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The TV Shows Status Report - '06-'07 Season:

Last updated:  December 15, 2006.
This version:  8.00

RECENT NEWS - see also My TV Blog:
  • NOTE: I know that I have been horribly derrelict in updating this page recently, but I've had about 17 different things going on in my life lately that have prevented it. Hopefully, this update is a sign that things will ease up. But I can't promise any more updates in the immediate future - we'll just have to see how things go... Stay tuned!
  • The '06-'07 TV Shows Status Page has been created to talk about the 2006-2007 TV Season;
  • Most recent cancellations: 3 lbs., Smith & Waterfront (CBS); Happy Hour & Vanished (FOX); Kidnapped (NBC); and Runaway (The CW).
    Effectively cancelled: Day Break, Help Me Help You, The Nine & Six Degrees (all ABC), and 20 Good Years (NBC).
  • Recent '06-'07 Renewals: FOX's Hell's Kitchen & So You Think You Can Dance (for Summer 2007).
  • other recent renewals: ABC Family: Kyle XY & Falcon Beach(?!) (both: season #2); Comedy Central: Mind of Mencia (season #3) & Futurama(!! back from the dead!); Sci-Fi: Eureka & Who Wants to Be a Superhero (seasons #2) & Stargate: Atlantis (season #4); USA: The Dead Zone (season #5), Psych (season #2) Nashville Star (season #4) & The 4400 (season #4); HBO: Entourage (season #4), The Wire (season #5) & Curb Your Enthusiasm (season #6); Hustle (AMC; season #2); Brotherhood (SHOW; season #2); Beyond the Break (The N; season #1.5); The Closer (TNT; season #3); Rescue Me (FX; season #4), The Simple Life (E!; season #5).
  • Mid-Season 2006 - results in the Mid-Season section.

This page has the following seven sections; click on the links below to go to each section:

 
Shows Known to Have Been Renewed
(for the '06-'07 Season (and beyond))
The Shows Known To Have Been Cancelled
(or Ending Runs)
(in the '06-'07 Season)
Shows Known to Have Been Renewed
(for the '07-'08 Season, and beyond)
Shows Known To Have Been Cancelled from Last Season
(see 05-'06 TV Shows Status List)
Mid-Season Replacement Shows for the '06-'07 Season
 
Shows Known To Be
"On Hiatus"
Shows Known To Have
Been Moved
Shows Known To Be
"In Trouble"
Mid-Season
Replacement Shows
First-Run Series in Summer 2007 & Summer 2007 Schedule Grid (later!)

The '06-'07 Fall TV (Network) Schedules can be found,
in grid form, at the following locations:

http://www.epguides.com/grid/fall.shtml
http://www.thefutoncritic.com/charts.aspx?id=fall_2006 http://www.tvpicks.net/fallpreviews/2006-grid.html http://online.tvguide.com/tv/showguide/grid.asp
For the Canadian '06-'07 Fall TV Schedules grid, check out:
http://www.falltvpreview.com/
(from http://www.channelcanada.com/)


Other useful information about the '06-'07 Fall TV Season
can be found at the tv.Zap2it.com site:

TV Zap2It's 2006 Upfronts special

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DISCLAIMER: In general, I only promise to update this page on weekends (though with Dreamweaver and Mac.com I am finding it much easier to update this page now, so more frequent updates are certainly possible). After all, this "TV Shows Status Page" is maintained as a hobby of mine! In any case, if you know that a TV show has been cancelled, etc., that information may show up on this page until the following weekend.
   In addition, I cannot guarantee the accuracy of every piece of information on this page, though I am certain that nearly all of the information presented here is accurate.

NOTE: Any shows that have been recently added, or that have new information added, to any list, are underlined.

