Queer as Folk (SHOW) Mutant X
Sex and the City (HBO) Pyramid (i.e. the gameshow)
Six Feet Under (HBO) She Spies
The Sopranos (HBO)
Stargate: SG-1 (SCI-FI)
The Wire (HBO)
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Known Cancelled Shows (in '03-'04):By definition, shows that are "ending their runs" are doing so by mututal agreement among the network, the cast, and the production crew, and generally have "final" episodes (e.g. Dawson's Creek, Buffy, The X-Files, Ally McBeal, 90210, Party of Five, Mad About You, Melrose Place, Seinfeld, etc.); otherwise, they've been cancelled (e.g. Farscape, Spin City, Family Law, The Pretender, Early Edition, Homicide, Ellen, Murder She Wrote, Lois & Clark, Dallas, etc.). Here is the list of the TV shows that are ending their runs after many seasons at the end of the '03-'04 TV year: Shows Ending Run Network
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Angel WBN (This one is ending in May - expect a series finale...)
Frasier NBC (It's now official - Frasier will end at the close
of this, the show's 11th, season.)
Friends NBC (This is actually it - Friends is over! The '03-'04 season
will be only 18 episodes. Joey to be spun-off in '04.)
The Parkers UPN (A "wedding finale" is set for May...)
The Practice ABC (This one will end after all on May 16 - a spinoff for
James Spader's character is in the works...)
The Ricki Lake Show Syn. (After 12 years, Ricki is pulling the plug.)
Sex and The City HBO (Finale has now aired - it is over!)
Here is the list of the TV shows from the '03-'04 season that are known to be cancelled. Again, to keep track of such things, shows that are new this season (i.e. this is the show's first season) have been marked in red; shows in "[..]" have not been officially cancelled, but are very likely cancellation targets: ABC CBS NBC
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10-8 Becker Boomtown
The Big House The Brotherhood of Coupling
of Poland, NH
The D.A. Century City Ed
I'm With Her The District Good Morning Miami
It's All Relative The Guardian Happy Family
Karen Sisco Hack Lyons Den
L.A. Dragnet The Handler Miss Match
Life With Bonnie Star Search The Tracy Moragn Show
Line of Fire The Stones Whoopi
Married to the Kellys
The Mole/Celebrity Mole
Port Charles (daytime)
Stephen King's
Kingdom Hospital
Threat Matrix
FOX UPN WBN
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Boston Public Game Over All About the Andersons
Cedric The Entertainer Jake 2.0 *Fearless
Cracking Up The Mullets The Help
Forever Eden Rock Me Baby The Jamie Kennedy Experiment
Keene Eddie (summer) Like Family
Luis Run of the House
Oliver Beene †The Surreal Life
A Minute with Stan Hooper Tarzan
Paradise Hotel
Skin
*Still Life
Wanda at Large
Wonderfalls
* Never aired!
† Moved to VH-1.
Cable Syndication
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The Anna Nicole Show (E!) Hollywood Squares
The Chris Isaak Show (SHOW) The John Walsh Show
Crossing Over with
John Edward (SCI-FI) Living It Up! with Ali & Jack
K Street (HBO) Mutant X
Peacemakers (USA) Pyramid
Playmakers (ESPN) She Spies
Soul Food (SHOW) The Sharon Osborne Show
Street Time (SHOW) The Wayne Brady Show
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Shows Known To Be "In Trouble":This is the list of shows that appear to be "in trouble" (i.e. in danger of cancellation), with the network that the shows air on, and comments. By the way, if you see the word "retooling" next to a show you like, expect the worst, as network "retooling" almost always leads to a decline in the show's quality and usually ends with cancellation. (NOTE: This list is mostly the opinion of this author, as influenced by media reports (e.g. "The LA Times"), and Internet scuttlebutt!) Shows in "Trouble" Network Comments ------------------ ------- -------- 10-8 ABC It has been cancelled. All About the Andersons WBN The WB has cancelled it. American Dreams NBC It has now been renewed for season #3! Arrested Development FOX Amazingly, it was renewed for a 2nd season! Becker CBS It has now been offically cancelled. Boomtown NBC NBC officially cancelled this one. Boston Public FOX It has now been offically cancelled. The Brotherhood of CBS It is cancelled. Poland, NH Coupling NBC It has been cancelled. Ed NBC It has been cancelled. Good Morning Miami NBC It has been cancelled. The Handler CBS It has now been cancelled. Karen Sisco ABC It has now been officially cancelled, but airing