The TV graveyard: Is your show toast?
Issue date: 3/25/10 Section: Life!
It's that time of the year again, and the networks have started to decide which television shows to cut and which ones to keep for another season. Below you will find an up-to-date list, per network, of what fate has in store for your favorite show. If your show is in the "Dead" column then it is already cancelled, my condolences. You'll have better luck with "In Limbo" where shows are preparing to be cancelled, or with "Alive" where shows stand a good chance of reaching those pearly gates of renewal. Finally there's "Heaven" where you're shows are so safe, they've already been guaranteed another season on air.
ABC
Dead: Hank, Lost, and Ugly Betty.
In Limbo: Better Off Ted, The Deep End, FlashForward, The Forgotten, Scrubs, and V.
Alive: The Bachelor, Brothers & Sisters, Castle, Dancing with the Stars, Desperate Housewives, Grey's Anatomy, and Private Practice.
Heaven: Cougar Town, The Middle, and Modern Family.
CBS
Dead: Three Rivers.
In Limbo: Accidentally on Purpose, Medium, New Adventures of Old Christine, and Rules of Engagement.
Alive: Criminal Minds, CSI: Las Vegas, CSI: Miami, CSI: New York, Gary Unmarried, Ghost Whisperer, The Mentalist, NCIS,
Heaven: The Amazing Race, The Big Bang Theory, The Good Wife, How I Met Your Mother, NCIS: Los Angeles, Survivor, and Two and a Half Men.
FOX
Dead: Dollhouse.
In Limbo: 24, Brothers, Human Target, Past Life, and 'Til Death.
Alive: American Idol, House, and Lie to Me.
Heaven: American Dad, Bones, The Cleveland Show, Family Guy, Fringe, Glee, and The Simpsons.
NBC
In Limbo: Heroes, Mercy, Trauma.
Alive: The Biggest Loser, Celebrity Apprentice, Chuck, and Law & Order: SVU.
Heaven: 30 Rock, Community, Friday Night Lights, Law & Order, The Office, and Parks & Recreation.
The CW
In Limbo: Life Unexpected, Melrose Place, and One Tree Hill.
Heaven: 90210, America's Next Top Model, Gossip Girl, Smallville, Supernatural, and The Vampire Diaries.
So take a close look at these lists and if your shows haven't yet been cancelled, cross your fingers and hope for a renewal. If your shows have already been renewed, jump for joy, wait with bated for the fall to roll around, and get ready to set your DVR's for the new season.
Courtesy of Matthew Pearson
ABC
Dead: Hank, Lost, and Ugly Betty.
In Limbo: Better Off Ted, The Deep End, FlashForward, The Forgotten, Scrubs, and V.
Alive: The Bachelor, Brothers & Sisters, Castle, Dancing with the Stars, Desperate Housewives, Grey's Anatomy, and Private Practice.
Heaven: Cougar Town, The Middle, and Modern Family.
CBS
Dead: Three Rivers.
In Limbo: Accidentally on Purpose, Medium, New Adventures of Old Christine, and Rules of Engagement.
Alive: Criminal Minds, CSI: Las Vegas, CSI: Miami, CSI: New York, Gary Unmarried, Ghost Whisperer, The Mentalist, NCIS,
Heaven: The Amazing Race, The Big Bang Theory, The Good Wife, How I Met Your Mother, NCIS: Los Angeles, Survivor, and Two and a Half Men.
FOX
Dead: Dollhouse.
In Limbo: 24, Brothers, Human Target, Past Life, and 'Til Death.
Alive: American Idol, House, and Lie to Me.
Heaven: American Dad, Bones, The Cleveland Show, Family Guy, Fringe, Glee, and The Simpsons.
NBC
In Limbo: Heroes, Mercy, Trauma.
Alive: The Biggest Loser, Celebrity Apprentice, Chuck, and Law & Order: SVU.
Heaven: 30 Rock, Community, Friday Night Lights, Law & Order, The Office, and Parks & Recreation.
The CW
In Limbo: Life Unexpected, Melrose Place, and One Tree Hill.
Heaven: 90210, America's Next Top Model, Gossip Girl, Smallville, Supernatural, and The Vampire Diaries.
So take a close look at these lists and if your shows haven't yet been cancelled, cross your fingers and hope for a renewal. If your shows have already been renewed, jump for joy, wait with bated for the fall to roll around, and get ready to set your DVR's for the new season.
Courtesy of Matthew Pearson