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Elementary Renewed by CBS for Season 7
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CBS Renew/Cancel: ‘Code Black’ and ‘Elementary ’ Likely To be Canceled
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| Code Black, CBS Studios/ABC Studios |
It's time for a very special, pre-Upfronts CBS renew/cancel, in which Code Black and Elementary will receive their initial predictions.
Show
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Status
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| 1 | The Big Bang Theory | Renewed |
| 2 | Young Sheldon | Renewed |
| 3 | Mom | Renewed |
| 4 | NCIS | Renewed |
| 5 | Kevin Can Wait | Certain Renewal |
| 6 | Bull | Renewed |
| 7 | Life In Pieces | Certain Renewal |
| 8 | SEAL Team | Renewed |
| 9 | Man With a Plan | Likely Renewal |
| 10 | Me, Myself & I | Canceled |
| 11 | Criminal Minds | Likely Renewal |
| 12 | Hawaii Five-0 | Renewed |
| 13 | SWAT | Renewed |
| 14 | NCIS: New Orleans | Renewed |
| 15 | 9JKL | Certain Cancellation |
| 16 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Renewed |
| 17 | Blue Bloods | Renewed |
| 18 | Superior Donuts | Likely Cancellation |
| 19 | Wisdom of the Crowd | Canceled |
| 20 | MacGyver | Renewed |
| 21 | Instinct | Likely Cancellation |
| 22 | Scorpion | Likely Renewal |
| 23 | Code Black | Likely Cancellation |
| 24 | Living Biblically | Canceled |
| 25 | Madam Secretary | Renewed |
| 26 | Elementary | Likely Cancellation |
Code Black:
The medical drama has averaged a 0.7 this season so far. That's very unimpressive and it actually puts it in flop territory for the first time. While the show is no stranger to the bubble, and CBS seems to be a fan of it, that probably won't be enough for a fourth season. It's a close one, and Code Black hasn't flatlined just yet, but it seems like this might be the end of the line for it.
Elementary:
CBS's lowest Sunday-Friday show, Elementary has survived this long due to its lucrative syndication deal. This time around, contracts will have to be renegotiated. The low-rated show has to end sometime, and with some hurdles in the way of its renewal, this is probably it. Don't count Holmes and Watson out just yet, even if they are down.
What do you think of these predictions? What will happen to Code Black and Elementary? Drop a comment below and let me know what you think!
CBS Announces Season Premiere Dates for Elementary and Code Black
The sixth season police procedural of Elementary will premiere on Monday, April 30 at 10:00, taking over Scorpion's timeslot. Elementary has a 21 episode order for its sixth season. Originally, 13 episodes were ordered, but CBS upped that order in November. Scorpion, which will conclude its fourth season on April 23, is no stranger to airing its season finale in April. The series concluded its first and second seasons on April 20, 2015 and April 25, 2016, respectively.
The third season of medical drama Code Black will premiere that same week, on Wednesday, May 2 at 10:00, taking over the timeslot from Criminal Minds. This is the timeslot that Code Black aired in during its first two seasons, though both of those seasons aired from September to February. The 13 episodes that the third season will consist of is less than the 18 and 16 that its first and second seasons respectively consisted of. This is the first time that Criminal Minds will end its season in April, but it is only one week earlier than when it ended its seasons in 2015 and 2016.
This leaves one CBS drama unscheduled, international co-production Ransom. The first season of the procedural following a hostage negotiation team aired on Saturdays in early 2017. Also unscheduled is unscripted series Undercover Boss, which usually airs in-season, but may air its entire season in the summer this time around, considering how it was left out of today's news.
What do you think of this news? Leave your thoughts in the comments!
CBS Expands 'Elementary' Season 6 Order to 21 Episodes
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| Lucy Liu, Jonny Lee Miller ("Elementary") | CBS |
CBS has expanded the upcoming sixth season of Elementary from 13 episodes to 21. The previous five seasons of the series produced 24 episodes each, with a lucrative syndication deal making full seasons an incentive for the network. For the first time since its debut in 2012, Elementary was absent from the fall schedule last May following its increasingly meager first-run ratings performance.
