Network News for ’19-’20 (up. 5/30 4:15PM)

Look for the red changes (latest: NBC Cancellations)!

As we’ve done for multiple years now, here’s a list of renewals, cancellations, and new series pickups, as we get more and more information from the networks!  Here is what we know so far!  Bookmark this page for updates as we get more news!

NBC announced their Fall 2019 schedule on May 12. Click here to learn more about it!

Officially renewed for 2019-2020: AMERICA’S GOT TALENT (ORIGINAL / CHAMPIONS), THE BLACKLIST, BLINDSPOT (for a final season), BROOKLYN NINE-NINE, CHICAGO FIRE, CHICAGO MED (without Colin Donnell and Ava Kuhling), CHICAGO PD (without Jon Seda), ELLEN’S GAME OF GAMES, GOOD GIRLS, THE GOOD PLACE, LAW & ORDER: SVU (record-setting S21), LITTLE BIG SHOTS (now hosted by Melissa McCarthy),  MANIFEST, NEW AMSTERDAM, SUPERSTORE, THIS IS US (for 3 seasons), THE VOICE, WILL & GRACE, WORLD OF DANCE

No word either way for 2019-2020: AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR, GENIUS JUNIOR, THE TITAN GAMES, THE WALL

Officially canceled/ended /ending: ABBY’S, AP BIO, THE ENEMY WITHIN, I FEEL BAD, MARLON, MIDNIGHT, TEXAS, REVERIE, TIMELESS, TRIAL & ERROR, THE VILLAGE

Pilots/Shows given series orders (some sight unseen):

  • SUNNYSIDE – Stars Kal Penn and one of our favorites here, Diana Maria Riva – Garrett Modi was living the American Dream. As the youngest New York City Councilman ever, he was rubbing elbows with the political elite, attending star-studded parties and was the pride of Queens. But instead of spending his time in office helping the people that got him elected, he lost his way amidst the power and glamour of politics. When his downward spiral got him busted for public intoxication (and downright stupidity), it was all caught on tape and ended his career. Now, Garrett’s crashing with his sister, Mallory, and wondering where it all went wrong. That is, until he’s hired by a diverse group of hopefuls who dream of becoming American citizens and believe he can help – giving him a new sense of purpose and a chance for redemption, as long as he remembers where he came from.
  • BLUFF CITY LAW – Jimmy Smits stars. Coming from a famous Memphis family known for taking on injustice, brilliant lawyer Sydney Strait used to work at her father Elijah’s celebrated law firm until their tumultuous relationship got in the way. After barely speaking to him for years, Sydney is suddenly thrust back into the family fold when her philanthropist mother passes away unexpectedly. In the wake of her loss, hoping to reconnect with the daughter he loves, Elijah asks Sydney to rejoin his firm. She agrees because despite her lingering resentment and distrust, she knows that working alongside her father is her best hope at changing the world … if they can ever get along.
  • COUNCIL OF DADS – Stars Sarah Wayne Callies, Clive Standen, Tom Everett Scott, and J August Richards, among others. When Scott, a loving father of four, has his entire life’s plan thrown into upheaval by a cancer diagnosis, he calls on a few of his closest allies to step in as back-up dads for every stage of his growing family’s life. Scott assembles a trusted group of role models that includes Anthony, his oldest friend; Larry, his AA sponsor; and Oliver, his surgeon and best friend to his wife, Robin. These men agree to devote themselves to supporting and guiding Scott’s amazing family through all the triumphs and challenges life has to offer – just in case he ever can’t be there to do so himself.
  • ZOEY’S EXTRAORDINARY PLAYLIST – In this joyous and celebratory drama, Zoey Clarke is a whip-smart computer coder forging her way in San Francisco. After an unusual event she starts to hear the innermost wants and desires of the people around her through songs. At first, she questions her own sanity but soon realizes this unwanted curse may just be an incredibly wonderful gift. Stars Jane Levy and Skyler Astin.
  • THE KENAN SHOW – The family comedy centers on Thompson’s single father, who strives to be a super dad to his two adorable girls while balancing his job and a relationship with his father-in-law… who “helps” in the most inappropriate ways. Oscar nominee Andy Garcia will play the aforementioned father-in-law, while newcomers Dani Lockett and Dannah Lockett will portray Thompson’s young daughters.
  • PERFECT HARMONY – Bradley Whitford and Anna Camp!!! A rural church choir that gets the director it never thought it needed when a salty, Ivy League music professor stumbles through their door.
  • INDEBTED (fka UNINSURED) – Young parents Dave (Adam Pally) and Rebecca (Abby Elliott) are ready to reclaim their life after years of diapers and sleepless nights. However, things take an unexpected turn when Dave’s parents (Fran Drescher and Steven Webber) show up unannounced and broke, leaving Dave with no choice but to open the door to the people who gave him everything. But these boomerang parents aren’t great with boundaries and the question of who’s parenting who quickly become blurred.
  • LINCOLN – Former NYPD detective and forensic genius Lincoln Rhyme (Russell Hornsby) was at the top of his game until a serious accident at the hands of a notorious serial killer forces him out of the field. When Amelia Sachs, an intuitive young officer who’s got her own gift for profiling finds herself hot on the killer’s trail, Rhyme in turn finds a partner for this new game of cat and mouse. As the unlikely detective duo joins forces to crack the city’s most confounding cases, they must also race to take down the enigmatic “Bone Collector” who brought them together. Inspired by the novel The Bone Collector.
     

