And the Next Cancelled Show is...

[Mr Light]

I went to Universal Studios a few weeks ago and went to a test screening of Superstore! I thought it was hilarious and gave it a glowing review. It was really funny with some great risque humor.

 

[TheSeeker]

The Whispers has been cancelled. I didn't watch it but my wife liked it. I had been meaning to check it out too. I guess I won't bother to now.

 

[Gary Mitchell]

Wow, I had never even heard of The Whispers until just now.

 

[Guy Gardener]

I quit after one episode.

Great cast.

####ed concept.

Kids so stupid that they are talked into murdering their parents by disembodied voices?

10 year olds are not that dumb.

 

[bigdaddy]

MYTHBUSTERS?!?!?!

http://tvline.com/2015/10/21/mythbusters-cancelled-discovery-season-15/

 

[Starbreaker]

Must be a money thing after they got rid of the rest of the cast. I wouldn't be surprised if CNN picked them up for a similar show.

 

[Marc]

Must be a money thing after they got rid of the rest of the cast. I wouldn't be surprised if CNN picked them up for a similar show.

Sorry will take no Mythbusters over it being on CNN.

Not sure if it has the market to go be picked up by Amazon or Netflix.

 

[Captain Crow]

I'm not really surprised Mythbusters is ending. The writing was on the wall when they dumped the B-team and revamped it be more "edgy and cinematic".

Quite frankly they probably should have ended the show a couple of years back.

 

[TheSeeker]

Well that sucks. Despite format changes over the years I still like the show. It will be missed.

 

[Guy Gardener]

I spent a month living at my sisters house.

All her 9 year old does is minecraft and Mythbusters on Netflix.

They got rid of the B-team?

Weird.

 

[Owain Taggart]

Not surprising given the changes that happened, but I'd be willing to bet that with growing popularity of internet shows, that they get together, maybe even with the B team and put something together. Adam's already got a few things going on Youtube.

 

[jayceee]

Not surprising given the changes that happened, but I'd be willing to bet that with growing popularity of internet shows, that they get together, maybe even with the B team and put something together. Adam's already got a few things going on Youtube.

If they have a large enough "cult following", perhaps they might be able to continue the show independently.

Perhaps sorta like how Trailer Park Boys have been doing things since the show first went off the air.

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/07/04/trailer-park-boys-tv-show-season-8_n_3546163.html

 

[Karzak]

In the good news column:

‘Switched At Birth’ Renewed For Fifth Season By ABC Family

Ahead of its fourth season finale on October 26, ABC Family (Freeform beginning in January) has picked up a fifth season of its critically acclaimed original drama series Switched At Birth.

Switched at Birth is a family drama exploring early adulthood, blended families and deaf culture, and includes scenes shot entirely in American Sign Language. The series has been honored with a Peabody Award as well as a Television Critics Association Award for Outstanding Achievement in Youth Programming and an Imagen Award for Best Primetime Program.

“Every season ’Switched at Birth’ continues to deliver fresh, relatable storylines that tackle important social issues, reflecting what our audience experiences daily,” said Karey Burke, Executive Vice President, Programming and Development. “We’re excited to see where Lizzy will take these characters next.”

The series stars Katie Leclerc as Daphne Vasquez, Vanessa Marano as Bay Kennish, Constance Marie as Regina Vasquez, D.W. Moffett as John Kennish, Lea Thompson as Kathryn Kennish; Lucas Grabeel as Toby Kennish, Sean Berdy as Emmett Bledsoe with guest star Marlee Matlin as Melody Bledsoe.

Switched At Birth is executive-produced by Lizzy Weiss, Paul Stupin, and Linda Gase.

 

[Sto-Vo-Kory]

Clipped (TBS)

 

[Karzak]

‘Clipped’ Canceled By TBS After One Season

TBS’ programming slate overhaul continues with the cancellation of sitcom Clipped after one season. Since the regime change at the Turner network last fall, it has cleared the deck, ending all of its existing live-action original scripted series: Men At Work, Sullivan & Son, Ground Floor and now Clipped, as well as alternative series King Of The Nerds. All comedies were traditional multi-camera sitcoms.

