This year was one of the heaviest cancellation cycle viewers have ever seen, it definitely could be qualified as a blood bath at the networks.

With the cancellations over, and the upfronts completed showing off the new series, it’s time to look over what happened at the networks this season.

Networks

• ABC – 10
• CBS – 7
• Fox – 3
• NBC – 12
• The CW – 1

Considering that NBC came in behind Univision in the ratings, it desperately needed to swing the axe hard this year, and so it did. A total of 12 shows met their end, but ABC, which isn’t doing so hot in the ratings either, also went heavy with 10 cancellations. With that said, however, lets take a look at how these cancellations broke down.

Cancellation Breakdowns

First Season Shows

• ABC- 7
• CBS – 5
• Fox – 2
• NBC – 8
• The CW – 1

What can we learn from this? New shows really did not speak to viewers this year. Of course, NBC was canceling shows left and right,  but even CBS, which is in first place, wasn’t that happy with the way some shows launched. But out of the 33 shows canceled this year, 23 of them were newly added shows. That does not speak well for the future and the shows replacing them this fall. The public is becoming more discerning about what it sets aside time for.

Comedies

• ABC – 4
• CBS – 2
• Fox – 1
• NBC – 7
• The CW – 0

For clarification, these are shows of all ages, and not just first seasons, This also goes for the dramas and reality shows. Lets face it, comedies were a mess this year. NBC canceled all but two of them – 30 Rock and The Office do not factor here as they came to agreeable ends – and the Peacock network is ready to try some new things. At this point things can’t get worse for them, so why not? ABC also killed off several, but yet some Last Man Standing lives on… not sure why. And over at CBS, Chuck Lorre – the man behind The Big Bang Theory, Mike & Molly and Two and a Half Men – is adding a fourth show to his roster. This is not a good idea on CBS’ part just from the perspective it is putting far too many eggs in one basket.

Drama

• ABC – 6
• CBS – 4
• Fox – 2
• NBC – 3
• The CW – 1

Drama is where ABC fell flat on its face. It had a lot of failures right out of the gate with shows such as 666 Park Avenue and Last Resort. CBS also learned that not everything it touches turns to gold, as evidenced by Vegas.

Reality

• ABC – 0
• CBS – 1
• Fox – 0
• NBC – 2
• The CW – 0

And this is the pay off: Reality shows are cheap to make. Don’t get fooled by million dollar prizes, they’re still insanely cheap to make when compared to a comedy, and even more so when compared to a drama. Despite declining ratings on series such as Dancing With the Stars, it is still makes more economic sense to cut it down to one night and keep it around as opposing to canceling it all together and then having to fill two time slots.

The Outlook for the 2013/2014 Season

Things are not going to be any easier this season. The crops of shows that are upcoming is a whole new slew of shows that just left me cold. With the exception of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., nothing really excited me. And even that show I’m not 100 percent sold on it working on a network channel. There will be a lot more cancellations next year at this time, and some of them will not be first season series. Some shows held on by their fingernails this year, and it’s doubtful things will improve this year.

The networks have got to look a bit deeper at how things are going and begin to realize it’s time for things to change.

The dust has settled from all of the 2013 upfronts, so now it’s time to see how your week of television watching will shape up come this fall.

Be sure to check out all of the upfront breakdowns for descriptions of the new shows.

• ABC
• CBS
• FOX
• NBC
• The CW

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The CW has announced its 2013/2014 schedule, and it’s making a lot of scheduling changes. New shows are in all caps and bold, and all times are Eastern.

MONDAY
8-9 PM – Hart Of Dixie
9-10 PM – Beauty And The Beast

TUESDAY
8-9 PM – THE ORIGINALS
9-10 PM – Supernatural

WEDNESDAY
8-9 PM – Arrow
9-10 PM – THE TOMORROW PEOPLE

THURSDAY
8-9 PM – The Vampire Diaries
9-10 PM – REIGN

FRIDAY
8-9 PM – The Carrie Diaries
9-10 PM – America’s Next Top Model

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CBS has announced its 2013/2014 schedule, and it’s making a lot of scheduling changes. New shows are in all caps and bold, and all times are Eastern.

