TV Tidbits : Updated (Series) Death Watch

We gave up on Up All Night because, well, it was very "meh." Not horrible but not hilarious and though I pull for Will Arnett (hi, meet the only person who watched Running Wilde), I just don't have time in my life for meh. Which begs the question "Why am I still watching A Gifted Man?" I don't really know. It's kind of a nice vacation for my brain for an hour, I guess. I dunno. I'm not surprised its odds aren't looking too hot right now but I'll probably hang with it for a while yet. Especially since they have been featuring his annoying ex-wife less and less. :o) We like Person of Interest so I'm glad it'll be hanging around but I still can't believe how many people love 2 Broke Girls. Clearly, my sense of humor is not in line with that of most of America. But I think we knew that already.

Here's the breakdown from EW.com:

New Girl (Fox): 5.0, 10 million.
Status: Fox was the first network to pick up a new show for a full season. We’re now focusing of that second year pickup, when we think her chances are rosy.

2 Broke Girls (CBS): 5.5 rating, 13.7 million.
Full season pickup. Notice the ratings: This is the highest rated new show of the 2011-12 season.

The X Factor (Fox): Wednesday, 4.4, 12.5 million; Thursday, 4.3, 12.6 million
Full season pickup.


Once Upon a Time (ABC): 4.7, 13.7 million.
Full season pickup. We’ll be brutally honest: After the middling launch for Pan Am and Revenge, we didn’t have high hopes for this high-concept drama from a couple of clever Lost writers. Sometimes, it’s a relief to be wrong. Show like this need to succeed if we want to see more genre shows in the future.

Terra Nova (Fox): 3.6, 10 million
Status: Fox executives already confirmed that it will complete its 13-hour run in December. The network will decide by the end of the year whether Terra Nova will get a second season. Though the dino drama is performing weaker than what the network wants, it’s still got a shot to return.

Last Man Standing (ABC): 3.7, 11.9 million.
Full season pickup. Not surprising: It was a big deal for ABC to get Tim Allen back. But with a new showrunner at the helm as of this month (last one left for personal reasons, new guy comes from Reba), job one is to keep refining Allen’s voice without boring viewers.


Suburgatory (ABC): 3.5, 10.1 million
Full season pickup

Person of Interest (CBS): 3.3, 13.8 million
Full season pickup

Revenge (ABC): 3.6, 10.5 million
Full season pickup. Good news for prime time soap fans.

Unforgettable (CBS): 3.0, 13.9 million
Full season pickup

Pan Am (ABC): 2.8, 8.3 million
Status: The period drama has settled at a modest number and, as a result, has yet to get a full season pickup. ABC might complete its run at 13 and postpone a final decision on its fate until May.


How to be a Gentleman (CBS): 2.7, 8.4 million
Canceled
 
Up All Night (NBC): 2.7, 6.2 million
Status: Full season pickup plus two additional episodes. NBC will hang onto this for a full season because its from SNL’s Lorne Michaels.

Whitney (NBC): 2.7, 5.5 million
Status: Full season pickup for a show that doesn’t really belong on a network that has comedies like Parks and Recreation, The Office, 30 Rock and Community.

Allen Gregory (Fox) 2.2, 4.5 million
Status: Sandwiched between The Simpsons and Family Guy, this new animated comedy has been a real let-down. Fox only ordered seven episodes. Once they finish airing, we don’t expect the network to mention the show again.

Man Up! (ABC) 2.2, 7 million
Status: Man down? We think this is be the next freshman show to get a pink slip.

Grimm (NBC) 2.3, 6.8 million
Full season pickup


Charlie’s Angels (ABC): 1.8, 7.4 million
Canceled.


Prime Suspect (NBC): 1.7, 6.1 million
Canceled. So are networks done with reboots of old shows? Heck no: The peacock just ordered a pilot for The Munsters.


Playboy Club (NBC): 1.5, 4.9 million
Canceled 

A Gifted Man (CBS): 1.4, 8.6 million
Status: Though the network has yet to give it a full season pickup, it recently ordered three more episodes. Still, we’re not feeling upbeat about its chances for another season.


Free Agents (NBC): 1.5, 3.8 million
Canceled

Secret Circle (The CW): 1.2, 2.7 million
Full season pickup

Rock Center with Brian Williams (NBC): 1.0, 3.9 million
Status: Rock bottom with Brian Williams. This should go quietly into the night after the new round of shows debut after the holidays.

Ringer (The CW): 0.9, 1.2 million
Full season pickup

Hart of Dixie (The CW): 0.9, 2.0 million
Full season pickup

Hey, we can play death watch all season! Look at all the cannon fodder coming soon:
ABC: Work It (Jan. 3), The River (Feb. 7), GCB (March 4), Missing (March 15)
NBC: The Firm (Jan. 8), Are you there, Chelsea? (Jan. 11),  Smash (Feb. 6), Fashion Star (March 13)
CBS: ¡Rob! (Jan. 12)
FOX:  I Hate My Teenage Daughter (Nov. 30) Napoleon Dynamite (TBD), The Finder (TBD), Touch (TBD), The Flintstones (TBD), Alcatraz (TBD)
The CW: The Frame (TBD)