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Single Parents Canceled after Two Seasons

Thursday, May 21, 2020
Sophomore comedy series Single Parents won't be back for a third season on ABC. The network canceled the comedy today, due to mediocre ratings and modest retention from its long-time lead-in Modern Family. The 0.6 average for season two was a 29% decline, tying for the fourth-worst decline of any ABC show in the 2019-20 season. Elizabeth Meriwether created the series (alongside JJ Philbin). Though Meriwether is an important creative partner for ABC (she also created Bless This Mess), that relationship wasn't enough to secure a third season for the show. Taran Killam, Kimrie Lewis, Leighton Meester, Brad Garrett and Jake Choi starred in the series, which ran for 45 episodes over two seasons. This was a correct prediction for The TV Ratings Guide.


Single Parents Renewed for Season 2

Friday, May 10, 2019

ABC has renewed Single Parents for a second season. The show's newfound network ownership thanks to Disney's acquisition of 20th Century Fox likely helped it score a renewal. Single Parents was far from a strong performer for ABC throughout its first season, but with a 0.86 average was a slightly higher performer than fellow new ABC comedy The Kids Are Alright. Leighton Meester, Taran Killam, Brad Garrett, Jake Choi and Kimrie Lewis star in the series as a group of friends who all happen to be single parents; it was created by JJ Philbin and New Girl creator Liz Meriwether.

What do you think of this news? Will you be tuning in for season 2? Let us know in the comments below!

ABC Renew/Cancel - September 28: Single Parents is a Toss-Up

Friday, September 28, 2018
ABC Renew/Cancel - September 28: Single Parents is a Toss-Up
Welcome to the return of ABC renew/cancel! In this first week, we will take a look at the scripted shows that premiered on ABC during premiere week, which includes two new shows, comedy Single Parents and drama A Million Little Things.


Certain to be Canceled

 Likely to be Canceled

 Toss-Up
A Million Little Things (1.1)
Single Parents (1.3)

Likely to be Renewed
How to Get Away with Murder (0.8)
Modern Family (1.6)

Certain to be Renewed
American Housewife (1.2)
The Goldbergs (1.4)
The Good Doctor (1.3)
Grey's Anatomy (1.9)


Single Parents: This is a tough show to predict at the moment for many reasons. First, this premiere rating doesn't really indicate that Single Parents is a hit, but it doesn't look like a failure either. Then, a lot is still unknown on the ABC comedy front. Modern Family may be in its final season, but we don't know. Splitting Up Together may continue to perform well, or it could suffer a sophomore slump. If Fresh Off the Boat disappoints in the ratings on Fridays, we don't know if Disney's upcoming acquisition of 20th Century FOX will keep the show living on or not. And, ABC has another new comedy coming this fall (well, two more really, but The Conners is a spin-off of Roseanne and I'd be shocked if it didn't perform well at least for its first season), with The Kids are Alright premiering on Tuesday, October 16th. Too much is unknown right now to be able to predict Single Parents one way or another without a clear indication of its strength.

A Million Little Things: With the way things are going with ABC's dramas, it shouldn't be too hard of a feat for a new drama to score a renewal. Still, a 1.1 isn't the most promising premiere rating, so I don't want to label this as likely to be renewed yet. I have to see what kind of ratings are coming for this show, whether it holds up well or not. There will also be more clarity when ABC's other new drama this fall, The Rookie, premieres on Tuesday, October 16th.

Modern Family: With what was ABC's top comedy for most of its run still doing strong ratings, and no cast members seeming to be ready to quit, the question of whether or not Modern Family will return for an eleventh season comes down to the amount of money the show makes in syndication compared up against the cost of paying for this large, expensive cast for another season (the cost of which will likely go up this season with contracts being up). I'm thinking that the show gets an 11th season because renewing for that season doesn't necessarily mean paying each of the six adult cast members for twenty-two more episodes (plus the cost of the younger actors for however many episodes they are in). The show could do a shorter season, or have each cast member not appear in every episode (like the final season of another large cast show, Parenthood). A 18-episode season where the adult cast members only appear in 13 episodes each could be a way for a less expensive, likely final, eleventh season.

How to Get Away with Murder: While its season premiere number certainly isn't impressive, I have a hard time not seeing ABC give How to Get Away with Murder a final season send-off. It really helps the show's chances that ABC continues to struggle in the drama department, and that they have a night (Sundays) that they have to fill before American Idol comes on the scene in the spring. How to Get Away with Murder could move there next season, either with its regular 15 or a shorter episode order.

The Good Doctor: Tying its series low isn't a good look for the series premiere of The Good Doctor, but the rating wasn't very concerning when all factors are looked at. This premiere went up against the large series premiere of Manifest (2.2), had a weak Dancing with the Stars lead-in (1.0), and was pre-empted somewhere in the country for Monday Night Football. But with all context taken out, 1.3 is a perfectly fine number for an ABC drama. This show will definitely return.

American Housewife: Is there anything better for your renewal chances on ABC than being an ABC Studios-produced comedy one season away from having a number of episodes where you could enter syndication? American Housewife will be back for season four, guaranteed.

The Goldbergs: When Modern Family does end, whether that's this year or not, The Goldbergs will be incredibly important to ABC's Wednesday comedy line-up. So, don't expect this show to go anywhere. It'll be back here on Wednesdays once again next fall.

Grey's Anatomy: ABC's number one drama has its lead actress locked into a contract for another year, so there's no reason that the show won't return next fall.


What do you think of my predictions? Leave your thoughts in the comments!

Full List of 2017-18 Upfronts Decisions (So Far)

Saturday, May 12, 2018
Welcome to the full list of series that have been renewed, canceled, picked up to series, and pilots that have been passed on for the 2017-18. Even though this is meant to inform you on decisions made in the weeks leading up to Upfronts, I'll be including every show. Clicking on each show's name will lead you to the renewal/cancellation/pickup/pass announcement.

Renewals:

ABC:
The Good Doctor
NBC:
CBS:
Fox:
The CW:
Cancellations/Series Endings:

ABC:
Scandal
NBC:
CBS:
Fox:
The CW:
Series Orders:

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NBC:
CBS:
Fox:
The CW:
Passed-On Pilots:

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The CW:

ABC Orders Single Parents to Series

Friday, May 11, 2018

ABC has given a series order to comedy pilot Single Parents.

Single Parents is a single-camera comedy, whose ensemble includes SNL's Taran Killam and Everybody Loves Raymond star Brad Garrett. The series is created by New Girl writer J.J. Philbin, and the producers include Liz Meriwether, creator of New Girl.

The logline for the series, from Deadline: "A group of dysfunctional single parents lean on one another as they raise their kids, look for love and ultimately realize survival is only possible with the help of one another." The series is produced by 20th Century FOX, in co-production with ABC Studios.

What do you think of this news? Are you interested in Single Parents? Leave your thoughts in the comments!
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