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TV viewers, at last we have made it to May! It’s that month of joy and despair in which we learn which TV shows have made the cut for the 2016-'17 season and which will be headed to the graveyard of cancellation. Below, we’ve rounded up a comprehensive list of all the broadcast shows you can expect to see again in the coming year, and all the ones you’ll have to say goodbye to.
For most of the 2015-'16 season, networks were fairly soft on cancellations. After buzzy new shows like Minority Report flopped despite aggressive publicity tours, many networks shifted to a strategy of quietly cutting shows' episode orders and then simply declining to order more — all without officially canceling them. (We’ve placed some of these soft-canceled shows on our canceled list, with notes explaining their individual situations.) Now that networks are starting to lock in their fall TV schedules, however, the cancellation axe is officially in full swing.
We’ll be updating this list as the networks set their new fall schedules and more news comes in, so check back often!
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Which broadcast TV shows have recently been canceled or aired their planned series finales?
Agent Carter (ABC)
American Idol (Fox)
Angel from Hell (CBS)
The Astronaut Wives Club (ABC)
Beauty and the Beast (The CW)
Best Time Ever With Neil Patrick Harris (NBC)
Blood & Oil (ABC)
Bordertown (Fox)
Castle (ABC)
Crowded (Fox)
CSI: Cyber (CBS)
Extant (CBS)
The Family (ABC)
Galavant (ABC)
Game of Silence (NBC)
The Good Wife (CBS)
Grandfathered (Fox)
The Grinder (Fox)
Hannibal (NBC)
Heartbeat (NBC)
Heroes Reborn (NBC)
Knock Knock Live (Fox)
The Messengers (The CW)
Mike & Molly (CBS)
Minority Report (Fox) — The show's cancellation is not yet official, but its initial episode order was cut from 13 episodes to 10, and there’s no indication that Fox will order any more.
The Muppets (ABC)
Mr. Robinson (NBC)
Nashville (ABC)
Of Kings and Prophets (ABC)
The Player (NBC) — Like Minority Report's cancellation, The Player's cancellation is unofficial. The show's episode order was cut from 13 to nine, with no sign of any more episodes to come.
Person of Interest (CBS) — The currently airing fifth season will be the show’s last.
Rookie Blue (ABC)
Second Chance (Fox)
Truth Be Told (NBC) — Yet another unofficial cancellation via episode order reduction.
Under the Dome (CBS)
The Whispers (ABC)
Wicked City (ABC)
The CW
Which broadcast TV shows have been renewed for the 2016-'17 TV season?
2 Broke Girls (CBS)
The 100 (The CW)
500 Questions (ABC)
The Amazing Race (CBS)
America's Funniest Home Videos (ABC)
America’s Got Talent (NBC)
America's Next Top Model (The CW) — Although the show has been canceled at The CW, VH1 will be picking it up.
American Crime (ABC)
American Ninja Warrior (NBC)
Aquarius (NBC)
Arrow (The CW)
The Bachelor (ABC)
The Big Bang Theory (CBS) — In March 2014, the show was renewed for three seasons at once, ensuring it will remain on the air at least through spring 2017.
Big Brother (CBS)
Black-ish (ABC)
The Blacklist (NBC)
Blindspot (NBC)
Blue Bloods (CBS)
Bob's Burgers (Fox)
Bones (Fox) — Bones’s next season, its 12th, will be its last.
Brooklyn Nine-Nine (Fox)
The Catch (ABC)
The Celebrity Apprentice (NBC)
Chicago Fire (NBC)
Chicago Med (NBC)
Chicago P.D. (NBC)
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (The CW)
Criminal Minds (CBS)
Dancing with the Stars (ABC)
Dr. Ken (ABC)
Elementary (CBS)
Empire (Fox)
Family Guy (Fox)
The Flash (The CW)
Fresh Off the Boat (ABC)
The Goldbergs (ABC)
Gotham (Fox)
Grey's Anatomy (ABC)
Grimm (NBC)
Hawaii Five-0 (CBS)
How to Get Away With Murder (ABC)
iZombie (The CW)
Jane the Virgin (The CW)
The Last Man on Earth (Fox)
Last Man Standing (ABC)
Law & Order: SVU (NBC)
Life in Pieces (CBS)
Little Big Shots (NBC)
Lucifer (Fox)
Madam Secretary (CBS)
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (ABC)
MasterChef (Fox)
The Middle (ABC)
Mistresses (ABC)
Modern Family (ABC)
Mom (CBS)
NCIS (CBS)
NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS)
NCIS: New Orleans (CBS)
New Girl (Fox)
The Night Shift (NBC) — The show's third season will premiere on June 1, 2016.
Once Upon a Time (ABC)
The Originals (The CW)
Quantico (ABC)
The Real O’Neals (ABC)
Reign (The CW)
Rosewood (Fox)
Scandal (ABC)
Scorpion (CBS)
Scream Queens (Fox)
Secrets and Lies (ABC) — Secrets and Lies was renewed for a second season on May 7, 2015, but that season has not yet debuted, and its premiere date has not been announced.
Shades of Blue (NBC)
Shark Tank (ABC)
The Simpsons (Fox)
Sleepy Hollow (Fox)
So You Think You Can Dance (Fox)
Supergirl (The CW) — Supergirl is leaving its home on CBS to join its sister show The Flash on The CW for its second season.
Supernatural (The CW)
Superstore (NBC)
Survivor (CBS)
The Vampire Diaries (The CW)
Wayward Pines (Fox)
Whose Line Is It Anyway? (The CW)
World's Funniest (Fox)
Zoo (CBS)
Which broadcast TV shows are still waiting on an official verdict?
48 Hours (CBS)
60 Minutes (CBS)
Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader (Fox)
The Biggest Loser (NBC)
Boom! (Fox)
The Carmichael Show (NBC)
Code Black (CBS)
Cooper Barrett’s Guide to Surviving Life (Fox)
Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders (CBS)
Extreme Weight Loss (ABC)
Hell's Kitchen (Fox)
Hollywood Game Night (NBC)
Limitless (CBS)
MasterChef Junior (Fox)
The Mysteries of Laura (NBC)
The Odd Couple (CBS)
Rush Hour (CBS)
Telenovela (NBC)
Undateable (NBC)
Undercover Boss (CBS)
The Voice (NBC)
The X-Files: Re-Opened (CBS)
Updates: American Crime, The Catch, Life in Pieces, The Real O'Neals, Last Man Standing, and Sleepy Hollow have been renewed. Agent Carter, Castle, CSI: Cyber, The Family, Galavant, The Grinder, The Muppets, Nashville, Game of Silence, Heartbeat, and Crowded have been canceled. Supergirl has been renewed and will move to The CW for its second season.