on USA net... Kingdom Hospital ABC Ratings have crashed, but supposed to be back June 24... L.A. Dragnet ABC ABC has officially cancelled it, but airing on USA net... Like Family WBN The WB has cancelled it. Luis FOX It has been officially cancelled. Lyons Den NBC NBC officially cancelled it. Miss Match NBC NBC has apparently cancelled it. The Mullets UPN It has now been offically cancelled. Mutant X Syn. The Canadian syndicator of this show is being liquidated, which is very likely to doom season #4 - this may also affect Andromeda (SCI-FI) & Wild Card (Lifetime). Rock Me Baby UPN It has now been cancelled. Run of the House WBN The WB has cancelled it. Skin FOX It has been cancelled. Tarzan WBN It was cancelled last Fall. Threat Matrix ABC It has now been cancelled. The Tracy Morgan Show NBC It has been cancelled. Tru Calling FOX Amazingly, it was renewed for a 2nd season! Wanda at Large FOX It has now been officially cancelled. What I Like About You WBN It has now been renewed for season #3! Wonderfalls FOX Tim Minear says FOX has now cancelled it. |
Shows Known To Be On Hiatus:This is the list of shows known to have been put on hiatus, along with the network that the shows air(ed) on, and comments. Shows on Hiatus Network Comments --------------- ------- -------- [no longer applicable - season's over!] |
Shows Known To Have Been Moved:And here is the list of the TV shows from the '03-'04 season that have moved from old times to new timeslots. The new airing times are also listed. As stated above, any shows that have been recently added to this list, will be underlined. (Shows will also be 'pruned' from this list after a month or two...) Moved Shows Net. New Airing Time Old Airing Time ----------- ---- --------------- --------------- Crossing Jordan NBC Sundays, 10:00 pm [was on hiatus] Extreme Makeover ABC Wednesdays, 10:00 pm Thursdays, 9:00 pm Star Trek: Enterprise UPN Wednesdays, 9:00 pm Wednesdays, 8:00 pm |
New Mid-Season Replacement Shows:And here is the most up-to-date "mid-season replacement" list, which I will update as new shows start to appear (shows no longer airing, will be indicated in the list; check the "Hiatus" List, as well). For the Fall, I will list any "new" shows that replace early Fall casualties; for spring, any show that has replaced a cancelled show, or that has temporarily bumped an established show into 'hiatus', will be listed. (NOTE: Shows such as "Crossing Jordan" or "American Idol" will not be listed here, as they are technically not "new" shows. Also note that this list generally only tracks broadcast network shows, and not series on the cable networks...) New Mid-Season Show Net. Airing Time Comments
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The Apprentice NBC [Finished Airing] reality: Donald Trump puts eager business
types through their paces.
Renewed for Next Season!
The Big House ABC [No Longer Airing] sitcom, starring Kevin Hart.
Has been cancelled.
Century City CBS [No Longer Airing] fantasy drama: Lawyer drama set in 2030.
Has been cancelled.
Cracking Up FOX [No Longer Airing] sitcom about dysfunctional family.
Has been cancelled.
The D.A. ABC [Finished Airing] legal drama: Steven Weber is the D.A.
Has been cancelled.
Forever Eden FOX [No Longer Airing] reality "soap": Spinoff of Paradise Hotel.
Has been cancelled.
Game Over UPN [No Longer Airing] computer animated comedy
Has been cancelled.
The Help WBN [Finished Airing] sitcom: Domestic servants of rich family.
Has been cancelled.
Line of Fire ABC Sun., May 30, 9:00 pm crime drama: FBI vs. The Mob.
Has been cancelled, but will air May 30.
My Big Fat FOX [Finished Airing] reality: The title is self-explanitory.
Obnoxious Fiance Seemingly cancelled...
The Simple Life FOX [Finished Airing, reality: Over-pampered (and controversial!)
but new edition socialite Paris Hilton, and friend
to air in June] Nicole Richie, do... stuff.
Returned in June.
Stephen King's ABC [on hiatus] supernatural drama: Stephen King imports a
Kingdom Hospital variant of the Danish original about
a haunted hospital.
Finished in summer; but cancelled.
The Stones CBS [No Longer Airing] family sitcom about divorced parents.
Has been cancelled.
The Tracy Morgan Show NBC [No Longer Airing] sitcom: Morgan is partiarch in family sitcom.
Has been cancelled.
Wonderfalls FOX [No Longer Airing] fantasy drama: Figurines talk to woman.
Has been cancelled.
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