FOX announced their Fall 2019 schedule May 13. Click here to learn more about it!

Officially renewed for 2019-2020: 9-1-1, BOB’S BURGERS, EMPIRE (now officially for a final season, without Jussie Smollett), FAMILY GUY, HELL’S KITCHEN, LAST MAN STANDING, THE MASKED SINGER (for a third season that will air at Midseason), THE RESIDENT, THE SIMPSONS

No word either way for 2019-2020: BEAT SHAZAM, THE FOUR, GORDON RAMSAY’S 24 HOURS TO HELL AND BACK, MASTERCHEF, MASTERCHEF JUNIOR, THE ORVILLE, SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE

Officially canceled/ended /ending: THE COOL KIDS, THE GIFTED, GOTHAM, LETHAL WEAPON, LOVE CONNECTION, THE PASSAGE, PROVEN INNOCENT, REL, STAR

Pilots/Shows given series orders (some sight unseen):

  • DUNCANVILLE (animated) – Follows Duncan, a spectacularly average 15-year-old boy, along with his friends and family. His high-strung mom, Annie, constantly is trying to prevent her son from ruining his life. Amy Poehler and Rashida Jones are part of the voice cast.
  • DEPUTY – Stephen Dorff and Yara Martinez star. When the Los Angeles County’s Sheriff dies, an arcane rule forged back in the Wild West thrusts the most unlikely man into the job: a fifth-generation lawman, more comfortable taking down bad guys than navigating a sea of politics. He leads a skilled team of ambitious and complicated human beings who won’t rest until justice is served.
  • NEXT – John Slattery alert!! Fact-based thriller about the emergence of a deadly, rogue artificial intelligence that combines pulse-pounding action with a layered examination of how technology is invading our lives and transforming us in ways we don’t yet understand. A Silicon Valley pioneer discovers that one of his own creations – a powerful A.I. – might spell global catastrophe, and teams up with a cybercrime agent to fight a villain unlike anything we’ve ever seen – one whose greatest weapon against us is ourselves.
  • PRODIGAL SON – Michael Sheen and Tom Payne star. Malcolm Bright knows how killers think. Why? His father was one of the best, a notorious serial killer called “The Surgeon.” That’s why Bright is the best criminal psychologist around; murder is the family business. He uses his twisted genius to help the NYPD solve crimes, while dealing with a somewhat manipulative mother, an annoyingly normal sister, a homicidal father still looking to bond with his prodigal son and his own constantly evolving neuroses.
  • NOT JUST ME (fka UNTITLED ANNIE WEISMAN / JASON KATIMS DRAMA)- An only child finds her life turned upside down when her father reveals that, over the course of his prize-winning career as a pioneering fertility doctor, he used his own sperm to conceive upwards of a hundred children, including two new sisters. As these three young women slowly embrace their new reality, they will attempt to form an untraditional bond as sisters, even as they must welcome a tidal wave of new siblings into their rapidly expanding family. Based on the original Endemol Shine Australia series ‘Sisters.’
  • BLESS THE HEARTS (animated) – Kristen Wiig and Maya Rudolph lend their voices. Follows a group of Southerners who are always broke as a joke and struggling for the American dream of status and wealth. What they don’t realize is that they’re already rich — in friends, family and laughter.
  • THE GREAT NORTH (animated) – Nick Offerman and Jenny Slate here. Follows the Alaskan adventures of the Tobin family as single dad Beef does his best to keep his weird bunch of kids close, especially as the artistic dreams of his only daughter Judy lead her away from the family fishing boat and into the glamorous world of the local mall.
  • OUTMATCHED – Starring Jason Biggs and Maggie Lawson. A blue-collar couple in South Jersey tries to get by and raise four kids, three of whom just happen to be certified geniuses.
  • FILTHY RICH – Kim Cattrall and Gerald McRaney star. Southern gothic dramedy revolves around two strong, sharp women who will go to any lengths to protect their loved ones and get their due. When the wealthy CEO of the world’s largest Christian network dies in a plane crash, his wife and adult children are stunned to discover he has grown, illegitimate kids who also are in his will. When the steel azalea matriarch of the family tries to pay them to go away, these newly legitimized heirs have very different ideas and insist on not only staying in town but becoming part of the family empire. Based on the New Zealand series. 
  • 9-1-1: LONESTAR – Rob Lowe will star in this spinoff of the original 9-1-1, this one set in the LoneStar State of TX.

