The 2005 Prime Time TV Fall Lineups: My Renewal Scorecard

Well all the TV networks and netlets have their new prime time lineups ready to go, and along with the new shows, their are holdovers including those that were on bubble.

Lets recap those shows

ABC: Blind Justice, Less than Perfect, 8 Simple Rules, Eyes

CBS: Listen Up, Joan of Arcadia, Judging Amy, Yes Dear

FOX: Life on a Stick, Bernie Mac, Arrested Development, Quintuplets

NBC: Will & Grace, Committed, The Office

UPN: Kevin Hill, All of Us

The WB: Jack & Bobby, Summerland

This was the big list and this excludes 60 Minutes Wed. which got canned this week.

Now here are the shows I predicted that would be renewed by their respected networks

8 Simple Rules
Arrested Development
Bernie Mac
Jack & Bobby
Joan of Arcadia
Judging Amy
Kevin Hill
The Office
Summerland
Life on a Stick
Will & Grace
Yes Dear

Overalll I predicted 12 shows would be renewed. The number that got renewed: Five out of 12 shows I predicted got the green light for another year

Here are those shows.

Arrested Development: In the USA Today "save our shows" poll this one won hands down for a show that viewers wanted kept. They want to give this show one more chance before killing it for good, and FOX has granted that wish. FOX killed "Family Guy" but the fans of that respected show kept it alive and now FOX brought it back and looks like FG will stay for a long time to come. Now can that be said about Arrested Development???

Bernie Mac: Mac's health might have not been up to par, but its a token show for the African-American audience and FOX did the right thing in keeping it..

The Office: It deserves one more shot. May not be as good as its U.K. counterpart, but still better than what is out their in sitcom land. Still on Tuesdays, and I am still sticking with The Amazing Race however.

Will & Grace: Their got their their money, now please do your swan song and wrap things up

Yes Dear: CBS may hate it, the reviews may not be good, but the viewers love the two married couples protrayed on this show.

I did not do so great, better luck next year.

Now one last time, my Prime Time Fall Lineup posts in order of release

NBC
http://donmccullen.blogspot.com/2005/05/2005-prime-time-tv-fall-lineups-nbc.html

ABC & The WB
http://donmccullen.blogspot.com/2005/05/2005-prime-time-tv-fall-lineups-abc-wb.html

CBS
http://donmccullen.blogspot.com/2005/05/2005-prime-time-tv-fall-lineups-cbs.html

FOX & UPN
http://donmccullen.blogspot.com/2005/05/2005-prime-time-tv-fall-lineups-fox.html

Have a great summer, and kept tuned to "The Blog According to Don."