With the network recently deciding against more Wisdom of the Crowd, the return of Elementary to Sunday nights is a possibility going forward. In addition, the network has yet to offer scheduling for the third season of Code Black, as well as the first season of Instinct, starring The Good Wife's Alan Cumming.
What do you think of this news? Where do you think Elementary will end up on CBS's midseason schedule? Share your thoughts with us below.
What do you think of this news? Where do you think Elementary will end up on CBS's midseason schedule? Share your thoughts with us below.
CBS Renew/Cancel: A Look Ahead
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CBS RENEW/CANCEL:
A LOOK AHEAD
This fall, CBS is set to premiere the hour-long series Wisdom of the Crowd, S.W.A.T., and SEAL Team, as well as the half-hour series 9JKL, Young Sheldon, and Me, Myself & I. As the season gets in gear this week, here's a look at some of the pressing issues across the network that will be interesting to follow over the course of the season.
Comedy Revival
By now, it's no secret that the latest television revival is none other than The King of Queens. Well, more or less. With CBS's shocking decision to cut its relationship with actress Erinn Hayes (and effectively killing her character off the planet of TV Earth), the second season of Kevin Can Wait is getting a major cast shake-up this year. Kevin James' former Queens co-star, Leah Remini, is joining the network's #1 new comedy of 2016-17 as a series regular. This caused a lot of backlash online from fans and from people who have never seen the show but know of the stars' intimate TV marriage history.
Remini did provide a slight uptick in the ratings for the two-part season finale in May, but it's unclear how much of an impact she will have on the show's ratings in season two. It's possible that the reunited on-screen couple will wear thin on viewers, and/or the firing of the original lead actress will leave a bad enough taste in viewers' mouths that they won't give the new (or, rather, old) pairing a chance. However, Remini has had a significant career resurgence following her highly publicized departure from the Church of Scientology, which has ignited a media firestorm and provided her with a platform that has spawned successful books and, most notably, a popular TV show on A&E.
The sitcom is definitely going to see a second-year decline, as it won't get another launch out of The Big Bang Theory like last year, and the initial interest that people may have had in Kevin James' return to TV won't fuel its first few airings this time around. However, I do think that Leah Remini's casting will help to soften the blow a bit. CBS obviously had a reason to make this decision, they've gotten a lot of media coverage over it, and it'll either blow up in their faces or carry them safely into another two seasons at least.
Aging Veterans
CSI and The Mentalist ended in 2015, Person of Interest and The Good Wife went off the air in 2016, and somehow zero long-running dramas were given pink slips in 2017. It appears that the network is due for several long-running series to end, which could realistically be Criminal Minds, Hawaii Five-0, and/or Elementary by May of next year. These three series are entering their thirteenth, eighth, and sixth seasons, respectively.
Criminal Minds has been tapping criminals since 2005, which makes it CBS's second longest-running series on the air after NCIS. It wasn't included in the early mass renewal last year due to ongoing negotiations between CBS and ABC Studios, which is one reason why this show always has the high possibility of being canned: costs. There have been some cast shake-ups in recent seasons, with Shemar Moore leaving and Paget Brewster returning, namely, but that drama isn't as significant as it is over in Hawaii. It's maintained as one of CBS's stronger drama performers, but it has seen some sharp year-to-year declines, and now it moves from 9pm to the 10 o'clock hour. It seems that CBS is slowly phasing it out, but will it end its run on Wednesdays or will CBS wait and retire it for another season on Fridays or Sundays? It's really not an Elementary that makes CBS syndication money, nor an NCIS: LA that is a venerable franchise show (in fact, it has failed to generate a franchise), so it's quite possible that a move to another night is not a redeeming strategic option here.
Hawaii Five-0 has been a respectable performer on low-viewed Fridays alongside its companion show Blue Bloods, but it faces rising costs and the controversial departures of co-stars Daniel Dae Kim and Grace Park over salary inequality disputes. Whether or not their absences in the show affect the ratings in 2017-18, Alex O'Loughlin has expressed a desire to leave after Season 8 of the series. Losing three of its stars in a matter of a year would be troubling for the show, and it wouldn't be surprising if this is its last go.
