iZombie to End After Season 5

iZombie's upcoming fifth season will be its final season.

The CW announced that it, Jane the Virgin, and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend will air their final seasons during the 2018-19 season. The episode count for iZombie will be at least 71 episodes by the time it ends.

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

iZombie Renewed for Season 5 by the CW

Despite mediocre ratings, CW's zombie drama iZombie will keep on living the good (after)life for at least another season. The network has announced that the Rose McIver-led show, currently averaging a 0.24 in the golden 18-49 demo, will return for a fifth season. The show has been seen as a toss-up for much of the season, though this was an incorrect prediction for the TV Ratings Guide.

What do you think of this news? Are you happy for more iZombie? Let us know in the comments below.

CW Renew/Cancel: Once Again, iZombie is Likely to be Renewed

Welcome to the CW Renew/Cancel Watch. In this installment, I have the prediction for iZombie, plus a downgrade for, you guessed it, Dynasty. Here are the predictions as of March 2, 2018.

Final Season	Certain to be Canceled	Likely to be Canceled	Watching	Likely to be Renewed	Certain to be Renewed
The Originals	Valor		Dynasty	Arrow	Crazy Ex- Girlfriend
				iZombie	Black Lightning
				Jane the Virgin	DC’s Legends of Tomorrow
					Riverdale
					Supergirl
					Supernatural
					The Flash

iZombie: In this installment, this show is in the headline. Despite the fact that the show premiered at the same premiere rating as Valor, this show is likely to be renewed. Why? You might ask. Episode count matters in this case. Last season, The 100 was in a similar situation and got renewed. iZombie will only have 58 episodes at the end of its current season, which is the fourth season. In the Pedowitz era, no CW show in recent history has been canceled with less than 70 episodes. Also, the CW is expanding to Sunday nights next season, which means more shows will air. For these reasons, iZombie is likely to be renewed.

Dynasty: Abysmally rated Dynasty has been downgraded once again. This season, the most polarizing prediction has been this show. I've had it at likely to be canceled and then at likely to be renewed. This week, it's moving down to a toss up. It's moving to Fridays starting next week and usually a Friday move equals cancelation. But the Sunday expansion gives us pause, and something has got to air. Until we see ratings for the Friday episodes, we'll leave it in the Watching column for now.

This concludes a rushed CW Renew/Cancel. Stay tuned for more prediction updates.

CW Renew/Cancel Preseason Predictions

Hello, peeps! I'm Jessica, and this fall, I will be doing Renew/Cancel predictions for The CW. Last season, the network renewed their entire Monday-Thursday lineup, throwing Hart of Dixie to the wolves. Let's get on to my preseason predictions for the fall 2015 season.

Certain to be Canceled
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

Likely to be Canceled
The Vampire Diaries

Toss Up
Reign

Likely to be Renewed
Jane the Virgin

Certain to be Renewed
Arrow
The Flash
iZombie
The Originals
Supernatural

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend: First off, I would say, what a poor choice for a lead in. Also, three words: Dead. On. Arrival.

The Vampire Diaries: After Nina Dobrev's departure, I wouldn't be surprised if there was a sharp ratings decline. Also, one commenter has pointed out that it has no syndication deal. Another one commented that CW viewers are experiencing vampire fatigue. I don't see this lasting much longer.

Jane the Virgin: Although rather mediocre in the ratings, it has gotten critical acclaim. It is also closer to syndication, which means that it will need one more full season to reach 66 episodes, and also for the guarantee of the syndication gods. Given the situation with Tribune, the CW would like to have as many shows in syndication as possible.

iZombie: Higher rated than Jane the Virgin. It also has The Flash as a lead-in.

Reign: It will be in its third season. Guaranteed fourth season renewal for syndication purposes, regardless of ratings. SpoilerTV reported that the third season will have 18 episodes, instead of the 22 episodes originally ordered. And there was a shorter shooting schedule. Sounds to me that the episode order was cut. Let's take a road down memory lane. On CBS last season, CSI's episode order was cut from 22 to 18, and it was canceled in May. On Fox, Mulaney's order was cut to the actual 13 episodes. Granted, if the CW decides to cancel one scripted drama, it will likely be Reign, combined with the woeful ratings it has gotten last season. It's a toss-up between cancelation and renewal, since the episode cut was made before the premiere.