ABC announced their Fall 2019 Schedule on May 14. Click here to learn more about it.

Officially renewed for 2019-2020: A MILLION LITTLE THINGS, AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS, AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE, AMERICAN IDOL, THE BACHELOR, BLACK-ISH, BLESS THIS MESS, THE CONNERS, DANCING WITH THE STARS, FRESH OFF THE BOAT, THE GOLDBERGS, THE GOOD DOCTOR, GREY’S ANATOMY (for 2 seasons), HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER, MARVEL’S AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D., MODERN FAMILY (for a final season), THE ROOKIE, SCHOOLED, SHARK TANK, SINGLE PARENTS, STATION 19

No word either way for 2019-2020: THE $100,000 PYRAMID, BACHELOR IN PARADISE, CELEBRITY FAMILY FEUD, CHILD SUPPORT, DANCING WITH THE STARS JUNIORS, THE GONG SHOW, GRAND HOTEL, MATCH GAME, THE PROPOSAL, REEF BREAK, TO TELL THE TRUTH 

Officially canceled/ended /ending: THE ALEC BALDWIN SHOW, THE FIX, FOR THE PEOPLE, THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT, SPEECHLESS, SPLITTING UP TOGETHER, TAKE TWO, WHISKEY CAVALIER

Pilots/Shows given series orders (some sight unseen):

  • MIXED-ISH – Written by Peter Saji and Kenya Barris, in mixed-ish, Rainbow Johnson (Tracee Ellis Ross) recounts her experience growing up in a mixed-race family in the ‘80s and the constant dilemmas they had to face over whether to assimilate or stay true to themselves. Bow’s parents Paul and Alicia decide to move from a hippie commune to the suburbs to better provide for their family. As her parents struggle with the challenges of their new life, Bow and her siblings navigate a mainstream school in which they’re perceived as neither black nor white. This family’s experiences illuminate the challenges of finding one’s own identity when the rest of the world can’t decide where you belong.
  • STUMPTOWN – Colbie Smulders is Dex Parios, a strong, assertive, and sharp-witted army veteran with a complicated love life, gambling debt, and a brother to take care of in Portland, OR. Her military intelligence skills make her a great P.I., but her unapologetic style puts her in the firing line of hardcore criminals and not quite in alliance with the police. Based on the ‘Stumptown’ graphic novel series.
  • UNITED WE FALL – Multi-cultural family sitcom that shows how, when two people with young children and overzealous extended families truly love each other, barely anything is possible. Will Sasso and Cristina Vidal star.
  • FOR LIFE – Serialized legal and family drama about a prisoner who becomes a lawyer, litigating cases for other inmates while fighting to overturn his own life sentence for a crime he didn’t commit. His quest for freedom is driven by his desperate desire to get back to the family he loves and reclaim the life that was stolen from him. Told through the window of his ferocious struggle and his complicated relationship with a progressive female prison warden, it also examine the flaws and challenges in our penal and legal systems. Nicholas Pinnock stars and 50 Cent produces.
  • EMERGENCE – A sheriff takes in a young child she finds near the site of a mysterious accident who has no memory of what has happened. The investigation draws her into a conspiracy larger than she ever imagined, and the child’s identity is at the center of it all.
     

CBS announced their Fall 2019 schedule on May 15. Click here to learn more about it.