Elementary hasn't been a strong performer for CBS in its last couple of seasons, and it was nearly the lowest-rated show on the entire network just last year, averaging a pitiful 0.64 demo rating on Sundays at 10. However, its $3m/episode syndication deal is extremely valuable to CBS, so they continue to capitalize on its odd profitability despite low first-run ratings. It's always looked weak enough for cancellation despite its syndication deal, so is the end of Season 6 finally going to be its curtain call? Probably, maybe - who knows? It has never failed to surprise us.
Me, Myself & Man with a Plan
CBS has been heavily promoting its new span-of-a-life comedy, Me, Myself & I, starring Bobby Moynihan, John Larroquette, and Jack Dylan Grazer as three versions of the same character. Despite an original-sounding concept, it has the unfortunate business of airing without much lead-in support. Sure, it'll get some eyes in the few weeks where The Big Bang Theory kicks off the night, but it's airing at 9:30 and those eyes will have to continue watching 9JKL and Kevin Can Wait before they get to this one. Post-NFL it'll move up half an hour and follow 9JKL. Unless Leah Remini brings an unforeseen amount of heat to the Kevin Can Wait ratings, or 9JKL really blows up with its Big Bang exposure, I foresee this singlecam having a rough go on a multicam-dominated Monday.
Thus, Matt LeBlanc may be on TV sooner than expected with the return of Man with a Plan. As it stands, the sophomore comedy has been scrapped from airing in the fall in order to give three new sitcoms a shot, along with the second season of Superior Donuts getting a better chance to grow. CBS might be testing how much they need Man with a Plan by benching it, but if they have any desire to get it to syndication without much fuss, it'll likely be looking to slide in to one of the new comedies' time slots. At this time, Me, Myself & I looks especially vulnerable, but only time will tell. Keep in mind that another new comedy, By the Book, waits on the sideline as well, so nothing can be too safe.
#Military
The military drama is in trending supply this season, whether or not the demand is there. The CW is airing Valor, NBC is airing The Brave, and CBS is airing David Boreanaz (also referred to as SEAL Team). The trend last season appeared to be time travel dramas, but only one of them made it to a second season (after being cancelled first - hey, Timeless). Does an abundance of dramas with a similar theme make it harder to stand out? Maybe.
CBS's shot at tapping into patriotism is with SEAL Team, led by a successful and recognizable TV star in Boreanaz, who comes directly off of 12 seasons of Bones. CBS pushed Criminal Minds to the end of the night in order to give this new drama the Survivor lead-in, which should give it a solid chance of catching viewers. Luckily, its positioned against comedies on ABC, a soap on The CW, and a musical drama on FOX. It must face the beast of Law & Order: SVU, but Criminal Minds has been managing that for a long time.
In a sense, SEAL Team looks to be CBS's best chance to generate a hit new drama (arguably, Wisdom of the Crowd has a nice time slot as well), but it faces the risk of being one of three similar dramas on television this fall. Whether or not this one succeeds is important for the network's development slate, considering S.W.A.T. isn't getting quite as generous of a time slot on Thursdays at 10.
The CBS Renew/Cancel Watch returns next week.
Here's a poll to let me know what the readers of this column plan to watch on CBS this season.
Here's a poll to let me know what the readers of this column plan to watch on CBS this season.
I Watch / Will Watch...
Final CBS Renew/Cancel: 2 Broke Girls, Code Black, Elementary, + More
The key to the right indicates which colors are associated with each prediction. The data in the table includes season lows, highs, and averages (Adults 18-49 demo), as well as the year-to-year changes for returning shows that have not already been officially renewed or canceled. These are provided for reasoning with and understanding my predictions. The shows are ordered by their season averages against only other scripted CBS shows.
- The Big Bang Theory, NCIS, Mom, Criminal Minds, NCIS: LA, Life in Pieces, Scorpion, NCIS: New Orleans, Hawaii Five-0, Blue Bloods, and Madam Secretary are the continuing series that have been officially given additional seasons.