 

Shows Known to Have Been Renewed (for '06-'07 TV season):

Here is the list of shows that have been renewed for the '06-'07 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 '05-'05 season (i.e. the '05-'06 season was the show's first season) have been marked in red:

  ABC                         CBS                         NBC
  ---                         ---                         ---
  20/20                       48 Hours: Mystery          *America's Got Talent
 *According to Jim            60 Minutes                 *The Apprentice
  America's Funniest          The Amazing Race [10]       The Biggest Loser [4]
    Home Videos
  American Inventor           Big Brother 7 (for Sum.)   *Crossing Jordan
  The Bachelor                Close to Home               Dateline (×1) 
  Boston Legal                Cold Case                   Deal or No Deal
  Dancing with the Stars      Criminal Minds              ER (thru 2008)
  Desperate Housewives        CSI                         Las Vegas
  Extreme Makeover:           CSI: Miami                  Law & Order
    Home Edition
 *(The) George Lopez (Show)   CSI: NY                     Law & Order: Criminal Intent
  Grey's Anatomy              Ghost Whisperer             Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
  Jimmy Kimmel Live           How I Met Your Mother       Medium
    (thru end of 2006)
  Lost                       *The King of Queens          My Name Is Earl
 *Primetime Live              NCIS                        The Office
 *Supernanny                  The New Adventures         *Scrubs
                                of Old Christine 
  What About Brian            Numb3rs
  Wife Swap                   Rock Star [2] (for summer) 
                              Survivor [13 & 14]
                              Two and a Half Men
                              The Unit
                              Without a Trace

 * Renewed for Mid-Season 2007.

  FOX                         UPN                         WBN
  ---                         ---                         ---
  24                         ‡America's Next Top Model   ‡7th Heaven(!! - see above)
  American Dad (thru 2008)   ‡All of Us                 *‡Beauty & The Geek
  American Idol              ‡Everybody Hates Chris      ‡Gilmore Girls
    (thru 2009!)
  America's Most Wanted      ‡Girlfriends                ‡One Tree Hill(!!)
  Bones                      ‡Veronica Mars             *‡Reba(!)
  Cops                       ‡WWE Smackdown!             ‡Smallville
  Family Guy                                             ‡Supernatural
  Hell's Kitchen (for Sum)
  House
  King of the Hill
  The Loop
  Mad TV (latenight)
  Nanny 911
  The O.C.
  Prison Break
  The Simpsons (thru 2008)
  So You Think You Can Dance
    (for summer)
  Trading Spouses
  The War at Home

 * Renewed for Mid-Season 2007.

 ‡ NOTE: Any shows renewed by UPN or The WB will end up on 
         new 'The CW' network in Fall 2006. 


  Cable                       Syndication
  -----                       -----------
  The 4400 (USA; Sum '06)     Dr. Phil (thru 2014!!!)
  Battlestar Galactica        Judge Alex
    (SCI-FI)
  Beautiful People            Martha
    (ABC Family)
  Big Love (HBO)              Oprah (thru 2011!)
  Boondocks (CARTOON)        [The Tyra Banks Show]
  The Closer (TNT)
  The Colbert Report
    (COMEDY)         
  The Dead Zone              
    (USA - 22 ep's in '04 
     gets you thru '06)
  Entourage (HBO)
  It's Always Sunny
    in Philadelphia (FX)
  Kim Possible (anim.)
    (DISNEY)
  The L-Word (SHOW)
  Laguna Beach... (MTV)
  Masters of Horror 
    (SHOWTIME)
  Monk (USA; thru 2008)
  Nashville Star (USA)
  Penn & Tell: Bull**** 
    (SHOW; for 2 seasons!)
  The Real World (MTV; 
    thru 2008)
  Rescue Me (FX)
  Rome (HBO)
  The Showbiz Show (COMEDY)
  South of Nowhere 
    (The N/Noggin)
  South Park (COMEDY; 
    thru 2008)
  Stargate: Atlantis (SCI-FI)
  Stargate: SG-1 (SCI-FI)
  Weeds (SHOWTIME)
  Wildfire (ABC Family)


Known Cancelled Shows (in '06-'07):

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. Will & Grace, Charmed, Everybody Loves Raymond, JAG, Friends, Frasier, Dawson's Creek, Buffy, The X-Files, 90210, Party of Five, Melrose Place, Seinfeld, etc.); otherwise, they've been cancelled (e.g. Everwood, Judging Amy, Joan of Arcadia, Farscape, Spin City, The Pretender, 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 '06-'07 TV year:

               Shows Ending Run           Net.  (Comments)
               ----------------           ----  ----------
                7th Heaven(???)           CWN
                Stargate: SG-1            SciFi (Ending in May 2007; I'm assuming there'll be 
                                                 a series finale.) 

