Deputy Canceled by Fox

Just over a week since its finale, Fox has announced that they've canceled midseason drama Deputy after a single thirteen-episode season. Stephen Dorff starred in the series, a modern-day Western about an acting sheriff in Los Angeles. The show wasn't a terrible performer for Fox with a 0.58 average, but that simply wasn't enough. It was consistently beaten in its timeslot by ABC's Grey's Anatomy and CBS's Mom, and ended its season with a quiet 0.5 after a 0.76 premiere. Its series low was a 0.46. This is a correct prediction for The TV Ratings Guide.

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

FOX Renew/Cancel: Last Man Standing is Still Likely to be Renewed, and The Resident Leans Towards Renewal

Welcome to the latest installment of FOX Renew/Cancel, and while nothing has changed in the predictions, I thought I would take a moment to point out something that has been suggested on many network Renew/Cancel posts as well as future Scorecard posts -- putting dates. All posts now have dates (thanks Blogger settings!). But back on topic, here are this week's predictions.

Show	Prediction
9-1-1	Certain Renewal
Bob’s Burgers	Certain Renewal
Family Guy	Certain Renewal
9-1-1: Lone Star	Likely Renewal
Last Man Standing	Likely Renewal
Prodigal Son	Leans Renewal
The Resident	Leans Renewal
Deputy	Likely Cancelation
Duncanville	Likely Cancelation
Outmatched	Likely Cancelation
The Moodys	Certain Cancelation
Almost Family	Canceled
Bless the Harts	Renewed
The Simpsons	Renewed
Empire	Final Season

Last Man Standing: In the last installment, I have written that Last Man Standing has settled into the 0.7-0.8 range. Yet three weeks ago, Last Man Standing hit a series low of a 0.6. That ended up being a fluke as the show is now back in the 0.7-0.8 range. But on a gradual note, Last Man Standing is seeing diminishing returns on the ratings front. It's also unowned, like every veteran show on FOX due to its studio now being owned by the Walt Disney Company. But at this point, FOX has bigger fish to fry than Last Man Standing. If this were at 0.4-0.5s like Outmatched or animated comedy Duncanville, I'd be singing a different tune given the expenses. Expenses can wait another day. Last Man Standing remains a likely renewal.

The Resident: I've been going back and forth on its prediction all season, and as of today, it still leans towards renewal. Given that it's unowned and that the pattern for veteran FOX dramas are that shows with diminishing returns, whether it's ratings, expenses, or both, get canceled. It happened with Star. It happened with Lucifer and Lethal Weapon. It happened with Sleepy Hollow. The Orville moved to Hulu. Since the current FOX veterans are not even owned by FOX Entertainment, I would expect that FOX would be ruthless with its decision making. But, every single midseason rookie except for 9-1-1: Lone Star is doing relatively worse. Plus, Prodigal Son is pulling diminishing returns. At this point, FOX has bigger fish to fry than worrying about The Resident. Unless it starts pulling 0.5 or lower, I think The Resident has a shot at returning. But I would not be shocked if this gets canceled as I would be with Last Man Standing, if patterns tell you anything. Canceling The Resident would not bring an end to the drama division. Canceling Last Man Standing would signal a change in comedy direction given that FOX has ramped up production on animated comedies which only do well after NFL overruns in the fall.

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

FOX Renew/Cancel: Except for 9-1-1: Lone Star, Every Midseason Newbie is Likely to be Canceled

Welcome to a brand new installment of FOX Renew/Cancel. It's been a while, and many newbies have premiered. Here are the current predictions, as of February 18. 

Show	Prediction
9-1-1	Certain Renewal
Bob’s Burgers	Certain Renewal
Family Guy	Certain Renewal
9-1-1: Lone Star	Likely Renewal
Last Man Standing	Likely Renewal
Prodigal Son	Leans Renewal
The Resident	Leans Renewal
Deputy	Likely Cancelation
Duncanville	Likely Cancelation
Outmatched	Likely Cancelation
The Moodys	Certain Cancelation
Almost Family	Canceled
Bless the Harts	Renewed
The Simpsons	Renewed
Empire	Final Season

9-1-1: Lone Star: The 9-1-1 spinoff has managed to post decent numbers in the 8pm hour. Although later numbers are not quite as strong as the parent show, 9-1-1, the show has managed to remain comfortably among the top rated scripted shows on FOX. We're going to predict the show as a likely renewal, because FOX ultimately has bigger fish to fry, which is probably why I'm holding Prodigal Son in the leans renewal category (although this may not last long).

