All Rise Revived by OWN

A season three order in the court! All Rise, which was canceled by CBS earlier this year after two seasons as part of their Monday lineup, has secured a third season order at Oprah Winfrey's OWN network. It averaged 0.46 in the 18-49 demo in season two, making it one of the lower-rated CBS shows and leading to its cancellation. Soon after the cancellation, however, came news that OWN was interested in the series. Negotiations continued until today's confirmation that the show would indeed be returning, securing a twenty-episode pickup for season three. Season three will air in 2022. Simone Missicki, Jessica Camacho, Ruthie Ann Miles, Lindsay Mendez, Wilson Bethel, J. Alex Brinson and Lindsey Gort will all return to the series for season three, while original cast member Marg Helgenberger will not return.

All Rise Canceled by CBS

Court is adjourned. CBS has canceled sophomore drama All Rise after two seasons. The legal drama has been part of CBS's Monday lineup for the past two season and was a modest performer throughout its run. It averaged 0.46 in the 18-49 demo in season two, placing it ahead of just three of CBS's twenty-one scripted programs this season. The show was heavily featured in the advertisement campaign for the updated Paramount+ streaming service, indicating that the show was seen by CBS as a valuable asset, but the low Live+Same-Day ratings were too much for it to overcome. Simone Missick, Marg Helgenberger, Jessica Camacho, Ruthie Ann Miles, Lindsay Mendez and Wilson Bethel stared in the series. It will have aired 38 episodes by it series finale on May 24. This is a correct prediction for the TV Ratings Guide.

CBS Renew Cancel: A Tired but Sturdy Lineup Leans in Favor of Anything Franchise

Welcome back to CBS R/C after the holidays delivered its share of late starts for the Tiffany Network.  Since CBS' entries were last dissected, the Friday trio MacGyver/Magnum PI/Blue Bloods, as well as Wednesday showpiece SEAL Team made their way onto the schedule in early December.  The results?  All delivered sturdy yet sleepy entries, most of which average a 0.5 entry on good evenings.  SEAL Team's arrival bolstered a struggling SWAT, which broke out of abysmal numbers and ticked up a tenth.

Given the pandemic left a narrow margin for new arrivals, the renewal side of the schedule leans heavily in favor of CBS comfort food.  Sunday NCIS spinoffs are performing at expectations, Monday sitcoms are keeping at average or higher, Tuesday's procedurals remain a sweet spot and rank higher in their respective timeslots and the Friday crime element helps CBS win another season.  Where the network needs help is Wednesdays deliver stiffer competition from FOX reality platforms and NBC's Chicago-verse.  Monday's dramas deliver ordinary results despite some powering from the sitcoms, and Thursdays have an uneven tone with Young Sheldon winning, B-Positive and Mom performing at bar and The Unicorn is sinking.

In a better year, Mom would rank higher as a Certain Renewal.  However, they lost a lead star, and all hinges on if Allison Janney wishes to continue her run.  The same dynamic comes into play with procedurals Blue Bloods, NCIS: Los Angeles and NCIS: New Orleans.  All are veterans of 7-12 seasons and are relying on if the stars remain intact.  Blue Bloods would register higher, but last season's surprise ending of Hawaii: Five-O lead to cautious optimism.  SWAT is demonstrating codependence on SEAL Team, leaving it as a On the Bubble.  The same goes for All Rise, which does not hold the starpower of Bull despite narrowly outrating.  And B-Positive?  It is indeed performing at expectations, but again is contingent on other show's renewals and whether CBS wishes to update and do away with the Thursday 9:00 hour for sitcoms and plug in another run of the mill procedural.

All Rise Scores Second Season

Freshman law drama All Rise will be back for a second season. The show has typically been one of the lower-rated shows on the CBS lineup, out-rating just four other scripted programs (all airing at 10). It's also not owned by CBS, though not being owned by CBS may have actually worked out in its favor, as CBS had only one other Warner Brothers drama on their schedule, God Friended Me, which they canceled. CBS and Warner Brothers have a strong working relationship, and the network likely wants to keep more than just WB comedies on their schedule. All Rise stars Simone Missick, Marg Helgenberger, Wilson Bethel, Jessica Camacho, Ruthie Ann Miles and Lindsay Mendez.

All Rise Ordered to Series by CBS

CBS has given a series order to legal drama All Rise. The pilot centers on the dedicated ands sometimes absurd lives of the judges, assistant DAs, and public defenders as they work with bailiffs, cops and jurors to bring justice to the people of Los Angeles. Simone Missick, Marg Helgenberger and Wilson Blethel starred in the pilot.

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