This week on the Summer Renew/Cancel, we focus on one of the newest summer premieres on broadcast: the NBC revival of Password. Keep on reading for my outlook on the Keke Palmer-hosted series.
Certain to be Canceled:
N/A
Likely to be Canceled:
Come Dance With Me
The Final Straw
Who Do You Believe?
Who Do You Think You Are?
Leans Cancellation:
Dancing With Myself
The Fatal Flaw
Leans Renewal:
Claim To Fame
The Con
Don't Forget The Lyrics!
Mysteries Decoded
So You Think You Can Dance
Would I Lie To You? US
Likely to be Renewed:
Beat Shazam
The Challenge: USA
The Chase
Generation Gap
Holey Moley
Password
Certain to be Renewed:
American Ninja Warrior
America's Got Talent
The $100,000 Pyramid
The Bachelorette
Big Brother
Celebrity Family Feud
MasterChef
Press Your Luck
Fate Determined:
Duncanville (Canceled)
Dynasty (Canceled)
In the Dark (Canceled)
Roswell, New Mexico (Canceled)
Tom Swift (Canceled)
Weakest Link (Renewed)
Password: Jimmy Fallon's revival of the classic game show has been a solid success story for NBC thus far, posted respectable retention from America's Got Talent and rating as a top 10 PM performer this summer. It's the #1 new summer series this season, beating out ABC's Generation Gap. It held mostly steady in its second week, an extremely promising sign for its future. Though its lead-in wasn't nearly as strong, Weakest Link was renewed recently in spite of lower ratings than Password, making Password look like a strong bet for another season, especially considering the previous occupant of the post-AGT slot. It's a LIKELY RENEWAL.
Dancing With Myself: Speaking of that previous time slot occupant! With the success of Password, Dancing With Myself looks even less needed than it previously was. Its ratings were already meager, but with Password performing better behind a weaker AGT, NBC doesn't really have any need to keep Dancing with Myself around. While its ratings weren't as abysmal as some other summer programs, and it could be renewed as filler, it feels far more likely that it will instead be swept into the trash, never mentioned again by NBC. It LEANS CANCELLATION.
What do you think of my predictions? What are your predictions? Let me know in the comments and vote in the poll of the week!