At the beginning of the year, new TNT and TBS topper Kevin Reilly unveiled a TBS brand makeover with a focus on “bold sensibility and a network that’s more digital and more socially driven.”

TBS will have no original scripted series returning next year except for animated import American Dad! Upcoming live-action originals include Angie Tribeca, Wrecked, The Detour and The Group.

Clipped was a modest but very stable ratings performer, launching with 1.4 million viewers and a 0.4 among adults 18-49 in Live+Same Day and ending its season with 1.3 million viewers and a 0.5 demo rating for the finale.

Created by David Kohan and Max Mutchnick, Clipped was a workplace comedy set in a Charlestown, MA barbershop. Its cast included Mike Castle, Ashley Tisdale, Lauren Lapkus, Ryan Pinkston, Matt Cook, Diona Reasonover and George Wendt.

EDIT: Bah! Ninja'd by Gre'thor-ish!

 

[Guy Gardener]

Clipped was hilarious considering it's limitations and remit to be made in the 1980s, and always teach a moral lesson about bad is bad and good is good.

George Wendt as a grumpy homosexual?

Although I really enjoyed Diona Reasonover playing for sass.

"I think Forrest Gump wants my box of chocolates."

 

[Karzak]

‘The Player’ Order Trimmed To 9 Episodes By NBC

NBC has moved in to cut the order to freshman drama The Player from 13 to 9 episodes. The series, from Sony Pictures TV, is currently filming Episode 9, so production will stop when it wraps. The show will continue to air in its Thursday 10 PM slot.

NBC’s decision comes on the heels of The Player posting its first ratings uptick last night, rising a tenth in adults 18-49 from last week in Live+same day to a 0.8 in 18-49 (+4% in total viewers to 4.14 million).

The Player, a male-skewing action drama starring Philip Winchester and Wesley Snipes, has had a tough time on Thursdays where it faced football on CBS as well as baseball. Thursday Night Football on CBS wraps next week and baseball season is heading into its finale, so the last episodes of The Player will not have sports competition. However, the show’s fate has been sealed before it got to that stage.

The Player, from the producers of NBC’s The Blacklist, which serves as the newbie’s lead-in on Thursday, opened softly with a 1.2 among adults 18-49 in L+SD for the premiere behind Heroes Reborn. That was followed by a 1.0, 0.9, 0.7 and 0.8. The Player has been a solid DVR gainer, most recently hitting a percentage high of +64% L+# DVR lift for last week’s episode.

The Player, which was launched with a modest promotional push, is the second new series this season to see its original order reduced, joining Fox’s Minority Report, which saw its run trimmed from 13 to 10 episodes. At NBC, the network has given fellow freshman drama Blindspot a full-season order.

 

[Sto-Vo-Kory]

Looks like Minority Report and the Player are in a race to see which show can end first.

 

[Guy Gardener]

They player is a fun sort of terrible.

It's Knight Rider.

 

[Starbreaker]

To absolutely no one's surprise, Blood & Oil has been axed. I don't even know why they bother. Seriously... just let me tell you what's going to make it to a second season before you even start filming a pilot!

Link

ABC’s fall TV oil boom has gone bust.
The network has trimmed its episode order for freshman drama Blood & Oil, bringing the count from 13 to 10.
According to our sister site Deadline, the eighth installment is currently being filmed; production will wrap after Episode 10.

The low-rated series — which airs Sundays at 9/8c — stars Chace Crawford and Rebecca Rittenhouse as a newly married couple who relocate to North Dakota, following the biggest oil discovery in American history. There, they encounter baron Hap Briggs (Don Johnson), who forces them to risk everything in the name of getting rich.
Blood & Oil joins Fox’s Minority Report and NBC’s The Player as the third fall freshman series to have its episode order cut. Shows that have received full-season orders include NBC’s Blindspot, Fox’s Rosewood, CBS’ Limitless and ABC’s Quantico and Dr. Ken.