Last updated: July 27, 1999. This version: 4.01a
NOTE: Any shows that have been recently added, or that have new information added, to any list, are underlined.
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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. Seinfeld, Newhart, Roseanne, Wings, etc.); otherwise, they've been cancelled (e.g. Ellen, Cybill, Lois & Clark, Dallas, Murder She Wrote, etc.).
Here is the list of the TV shows that are ending their runs after many seasons at the end of the '98-'99 TV year:
Shows Ending Run Network
---------------- -------
Home Improvement ABC
Mad About You NBC
Melrose Place FOX
The Nanny CBS
The Parent 'Hood WBN
Silk Stalkings USA
Star Trek: Deep Space 9 Syn.
Here is the list of the TV shows from the '98-'99 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 that are effectively or almost certainly cancelled are in "[...]":
ABC CBS NBC
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20/20 (Sunday) The Brian Benben Show Caroline in the City
America's Funniest Buddy Faro Conrad Bloom
Home Videos
Brother's Keeper Maggie Winters Encore! Encore!
Cupid The Magnificent Seven Everything's Relative
Fantasy Island Payne Homicide: Life on the Street
The Secret Lives of Men Promised Land Lateline
Strange World Sons of Thunder Newsradio
Two of Kind To Have and to Hold Trinity
Vengeance Unlimited Turks Wind on Water
Working
FOX UPN WBN
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Brimstone Between Brothers The Army Show
Costello Clueless Hyperion Bay
Fox Files DiResta Rescue 77
Getting Personal Guys Like Us Sister, Sister
Guiness World Records Legacy Smart Guy
Holding the Baby Love Boat: The Unhappily Ever After
Next Wave
Living in Captivity Mercy Point The Wayans Brothers
Millennium The Secret Diary of
Desmond Pfeiffer
Wildest Police Videos The Sentinel
World's Funniest
Young Hercules
Cable Syndication
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Mystery Science The Crow: Stairway
Theater 3000 (SCI-FI) to Heaven
The Net (USA) Hard Copy
Sins of the City (USA) Highlander: The Raven
The Howie Mandel Show
The Magic Hour
Mortal Kombat: Conquest
Nightman
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
------------------ ------- --------
The Army Show WBN It has been cancelled!
The Brian Benben Show CBS It's already been cancelled!
Brimstone FOX It has been cancelled!
Buddy Faro CBS It has been cancelled!
Clueless UPN It has been cancelled!
Costello FOX It's been cancelled!
Cupid ABC Unfortunately, it has been
cancelled!
Encore! Encore! NBC It has been cancelled!
Fantasy Island ABC It has been cancelled!
Getting Personal FOX It's been cancelled!
Holding the Baby FOX FOX finally cancelled it!
Hyperion Bay WBN It has been cancelled!
Living in Captivity FOX It has been cancelled!
Maggie Winters CBS It has been cancelled!
Malcolm & Eddie UPN Has been renewed!
The Secret Diary of UPN It's has now been officially
Desmond Pfeiffer cancelled!
Sports Night ABC Has been renewed!
To Have and to Hold CBS It has been cancelled!
Trinity NBC It has been cancelled!
Vengence Unlimited ABC It has been cancelled!
Working NBC It has been cancelled!
The entire UPN network UPN Most of UPN's shows are doing
awfully in the ratings.
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 relevant]
And here is the list of the TV shows from the '97-'98 season that have been moved from old 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 ----------- ---- --------------- --------------- [no longer relevant]
Here is the list of shows that have been renewed for the '98-'99 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 '97-'98 season (i.e. the '97-'98 season was the show's first season) have been marked in red:
ABC CBS NBC
--- --- ---
+20/20 (x3) 48 Hours 3rd Rock from
the Sun
America's Funniest 60 Minutes Caroline in
Home Videos the City
Boy Meets World Candid Camera Dateline NBC (x5)
Dharma & Greg CBS Sunday Movie ER (basically
thru 2001)
The Drew Carey Show Chicago Hope (thru Frasier (thru
(thru 2000) 2001?) 2000)
Home Improvement Cosby Friends (thru
2000)
Monday Night Football Diagnosis: Murder Homicide: Life
on the Street
NYPD Blue Early Edition **In the House
The Practice Everybody Loves Raymond Just Shoot Me
Sabrina The Teenage JAG *Lateline
Witch (thru 2000)
Spin City Kids Say the Law & Order
Darndest Things
Two Guys, a Girl and *The Magnificent 7 Mad About You
a Pizza Place
The View The Nanny NBC Sunday Night Movie
The Wonderful World Nash Bridges Newsradio
of Disney
Promised Land The Pretender
Touched by an Angel Profiler
Walker, Texas Ranger Suddenly Susan
Veronica's Closet
Working
* Apparently, only renewed as a mid-season back-up show.