Deputy: Deputy ratings started out okay, but kept on falling and has now settled at a 0.5. This is only a plausible renewal number if this were an animated comedy. But this is a drama, and FOX has higher standards than this. FOX will be looking for space in next season, so Deputy is likely to be canceled.

Duncanville: If this aired in the fall, this would have a good chance of getting renewed for the Amy Poehler factor. However, Duncanville's 0.5 premiere leaves it little room to fall. Also, getting outrated by Bob's Burgers and Family Guy is not a great sign. It starts out in the likely cancelation category. The Great North is waiting from the bench.

Outmatched: Another post-Last Man Standing comedy is likely to get the ax. Outmatched's 0.5 rating brings out okay retention from Last Man Standing, but FOX has limited real estate on live action multi-cams. Remember The Cool Kids? It was averaging in the 0.6-0.7 range in the spring on Friday. It was canned due to space, and WWE's Friday Night SmackDown. Outmatched is no different. It's likely to be canceled.

Last Man Standing: Speaking of Last Man Standing, ratings are considerably down for the show this season. The revival hype has faded, and it has settled into 0.7-0.8 territory. Still somewhat solid for FOX, but this is an unowned comedy now that 21st Century Television is a Disney property. It's too late in its run to move back to ABC. But regardless, I think FOX will likely renew it for at least one more season. Maybe a trial run post Masked Singer could help. I don't know, but your guess is as good as mine.

What do you think about the current predictions? Sound off in the comments below!

FOX Renew/Cancel: The FOX Drama Bubble Race Continues, Almost Family Effectively Canceled

It's a new year for FOX Renew/Cancel, and we have new predictions. A lot has changed since the last installment. Here are this week's predictions. 

Show	Prediction
9-1-1	Certain Renewal
Bob’s Burgers	Certain Renewal
Family Guy	Certain Renewal
Last Man Standing	Likely Renewal
Deputy	Leans Renewal
Prodigal Son	Leans Renewal
The Resident	Leans Renewal
The Moodys	Likely Cancelation
Almost Family	Effectively Canceled
Bless the Harts	Renewed
The Simpsons	Renewed
Empire	Final Season

Last Man Standing: The first two episodes of Last Man Standing premiered at a 1.0, then the next two episodes dropped to a 0.8. Last Man Standing still rakes in as one of the top rated comedies on Fox. As long as it remains steady in the 0.8 range, it should get renewed. Although it's not as certain given that it's now an unowned show. Nonetheless, Last Man Standing fans shouldn't worry too much about the show for now. Last Man Standing is likely to be renewed.

Now for the drama situation with Deputy, Prodigal Son, and The Resident. Deputy joined the 0.7 club along with Prodigal Son and The Resident. All three shows lean renewal at the moment, because ratings are so close between the three shows and they are at the FOX scripted median.

The Moodys: So much for the miniseries designation. A FOX press release had The Moodys waiting for a renewal decision. First of all, that's not likely happening. Second of all, ratings were terrible. The Moodys didn't do any better than the later episodes of Almost Family. The Moodys is likely to be canceled, although I would have had it as a certain cancelation if I were more ruthless.

Almost Family: Speaking of Almost Family, the FOX press release states that Almost Family and Flirty Dancing are pulled from the Wednesday night schedule effective January 22. This means that Almost Family is now effectively canceled. Go figure. The FOX Renew/Cancel chart adds the "effectively canceled" designation in light of the news, instead of just plain "canceled".

What do you think about this week's predictions? Sound off in the comments below!

Fox Orders Deputy to Series

Fox has ordered detective drama Deputy to series. The pilot focused on a career lawman who becomes acting LA County sheriff after the death of the original sheriff. The pilot stars Stephen Dorff, Yara Martinez, and Brian Van Holt.

What do you think of this pilot news? Let us know in the comments below!