The Originals: It will be in its third season. Guaranteed fourth season renewal for syndication purposes, regardless of ratings.

Arrow: Enough said. The CW has bigger fish to fry.

The Flash: Highest rated series on the CW. I don't see this going anywhere.

Supernatural: Enough said. Like I said, the network has bigger fish to fry.

What are your predictions? Let me know in the comments below!

Questions of the Week: Pre-Season Week 1

These are five discussion questions designed for you, the reader, to answer. Feel free to answer as many or few as you like, or just read through the responses. The questions will be simultaneously run on the Thursday Final Ratings post of TV by the Numbers, as well as the SpoilerTV Community Open Discussion Thread. As answers come in from here and the aforementioned places, I will update this post to insert your majority opinion in the most interactive Questions of the Week yet.

1) Which of ABC's two new Sunday shows will be lower-rated?
2) Will Scorpion see a fall spike again?
3) Was it a good or bad idea for The CW to keep iZombie behind The Flash?
4) Will Rosewood benefit from its Empire lead-out, or will its poor reviews be an indication of its ratings?
5) How many seasons left does Grimm have?
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1)
My Answer: I think that Quantico will be lower-rated based solely on its time slot. Although I hear much better reviews and more hype for Quantico, the truth is that one gets a Once Upon a Time lead-in, while the other does it. I foresee Blood & Oil to be a 1.2-1.5 player, leaving Quantico with its work cut out for it.

Your Answer: Blood & Oil by a fair margin

2)
My Answer: Scorpion will more than likely see a little bit of a fall spike, but not as much as last season. With The Big Bang Theory being a weaker show (albeit still huge) and having a lead-in of Life in Pieces instead of a massively-rated Big Bang rerun, I think Scorpion may see some 2.3-2.4s, but not much higher than that.

Your Answer: You were pretty mixed on this question. Some said no, others said yes. What fascinated me the most was that most of those who answered yes think that it will only see a small spike compared to the strong start it had last fall.

3)
My Answer: I think that keeping iZombie behind The Flash was basically the most sensical idea considering that the only new show on The CW's schedule seems completely incompatible. However, I think that it would be a bad idea to keep it there through midseason, as its poor retention and high hold-up after a Flash rerun indicates that the Tuesday at 9pm slot is better suited for another show. It's just a matter of waiting for that show to arrive.

Your Answer: Another question with mixed responses. I couldn't really take a general consensus out of this one. What I did notice is a few people using iZombie as an analogy to The 100 last season, in that it will have The CW's highest lead-in and not use it, despite being a steadily mediocrely-rated show. I really think it's interesting how some think it is a terrible idea, and others a good idea.

4)
My Answer: FOX was pretty reserved last season from pulling shows from the schedule (see: Red Band Society), but I think Rosewood will be 13-and-done at best. I actually wouldn't be surprised to see Empire S2B air at 8pm, leading out to a new show.

Your Answer: I noticed that some of you think that Rosewood will be DOA, while there is also a couple who think it has a chance to be renewed. Regardless, most of you expect it to at least do well for the first few episodes. I honestly think it will manage to go sub-1 before its (apparently 10, not 13) episode order is complete, though some others think having Empire air after it will stop that.

5)
My Answer: NBC is truly struggling in the scripted department right now, having no bona fide hits. The problem is that Grimm is no longer helping NBC provide strong Friday ratings, and they could probably do just as good or better with a cheap reality show (The Biggest Loser, maybe?) and/or Dateline. With no show doing well after it, I think Grimm may be ending in two seasons. I would say one, but I think that may only happen if for some reason NBC gets a show like The Player or Shades of Blue to work.

Your Answer: Hey, we found a question where we really agree on an answer! Most answers I came across have Grimm at either one or two more seasons.

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