Cable Renew/Cancel - AMC, FX & USA: Getting Renewed In The Shadows

There hasn't been much action at AMC, FX or USA in recent months, but all of the networks have at least a few shows with their fates hanging in the balance. Stay tuned for initial predictions for new comedy What We Do In the Shadows, plus updates to Real Country, Into the Badlands, Trust and more!

AMC:

Show	Status
Talking Dead	Certain Renewal
Humans	Likely Cancellation
Ride with Norman Reedus	Renewed
The Walking Dead	Renewed, Returning In 2019
The Terror	Renewed, Returning In 2019
McMafia	Renewed, Returning TBA
Lodge 49	Renewed, Returning TBA
Fear the Walking Dead	Renewed, Returning In June
Better Call Saul	Renewed, Returning In 2020
Preacher	Renewed, Returning TBA
Into the Badlands	Canceled
The Son	Canceled Before Airing Season 2
The Little Drummer Girl	Miniseries
Eli Roth’s History of Horror	Miniseries
NOS4A2	Premieres In June

Into the Badlands: In my last update, I was cautiously hopeful that Into the Badlands could make it to a fourth season. However, before we even got a chance to see the ratings for the second half of the season, AMC pulled the plug (also cancelling The Son in one fell swoop). This one is a miss for me.

FX:

Show	Status
What We Do In the Shadows	Certain Renewal
Trust	Certain Cancellation
Snowfall	Renewed, Returning TBA
Pose	Renewed, Returning 2019
Mayans MC	Renewed, Returning TBA
Taboo	Renewed, Returning TBA
Baskets	Renewed, Returning TBA
Atlanta	Renewed, Returning 2019
Mr. Inbetween	Renewed, Returning TBA
American Horror Story	Renewed, Returning 2019
Fargo	Renewed, Returning 2020
American Crime Story	Renewed, Returning TBA
Legion	Final Season In June 2019
Better Things	Renewed
Feud	In Limbo
Fosse/Verdon	Premieres In April 2019
Devs	Premieres 2019
Mrs. America	Premieres 2019

What We Do In The Shadows: I certainly didn't expect to be saying this ahead of its premiere, but this vampire comedy has turned out to be a solid performer for FX. Even if it's not on the level of American Horror Story or Atlanta, it's doing better than other acclaimed FX fare like Baskets or Better Things, which are both renewed for fourth seasons. While the 0.21 start was just average, WWDITS impressed me with its nice week two uptick to 0.27, bringing the average to 0.27. I was going to start this show in a lower renewal category, but I'm extremely confident that it will be back, and I'm starting it as a CERTAIN RENEWAL.

USA:

Show	Status
Growing Up Chrisley	Likely Renewal
The Cromarties	Likely Renewal
American Ninja Warrior: Ninja vs. Ninja	Leans Renewal
Unsolved	Likely Cancellation
Real Country	Certain Cancellation
Big Star Little Star	Certain Cancellation
Mr. Robot	Ending in 2019
Queen of the South	Renewed, Returning TBA
The Purge	Renewed, Returning TBA
Chrisley Knows Best	Renewed, Returning TBA
The Sinner	Renewed, Returning TBA
Temptation Island	Renewed, Returning TBA
Suits	Renewed for Final Season
Miz & Mrs.	Renewed
Pearson	Coming In Summer 2019
The Radkes	Coming In June 2019

Real Country: I spoke about this show in my previous update, and I mentioned how much of an underdog it is for renewal. I didn't put it as a certain cancellation since it avoided the Friday burnoff treatment that Damnation got a year before, but I still see no chance at a second season for this show. I'm downgrading it to a CERTAIN CANCELLATION.

What do think of these predictions? What are your predictions for these networks? Let me know in the comments below!