** Picked up from UPN, and renewed (again!) by NBC(!) so that NBC can
finish 6 more episodes and syndicate the show.
+ "20/20" and "Primetime Live" have merged.
FOX UPN WBN
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Ally McBeal ***Between Brothers 7th Heaven
America's Most Wanted Clueless +Buffy The Vampire
Slayer
Beverly Hills, 90210 Love Boat: Dawson's Creek
The Next Wave
*Beyond Belief Malcolm & Eddie **For You Love
Cops Moesha The Jamie Foxx Show
Getting Personal *The Sentinel *The Parent 'Hood
King of the Hill Star Trek: Voyager Sister, Sister
Melrose Place Smart Guy
Millennium The Steve Harvey Show
Party of Five Unhappily Ever After
The Simpsons The Wayans Brothers
The X-Files
* Apparently, only renewed as a mid-season back-up show.
** Picked up from NBC, and renewed by The WB.
*** Picked up from FOX, and renewed by UPN for mid-season.
+ "Buffy" has been sold to FX for syndication in 2001; this makes it
much more likely that the show will last thru the 2000-2001 season.
Cable Syndication
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Due South (TNT) Earth: Final Conflict
The Outer Limits (SHOW) Entertainment Tonight
(thru 2003)
Poltergeist: Hercules: The Legendary
The Legacy (SCI-FI?) Journeys (thru 2000)
Stargate: SG-1 (SHOW) Honey, I Shrunk
the Kids
Nightman
Pensacola: Wings
of Gold
Psi Factor
+Soldiers of Fortune,
Inc.
Star Trek: Deep
Space Nine
Student Bodies
Viper
Xena: Warrior Princess
(thru 2000)
+ "Soldiers of Fortune, Inc." has been renewed with a name change;
the new name of the show is "S.O.F.: Special Operations Force".
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 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 "The Magnficent 7" will not be listed here, as they are technically not "new" shows.)
New Mid-Season Show Net. Airing Time Comments
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60 Minutes II CBS Wednesdays, 9:00 pm News: You have to ask?!
Renewed for Fall.
Dilbert UPN Mondays, 8:00 pm Animated comedy: Just like
the comic!
Renewed for Fall.
Everything's Relative NBC Tuesdays, 9:30 pm Sitcom: Jeffrey Tambor is a
put-upon divorced dad.
Show cancelled!
Family Guy FOX Sundays, 8:30 pm Animated comedy: Family comedy,
but animated.
Renewed for Fall.
Family Rules UPN Tuesdays, 8:30 pm Sitcom: Greg Evigan is a widower
and basketball coach.
Show cancelled!
Futurama FOX Tuesdays, 9:00 pm Animated comedy: From Matt
Groening; like The Jetsons,
but 'darker'.
Renewed for Fall.
It's Like, You Know... ABC Wednesdays, 8:30 pm Sitcom: Four adults make their
way in L.A. in a 'Seinfeldish'
manner.
Renewed for Fall.
The Norm Show ABC Wednesdays, 9:30 pm Sitcom: Norm Macdonals as hockey
player-turned-social worker.
Renewed for Fall.
Payne CBS Wednesdays, 8:30 pm Sitcom: John Larroquette in
Fawlty Towers inspired
comedy.
Show cancelled!
The PJ's FOX Tuesdays, 8:30 pm Animated comedy: Eddie Murphy
voices embattled patriarch
of ghetto family.
Renewed for mid-season.
Providence NBC Fridays, 8:00 pm Drama: Melina Kanikaredes stars
as prodigal, doctor daughter
who returns to home town.
Renewed for Fall.
Rescue 77 WBN Mondays, 9:00 pm Drama: Like Emergency.
Show cancelled!
Sons of Thunder CBS Saturdays, 10:00 pm Drama: Spin-off of Walker,
Texas Ranger.
Show cancelled!
Strange World ABC Tuesdays, 10:00 pm Sci-Fi Drama based on the
movie.
Show cancelled!
Turks CBS Thursdays, 9:00 pm Drama: William Devane is
patriarch of family of cops.
Show cancelled!
Zoe, Duncan, Jack & Jane WBN Sundays, 9:30 pm Sitcom: Four teens in
New York City.
Renewed for mid-season.
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