Every May, the Television Circle of Life giveth and taketh away as the broadcast networks — ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, and the CW — set their schedules for the next TV season. The process inevitably involves each network taking a hard look at its existing programming lineup, to decide which shows to keep and which ones to cut.
All of the canceled and renewed TV shows from the 2016-’17 season
Scandal will end with season seven. Modern Family and The Big Bang Theory are safer than safe.
And while lots of the verdicts are already in, plenty of shows are still on the bubble. Below, we’ve compiled a comprehensive list of all the broadcast shows you can expect to see again in the coming year, all the ones to which you’ll have to bid adieu, and all the ones that are still awaiting their fate. Stay tuned; we’ll be updating this list as more news comes in.
Which broadcast TV shows have recently been canceled or aired their planned series finales?
2 Broke Girls (CBS)
24: Legacy (Fox)
APB (Fox)
American Crime (ABC)
American Gothic (CBS)
Aquarius (NBC)
The Blacklist: Redemption (NBC)
Bones (Fox)
BrainDead (CBS)
The Catch (ABC)
Chicago Justice (NBC)
Conviction (ABC)
Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders (CBS)
Doubt (CBS)
Downward Dog (ABC)
Dr. Ken (ABC)
Emerald City (NBC)
Frequency (The CW)
The Great Indoors (CBS)
Grimm (NBC)
Imaginary Mary (ABC)
Last Man Standing (ABC)
Making History (Fox)
Mistresses (ABC)
No Tomorrow (The CW)
Notorious (ABC)
The Odd Couple (CBS)
Pitch (Fox)
Powerless (NBC)
Pure Genius (CBS)
The Real O’Neals (ABC)
Reign (The CW)
Rosewood (Fox)
Secrets and Lies (ABC)
Sleepy Hollow (Fox)
Son of Zorn (Fox)
Time After Time (ABC)
Training Day (CBS)
The Vampire Diaries (The CW)
Which broadcast TV shows have been renewed for the 2017-‘18 TV season?
The 100 (The CW)
The $100,000 Pyramid (ABC)
The Amazing Race (CBS)
America’s Got Talent (NBC)
America’s Funniest Home Videos (ABC)
American Grit (Fox)
American Housewife (ABC)
American Ninja Warrior (NBC)
Arrow (The CW)
The Bachelor (ABC)
Bachelor in Paradise (ABC)
Black-ish (ABC)
The Blacklist (NBC)
The Big Bang Theory (CBS) — The long-running comedy has been renewed through the 2018-’19 TV season.
Big Brother (CBS)
Blindspot (NBC)
Blue Bloods (CBS)
Bob’s Burgers (Fox)
Brooklyn Nine-Nine (Fox)
Bull (CBS)
The Carmichael Show (NBC) — Season three premieres May 31; the show is not yet renewed beyond that point.
Celebrity Family Feud (ABC)
Chicago Fire (NBC)
Chicago Med (NBC)
Chicago P.D. (NBC)
Code Black (CBS)
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (The CW)
Criminal Minds (CBS)
Dancing With the Stars (ABC)
Designated Survivor (ABC)
DC’s Legends of Tomorrow (The CW)
Elementary (CBS)
Empire (Fox)
The Exorcist (Fox)
The Flash (The CW)
Fresh Off the Boat (ABC)
The Goldbergs (ABC) – The show has been renewed through the 2018-’19 TV season.
The Good Fight (CBS All Access)
The Good Place (NBC)
Gotham (Fox)
Great News (NBC)
Grey’s Anatomy (ABC)
Hawaii Five-0 (CBS)
How to Get Away With Murder (ABC)
Hollywood Game Night (NBC) — Season five premieres August 7; the show is not yet renewed beyond that point.
iZombie (The CW)
Jane the Virgin (The CW)
Kevin Can Wait (CBS)
The Last Man on Earth (Fox)
Law & Order: SVU (NBC)
Lethal Weapon (Fox)
Life in Pieces (CBS)
Lucifer (Fox)
MacGyver (CBS)
Madam Secretary (CBS)
Man With a Plan (CBS)
Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (ABC)
MasterChef (Fox) — Season eight premieres this summer; the show is not yet renewed beyond that point.
The Mick (Fox)
The Middle (ABC)
Modern Family (ABC) — The long-running comedy has been renewed through the 2018-’19 TV season.
Mom (CBS)
NCIS (CBS)
NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS)
NCIS: New Orleans (CBS)
The Night Shift (NBC) — Season four premieres June 22; the show is not yet renewed beyond that point.
Once Upon a Time (ABC)
The Originals (The CW)
Quantico (ABC)
Riverdale (The CW)
Scandal (ABC) — Season seven will be the show’s last.
Scorpion (CBS)
Scream Queens (Fox)
Shades of Blue (NBC)
Shark Tank (ABC)
The Simpsons (Fox) — The legendary animated comedy is renewed through the 2018-’19 TV season, when it will air its 30th season and break the record for longest-running scripted show of all time.
So You Think You Can Dance (Fox) — Season 14 premieres June 12; the show is not yet renewed beyond that point.
Speechless (ABC)
Star (Fox)
Supergirl (The CW)
Superior Donuts (CBS)
Supernatural (The CW)
Superstore (NBC)
Survivor (CBS)
Taken (NBC)
Timeless (NBC) — After initially canceling the time travel drama, NBC changed its mind and picked it up for a 10-episode second season that will air in summer 2018.
Trial & Error (NBC)
The Voice (NBC)
Whose Line Is It Anyway? (The CW)
The X-Files (Fox)
Zoo (CBS)
Which broadcast TV shows are still waiting on an official verdict?
The Biggest Loser (NBC)
Celebrity Apprentice (NBC)
Family Guy (Fox)
Hell’s Kitchen (Fox)
Little Big Shots (NBC)
Match Game (ABC)
MasterChef Junior (Fox)
Prison Break (Fox)
Ransom (CBS)
Shots Fired (Fox)
Undercover Boss (CBS)
Wayward Pines (Fox)
World’s Funniest (Fox)