Officially renewed for 2019-2020: BLUE BLOODS, BULL, CRIMINAL MINDS (for a final season), FBI, GOD FRIENDED ME, HAWAII FIVE-0, MACGYVER, MADAM SECRETARY (for a final 10 episode season), MAGNUM PI, MAN WITH A PLAN, MOM, NCIS, NCIS: LA, NCIS: NOLA, THE NEIGHBORHOOD, SEAL TEAM, S.W.A.T., YOUNG SHELDON

No word either way for 2019-2020: THE AMAZING RACE, BIG BROTHER, CELEBRITY BIG BROTHER, BLOOD & TREASURE, THE CODE, INSTINCT, RANSOM, THE RED LINE, SURVIVOR, UNDERCOVER BOSS, WORLD’S BEST

Officially canceled/ended /ending: THE BIG BANG THEORY, CODE BLACK, ELEMENTARY, FAM, HAPPY TOGETHER, LIFE IN PIECES, MURPHY BROWN, SALVATION

Pilots/Shows given series orders (some sight unseen):

  • BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA – After having a heart attack, a middle-aged sock businessman from Detroit (Billy Gardell) unexpectedly falls for his cardiac nurse, a Nigerian immigrant, and sets his sights on getting her to give him a chance.
  • CAROL’S SECOND ACT – After raising her two children and retiring from teaching, Carol Chambers (Patricia Heaton) embarks on a unique second act: she’s going to become a doctor.
  • BROKE – When an outrageously wealthy trust fund baby is cut off by his father, he and his wife move into her estranged sister’s Reseda home, forcing the two siblings to reconnect. Jaime Camil and Pauley Perrette star.
  • THE UNICORN – A widower is eager to move on from the most difficult year of his life, only to realize he’s utterly unprepared to raise his two daughters on his own and equally unprepared for the dating world — where, to his shock, he’s suddenly a hot commodity. Walton Goggins, Rob Corddry, and Michaela Watkins star.
  • ALL RISE – Follows the dedicated, chaotic, hopeful, and sometimes absurd lives of judges, prosecutors, and public defenders as they work with bailiffs, clerks and cops to get justice for the people of Los Angeles amidst a flawed legal system. Simone Messick, Wilson Bethel, Marg Helgenberger, among others.
  • EVIL – Psychological mystery examines science vs. religion and the origins of evil. It focuses on a skeptical female forensic psychologist who joins a priest-in-training and a carpenter to investigate and assess the Church’s backlog of supposed miracles, demonic possessions and unexplained phenomena. Mike Colter’s in this one!
  • FBI: MOST WANTED – Dick Wolf is getting another multi-verse, as the spinoff from FBI starring Julian McMahon moves forward. Centered on the Fugitive Task Force of the FBI that tracks and captures the notorious criminals on the FBI’s Most Wanted list.
  • TOMMY – Edie Falco stars. When a former high-ranking NYPD officer becomes the first female Chief of Police for Los Angeles, she uses her unflinching honesty and hardball tactics to navigate the social, political, and national security issues that converge with enforcing the law. 

CW announced their Fall 2019 Schedule on May 16. Click here to learn more about it.

Officially renewed for 2019-2020: THE 100, ALL AMERICAN, ARROW (for a final season), BLACK LIGHTNING, BURDEN OF TRUTH, CHARMED, DC’S LEGENDS OF TOMORROW, DYNASTY, THE FLASH, IN THE DARK,  LEGACIES, THE OUTPOST, PENN & TELLER: FOOL US, RIVERDALE, ROSWELL, NEW MEXICO, SUPERGIRL, SUPERNATURAL (for a final season), WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY?

No word either way for 2019-2020: 

Officially canceled/ended /ending: CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND, IZOMBIE, JANE THE VIRGIN

Pilots/Shows given series orders (some sight unseen):

  • BATWOMAN – Ruby Rose stars as the titular heroine.”Armed with a passion for social justice and a flair for speaking her mind, Kate Kane soars onto the streets of Gotham as Batwoman, an out lesbian and highly trained street fighter primed to snuff out the failing city’s criminal resurgence. But don’t call her a hero yet. In a city desperate for a savior, Kate must overcome her own demons before embracing the call to be Gotham’s symbol of hope. Based on the DC Comics characters.”
  • KATY KEENE – this is a loose RIVERDALE spinoff that sees original series regular Ashleigh Murray taking Josi to NYC! Aspiring fashion designer Katy Keene (Lucy Hale) meets Josie McCoy, fresh off the bus to chase her musical dreams. Their world is populated with kindred-spirit starving artists, including mysterious socialite Pepper Smith and Broadway-bound performer Jorge Lopez – and his drag queen alter ego, Ginger. While their climb to the top is rife with obstacles, this found family will stop at nothing to see their names in lights. Based on the Archie Comics characters.
  • NANCY DREW – Set in the summer after her high school graduation, when 18-year-old Nancy Drew thought she’d be leaving her hometown for college. But when a family tragedy holds her back another year, she finds herself embroiled in a ghostly murder investigation — and along the way, uncovers secrets that run deeper than she ever imagined.