As we move into the summer TV season, it seems like a good time to "check the pulse" of the 2008/2009 TV shows. Which ones have been renewed, which ones are in good shape and which ones are likely to be canceled?
Below is a list of TV shows - mostly scripted although there are a few reality TV shows listed also. Those marked canceled and renewed are confirmed based on multiple sources. The ones "leaning towards" are based on my own opinion taking into account the ratings and "buzz" surrounding the various shows:
NOTE: Updated as of 8:00am Eastern 5/25 with new confirmations
TV Show | Status as of 5/25 |
| 24 | Renewed |
| 90210 | Renewed |
| 30 Rock | Renewed |
| According to Jim | 5/19 Canceled |
| Amazing Race, The | Renewed |
| American Dad | Renewed |
| American Idol | Renewed |
| America's Funniest Home Videos | Renewed |
| America's Next Top Model | Renewed |
| Bachelor, The | Renewed |
| Better off Ted | Renewed |
| Big Bang Theory, The | Renewed |
| Big Love | 5/21 Renewed |
| Biggest Loser, The | Renewed |
| Bones | Renewed |
| Boston Legal | Canceled |
| Brothers & Sisters | Renewed |
| Castle | Renewed |
| Celebrity Apprentice | Renewed |
| Chuck | 5/18 Renewed |
| Cold Case | 5/18 Renewed |
| Criminal Minds | 5/21 Renewed |
| Crusoe | Canceled |
| CSI | 5/20 Renewed |
| CSI: Miami | 5/21 Renewed |
| CSI: NY | 5/21 Renewed |
| Cupid | 5/19 Canceled |
| Dancing With the Stars | Renewed |
| Desperate Housewives | Renewed |
| Dexter | 5/21 Renewed |
| Dirty Sexy Money | Canceled |
| Do Not Disturb | Canceled |
| Dollhouse | Renewed |
| Easy Money | 5/22 Canceled |
| Eleventh Hour | 5/19 Canceled |
| Eli Stone | Canceled |
| Entourage | 5/21 Renewed |
| ER | Canceled |
| Everybody Hates Chris | 5/20 Canceled |
| Ex List, The | Canceled |
| Extreme Makeover: Home Edition | Renewed |
| Family Guy | Renewed |
| Fringe | Renewed |
| Flashpoint | 5/20 Renewed-New Episodes this summer or next |
| Friday Night Lights | Renewed-won't air on NBC till summer 2010 |
| Game, The | 5/20 Canceled |
| Gary Unmarried | 5/19 Renewed |
| Ghost Whisperer | Renewed |
| Gossip Girl | Renewed |
| Greek | Renewed |
| Grey's Anatomy | Renewed |
| Harper's Island | 5/21 Canceled |
| Heroes | Renewed-19 consecutive episodes |
| House | 5/18 Renewed |
| How I Met Your Mother | 5/19 Renewed |
| In The Motherhood | 5/19 Canceled |
| In Treatment | 5/21 Renewed |
| Kath and Kim | Canceled |
| Kings | Canceled |
| King of the Hill | Canceled |
| Kitchen Nightmares | Renewed |
| Knight Rider | Canceled |
| Kyle XY | Canceled |
| Last Call with Carson Daly | Renewed |
| Law & Order | 5/19 Renewed |
| Law & Order: CI | Leaning Renewal |
| Law & Order: SVU | Renewed |
| Lie To Me | Renewed |
| Life | Canceled |
| Life on Mars | Canceled |
| Lincoln Heights | Renewed |
| Lipstick Jungle | Canceled |
| Lost | Renewed |
| Mad Men | 5/21 Renewed |
| Medium | 5/20 Renewed-picked up by CBS |
| Mentalist, The | 5/20 Renewed |
| My Name is Earl | 5/19 Canceled-But may be picked up by other network |
| My Own Worst Enemy | Canceled |
| NCIS | 5/20 Renewed |
| New Adventures of Old Christine, The | 5/19 Renewed |
| Numb3rs | 5/19 Renewed |
| Office, The | Renewed |
| One Tree Hill | Renewed |
| Opportunity Knocks | Canceled |
| Parks and Recreation | Renewed |
| Prison Break | Canceled |
| Private Practice | Renewed |
| Privileged | 5/19 Canceled |
| Pushing Daisies | Canceled |
| Reaper | 5/20 Canceled |
| Rescue Me | 5/21 Renewed |
| Riches, The | Canceled |
| Rules of Engagement | 5/21 Renewed |
| Samantha Who? | 5/18 Canceled |
| Scrubs | Renewed |
| Secret Life of the American Teenager | Renewed |
| Simpsons, the | Renewed |
| Sit Down, Shut Up | 5/21 Canceled |
| Smallville | Renewed |
| SNL Weekend Update Thursday | Renewed |
| Sons of Anarchy | 5/21 Renewed |
| Southland | Renewed |
| Starter Wife, The | Canceled |
| Supernanny | Renewed |
| Supernatural | Renewed |
| Surviving Suburbia | 5/21 Canceled |
| Survivor | Renewed |
| Talk Show with Spike Ferestein | Canceled |
| Terminator, Sarah Conner Chronicles | 5/18 Canceled |
| Til Death | Renewed |
| Top Model | Renewed |
| True Beauty | 5/21 Renewed |
| True Blood | 5/21 Renewed |
| Tudors, The | 5/21 Renewed |
| Two and a Half Men | Renewed |
| Ugly Betty | Renewed |
| Unit, The | 5/19 Canceled |
| Unusuals, the | 5/18 Canceled |
| Valentine | 5/21 Canceled |
| Wife Swap | Renewed |
| Without a Trace | 5/19 Canceled |
| Worst Week | 5/21 Canceled |
Note: Check out the Ultimate Guide to the 2009 Summer TV Season
