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Renew/Cancel Recap: Bubble Watch is Back and Can't Possibly Be Wrong About...
those who demanded a table with pastel coloring will be happier this week.
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ABC: 'Don't Trust The B---- In Apt. 23' Is Likely To Be Canceled
Not trusting has translated into not watching.
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Renew-Cancel Recap/Bubble Watch: Why Are There So Few Cancellations This Year...
there are still only two cancellations so far this season.
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ABC: 'Last Resort'&'666 Park Avenue' Are Certain To Be Canceled, Why Are They...
Why are they still around?
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'Last Resort' and '666 Park Avenue' Canceled by ABC
ABC has canceled its freshman dramas Last Resort and 666 Park Avenue.
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Bubble Watch: ‘666 Park Avenue,’ ‘Last Resort’ and ‘Partners’ Cancellations...
Three shows were canceled on Friday.
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ABC: 'Last Man Standing'&'Malibu Country' Fall To "Toss Up" For Cancellation...
So much for the surprising premiere ratings.
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Bubble Watch: 'Whitney' Doesn't Look Good; 'Don't Trust The B----' Looks Worse
My gut says that 'Don't Trust the B----' isn't as certain of a cancellation as my eyes would have me believe looking at the ratings.Alas, I trust my eyes more than my gut.
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ABC: 'The Neighbors,''Nashville'&'Scandal' Are Likely To Be Renewed
With nine weeks of the season behind us, I've seen enough of the ratings for The Neighbors, Nashville and Scandal to move them into the "likely renewed" category.
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Bubble Watch: It's (a Wonderful?) "Waiting for Mid-Season" Season -- Bring on...
With The Mob Doctor and Emily Owens, M.D. now both officially canceled, we probably won't hear any cancellation news about the fall shows for months.
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ABC: 'Don't Trust The B---- In Apt. 23' Is Certain To Be Canceled
Sophomore sitcom Don't Trust The B---- In Apt. 23 didn't start well this season, and its ratings completely tanked in its later episodes.
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Bubble Watch: 'Chicago Fire,''Scandal' Upgraded; 'The Cleveland' Show...
Cleveland's ratings say "renew," but...
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ABC: 'Happy Endings' Still A Toss Up To Be Canceled Or Renewed
The news that Happy Endings' will leave ABC's schedule after January 15, with no scheduled return, coupled with its woeful ratings is sorely testing my rule that shows in their third season will fall...
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Bubble Watch: Misinterpreted Mayan Writings Don't Kill TV Shows, Business...
Business models > bears > Mayan prophecies.
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ABC: New Year's Burnoff Signals 'Happy Endings' Is Likely To Be Canceled
The accelerated burn off of Don't Trust the B---- in Apt. 23 and Happy Endings' began on Sunday. Both shows' ratings were expectedly woeful.
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Bubble Watch Trading Places Edition: Scandal & Revenge + 'CSI: NY' Likely To...
Fortunately for 'Revenge' & 'Scandal' fans this isn't close to a "there can be only one" situation.
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ABC: 'Scandal' Now Certain To Be Renewed
With the strong finish to its Fall ratings and its spring ratings start, ABC's Scandal has moved into the "certain to be renewed" range.
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Bubble Watch Waiting for 'The Following' Edition: Make Your Guesses About the...
A reader asks "even though it's called Bubble Watch, why do you have any shows on the bubble?"
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ABC: 'Nashville' Now Certain To Be Renewed
After two episodes in 2013, Nashville has elevated its relative ratings enough to move its status from "likely" to "certain to be renewed". If the ratings plunge in the Spring, the prediction will...
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Bubble Watch: 'The Following' Premieres Well, But Remember "Alcatraz!" +...
'The Following' premiered well, but it's way too soon to bank on renewal.
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ABC: 'Last Man Standing,''Malibu Country' Still "Toss Ups" To Be Canceled Or...
Guessing at the ratings threshold for the renewal of Friday sitcoms Last Man Standing and Malibu Country is tricky because there is relatively little past data for scripted show renewals on Fridays,...
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Bubble Watch: Super Chicken When It Comes To Low-Rated NBC Sitcoms + 'The...
When it looks like you will take a lickin', just call for...Super Chicken!
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ABC: 'The Neighbors' Is Still Likely To Be Renewed
The crazy retentionistas (as well as the irrelevant TV critics) have had their knives out for The Neighbors for quite some time. Their nonsense cries will be silenced, yet again, when it gets renewed...
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Bubble Watch: 'Community,''Smash,' and 'Touch' Return + 'Mindy Project' Upgraded
too soon to be certain, but if it stays in the ballpark of its premiere, 'Community' will certainly be renewed.
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ABC: 'Revenge,''Nashville' Downgraded To Likely Renewed
Big ratings dips vs. special Sunday programming have lowered Revenge ratings to the point where I've lowered its current prognosis to "likely to be renewed". Nashville ratings have drifted lower to the...
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Bubble Watch: 'The Following' Downgraded, Remain Calm All Is Well? +...
