NBC Renew/Cancel Watch: 'Crowded' Certain to be Canceled

Week 28

KEY

Show title (Average adults 18-49 rating to the nearest tenth / Most recent rating)

[F] - Indicates a Friday-night show, which will typically have lower ratings
[O] - Indicates an NBC-owned show, which will typically have a higher chance at renewal

CANCELED

Heroes Reborn (1.3 / 1.0) [O]
The Player (0.8 / 0.8)
Truth Be Told (0.6 / 0.4) [F][O]
You, Me and the Apocalypse (0.7 / 0.6)

CERTAIN TO BE CANCELED

Crowded (1.3 / 0.8) [O]
Heartbeat (1.1 / 0.9)
Telenovela (1.0 / 0.9) [O]
Undateable (0.8 / 0.8) [F]

LIKELY TO BE CANCELED

The Mysteries of Laura (1.1 / 1.2)

ON THE BUBBLE

None

LIKELY TO BE RENEWED

The Carmichael Show (1.2 / 1.0)
Grimm (0.9 / 0.9) [F][O]

CERTAIN TO BE RENEWED

None

RENEWED

The Blacklist (1.5 / 1.3)
Blindspot (2.1 / 1.6)
Chicago Fire (1.8 / 1.7) [O]
Chicago Med (1.8 / 1.8) [O]
Chicago P.D. (1.6 / 1.5) [O]
Law & Order: SVU (1.7 / 1.4) [O]
Shades of Blue (1.2 / 1.1) [O]
Superstore (1.5 / 1.4) [O]

ANALYSIS

Crowded finally went fractional this week. With that being said, I have decided to move it down to "certain to be canceled," for it will most likely only go even more downhill from here. The reason Crowded skipped the "likely cancellation" phase is because, in a recently released interview with Campaign U.S. (link here), an NBC network president revealed that they will be ordering and trying out a wide variety of comedies next season. Therefore, there just won't be any room for Crowded (no pun intended) and its fractional ratings.

I have also quietly moved Telenovela and Undateable down to "certain to be canceled" because of the new information revealed in the Campaign U.S. interview.

Coming up next week: Undateable vs. Telenovela. If only one could get a renewal, which would it be? Find out my thoughts and more next Sunday!

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