TV Show Renewals & Cancellations 2009

2009 has been a not so great year for some of your favourite TV shows. At the height of the recession, a lot of shows, especially ones like Ugly Betty that have pretty high production values, were pulled for monetary reasons.

Now that the financial crisis has cooled off a little, some of the shows have been brought back from the brink. Check out the list under the cut to see which shows have been given the green light, which are cancelled and which are in limbo.

Good news first… these show have already gotten their renewals:
24, FOX
30 Rock, NBC
90210, CW
The Amazing Race, CBS
American Dad, FOX
American Idol, FOX
America’s Funniest Home Videos, ABC
America’s Next Top Model, CW
The Bachelor, ABC
The Big Bang Theory, CBS
The Biggest Loser, NBC
Brothers & Sisters, ABC
The Celebrity Apprentice, NBC
Dancing with the Stars, ABC
Desperate Housewives, ABC
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, ABC
Family Guy, FOX
Friday Night Lights, NBC/DirecTV
Gossip Girl, CW
Grey’s Anatomy, ABC
Kitchen Nightmares, FOX
Law & Order: SVU, NBC
Lost, ABC
The Office, NBC
One Tree Hill, CW
Private Practice, ABC
The Simpsons, FOX
Smallville, CW
Supernanny, ABC
Supernatural, CW
Survivor, CBS
‘Til Death, FOX
Two and a Half Men, CBS
Ugly Betty, ABC
Wife Swap, ABC

Bad news for these ones, already cancelled:
Boston Legal, ABC
Crusoe, NBC
Dirty Sexy Money, ABC
Do Not Disturb, FOX
Easy Money, CW
Eli Stone, ABC
ER, NBC
The Ex List, CBS
In Harm’s Way, CW
King of the Hill, FOX
Life on Mars, ABC
Lipstick Jungle, NBC
My Own Worst Enemy, NBC
Opportunity Knocks, ABC
Prison Break, FOX
Pushing Daisies, ABC
Valentine, CW

And these ones are in limbo still:
20/20, ABC
48 Hours Mystery, CBS
60 Minutes, CBS
America’s Most Wanted, FOX
Better Off Ted, ABC
Bones, FOX
Castle, ABC
COPS, FOX
Criminal Minds, CBS
CSI, CBS
CSI: Miami, CBS
CSI: NY, CBS
Dateline NBC, NBC
Deal or No Deal, NBC
Fringe, FOX
Ghost Whisperer, CBS
Heroes, NBC
House, FOX
How I Met Your Mother, CBS
Law & Order, NBC
Lie to Me, FOX
Medium, NBC
The Mentalist, CBS
My Name Is Earl, NBC
NCIS, CBS
Numbers, CBS
Parks and Recreation, NBC
Rules of Engagement, CBS
Samantha Who?, ABC
Without a Trace, CBS
Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?, FOX
Chuck, NBC
Cold Case, CBS
Don’t Forget the Lyrics!, FOX
Eleventh Hour, CBS
Flashpoint, CBS
The Game, CW
Gary Unmarried, CBS
The New Adventures of Old Christine, CBS
Privileged, CW
Southland, NBC
Surviving Suburbia, ABC
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, FOX
The Unit, CBS
Cupid, ABC
Dollhouse, FOX
Everybody Hates Chris, CW
Harper’s Island (next incarnation of), CBS
In the Motherhood, ABC
Kath & Kim, NBC
Kings, NBC
Knight Rider, NBC
Life, NBC
Reaper, CW
Scrubs, ABC
Sit Down, Shut Up, FOX
Stylista, CW
The Unusuals, ABC
Worst Week, CBS

 

Source: TV Guide

photo source: EW

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