Tuesday Cable Ratings 12/11/18: Real Country Goes Out With a Whimper, Nightflyers Gets Embarrassing

Below are the Top 25 programs on cable on Tuesday, 12/11/18. Items of note include the season finale of Real Country on USA, Nightflyers on Syfy, and The Guest Book on TBS.
(Note: Click any show with its name in green or blue to be taken to its page in the TV Ratings Guide Cable Ratings Database.)

Show	Network	18-49 Viewers	Viewers (mil.)
Below Deck	Bravo	0.83	2.11
Curse of Oak Island	History	0.73	3.22
WWE Smackdown	USA	0.68	1.98
30 for 30	ESPN	0.46	1.21
Chrisley Knows Best	USA	0.38	1.09
The Rachel Maddow Show	MSNBC	0.37	3.32
Chrisley Knows Best	USA	0.32	0.99
The Guest Book	TBS	0.31	0.91
Behind the Dig	History	0.3	1.49
Welcome to Murdertown	Invest. Discovery	0.3	1.18
Cuomo Prime Time	CNN	0.3	1.57
Body Cam	Invest. Discovery	0.28	1.10
Brothers In Arms	History	0.28	0.90
Ink Master	Paramount	0.28	0.66
Leah Remini: Scientology & Aftermath	A&E	0.27	0.88
CNN Tonight	CNN	0.27	1.42
House Hunters	HGTV	0.27	1.49
The Challenge	MTV	0.27	0.45
The Daily Show	Comedy Central	0.26	0.83
Chopped	Food	0.26	0.92
Pardon the Interruption	ESPN	0.26	0.80
Tucker Carlson Tonight	Fox News	0.25	2.66
Anderson Cooper 360	CNN	0.25	1.37
The Last Word w/ Lawrence O'Donnell	MSNBC	0.24	2.63
Sportscenter	ESPN	0.24	0.50
Highlights Below the Chart:
Real Country	USA	0.12	0.39
Nightflyers	Syfy	0.05	0.31

Monday Cable Ratings 12/10/18: No Sleep Til Christmas Does OK for Freeform, Real Country Collapses

Below are the Top 25 programs on cable on Monday, 12/10/18. Items of note include No Sleep Til Christmas on Freeform, Real Country on USA, and Holiday Baking Championship on Food Network.
(Note: Click any show with its name in yellow or blue to be taken to its page in the TV Ratings Guide Cable Ratings Database.)

Show	Network	18-49 Viewers	Viewers (mil.)
Monday Night Football	ESPN	3.46	11.39
Monday Night Kickoff	ESPN	1.36	4.58
Sportscenter	ESPN	1.08	2.84
Love & Hip Hop	VH1	0.79	1.60
WWE Entertainment	USA	0.78	2.35
WWE Entertainment	USA	0.76	2.19
WWE Entertainment	USA	0.73	2.05
Teen Mom	MTV	0.5	0.95
TI & Tiny	VH1	0.5	1.08
Vanderpump Rules	Bravo	0.46	1.17
Monday Night Countdown	ESPN	0.45	1.24
Holiday Baking Championship	Food	0.45	1.79
Sportscenter	ESPN	0.35	0.83
Street Outlaws: Memphis	Discovery	0.34	1.05
The Rachel Maddow Show	MSNBC	0.32	3.12
Christmas Cookie Challenge	Food	0.31	1.35
Love It or List It	HGTV	0.3	1.21
Pardon the Interruption	ESPN	0.3	0.89
People Magazine Investigates	Invest. Discovery	0.29	1.14
Teen Mom: Young & Pregnant	MTV	0.28	0.55
First Take	ESPN	0.24	0.61
House Hunters	HGTV	0.24	1.16
Around the Horn	ESPN	0.23	0.67
The Daily Show	Comedy Central	0.22	0.71
No Sleep 'Til Christmas	Freeform	0.22	0.60
Highlighs Below the Chart:
Real Country	USA	0.16	0.49
Nightflyers Mars	Syfy National Geo.	0.08 0.05	0.30 0.36
My Brilliant Friend	HBO	0.04	0.23

Monday Cable Ratings 12/3/18: Real Country Rebounds from Ugly Low, Holiday Baking Championship Soars to Season High

Below are the Top 25 programs on cable on Monday, 12/3/18. Items of note include Real Country on USA, Holiday Baking Championship on Food Network, and Nightflyers on Syfy.
(Note: Click any show with its name in yellow or blue to be taken to its page in the TV Ratings Guide Cable Ratings Database.)

