The Moodys Canceled After Two Seasons

Over a month after pulling the show from their schedule, Fox has decided to officially cancel The Moodys after two seasons. The show, which began as a Christmas-themed event series before being renewed for a second season, drew low ratings for the network with just a 0.27 average in the five episodes it aired before being pulled. That's a 47% decline from its first season, when it was already one of the network's lowest-rated shows. The series returned on June 6th and had its worst performance yet, garnering a miserable 0.14 in the Adults 18-49 demographic and falling behind every non-CW program. Unlike in season one, they won't tolerate these abysmal first-run ratings, as the show completely failed its second chance. Denis Leary, Elizabeth Perkins, Francois Arnaud, Jay Baruchel and Chelsea Frei starred in the series, which will return this summer to wrap its short run. The series finale is set to air on Sunday, June 20th, the same evening as fellow canceled series 'Bless the Harts'. This is a correct prediction for The TV Ratings Guide.

The Moodys Renewed by Fox

Holiday event series The Moodys will be back for a second season. The titular Moody family won't be celebrating another holiday after spending the entire first season celebrating Christmas, with season two instead focusing on the family's everyday lives. Debuting in early December 2019 after The Masked Singer, the show drew low ratings and horrendous retention on premiere night, dropping even lower in subsequent nights and going as low as 0.3 and averaging 0.48. Despite this, Fox saw potential in The Moodys as a holiday franchise for the network, and they'll let the show celebrate once again. Denis Leary, Elizabeth Perkins, Jay Baruchel, Chelsea Frei and Francois Arnaud star.

FOX Renew/Cancel: The FOX Drama Bubble Race Continues, Almost Family Effectively Canceled

It's a new year for FOX Renew/Cancel, and we have new predictions. A lot has changed since the last installment. Here are this week's predictions. 

Show	Prediction
9-1-1	Certain Renewal
Bob’s Burgers	Certain Renewal
Family Guy	Certain Renewal
Last Man Standing	Likely Renewal
Deputy	Leans Renewal
Prodigal Son	Leans Renewal
The Resident	Leans Renewal
The Moodys	Likely Cancelation
Almost Family	Effectively Canceled
Bless the Harts	Renewed
The Simpsons	Renewed
Empire	Final Season

Last Man Standing: The first two episodes of Last Man Standing premiered at a 1.0, then the next two episodes dropped to a 0.8. Last Man Standing still rakes in as one of the top rated comedies on Fox. As long as it remains steady in the 0.8 range, it should get renewed. Although it's not as certain given that it's now an unowned show. Nonetheless, Last Man Standing fans shouldn't worry too much about the show for now. Last Man Standing is likely to be renewed.

Now for the drama situation with Deputy, Prodigal Son, and The Resident. Deputy joined the 0.7 club along with Prodigal Son and The Resident. All three shows lean renewal at the moment, because ratings are so close between the three shows and they are at the FOX scripted median.

The Moodys: So much for the miniseries designation. A FOX press release had The Moodys waiting for a renewal decision. First of all, that's not likely happening. Second of all, ratings were terrible. The Moodys didn't do any better than the later episodes of Almost Family. The Moodys is likely to be canceled, although I would have had it as a certain cancelation if I were more ruthless.

Almost Family: Speaking of Almost Family, the FOX press release states that Almost Family and Flirty Dancing are pulled from the Wednesday night schedule effective January 22. This means that Almost Family is now effectively canceled. Go figure. The FOX Renew/Cancel chart adds the "effectively canceled" designation in light of the news, instead of just plain "canceled".

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