NBC Renew/Cancel Week 8: Lincoln Rhyme’s Hunt Probably Will Not Go On

There was so much going on with NBC last week that I didn't even get a chance to discuss one of the shows that premiered since our sixth update. That changes this week, as the focus is on Lincoln Rhyme this time around. Keep reading for an update on that show plus a prediction change and analysis on another!

Certain Cancellation:
Bluff City Law (0.6)
Perfect Harmony (0.4)

Likely Cancellation:
Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt For the Bone Collector (0.5)

Leans Cancellation:
The Blacklist (0.5)

Leans Renewal:
N/A

Likely Renewal:
Law & Order: SVU (0.7)
Manifest (0.7)

Certain Renewal:
Chicago Fire (1.2)
Chicago PD (1.1)
Chicago Med (1.2)
Saturday Night Live (1.3)
Superstore (0.7)

Already Renewed:
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
New Amsterdam
This Is Us

Already Canceled/Final Season:
Blindspot
The Good Place
Sunnyside
Will & Grace

Coming Soon:
Council of Dads
Good Girls
Indebted

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Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt For the Bone Collector: It wasn't a very high rating, but the 0.6 that NBC's newest show premiered to was pretty impressive given that it felt like a textbook burnoff. It showed that there was genuine interest in the show. I was optimistic that it had a shot at renewal. Then it dropped two tenths in week two despite NBC trying its hardest to keep people interested in it (including a post-football repeat the day after it premiered). I find it hard to believe that things will get better from here, save for a potential one-tenth uptick on a random week, and I think they'd prefer to bring back The Blacklist or move something new to Fridays than renew a show that'll be hitting a 0.4 at maximum. It's already moving to a LIKELY CANCELLATION.

Perfect Harmony: I gave it an upgrade a few updates ago, but I now see that my initial instinct was clearly the right one. I had it as a CERTAIN CANCELLATION from week one, and it's back down to that this week after hitting a 0.28 last week. One data point isn't enough to kill a show, but this one has consistently rated terribly and is just getting worse. Sunnyside was pulled after a higher rating (it would then hit the 0.28 the week after NBC announced it was pulled, its final airing on the network). This show is done.

What do you think of my predictions? What are your predictions? Let me know in the comments below and don't forget to vote in the poll of the week!