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'96-'97 Shows: Status Report:

Last updated:  June 10, 1998.
This version:  3.08

This page is a summary of what happened in the '96-'97 TV season. It contains three sections; click on the links below to go to each section:

  1. The Shows Known To Have Been Cancelled
  2. Shows Known To Be "In Trouble"
  3. Shows Known to Have Been Renewed (see '97-'98 TV Shows Status List)


Known Cancelled Shows:

Here is the list of the TV shows that ended their runs after many seasons:

               Shows Ending Run           Network
               ----------------           -------
                Coach                      ABC
                Married With Children      FOX
                Martin                     FOX
                Roseanne                   ABC
                Wings                      NBC

Here is the list of the TV shows from the '96-'97 season that were cancelled:

  ABC                         CBS                         NBC
  ---                         ---                         ---
 *(Clueless)                  Almost Perfect              Boston Common
  Common Law                  Dave's World                Chicago Sons
  Dangerous Minds             EZ Streets                  Crisis Center
**(Family Matters)            Feds                        Dark Skies
  Gun                         Ink                         The Jeff Foxworthy
                                                             Show
  High Incident               Moloney                     The John Larroquette 
                                                             Show
  Leaving L.A.                Mr. & Mrs. Smith            Mr. Rhodes
  Life's Work                 Orleans                     Prince Street
  Lois & Clark                Pearl                       The Single Guy
  Murder One                  Public Morals               Something So Right
  Relativity                  Temporarily Yours           Unsolved Mysteries
  Second Noah
  Spy Game
**(Step by Step)
  Townies

   * "Clueless" will return, but will move to UPN next fall.
  ** "Family Matters" and "Step by Step" were picked up by CBS for the Fall.


  FOX                         UPN                         WBN
  ---                         ---                         ---
  Lawless                     The Burning Zone            Brotherly Love
  Love & Marriage             Goode Behavior              Kirk
  Lush Life                   Homeboys in Outer Space     Life With Roger
  Party Girl                  Social Studies              Savannah
  Ned & Stacey                                            
  Pauly
 *(Sliders)

   * Renewed, but will air on the Sci-Fi cable channel next Fall.


  USA                         Syndication
  ---                         -----------
  The Big Easy                Baywatch Nights
  Duckman                     The Cape
  Renegade                    High Tide
                              Two


Shows Known To Be "In Trouble":

This is the list of shows that appeared to be "in trouble" (i.e. in danger of cancellation) in the '96-'97 season, with the network that the shows aired on, and comments.

The moral of the story? If a show is in trouble, it will almost certainly be cancelled.

(NOTE: This list was mostly the opinion of this author, but these shows' fates are all offical now.)

  Shows in "Trouble"         Network      Comments
  ------------------         -------      --------
   Dangerous Minds            ABC          cancelled!
   Dark Skies                 NBC          cancelled!
   EZ Streets                 CBS          cancelled!
   Lois & Clark               ABC          cancelled!
   Murder One                 ABC          cancelled!
   Ned & Stacey               FOX          cancelled!
   Pearl                      CBS          cancelled!
   Relativity                 ABC          cancelled!
   Savannah                   WBN          cancelled!


Shows Known to Have Been Renewed:

As it says above, shows that were renewed for the '97-'98 season are listed here:


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