Proven Innocent Canceled by Fox

Fox has canceled legal drama Proven Innocent after one season. The show is one of the lowest-rated on all of broadcast, averaging just a 0.4 for its first and only season. The show debuted back in February to a low 0.5 adjust got uglier from there, going as low as 0.3. The show never seemed to have much of a pulse, given the far-from-ideal scheduling it received and the expectation that Fox will cut down on scripted programming next season. The show starred Rachel Lefevre, Nikki M. James, and Kelsey Grammer. This was a correct prediction for The TV Ratings Guide.

What do you think of this news? Will you miss Proven Innocent? Let us know in the comments below!

FOX Renew/Cancel: Empire is Becoming Less Safe, Proven Innocent is Certain to be Canceled

Welcome to the latest installment of FOX Renew/Cancel. Since the last predictions were published, Proven Innocent premiered and continues to be low rated and Empire is in limbo. Let's get to this week's predictions!

Show	Prediction
9-1-1	Certain Renewal
Last Man Standing	Certain Renewal
The Cool Kids	Likely Renewal
Empire	Leans Renewal
The Resident	Leans Renewal
Star	Leans Cancelation
The Passage	Leans Cancelation
Lethal Weapon	Likely Cancelation
The Gifted	Likely Cancelation
The Orville	Likely Cancelation
Proven Innocent	Certain Cancelation
Rel	Certain Cancelation
Bob’s Burgers	Renewed
Family Guy	Renewed
The Simpsons	Renewed
Gotham	Final Season

Empire: Jussie Smollett's legal troubles are causing the show to be in limbo. The show has yet to be renewed for another season, and cast and crew are certainly panicking. Yet, the show is still the highest rated scripted show on FOX, barely beating 9-1-1. For the highest rated show on FOX, it should have been renewed by now, but it is not. I still think it will be renewed, but it will have to depend on whether Smollett gets fired.

Proven Innocent: Proven Innocent remains low, very low on Friday. It premiered DOA and is still steady around that number. But since WWE is coming to Friday, there is no need for Proven Innocent. It's certain to be canceled.

But for the other shows, the biggest race is Star vs. The Resident. Star leans cancelation due to expenses, while The Resident leans renewal. They are the shows I would argue to be pure toss-ups. It depends on Lee Daniels, and it definitely depends on WWE. We'll know more once Star returns and then we'll reassess.

What do you think about this week's predictions? Let us know in the comments below!

FOX Renew/Cancel: Proven Innocent Enters + An Update On Empire

Since the initial publishing of the most recent edition of FOX Renew/Cancel, FOX officially renewed Bob’s Burgers and Family Guy, and premiered drama Proven Innocent. Here are updated predictions, followed by brief analysis below. The shows are ranked in a particular order: the show at the top of the Certain Renewal category is what is predicted to be the most safe, and shows listed under it become increasingly vulnerable. Let us know what you think of these predictions, and leave your own in the comments below!

RENEWED
The Simpsons
Bob’s Burgers
Family Guy

CERTAIN TO BE RENEWED
Last Man Standing

LIKELY TO BE RENEWED
Empire
9-1-1
The Cool Kids

LIKELY TO BE CANCELED
Star
The Resident
The Orville
Lethal Weapon
The Gifted
The Passage
Proven Innocent

CERTAIN TO BE CANCELED
Rel

I’m holding off on putting Proven Innocent in the Certain Cancelation category for now, as it seems pretty harsh to completely write off a show after just one episode. For all we know, it could creep upward to the point where it’s doubling its premiere audience. While there’s barely any chance of that happening, I’ll give it the benefit of the doubt for the time being. Still, it is far from safe for a renewal; its premiere rating was awfully low and at this moment, it doesn’t have a whole lot going for it when it comes to renewal chances.

Cast member Jussie Smollett from Empire has been in the news lately for an alleged hate crime against him, with new evidence suggesting the possibility that it was staged. They are already reducing his role in some upcoming episodes this season as a result of ongoing investigations, and while we cannot know for sure whether or not he is at fault for this, the incident has put Empire and FOX into a messy situation. If they have to write him out of the show, it would possibly make the show cheaper with one less salary to pay. But who knows if the show/Smollett will find itself into any lawsuits that are large to the point where it doesn’t make sense for FOX to drag it out another season, especially now that they are about to lose ownership rights in it with their studio’s merger with Disney. I can still see it getting renewed, though I’ve bumped it down to a likely renewal. Take note though that it remains the second-most safe show though. 

I’ve decided to move chairs on the Titanic a little bit and switch The Gifted and Lethal Weapon. The latter’s ratings are not as bad as they could be, and I’m thinking of the possibility that “New Fox” may want to maintain a relationship with Warner Brothers now that they are losing their sister studio. 

FOX Orders Proven Innocent to Series

FOX has given a series order to drama pilot "Proven Innocent" (FKA Infamy).

Proven Innocent "focuses on a wrongful conviction firm led by a fierce and fearless female lawyer with a hunger for justice. The team reopens investigations, putting their own lives in danger to exonerate the innocent that were “proven” guilty. The leader’s motivation comes from her infamous past; as a young adult she was found guilty and later exonerated in a high-profile case in which she became a tabloid sensation, household name and national celebrity.  While a hero and a victim to some, her bold and bullish tactics garner her some enemies— one of whom will do anything to see her go down for a crime we know she did not commit. She defends others as she fights to maintain her own innocence" (logline from Deadline).

The legal procedural stars Rachelle Lefevre, who previously starred on CBS summer drama Under the Dome. 20th Century FOX produces the series.

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