- Kevin Can Wait, Bull, Man with a Plan, Superior Donuts, and MacGyver are the freshman series that have been officially given additional seasons.
- Doubt was the only series pulled from the schedule this season after airing just two episodes. It won't be included in the breakdown analysis below for obvious reasons.
- The Great Indoors, 2 Broke Girls, Code Black, The Odd Couple, Pure Genius, Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders, Training Day, Elementary, and Ransom are the series that remain in contention for renewal, some considerably more than others.
THE GREAT INDOORS
- As the season closes out, CBS appears to be (rightfully) disappointed in the performance of its latest post-TBBT beneficiary led by Joel McHale. They decided to air the final two episodes of its first season on Mondays at 9:30, which is already disastrous with the penultimate episode scoring a 0.8 in the demo, its lowest data point to date. CBS left it out of its mass renewals in March, leading us to assume its demise internally. The fact that the network already renewed three freshman (Kevin Can Wait, Man with a Plan, Superior Donuts) means that this is really the odd duck out as far as newbies go. Its seasonal average (1.44) is very mediocre considering the maximum exposure all season long. My final prediction: Likely to be Canceled.
2 BROKE GIRLS
- The future of the Kat Dennings-Beth Behrs comedy is one of the hardest, if not the hardest prediction to be made across television this year. After six years, many timeslots and moves to fill in where CBS needed it to, the show has died down to the 1.0 range. The show is not produced by CBS, it's undoubtedly more expensive than a new replacement show would be, and it follows in the wake of a comedy department that saw the surprising cancellation of Mike & Molly last year after filling a similar capacity for six seasons. That decision led many to believe, including myself, that the execs wouldn't be so kind to the aging 2 Broke Girls in the future. Now we're here, the future, where the show was not included in the mass renewals that gave future installments to Mom (Season 5) and Life In Pieces (Season 3). Also renewed for next season include the previously mentioned freshman comedies Kevin Can Wait, Man with a Plan, and Superior Donuts, as well as the staple The Big Bang Theory (renewed through Season 12). The fall schedule will also include TBBT spinoff Sheldon, and perhaps another new series yet to be ordered. If CBS keeps its two hours of comedy next fall, that's already 7-8 comedies ready and willing for eight spots. The argument for 2 Broke Girls is that it could get a final 13, which is probably what it should exclusively hope for at this point in time when the competition is fierce.
- The difference between the way CBS handled Mike & Molly and how they would theoretically handle 2 Broke Girls' cancellation is that the former was announced as the final season while the season was still airing, so it could be advertised as having a series finale for the fans. In the latter's case, a cancellation would come after it aired its season 6 finale, meaning it's an after-the-fact RIP that would be sour for its long-standing fans. In addition, the sixth season of Mike & Molly was already short at 13 episodes, whereas 2 Broke Girls had a full 22, signaling that the attitude towards the latter was more committal and a sign of confidence that M&M didn't have. Reportedly, CBS is in intense negotiations with Warner Bros. TV over the possibility of a continuation, and co-showrunner Michelle Nader is insistent that they are not done with this show and that the season 6 finale was decisively not a series finale. Of course, no one wants to end their show prematurely, which doesn't make this case special or more deserving of renewal, but surely the staunch attitude of not catering to a season six finale that COULD act as a series finale makes Nader's and 2BG a case to still be talked out extensively. WBTV makes $1.7 million/episode from its syndication deal with TBS, which makes this an important negotiation for WBTV. The fact that it wasn't renewed, but hasn't been cancelled either, despite being CBS's second-longest running sitcom still on air that has immense fan support and an apparent impassioned creative pitch to continue, has made me lean in its favor in these final days. I'm expecting this one will be drawn out in front of its fans, which could help propel some interest in its final season of at least 13 episodes. My final prediction: Likely to be Renewed.
