Like any network, ABC goes through a lot of TV shows in a season. While some remain on the air for the whole season, others come and go pretty quickly and are largely forgotten.
Here’s a listing of shows with their current status. This list encompasses shows that have aired from July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010.
We’ll keep updating the list throughout the May upfronts when decisions are made about most of the shows’ fates. Keep checking back, especially if your favorite is still on the fence.
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Renewed
America’s Funniest Home Videos: Back for year 21!
The Bachelor / The Bachelorette: Returning May 24th.
Brothers & Sisters: Renewed for season five.
Castle: Returning for season three.
Cougar Town: Will be back for season two.
Dancing with the Stars: The “stars” will keep dancing.
Dating in the Dark: Returning for season two on August 9th.
Desperate Housewives: Still on Sunday nights.
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition: Lots more houses to build.
Grey’s Anatomy: More medical drama on the way.
Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution: Coming back for season two.
The Middle: Set to return for season two.
Modern Family: Coming back for its sophomore year.
Private Practice: Following Grey’s this fall.
Shaq VS: Season two starts August 10th.
Shark Tank: Renewed for a seven episode second season.
Supernanny: Renewed for season seven. Seems unlikely to keep going.
True Beauty: Returning May 31st for season two.
V: Renewed for second season.
Wipeout: Back for season three on June 1st.
Not renewed or cancelled
Wife Swap: Still airing, could go either way.
Cancelled (or ending)
Better Off Ted: Gone after two seasons, two unaired episodes.
The Deep End: Cut down after one season, still one unaired episode.
Defying Gravity: Five unaired episodes are included on the DVD set.
Eastwick: Cancelled, descriptions for two unaired episodes are here & here.
Find My Family: No more reunions.
FlashForward: Ending May 27th. No season two.
the forgotten: The finale aired but there are still two unaired episodes.
The Goode Family: Cancelled in August, reruns landed on Comedy Central.
Hank: Cancelled last year, five unaired episodes.
Happy Town: Remaining episodes return in June.
Lost: As if you don’t know already, the big series finale airs May 23rd.
Romantically Challenged: Officially cancelled. No word on when/if rest of episodes will air.
Scrubs: After eight seasons, finally gone.
The Superstars: Celebs & athletes, cut after one season.
Surviving Suburbia: Ended after one season.
Ugly Betty: Series finale aired April 14th. No season five.
What do you think? Any news that makes you particularly happy or sad? When compared to other networks, is ABC better or worse about cancelling shows?
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Just as ABC got me watching TV again, they pull it away. LOST has ended, I get that. But FlashForward was an awesome show (didn’t like it at first compared to the book, but was hooked by second episode). At least FF did a type of ending. Same thing with “Happy Town.” The first episode was horrific, but I got into it on HULU and now am hooked. If people would give it a second chance they may change their mind about it. Let’s face it, however, show like FF and Happy Town (and V) would be better off on… Read more »
I can’t believe they cancelled flashforward! Very upset about that
Very sad about Flash Forward…. I really thought it was the new LOST… great twists and turns.. unpredictable. Perhaps they should consider it for a summer series along with Eastwick.
I really hope they save Ghost Whisperer from CBS.
What’s wrong with the “Networks” is that they depend on “THE NIELSEN RATINGS” who in the hell are they and what do they know about what we want to watch? They should count on the VIEWER, because it is up to us what we want to watch not them!!!!
There is nothing left to watch in the evening on ABC. Especially with the whole family. They cancelled every show I liked watching and had some substance. Where are they getting their information for a cancellation decision? Competition networks???
I can get pretty much everything else on the computer the next day, what reason do I have left to watch ABC live?
What bothers me is that people dont want to give new shows a chance because everything gets cancelled if they dont get a billion viewers.
I am extremely upset over the cancellation of Flash Forward, Eastwick, and The Deep End. I have been a huge and loyal fan of ABC for a long time and regularly watch Desperate Housewives, Private Practice, Greys Anatomy and V. However, if ABC is going to cancell every show I start to get into, maybe it’s time for me to shop around for a new network to be faithful to. Fix this or I assure you, you will lose millions of fans everywhere!
ABC is such a LOSER!!! cancelling “Romantically Challenged” I love Alyssa Milano and all the cast they were truly funny, and attractive. ABC just does’nt get it and they never will……because they’re BIG LOSERS especially the director of programming.
Of the list, the only casualty that I can see if Flash Forward. If it did not have to compete with Survivor, it would have survived. I did DVR it to watch later in the weekend, but that does not support the numbers game.
I have also enjoyed Ugly Betty over the years, but it got lost the in the scheduling for me.
ABC – I now only watch the Sunday nigths after the DVR of Desperate Housewives and Brothers and Sisters. I stopped watching day time and now live night time is off the list too.
“Romantically Challenged” I was just getting into the show and Alyssa Milano is great on it.It figures good things never last with networks.They should of kept “Romantically Challenged” a second season.”Ugly Betty” should of been kept for fifth season too.a show like “Lost” sorry it should of been cancelled two seasons ago, it over stayed its welcome with its so so finale, im glad that show is gone.”Scubs” I hate that show, not funny!!!!!!! “Scubs” over stayed their welcome by 8 seasons, that show sucks!!!!!!
You’ve got to be kidding. Finally network tv comes up with a great creative storyline, excellent acting, good script and you CANCEL FLASH FORWARD. Shame on you. I told my students the storyline and had them captivated from day 1. We talked about it every week and fridays became our FlashForward discussion time.
I agree with Kathy, I will be watching “Castle” and if ABC decides to S-A-V-E “The Ghost Whisperer” which I hope with all my heart that they do will watch. So far Castle is my very favorite on that channel…………………………..
the forgotten gee another original show canceled what a shock now what reality or cop show will take its place .
Well, with the end of LOST, and the cancellations of FlashFoward, Better Off Ted, Ugly Betty (which at LEAST got a terrific ending and send-off), Scrubs, Happy Town, and the forgotten (not to mention Pushing Daisies, The Nine, and Eli Stone), thus ends my association with ABC and watching live. I will still DVR “Castle,” but that’s it. Sorry, ABC. You done me wrong.
I think ABC/7 is the DUMBEST network on the air, they always cancel perfectly gooood shows, like Romantically Challenged, Eastwick, The Forgotten The Womens Murder Club and others, they get us to like them and then pull them out. That is why everyone is leaving and not really watching that stupid channel.