MONDAY
8:00-8:30 PM How I Met Your Mother
8:30-9:00 PM WE ARE MEN 
9:00-9:30 PM 2 Broke Girls
9:30-10:00 PM MOM
10:00-11:00 PM HOSTAGES / INTELLIGENCE (Mid-Season)

TUESDAY
8:00-9:00 PM NCIS
9:00-10:00 PM NCIS: LOS ANGELES
10:00-11:00 PM Person of Interest

WEDNESDAY
8:00-9:00 PM Survivor
9:00-10:00 PM Criminal Minds
10:00-11:00 PM CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

THURSDAY 8:00-8:30 PM The Big Bang Theory
8:30-9:00 PM THE MILLERS
9:00-9:30 PM THE CRAZY ONES 
9:30-10:00 PM Two and a Half Men
10:00-11:00 PM Elementary

FRIDAY
8:00-9:00 PM Undercover Boss
9:00-10:00 PM Hawaii Five-o (NT)
10:00-11:00 PM Blue Bloods

SATURDAY
8:00-8:30 PM COMEDYTIME SATURDAY
8:30-9:00 PM COMEDYTIME SATURDAY
9:00-10:00 PM Crimetime Saturday
10:00-11:00 PM 48 Hours

SUNDAY
7:00-8:00 PM 60 Minutes
8:00-9:00 PM The Amazing Race
9:00-10:00 PM The Good Wife
10:00-11:00 PM The Mentalist

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ABC has announced its 2013/2014 schedule, and it’s making a lot of scheduling changes. New shows are in all caps, and all times are Eastern.

MONDAY:
8:00 p.m. Dancing with the Stars
10:00 p.m. Castle

TUESDAY:
8:00 p.m. MARVEL’S AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D.
9:00 p.m. THE GOLDBERGS
9:30 p.m. TROPHY WIFE
10:00 p.m. LUCKY 7

WEDNESDAY:
8:00 p.m. The Middle
8:30 p.m. BACK IN THE GAME
9:00 p.m. Modern Family
9:30 p.m. SUPER FUN NIGHT
10:00 p.m. Nashville

THURSDAY:
8:00 p.m. ONCE UPON A TIME IN WONDERLAND
9:00 p.m. Grey’s Anatomy
10:00 p.m. Scandal

FRIDAY:
8:00 p.m. Last Man Standing
8:30 p.m. The Neighbors
9:00 p.m. Shark Tank
10:00 p.m. 20/20

SATURDAY:
8:00 p.m. Saturday Night College Football

SUNDAY:
7:00 p.m. America’s Funniest Home Videos
8:00 p.m. Once Upon a Time
9:00 p.m. Revenge”
10:00 p.m. BETRAYAL

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ABC is showing off its fall shows today, and that includes an extended look at Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

The alphabet network is showing off all of its new shows today, and while I’ll have full coverage later, I couldn’t delay showing off the nearly three minute trailer for the series I am most excited about this fall. You get a bit of a hint about Coulson’s fate after The Avengers, as well as a further look at the team we’ll be seeing each week.

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. airs Tuesdays this fall at 8 Eastern/7 Central.

Fox has announced its 2013/2014 schedule, and it’s making a lot of scheduling changes. New shows are in all caps, and all times are Eastern.

Fox FALL 2013-14 SCHEDULE

MONDAY
8:00-9:00 PM Bones (fall) / ALMOST HUMAN (late fall)
9:00-10:00 PM SLEEPY HOLLOW (fall) / The Following (midseason)

TUESDAY
8:00-8:30 PM DADS
8:30-9:00 PM BROOKLYN NINE-NINE
9:00-9:30 PM New Girl
9:30-10:00 PM The Mindy Project

WEDNESDAY
8:00-10:00 PM The X Factor (fall) / American Idol (midseason)

THURSDAY
8:00-9:00 PM The X Factor Results (fall) / American Idol Results (midseason)
9:00-10:00 PM Glee (fall) / RAKE (midseason)

FRIDAY
8:00-9:00 PM JUNIOR MASTERCHEF (wt) (fall)
9:00-10:00 PM SLEEPY HOLLOW encores (fall)

Late Fall:
8:00-9:00 PM Bones (late fall)
9:00-9:30 PM Raising Hope (late fall)
9:30-10:00 PM Enlisted (late fall)

SATURDAY
7:00-10:30 PM Fox Sports Saturday
11:00 PM-12:30 AM Animation Domination High-Def

SUNDAY
7:00-7:30 PM NFL Game (fall)
7:30-8:00 PM The OT (fall)
8:00-8:30 PM The Simpsons
8:30-9:00 PM Bob’s Burgers
9:00-9:30 PM Family Guy
9:30-10:00 PM American Dad

Scheduling to be announced for the following new series slated for midseason: GANG RELATED, SURVIVING JACK, US & THEM and MURDER POLICE.

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24 is officially returning to Fox as a 12 episode limited series entitled 24: Live Another Day. Fox confirmed this morning that Keifer Sutherland will reprise his role as Jack Bauer, and Howard Gordon will return as the show runner.

When the series ended in 2010 after 192 episodes and one TV movie, Jack was again on the run from authorities and was going to be going off the grid into hiding. No word as of yet as to what he will be doing to get back in the action. The series will return in May 2014 as a summer event.

Open up those sockets, grab the Bag of Death… Jack’s back.

Just days after officially being picked up, the first trailer for Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. has debuted.

While Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. doesn’t debut until this fall, it’s never too early to start promoting the series. It’s interesting to see how many allusions to The Avengers are in there, and while Robert Downey Jr. has said he’d be open to a cameo, don’t expect to see any of them showing up in the series.

The biggest question is of course how in the world Agent Coulson (Clark Gregg) is alive, but as a fan of the character, I’m thrilled to see him.

Can Marvel have as much success on TV as it has in the theaters? We’re about to find out.

NBC has announced its 2013/2014 schedule, and it’s making a lot of scheduling changes. New shows are in all caps, and all times are Eastern.

NBC FALL 2013-14 SCHEDULE

MONDAY

• 8-10 p.m. – “The Voice”
• 10-11 p.m. – “THE BLACKLIST”

TUESDAY

• 8-9 p.m. – “The Biggest Loser” (New Day and Time)
• 9-10 p.m. – “The Voice” (New time)
• 10-11 p.m. – “Chicago Fire” (New Day and Time)

WEDNESDAY

• 8-9 p.m. – “Revolution” (New Day and Time)
• 9-10 p.m. – “Law & Order: SVU”
• 10-11 p.m. – “IRONSIDE”

THURSDAY

• 8-8:30 p.m. – “Parks and Recreation” (New time)
• 8:30-9 p.m. – “WELCOME TO THE FAMILY”
• 9-9:30 p.m. – “SEAN SAVES THE WORLD”
• 9:30-10 p.m. – “THE MICHAEL J. FOX SHOW”
• 10-11 p.m. – “Parenthood” (New Day and Time)

FRIDAY

• 8-9 p.m. – “Dateline NBC”
• 9-10 p.m. – “Grimm”
• 10-11 p.m. – “DRACULA”

SATURDAY
Encore programming

SUNDAY

• 7:00-8:15 p.m. – “Football Night in America”
• 8:15-11:30 p.m. – “NBC Sunday Night Football”

NBC MIDSEASON 2013-14 SCHEDULE

MONDAY

• 8-10 p.m. – “The Voice”
• 10-11 p.m. – “THE BLACKLIST”

TUESDAY

• 8-9 p.m. – “The Voice”
• 9-9:30 p.m. – “THE FAMILY GUIDE”
• 9:30-10 p.m. – “ABOUT A BOY”
• 10-11 p.m. – “Chicago Fire”

WEDNESDAY

• 8-9 p.m. – “Revolution”
• 9-10 p.m. – “Law & Order: SVU”
• 10-11 p.m. – “IRONSIDE”

THURSDAY

• 8-8:30 p.m. – “Parks and Recreation”
• 8:30-9 p.m. – “WELCOME TO THE FAMILY”
• 9-9:30 p.m. – “SEAN SAVES THE WORLD”
• 9:30-10 p.m. – “THE MICHAEL J. FOX SHOW”
• 10-11 p.m. – “Parenthood”

FRIDAY

• 8-9 p.m. – “Dateline NBC”
• 9-10 p.m. – “Grimm”
• 10-11 p.m. – “CROSSBONES”

SATURDAY

• 8-10 p.m. – Encore and specials programming
• 10-11 p.m. – “Saturday Night Live” (Encore)

SUNDAY

• 7-8 p.m. – “Dateline NBC”
• 8-9 p.m. – “AMERICAN DREAM BUILDERS”
• 9-10 p.m. – “BELIEVE”
• 10-11 p.m. – “CRISIS”

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In one of the most unsurprising turns of events for the upcoming fall television season, ABC has officially picked up Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. to go to series.

With the success of The Avengers, and Joss Whedon directing the pilot, this seemed like a no brainer for ABC as parent company Disney owns all of the properties involved. No word on a premiere date yet, but rumor is you will see promos for the series as soon as this Sunday during Once Upon a Time.

Now we’ll finally know how in the world Clark Gregg’s Agent Coulson could possibly have survived his fatal end in The Avengers.

The following takes places three years after cancellation. The events occur in real time.

According to a report from Deadline, 24 is back in play at Fox. The series ended in 2010 after eight seasons, and there was a lot of talk of a potential film, but it just never came to fruition. With news on Thursday that Kiefer Sutherland’s current series Touch has been cancelled, apparently he’s looking for work.

Apparently no deals are in place yet for the series to return, but 24 showrunner Howard Gordon – currently working on Homeland – has pitched an idea to Fox that the network is considering. It is said it would be a “limited event,” but seeing as each season was exactly 24 episodes, it could always mean another season or perhaps something a bit smaller.

We’ll just have to wait and see as this is the busy time of the year for the networks as next week is the upfront presentations for next season and we’ll see all of the newly announced shows. I doubt much will happen until June or so with a possible mid-season launch (i.e. after New Years 2014), but we’ll just have to wait and see.

Dammit, Chloe, this need to happen!