It’s the start of the new TV season, and time to predict the survival outcome for all the new shows. Last year I made it to almost 80%, which I was particularly happy with…I do two predictions — one based on just the description, and an updated one after I have watched the premieres. Most of the time, there’s no change between the two. 🙂 Let’s see how I do this year…
| Show | Description | Prediction based on description | Prediction based on premiere |
| Mayans M.C. (FX) | Spin-off of Sons of Anarchy | RENEWAL | RENEWAL |
| The Purge (USA) | Based on low-rated movie | CANCELLATION | CANCELLATION |
| Kidding (Showtime) | Jim Carrey, family life | CANCELLATION | CANCELLATION |
| Rel (Fox) | Single father after cheating wife, comedy | CANCELLATION | CANCELLATION |
| You (Lifetime) | Stalker bookstore manager | CANCELLATION | CANCELLATION |
| The First (Hulu) | First astronauts on Mars…will Beta be there too, like Defying Gravity? | CANCELLATION | RENEWAL |
| Forever (Amazon) | Married couple go on ski trip to shake up routine | CANCELLATION | CANCELLATION |
| Dead Lucky (Sundance Now) | Detectives after cop killer | RENEWAL | CANCELLATION |
| The Good Cop (Netflix) | Tony Danza and Josh Groban | RENEWAL | CANCELLATION |
| Magnum, P.I. (CBS) | Reboot, slight tweaks | CANCELLATION | RENEWAL |
| Manifest (NBC) | Plane lands after being missing 5 years | CANCELLATION | RENEWAL |
| FBI (CBS) | Hey, look, a story about the FBI | CANCELLATION | CANCELLATION |
| Mr. Inbetween (FX) | Half-hour drama with criminal | CANCELLATION | CANCELLATION |
| New Amsterdam (NBC) | Hospital drama about idealism | CANCELLATION | CANCELLATION |
| A Million Little Things (ABC) | The Big Chill after an elevator meeting, and a suicide | CANCELLATION | RENEWAL |
| Single Parents (ABC) | Training the single dad | RENEWAL | CANCELLATION |
| Murphy Brown (CBS) | Reboot | RENEWAL | RENEWAL |
| The Cool Kids (Fox) | A co-ed version of The Golden Girls | RENEWAL | RENEWAL |
| God Friended Me (CBS) | Literally friends on FB with God. Well that should save on fancy sets compared to Kevin Probably Saves the World or simple home sets for Joan of Arcadia | CANCELLATION | CANCELLATION |
| The Neighborhood (CBS) | Friendly mid-westerner moves to LA | CANCELLATION | CANCELLATION |
| Happy Together (CBS) | Damon Wayans Jr. (!) as star living with family | CANCELLATION | CANCELLATION |
| I Feel Bad (NBC) | Oh, look a story about a mom with lame plot ideas each week | CANCELLATION | CANCELLATION |
| Into The Dark (Hulu) | Anthology horror series | RENEWAL | RENEWAL |
| All American (CW) | Friday Night Lights meets Beverly Hills 90210 | CANCELLATION | RENEWAL |
| The Romanoffs (Amazon) | Descendants of the Russian monarchy, or at least, claimants of lineage | CANCELLATION | CANCELLATION |
| Camping (HBO) | Mid-life crisis, high-strung wife, camping trip with cast | CANCELLATION | CANCELLATION |
| Charmed (CW) | Reboot but without the originals | CANCELLATION | CANCELLATION |
| The Kids Are Alright (ABC) | Irish Catholic, 70s | RENEWAL | CANCELLATION |
| The Rookie (ABC) | Nathan Filion, hero, ends up as oldest LAPD rookie | RENEWAL | RENEWAL |
| Legacies (CW) | Vampire Diaries spin-off, with Buffy formula | RENEWAL | RENEWAL |
| Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (Netflix) | Riverdale spinoff | RENEWAL | RENEWAL |
| Homecoming (Amazon) | Caseworker helping veterans | CANCELLATION | RENEWAL |
| The Kominsky Method | Michael Douglas, Alan Arkin | RENEWAL | RENEWAL |
| Escape at Dannemora (Showtime) | Not Shawshank for integrity but otherwise, the same | CANCELLATION | |
| The Code (CBS) | JAG + CSI | RENEWAL | RENEWAL |
| Proven Innocent (FOX) | False convict turned lawyer saves the wronged | CANCELLATION | CANCELLATION |
| The Passage (FOX) | Secret medical facility with experimental drugs and a reluctant guinea pig | CANCELLATION | CANCELLATION |
| Roswell, New Mexico (CW) | Semi-spinoff, similar premise or a bit like Starman | CANCELLATION | RENEWAL |
| The Enemy Within (NBC) | Quantico-ish | CANCELLATION | CANCELLATION |
| The Fix (ABC) | Second chances on a serial murder case | CANCELLATION | CANCELLATION |
| Abby’s (NBC) | Bar in backyard | CANCELLATION | CANCELLATION |
| Whiskey Cavalier (ABC) | FBI and CIA hotshots | CANCELLATION | CANCELLATION |
| Fam (CBS) | Perfect family life vs. blended family reality | CANCELLATION | CANCELLATION |
| In the Dark (CW) | Blind witness to murder tries to solve the case | CANCELLATION | CANCELLATION |
| The Village (NBC) | Community building in Brooklyn | CANCELLATION | CANCELLATION |
| Carter (WGN) | Actor plays detective, becomes detective | CANCELLATION | CANCELLATION |
| Jack Ryan (Amazon) | Clancy reboot | RENEWAL | RENEWAL |
Interestingly, as I was considering these shows, I found some other offerings that are either movies/short series/returning series that sound kind of interesting to try too:
- The Sinner (USA) — Bill Pullman as detective;
- Ultimate Ninja Challenge (Discovery) — reality contest show;
- Lodge 49 (AMC) — beach bum at lodge;
- No Offence (Acorn TV) — female Manchester detectives;
- Ordeal by Innocence (Amazon) — short series based on Agatha Christie murder mystery;
- To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before (Netflix) — teen’s letters to crushes are revealed;
- Deadwind (Netflix) — Finnish widow works as homicide detective;
- One Dollar (CBS All Access) — dollar bill connects cast to murder;
- Ultimate Beastmaster: Survival of the Fittest (Netflix) — reality contest show;
- Sorry For Your Loss (Facebook Watch) — Widow learns about dead husband’s secrets;
- Sisters (Netflix) — deathbed revelations reveals very large family;
So, let’s see how it goes…
