Last year, Fox was a bloodbath. Of 24 shows, they cancelled 11 and renewed 13. And so this year, they kind of need those 13 to keep delivering.

Returning shows that I think are safe for renewal:

• Bob’s Burgers
• Brooklyn Nine-Nine
• Empire
• Family Guy
• Gotham
• Lucifer
• New Girl
• Star
• The Exorcist
• The Last Man on Earth
• The Mick
• The Simpsons

Returning shows I think will be cancelled:

• Lethal Weapon – I have to think they were desperate to renew SOMETHING last year to keep this one around…it or The Exorcist should have died, and I’m betting on this not making it past S2;

New shows that I think will make it:

• The Gifted – Fox wants to expand into the superhero world too, after their relative success with Gotham;
• The Orville – I’m totally on the line with this one, but they do like pseudo comic shows, even sci fi spoofs;
• The Resident – A medical show with hot actors? Yeah, they’ll try real hard to keep it;

New shows that I think will get cancelled:

• L.A. to Vegas – Workplace comedy? Sure. Airlines to Vegas? Umm, no;
• Ghosted – Men in Black, weekly? With extra comedy? Yeah, that’s going to need a lot of work to keep it fresh;

As always, red indicates shows I watch or will give a chance.