After NBC’s worst season, it’s no surprise that the peacock network is shaking up their 2007-08 schedule. There’s also little surprise about which shows didn’t survive. Here’s what won’t be returning next season:
Andy Barker, P.I. – The Andy Richter comedy series ran for six episodes to poor ratings. NBC put the last two on Saturday night and it seemed like the sitcom was doomed before it began.
The Black Donnellys – The Paul Haggis series was pulled after six episodes and the remaining episodes have been made available on NBC’s site and iTunes.
Crossing Jordan – After six seasons on the air, Jordan has solved her last case. The series finale airs on Wednesday, May 16, 2007.
Grease: You’re The One That I Want – The ratings were a disappointment and seriously, how could they do another season anyway — fire the first years’ winners to make room for the second’s?
Identity – The Penn Jillette-hosted game show about contestants identifying strangers’ hobbies or occupations is finished after 12 episodes.
Kidnapped – NBC’s big serial drama under-performed network expectations and was cancelled after three episodes and pulled from the schedule after five. Luckily for viewers, NBC released the remaining seven episodes online and the series has been released on DVD.
Raines – The quirky Jeff Goldblum detective show ran all seven episodes to poor ratings. It won’t be back.
The Real Wedding Crashers – The reality series that replaced Donnellys was pulled from the schedule after three episodes. NBC may air the remaining episodes during the summer.
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip – The much-hyped Aaron Sorkin series didn’t live up to expectations. It will return on May 24th and hopefully NBC will air all six of the remaining episodes. A DVD release is likely.
Thank God You’re Here – The improv sketch show’s ratings were nothing to smile about so it’s been cancelled after seven episodes.
Twenty Good Years – This sitcom starred series veterans John Lithgow and Jeffrey Tambor, was pulled from the network schedule after just four episodes. It’s doubtful that the remaining episodes will air.
Returning in the fall are: 30 Rock, The Biggest Loser, Dateline, Deal or No Deal, ER, Friday Night Lights (moved to Fridays at 10pm), Heroes, Las Vegas, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Law & Order: SVU, My Name is Earl, The Office, and Scrubs. Law & Order and Medium (moved to Sunday nights) will return mid-season (January 2008) or earlier.
The Apprentice was left off the Fall schedule but NBC and creator Mark Burnett are still in talks of bringing back the series in some form. Mark Burnett previously pledged to find another home for the reality show if NBC drops it.
The Friday night 8pm timeslot has been designated as “game night” and will consist of rotating reality or games shows. The Bob Saget-hosted series 1 vs. 100 will air for eight weeks initially.
Studio 60..NOOOOOOOOO!!!! Who in the world decided to cancel this show??? It was clever, comical, and completely engaging!! Bring it back…hurry…I am in shock right now…
Raines was never given a chance. My family loved this show. Just giving Jeff 6-7 shows??? Give it a chance. What a good Idea for a show. I started watching LIFE today. Raines has shows like this one beat. Everybody loves Jeff.
I am sorry to learn that Raines has been cancelled, as well as The Real Wedding Crashers. Just knowing that we will get the entertainment of yet another stupid reality show is just wonderful. My family will be watching even more cable networks, than before. Way to go!!!!
I will truely miss watching Crossing Jordan. Thanks alot NBC for taking it off the air. You people need a better person for putting together the line up for each season. The person/people you have right now suck and it appears that they really don’t have a clue of what the public likes.
Crossing Jordan was the only show on any station that I made a point of being home to watch every week. I won’t watch reality shows, they have no point, no thought, no story. What were you thinking?
Since NBC likes reality shows, maybe they should have one about NBC executives getting fired because of stupid moves, like getting rid of Crossing Jordan.
I’ve never post comments on sites, but if this helps convince somebody in the TV Network World that RAINES & STUDIO 60 need to be back on the air, then here’s my vote! Give great shows a chance to becoming just that…GREAT SHOWS!!
i cant see why they are taking good shows for those reality ones. who wants to watch that..i watch tv to relax and take me away from everyday problems and what about seniors who cant afford large tv package.
they are taking away abc nbc and cbs. we want our shows back…
Crossing Jordan was one of the best shows on NBC. Why cancel it?? I think this is a pretty stupid move for NBC. You’re losing a lot of viewers. BRING CROSSING JORDAN BACK!!!
I totally agree with all the comments about Raines. I am very disappointed that it was canceled. That show was the only reason I watched television. I also am boycotting NBC – they canceled my favorite show – I canceled them on my televison. “NBC – Nothing But Crap” network.
I cannot believe that they cancelled Thank God You’re Here. It was one of he few things on TV worth watching. Please bring it back. Most of the time it was very funny.
I just saw that Crossing Jordan was cancelled! What a total disappointment. I agree with the comments about stupid reality TV. Is this where we are as a country? Like someone wrote….”this sucks”!
I wish I could be angrier about NBC cancelling Crossing Jordan, but they lost me when they decided to move it from the Sunday time slot. It was my favorite show and I always watched it and then I tried to watch it one Sunday and it wasn’t on anymore. By the time I found out when it was on I had already missed several episodes and didn’t know what was going on. If you are going to change something like that TELL YOUR VIEWERS I would have kept watching it if it weren’t for that. I’ve started watching CJ… Read more »
I guess no one will be watching NBC if they remove crossing jordan NBC……you have no taste.
reality shows suck!!!
I can’t believe that they’re taking Crossing Jordan off, but yet they leave cappy tv shows like Americas got Talent, who cares???? And what is this Lipstick Jungle??? My name is Earl and the Office for gods sake get a life… What sucks the most is most of the shows I love I will not be watching: Days of Our Lives, ER, Medium, Las Vegas,The Apprentice just to name a few that I watch regularly. Yes NBC I am boycotting in the name of a quality show, Crossing Jordan!!! I mean just to bring up another hair brain idea that… Read more »