Canceled or coming back?

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on April 29, 2008M at 2:51 pm

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“Scrubs”: Canceled on NBC. Possibly coming back on ABC.               NBC Photo

  

    If you want to lobby networks to bring back your favorite shows, now would be a good time to do so.

   In a few weeks, ABC (May 13), CBS (May 14), Fox (May 15) and The CW (May 13) will unveil their 2008-09 fall lineups.

   NBC jumped the gun and announced its fall schedule on April 2, but the network is scheduled to make a second presentation (revisions perhaps?) on May 12. 

   Following is a list of the networks’ shows and their current status, as well as contact information in case you care to share your thoughts with the network bosses. 

ABC

►Will Return: America’s Funniest Home Videos, Brothers & Sisters, Dancing With the Stars, Desperate Housewives, Dirty Sexy Money, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Grey’s Anatomy, Lost, Private Practice, Pushing Daisies, Samantha Who?, Supernanny, Ugly Betty, 20/20, Wife Swap.

►Won’t Return: Big Shots, Carpoolers, Cavemen.

►No word yet: According to Jim, The Bachelor, Boston Legal, Cashmere Mafia, Dance War: Bruno vs. Carrie Ann, Eli Stone, Men in Trees, Notes from the Underbelly, October Road, Oprah’s Big Give, Primetime, Women’s Murder Club.

►Who to write: Stephen McPherson, ABC president of entertainment, 2300 Riverside Drive, Burbank, CA 91521.

CBS

►Will Return: The Amazing Race, The Big Bang Theory, Cold Case, Criminal Minds, CSI, CSI: Miami, CSI: NY, Ghost Whisperer, NCIS, NUMB3RS, 60 Minutes, Survivor, Two and a Half Men, Without a Trace.

►Won’t Return: Jericho, Secret Talents of the Stars, Viva Laughlin, Welcome to the Captain.

►No word yet: Cane, How I Met Your Mother, Kid Nation, Moonlight, The New Adventures of Old Christine, Rules of Engagement, Shark, The Unit.

►Possible new series: Flashpoint, Single White Millionaire.

►Who to write: Nina Tassler, CBS president of entertainment, 4024 Radford Avenue, Studio City, CA 91604.  

Fox

►Will Return: American Dad, American Idol, America’s Most Wanted, Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?, Bones, Cops, Family Guy, House, King of the Hill, Kitchen Nightmares, Prison Break, The Simpsons, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, 24.

►Won’t Return: K-Ville, Nashville, The Return of Jezebel James.

►No word yet: Back to You, Canterbury’s Law, Don’t Forget the Lyrics, Hell’s Kitchen, The Moment of Truth, The Next Great American Band, New Amsterdam, Til Death, Unhitched.

►Possible new series: Dollhouse, Fringe.

►Who to write: Kevin Reilly, Fox president of entertainment, P.O. Box 900, Beverly Hills, CA 90213.  

The CW

►Will Return: America’s Next Top Model, Everybody Hates Chris, Gossip Girl, One Tree Hill, Smallville, Supernatural.

►Won’t Return: CW Now, Girlfriends, Life Is Wild, Online Nation, WWE Friday Night Smackdown (moving to MyNetworkTV).

►No word yet: Aliens in America, Beauty and the Geek, Crowned: The Mother of All Pageants, The Game, Reaper.

►Who to write: Dawn Ostroff, The CW president of entertainment, 3300 W. Olive Avenue, Third Floor, Burbank, CA 91505. 

 NBC

►Will Return: The Biggest Loser, The Celebrity Apprentice, Chuck, Dateline, Deal or No Deal, ER, Friday Night Nights, Heroes, Law & Order, Law & Order: SVU, Life, Lipstick Jungle, Medium, My Name Is Earl, The Office, Saturday Night Live, 30 Rock.

►Won’t Return: Amne$ia, Bionic Woman, Journeyman, Las Vegas, My Dad Is Better Than Your Dad, 1 vs. 100, Phenomenon, quarterlife, Scrubs (may be picked up by ABC), The Singing Bee.

►New Series: America’s Toughest Jobs, Chopping Block, Crusoe, Kath & Kim, Kings, Knight Rider, Merlin, My Own Worst Enemy, The Office Spin-Off, The Philanthropist, Shark Taggers, The Listener, SNL Thursday Night Live, Gear, 

►Who to write: Ben Silverman, co-chairman of  NBC Entertainment, 300 W. Alameda Avenue, Burbank, CA 91523. 

 — Penny TV 

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Comments
Comment by Brisbane Dave on April 13, 2010 @ 8:06 pm

I cant wait for The Amazing Race to return, its one of my favourite shows. I wish it was on all year round!!!

Comment by ed hardy online on August 2, 2010 @ 2:45 am

I live in Lancaster Pa not to far from where this tragedy happened.When I first heard there was going to be a movie made, I was quite upset.

Comment by hollister uk on August 3, 2010 @ 3:34 am

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Comment by Blog Koszalin on December 4, 2011 @ 9:26 am

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