Show	Network	18-49 Viewers	Viewers (mil.)
Monday Night Football	ESPN	3.62	11.24
Monday Night Kickoff	ESPN	1.46	4.75
Sportscenter	ESPN	1.21	3.09
WWE Entertainment	USA	0.85	2.40
Love and Hip-Hop	VH1	0.84	1.61
WWE Entertainment	USA	0.83	2.20
WWE Entertainment	USA	0.75	2.26
Teen Mom	MTV	0.54	0.99
Monday Night Countdown	ESPN	0.54	1.36
Vanderpump Rules	Bravo	0.53	1.25
Holiday Baking Championship	Food	0.48	1.75
TI & Tiny	VH1	0.46	1.04
Street Outlaws: Memphis	Discovery	0.36	1.01
Christmas Cookie Challenge	Food	0.33	1.33
Teen Mom: Young & Pregnant	MTV	0.32	0.58
Pardon the Interruption	ESPN	0.31	0.94
People Magazine Investigates	Invest. Discovery	0.3	1.08
Sportscenter	ESPN	0.29	0.75
The Rachel Maddow Show	MSNBC	0.28	3.01
Around the Horn	ESPN	0.26	0.72
Love It Or List It	HGTV	0.25	1.05
Real Country	USA	0.24	0.68
Tucker Carlson Tonight	Fox News	0.23	2.78
Highly Quesitonable	ESPN	0.22	0.59
First Take	ESPN	0.21	0.55
Highlights Below the Chart:
Nightflyers Mars My Brilliant Friend	Syfy National Geo HBO	0.14 0.05 0.03	0.41 0.45 0.21

Tuesday Cable Ratings 11/27/18: Scientology and the Aftermath Returns Strong, Mississippi Senate Race Boosts Rachel Maddow, Real Country Rises

Below are the Top 25 programs on cable on Tuesday, 11/27/18. Items of note include the premiere of Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath on A&E, the Guest Book on TBS, and Mississippi Senate coverage on MSNBC.
(Note: Click any show with its name in green or blue to be taken to its page in the TV Ratings Guide Cable Ratings Database.)

Show	Network	18-49 Viewers	Viewers (mil.)
WWE Smackdown	USA	0.81	2.26
Curse of Oak Island	History	0.76	3.41
Below Deck	Bravo	0.66	1.67
College Basketball	ESPN	0.6	1.59
The Challenge Reunion	MTV	0.45	0.69
College Basketball	ESPN	0.43	1.49
Tender Touches	Adult Swim	0.37	0.73
COAI: Behind the Dig	History	0.36	1.80
Chopped	Food	0.36	1.12
CFP Rankings Show	ESPN	0.35	1.05
The Night That Didn't End	Invest Discovery	0.35	1.14
The Guest Book	TBS	0.34	1.00
Leah Remini: Scientology & the Aftermath	A&E	0.34	0.97
Body Cam	Invest Discovery	0.33	1.34
The Rachel Maddow Show	MSNBC	0.32	3.32
Sportscenter	ESPN	0.32	0.77
Tender Touches	Adult Swim	0.32	0.62
Ink Master	Paramount	0.27	0.72
Brothers In Arms	History	0.27	1.01
Welcome to Murdertown	Invest Discovery	0.27	1.13
House Hunters	HGTV	0.27	1.34
House Hunters	HGTV	0.26	1.19
Little Couple	TLC	0.26	1.46
Pardon the Interruption	ESPN	0.26	0.80
House Hunters International	HGTV	0.25	1.26

Off the chart, Real Country rose to 0.21.