Podcast #1199: TV Renewal Scorecard

On this week’s show We rundown the recently concluded TV season and which shows are coming back for another season. We also read your emails and take a look at the week’s news.

News:

• Netflix rolls out dialogue-only subtitles
• Netflix CEO Says Movie Theater Model Is ‘Outdated’
• YouTube Announces a New Viewing Experience on TVs with Enhanced Playback
• LG Elaborates More on QNED evo Lineup Coming Next Month 

Other:

• What does $1,000,000 sound like? - My Trip to AXPONA 2025

TV Renewal Scorecard

Each TV season we highlight the upcoming TV season in September and then around the end of April we take a look at which shows are coming back. This list is provided by TV Line and can be found here. 

The Scorecard does not include unscripted series. The eight levels in TVLine’s annual renewal scorecard are as follows:

• Officially renewed
• A sure thing
• A safe bet
• Could go either way
• A long-shot
• Essentially cancelled
• Officially cancelled
• Too early to tell

ABC

• 9-1-1: Officially renewed
• Abbott Elementary: Officially renewed
• The Conners: Officially cancelled/ending in 2025
• Doctor Odyssey: Could go either way
• Grey’s Anatomy: Officially renewed
• High Potential: Officially renewed
• The Rookie: Officially renewed
• Shifting Gears: Officially renewed
• Will Trent: Officially renewed

CBS

• Blue Bloods: Officially cancelled (ended Dec. 13)
• Elsbeth: Officially renewed
• The Equalizer: Could go either way
• FBI: Renewed through Season 9
• FBI: International: Officially cancelled
• FBI: Most Wanted: Officially cancelled
• Fire Country: Officially renewed
• Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage: Officially renewed
• Ghosts: Officially renewed (through 2026-27 season)
• Matlock: Officially renewed
• NCIS: Officially renewed
• NCIS: Origins: Officially renewed
• NCIS: Sydney: Officially renewed
• The Neighborhood: Officially renewed for final season
• Poppa’s House: Officially cancelled
• S.W.A.T.: Officially cancelled
• Tracker: Officially renewed
• Watson: Officially renewed

Not on the list is Survivor. There will be a season 50 at a minimum!

CW

• All American: Could go either way
• Children Ruin Everything: Cancelled by CTV (Season 4B premieres on CW June 18)
• Good Cop/Bad Cop: A safe bet
• Joan: Officially ended (limited series)<