Manifest Renewed by Netflix for Final Season

After lengthy negotiations, Manifest has finally been cleared for takeoff. The NBC sci-fi drama that found a new audience after being added to Netflix a few months ago was canceled after three seasons by NBC, which made Netflix interested in picking up the show. NBC also expressed interest in the show that they'd canceled just weeks before, though they recently were reported as being out of content ion for a season four pickup of the show. Now, those talks with Netflix have finally come through and the show will return for a fourth and final season. The season will run twenty episodes, marking the longest season of the show ever, and it will be split in at least two different parts. Melissa Roxburgh, Josh Dallas, and JR Ramirez star in the series and are set to return, while Parveen Kaur, Luna Blaise, Matt Long and Jack Messina are in negotiations to return.

NBC 2020-21 Renew/Cancel Wrap-Up: Thoughts on Good Girls, Manifest, Zoey’s Playlist, Debris and More

After what feels like an eternity, NBC has finally made renewal decisions on all of its scripted originals from the 2020-21 TV season. Read on to see my thoughts on their decisions and the state of NBC as a whole. 

Manifest Canceled After Three Seasons

Manifest has been grounded. NBC has canceled the sci-fi drama after three seasons. The show perpetually found itself on the bubble due to being an outside production (it co-produced and distrubuted by Warner Bros.) with middling ratings. It averaged 0.51 in its third season, putting it right in the middle of NBC's scripted pack. Melissa Roxburgh, Josh Dallas, Athena Karkanis, J.R. Ramirez and Luna Blaise starred in the series. The show wrapped up its run on June 10 after forty-two episodes. This is a correct prediction for The TV Ratings Guide. 

Thursday TV Ratings 6/10/21: Rebel Ties Series Low for Series Finale, Beat Shazam Rises, Manifest Ends Steady (UPDATED)

Preliminary Analysis: Despite only lasting 10 episodes, ABC put together a grand sendoff for 'Rebel', first airing a 'Rebel'-themed '20/20' special at 8 (0.4) and then capping things off with a two-hour series finale for the Katy Sagal series (0.3/0.3). This marks a new low for the legal drama, further justifying the alphabet network's decision to cancel it. Amidst such a dismal batch of broadcasts, Fox's 'Beat Shazam' (0.5) actually managed to top the night. The Jaime Foxx game show rose a tenth from last week's preliminary 0.4 and led into a rerun of 'LEGO Masters' (0.3). NBC had a steady 'Manifest' finale (0.4) and an 'Organized Crime' encore (0.2). 'United States of Al' (0.4) ticked down on CBS while 'Clarice' (0.2) held even. Repeats of 'Young Sheldon' (0.4), 'Mom' (0.3), and 'B Positive' (0.3) surrounded the two. 'Walker' (0.2) and 'Legacies' (0.1) were flat on the CW. 

Finals Update: United States of Al (+0.1) and the repeat of Mom (+0.1) adjusted up.

Thursday TV Ratings 6/3/21: Law & Order: SVU and Organized Crime End Steady, Greys Anatomy Rises as Station 19 Slips, Beat Shazam Has Modest Return (UPDATED)

Preliminary Analysis: ABC had a mixed bag with its pair of finales as 'Station 19' (0.6) lost a tenth at 8, but 'Grey's Anatomy' (0.8) gained one in the 9pm slot. 'Rebel' (0.4) held flat at 10 and will conclude with a 2-hour series finale on June 10th. NBC was steady all-around with 'Manifest' (0.4), the 'Law & Order: SVU' finale (0.7), and the 'Organized Crime' closer (0.6). Fox's 'Beat Shazam' (0.4) joined the growing list of shows that have returned from a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19. 'Shazam' came in a tenth lower than its previous series low and two-tenths behind its last episode. Repeats of 'Housebroken' (0.2) and 'Duncanville' (0.2) populated the 9pm hour, with 'Duncan' on-par with its previous Monday original. 'United States of Al' (0.4) held even on CBS, matching the 'Young Sheldon' repeat (0.4) leading into it. 'Clarice' (0.2) was back from a three-week break and tied its low. Encores of 'Mom' (0.3) and 'B Positive' (0.3) preceded the future Paramount+ drama. The CW went with reruns of 'Walker' (0.1) and 'Legacies' (0.1).

Finals Update: The 'Station 19' finale (0.7, +0.1), 'United States of Al' (0.5, +0.1), the premiere of 'Beat Shazam' (0.5, +0.1), and a repeat of 'Mom' (0.4, +0.1) adjusted up.