CODE BLACK
- The second major question for CBS is its relationship going forward with its Marcia Gay Harden-led medical drama. Against its fellow fall freshman Limitless and Supergirl last year, the low-rated series, which only produced an 18-episode first season, was the only one to make it back on CBS for another season. It had a lower average than both Limitless and Supergirl, but other factors (including Supergirl's move to The CW) made it a more feasible option to keep Code Black around, and apparently CBS champions it internally. The show took on some creative changes in its second attempt at success, with Rob Lowe notably joining the principal cast. However, the ratings still dropped almost 24 percent year-to-year. Originally, the second season order was for 13 episodes, but CBS ordered an additional 3 before replacing it on the schedule again with Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders, which has failed to impress and rate any better. A renewal for this show would come from two sources: internal confidence at CBS, and a licensing reduction by co-producer ABC Studios. I've been a supporter of the show's chances to return for months, as it seems like a reliable albeit low performer for the network that they could use to phase out the likes of Elementary and Madam Secretary on Sundays next season, with Code Black taking the 9pm slot and pushing Madam Secretary to 10. However, recent weeks and the closing in on upfronts have made me doubt this show's ability to start over for a third time when it didn't produce growth and it only has 34 episodes in the can. It's over two full seasons away from reaching a syndication deal, if it even would have enough ratings fuel by then to warrant such a deal, and CBS could probably get by without it on the schedule. Despite being a different network and facing different circumstances, The Mysteries of Laura on NBC was a show that got a lot of misguided renewal support for a season 3 that ended up amounting to zilch. My gut is telling me that a similar situation of false confidence is occurring with Code Black, unfortunately for the fans of the show, which has been fairly well-received. My final prediction: Likely to be Canceled.
THE ODD COUPLE
- The odd comedy couple out this season is Matthew Perry and Thomas Lennon. The series has had limited seasons for three years with increasingly troubling results in terms of ratings, where it has consistently been at the bottom of the heap. As it finished the year with 38 episodes and a 1.02 average in the A18-49 demo, there's no foreseeable path ahead, especially to syndication, that would make sense for CBS to pursue as this show is simply unneeded. Matthew Perry's tweets (antagonistic re: CBS execs) on the subject of the show's future are just as telling that it's done at CBS. My final prediction: Certain to be Canceled.
PURE GENIUS
- The medical drama from Jason Katims wasn't given an extended order from CBS beyond its initial 13 episodes, which made it the first evident victim of the fall. It averaged a measly 0.86 during its run, which makes a rival medical show like Code Black look much better in long term prospects. Perhaps CBS was hoping that Pure Genius would become what Code Black hasn't, but the latter is still the stronger show. Katims has a new show in Rise to focus on at NBC, so I'm sure he's not fretting over this failure. My final prediction: Certain to be Canceled.
CRIMINAL MINDS: BEYOND BORDERS
- The Criminal Minds spinoff is down nearly 32 percent from its season one performance in the post-Criminal Minds slot where it again replaced Code Black. Despite the mothership having been renewed already for a thirteenth season, the spinoff was left in the cold and has not been given word yet that it could continue for a third edition. With a worse seasonal average than Code Black, which has it beat in episodes (34 to 26), the drama doesn't seem to have the internal or data support it needs to continue. CBS renewed the series last year after a relatively strong debut, but it soon fizzled and if it comes down to this or Code Black, I am willing to bet on the latter returning. The lack of a renewal through this point suggests that CBS has been unimpressed. While Code Black hasn't been renewed either, it's more understandable that CBS would wait to see how Beyond Borders did before coming to a decision by May. This scenario seems like another CSI: Cyber; a failed spinoff that gets a couple of tries, but ultimately dies in brand fatigue. My final prediction: Likely to be Canceled.
TRAINING DAY
- Dredging up familiar movie properties is a gamble, as it's worked somewhat for the likes of FOX's Lethal Weapon, perhaps for FOX's The Exorcist and NBC's Taken (their fates yet to be determined), and failed for the likes of FOX's Minority Report and CBS's Limitless. The recognizable property following four feature films got off to a very slow start, endured one of its leads (Bill Paxton) dying suddenly, and was moved to Saturdays in expected burn-off fashion. CBS will let this one go quietly amidst the chaos. My final prediction: Certain to be Canceled.