Here is the list of the TV shows from the '05-'06 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
  ---                         ---                         ---
  Daybreak                    3 lbs.                     [20 Good Years]
 [Help Me Help You]           Smith                       Kidnapped
 [The Nine]                  †Waterfront
  Show Me the Money
 [Six Degrees]

 † Cancelled before ever airing! (Was to be a mid-season show...)


  FOX                         CWN
  ---                         ---
  Happy Hour                  Runaway
  Vanished


  Cable                       Syndication
  -----                       -----------
  Angela's Eyes (LIFETIME)
  Beautiful People (ABC Fam.)
  Blade: The Series (FX)
  Huff (SHOW)
  Lovespring International 
    (LIFETIME)
  Lucky Louie (HBO)
  Mile High (BBC America)
  Rome (HBO)
  Three Moons Over Milford 
    (ABC Family)

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
  ------------------         -------      --------
   Help Me Help You           ABC          Show has been put on indetermentant hiatus; 
                                              translation: this is code for "cancelled". 
   The Nine                   ABC          Show has been put on indetermentant hiatus; 
                                              translation: this is code for "cancelled". 
   Six Degrees                ABC          Show has been put on indetermentant hiatus; 
                                              translation: this is code for "cancelled". 


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
  ---------------            -------      --------
   20 Good Years              NBC          Show has been put on indetermentant hiatus; 
                                              it's probbably toast... 
   Help Me Help You           ABC          Show has been put on indetermentant hiatus; 
                                              translation: this is code for "cancelled". 
   The Nine                   ABC          Show has been put on indetermentant hiatus; 
                                              translation: this is code for "cancelled". 
   Six Degrees                ABC          Show has been put on indetermentant hiatus; 
                                              translation: this is code for "cancelled". 


Shows Known To Have Been Moved:

And here is the list of the TV shows from the '06-'07 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
  -----------                ----     ---------------          ---------------
  [section suspended for the time being...]


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: Mid-season shows such as "Scrubs" or "Crossing Jordan" will not be listed here, as they are not (technically) "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
  -------------------        ----     -----------              --------
   In Case of Emercency       ABC      Wednesdays, 9:30 pm     [details later]
   The Knights of Prosperity  ABC      Wednesdays, 9:00 pm     [details later]
  

Shows Known to Have Been Renewed (for '07-'08 TV season, and beyond):

Here is the list of shows that have been renewed for the '07-'08 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 '06-'07 season (i.e. the '06-'07 season was the show's first season) have been marked in red; shows in "[...]" are likely to be renewed:

  ABC                         CBS                         NBC
  ---                         ---                         ---
  Jimmy Kimmel Live                                       ER (thru 2008)
    (latenight)


  FOX                         The CW
  ---                         ------
  American Idol
    (thru 2009!)
  Hell's Kitchen (for Sum 07) 
  The Simpsons (thru 2008)
  So You Think You Can Dance
    (for Summer '07)


  Cable                       Syndication
  -----                       -----------
  The 4400 (USA)              Dr. Phil (thru 2014!!!)
  Brotherhood (SHOW)          The Ellen DeGeneres Show (thru 2010!)
  Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO)  Oprah (thru 2011!)
  The Dead Zone (USA)         
  Entourage (HBO)             
  Eureka (Sci-Fi)        
  Falcon Beach(!?) (ABC Family)        
  Futurama(!!) (COMEDY)        
  Hustle (AMC)        
  Kyle XY (ABC Family)        
  Monk (USA; thru 2008)
  Psych (USA)        
  The Real World (MTV;
    thru 2008)
  South Park (COMEDY; 
    thru 2008)
  Stargate: Atlantis (Sci-Fi)
  Who Wants to Be a Superhero 
    (Sci-Fi)        
  The Wire (HBO)


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