If you Google the phrase "remain calm all is well" you literally get Kevin Bacon
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ABC: 'Zero Hour' Is Certain To Be Canceled
That thud you heard on Thursday night was the 1.4 adults 18-49 rating for the premiere of Zero Hour, the cancellation bear's latest meal in ABC's Thursday 8pm timeslot. Enjoy it while you can, it's...
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Bubble Watch: 'Beauty and the Beast' Likely to be Canceled; 'The Following'...
Retentionista! 'Beauty and the Beast' is performing so badly out of 'The Vampire Diaries'...
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ABC: 'Body Of Proof' Is Likely To Be Canceled, But It Has Escaped The Bear...
The cancellation bear considers his prediction of certain cancellation for Body Of Proof to be his biggest swing and a miss of last season*.
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ABC: 'Red Widow' Is Certain To Be Canceled; Two Mob Dinners For The...
Red Widow's woeful premiere ratings marked it immediately as certain to be canceled. Will it air all 13 episodes ordered? The cancellation bear doesn't try and guess. Enjoy it while you can.
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Bubble Watch: 'Hart of Dixie' Likely to Be Renewed; 'Beauty and the Beast'...
'Hart of Dixie' has the advantage over 'Beauty and the Beast' and 'The Carrie Diaries'
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ABC: 'Last Man Standing' Is Likely To Be Renewed
The cancellation bear is going to miss catching Last Man Standing this season. With ratings on Friday averaging > 70% of ABC's overall spring average, it's time to move Last Man Standing to "likely...
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Bubble Watch: Why 'Last Man Standing' Is Still On The Bubble &'Beauty and the...
But 'Malibu Country' was downgraded to likely cancellation.
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ABC: 'Happy Endings' Is Certain To Be Canceled
With nothing new in the ABC predictions this week, and plenty of people continuing to ask the cancellation bear about Happy Endings, I figured I could throw it into the headline this week. I have no...
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Bubble Watch: 'The Neighbors' Hangs On + 'Last Man Standing'&'Malibu Country'...
'Last Man Standing' upgraded to a renewal, 'Malibu Country' is back on the bubble.
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ABC: Does 'Nashville's' Ratings Decline Spell Cancellation?
The cancellation bear has had Nashville predicted as "likely to be renewed" since mid-February, but the show's recent ratings declines have concerned some fans.
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Bubble Watch: A Sad Fate for "Happy Endings?" + CBS + More 'Beauty and the...
Will another network save 'Happy Endings?'
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ABC: Be The Cancellation Bear, Which ABC Shows Would You Cancel?
This is a special short week version of the post. The table above includes ratings through Wednesday, March 27 only. No changed predictions from the cancellation bear this week, he's soaking up the...
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Bubble Watch: 'Vegas' Craps Out on Friday; 'Go On' Still on the Bubble + 'How...
In TV ratings as in gambling 'hope' ain't nothin' but a four letter word.
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ABC: 'How To Live With Your Parents' Starts As Likely To Be Renewed
Rookie sitcom How To Live With Your Parents (For the Rest Of Your Life) ratings started well last week. Well enough for the cancellation bear to start its prediction as "likely to be renewed". Early...
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Bubble Watch: 'Beauty and the Beast:' Will It Be Canceled or Will It Be Renewed?
Will convention save 'Beauty and the Beast?' Although conventional wisdom says yes...
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ABC: 'The Neighbors' Now A "Toss Up" To Be Canceled Or Renewed
Don't Trust The B---- has already been devoured by the cancellation bear. Happy Endings may live on with a cable net, but it's certain to be canceled by ABC. What about the next three higher rated ABC...
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Bubble Watch: Uncertainty for 'Hannibal'; 'Glee' for 2; 'The Neighbors'...
'Hannibal' fell 18% in its 3rd week. If it falls another 18% it will be in 'Deception' territory.
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ABC: Can 'Body Of Proof' Escape Being Canceled Again, Even With Its Bad Ratings?
Body Of Proof was probably the cancellation bear's biggest miss last season. He had it "certain to be canceled" and it was renewed. It's ratings this season are even more woeful (as well as relative to...
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Bubble Watch: Too Soon to Downgrade 'Hannibal?'; ABC Needs Procedural...
Blame the NFL if you want, but Hannibal fell another 29% to a series low.
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ABC: 'Body Of Proof'&'How To Live With Your Parents' Now "Toss Ups" To Be...
In what is an upgrade for Body Of Proof and a downgrade for How To Live With Your Parents (For the Rest Of Your Life) the cancellation bear now predicts both as "toss ups" to be renewed or canceled.
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Bubble Watch: Will The Olympics Have NBC Back In Bed With 'Community' and...
Will NBC hold back launching some of its new comedies to give them an Olympic-sized boost? And if so, will that help some veteran bubble shows?
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List of Renewed/Canceled Broadcast Scripted Shows From 2012-13 Season (So Far)
By late tomorrow (Friday), the list should be complete.
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List of Cancelled and Renewed Broadcast Scripted Shows From 2012-13 Season...
Late September can't get here soon enough!
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