ELEMENTARY
- The third and final big question mark on CBS this season: Elementary. The fifth season show has a loaded $3 million/episode syndication deal that has propelled its early renewal for the past few years for good reason. Les Moonves has touted how profitable the show is and how it's a staple for the network. However, this year was a little different, with the mass renewal not including the prized drama. That's not that surprising for those who follow ratings, as it's CBS's second worst rated show of the year to date with a 0.65 average, and that's only better than a weak Saturday night program (Ransom, 0.45). It's been recently positioned on Sunday nights at 10pm, where football typically causes regular delays. The most recent airings of Elementary not affected by football include a couple of 0.5s. That's horrendous, rating below NBC's Shades of Blue but above ABC's American Crime. Does a lucrative syndication deal make it passable, though? Could it be moved to Saturdays next season instead? Yes, and possibly, but the lack of a firm renewal in place through early May makes that hard to assess from a ratings spectator's angle of which doesn't have the ins and outs and intricate details of the negotiations taking place about the show's future. As with Code Black, I've had to reassess my stance on its chances to return as of late, what with word circulating that the network has put forth permission to make writing staff deals for a sixth season and the continued touting of its international prospects. While that's not a guaranteed sign that it's returning, it's something that suggests the negotiations are serious and that this property is worth the pitiful L+SD ratings. It could stay on Sundays, it could possibly show up on Saturdays, but the bottom line is that this supposedly ultra-profitable show that gave CBS millions and millions in profits isn't dying off that easily, as aggravating and shocking as it may seem to predict the #25 (out of 26) show to be renewed. My final prediction: Likely to be Renewed.
RANSOM
- Speaking of that random Saturday show: Ransom! What does Ransom have that Elementary doesn't? Nothing; in fact, it has so much less than Elementary that it would benefit from a Netflix/Orange is the New Black ransom scandal that could at least bring it some buzz. My final prediction: Likely to be Canceled.
CBS Renew/Cancel: 'Donuts' Superior To 'Great Indoors'
The key to the right indicates which colors are associated with each prediction. The data in the table includes season lows, highs, and averages (Adults 18-49 demo), as well as the year-to-year changes for returning shows that have not already been officially renewed or canceled. These are provided for reasoning with and understanding my predictions. The shows are ordered by their season averages against only other scripted CBS shows.
CBS Renew/Cancel: 'Superior Donuts' + 'Training Day'
Welcome to the second edition of the TV Ratings Guide's CBS Renew/Cancel Watch. All scripted, primetime shows are included in the prediction table below once they have premiered for the season. An analysis of any new prediction changes or observations follows. My current predictions are as of February 3, 2016.
The key to the right indicates which colors are associated with each prediction. The data in the table includes season lows, highs, and averages (Adults 18-49 demo), as well as the year-to-year changes for returning shows that have not already been officially renewed or canceled. These are provided for reasoning with and understanding my predictions. The shows are ordered by their season averages against only other scripted CBS shows.
Superior Donuts had a strong series premiere for CBS with a 1.9, retaining 61.3 percent of its Big Bang lead-in (3.1). Its A18-49 demo rating matches the series premiere of The Great Indoors, which had slightly worse retention (55.9 percent) from TBBT (3.4) in the fall. This is an encouraging result for the midseason series, making it the #2 comedy and #2 scripted series overall on the network. However, it's moving to Mondays for its subsequent episodes, which will be a better indicator of how it can perform in a line-up that isn't boosted by the Big Bang effect. Should it perform decently on Mondays, the fight for slots on the next fall schedule will be fierce. For now, it's Likely to be Renewed.
Also new last night, Training Day premiered to a weak 0.9, which is 10 percent below the series premiere of Pure Genius (1.0). With one data point of a 0.9, it's already the fourth worst performing series on the network this season, inching out only Elementary, Pure Genius, and Ransom (which airs on Saturday). It enters the table as Likely to be Canceled.
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