Earlier this month, NBC announced that they were renewing 3 of it’s favorite comedies “Community”, “Parks & Recreation”, and “The Office”.
The news doesn’t come as a surprise but it is a welcome relief as fans all over the world let out that breath they’ve been holding. Earlier on, “30 Rock” had received another season order, thus with the above 3 sitcoms getting renewals the Thursday Night Comedy line up on NBC is safe. We have yet to hear about the fate of the all new sitcom “Perfect Couples” and “Outsourced”, however signs do not point to successful results as they are struggling with their ratings.
The announcement from Bob Greenblatt, Chairman of NBC Entertainment, makes everything official in which he mentions the below:
I am so pleased to renew these three outstanding comedies which are all at the top of their game creatively,” said Greenblatt. “Along with ’30 Rock,’ they represent the best of what the NBC comedy brand stands for in terms of originality, wit, and sophistication. ‘The Office’ continues to fire on all cylinders on the most competitive night of television; ‘Parks & Recreation’ has come into its own this season as the rightful companion to ‘The Office’; and ‘Community’ is one of the freshest comedies on any network and a solid foundation for Thursday night.
Here is hoping our favorite shows continue to get good ratings and receive renewals in the upcoming month.
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Both ABC & CBS have announced the Spring Finale Dates of most of their shows or in other words the Season Finales for our favorite shows that debuted with us this fall. You will be able to find a nice list below with the important dates to keep an eye out for.
[Update]: NBC also announced it’s Spring Finale Dates.
MONDAY – APR 4
- Harry’s Law (NBC) 10:00PM
TUESDAY – APR 19
- Parenthood (NBC) 10:00PM
SUNDAY – MAY 1
- America’s Next Great Restaurant (NBC) 8:00PM
- Undercover Boss (CBS) 9:00PM
THURSDAY – MAY 5
- Perfect Couples (NBC) 8:30PM
- 30 Rock (NBC) 10:00PM
SUNDAY – MAY 8
- The Amazing Race (CBS) 8:00PM
- Brothers & Sisters (ABC) 10:00 PM
- CSI Miami (CBS) 10:00PM
WEDNESDAY – MAY 11
- Better With You (ABC) 8:30 PM
THURSDAY – MAY 12
- Community (NBC) 8:00PM
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (CBS) 9:00PM
- Outsourced (NBC) 10:30PM
FRIDAY – MAY 13
- CSI: NY (CBS) 9:00PM
- Blue Bloods (CBS) 10:00PM
SUNDAY – MAY 15
- Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (ABC) 8:00PM
- Survivor: Redemption Island (CBS) 8:00PM
- Desperate Housewives (ABC) 9:00PM
- Survivor: Redemption Island Live Reunion Show (CBS) 10:00PM
MONDAY – MAY 16
- Chuck (NBC) 8:00PM
- How I Met Your Mother (CBS) 8:00PM
- Mad Love (CBS) 8:30PM
- Mike & Molly (CBS) 9:30PM
- Hawaii Five-0 (CBS) 10:00PM
- Castle (ABC) 10:00PM
TUESDAY – MAY 17
- Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution (ABC) 8:00PM
- NCIS (CBS) 8:00PM
- NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS) 9:00PM
- The Good Wife (CBS) 10:00PM
WEDNESDAY – MAY 18
- Criminal Minds (CBS) 9:00PM
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (NBC) 10:00PM
THURSDAY – MAY 19
- Wipeout *Spring Edition* (ABC) 8:00PM
- The Big Bang Theory (CBS) 8:00PM
- Rules of Engagement (CBS) 8:30PM
- The Mentalist (CBS) 9:00PM
- Grey’s Anatomy (ABC) 9:00PM
- Private Practice (ABC) 10:00PM
- The Office (NBC) 9:00PM
- Parks & Recreation (NBC) 10:00PM
FRIDAY – MAY 20
- Shark Tank (ABC) 8:00PM
SATURDAY – MAY 21
- Saturday Night Live (NBC) 11:30PM
SUNDAY – MAY 22
- America’s Funniest Home Videos (ABC) 7:00PM
- The Celebrity Apprentice (NBC) 9:00PM
MONDAY – MAY 23
- Dancing with the Stars The Results Show (ABC) 9:00PM
- The Event (NBC) 9:00PM
WEDNESDAY – MAY 25
- The Middle (ABC) 8:00PM
- Modern Family (ABC) 9:00PM
- The Biggest Loser (NBC) 9:00PM
- Cougar Town (ABC) 9:30PM
- Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior (CBS) 10:00PM
May is creeping closer to us, and it’s officially that time of the year where networks proceed to cancel some of their lowest performing shows. Therefore, it comes as no surprise that HBO has decided to pull the plug and cancel their show “In Treatment”.
“In Treatment” follows Dr. Paul Weston’s therapy sessions and his clients in contrast with his sessions between him and his own therapist (kind of like a therapy within a therapy). It is currently in its 3rd season and officially its last. The series was a success in the previous years in which it won some awards, however viewership for Season 3 has heavily fallen to its lowest point drawing in only 259,000 viewers. HBO is however keeping the door open for future projects of the show which means we might be able to see spin-off’s or a similar show in the near future.
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