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These are the reaper’s final predictions for the 2017-18 season. This week’s two changes: Brooklyn Nine-Nine moved to likely renewed. It’s move to Sunday and subsequent ratings made the difference. Gotham moved to likely canceled. Continuing low ratings, Warner Brothers ownership, and Thursday Night Football coming to ten Fox Thursdays tipped the scale.

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Edits to the table below after the fact will be in ALL CAPS to distinguish them from the predictions.

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Canceled/likely canceled = not returning/predicted not to return in 2018-19 season

Renewed/likely renewed = returning/predicted to return in 2018-19 season

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Net Show (Producer) Status ABC Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (ABC) RENEWED, likely canceled ABC Alex Inc (Sony) CANCELED, likely canceled ABC American Housewife (ABC) RENEWED, likely renewed ABC black-ish (ABC) RENEWED, likely renewed ABC Deception (WB) CANCELED, likely canceled ABC Designated Survivor (ABC) CANCELED, likely renewed ABC Fresh Off The Boat (Fox) RENEWED, likely renewed ABC For The People (ABC) RENEWED, likely canceled ABC Grey's Anatomy (ABC) renewed ABC How To Get Away With Murder (ABC) RENEWED, likely renewed ABC Kevin (Probably) Saves The World (ABC) CANCELED, likely canceled ABC Marvel’s Inhumans (ABC) CANCELED, likely canceled ABC Modern Family (Fox) renewed ABC Quantico (ABC) CANCELED, summer ABC Once Upon A Time (ABC) canceled ABC Roseanne (ABC) renewed ABC Scandal (ABC) canceled ABC Speechless (ABC/Fox) RENEWED, likely renewed ABC Splitting Up Together (WB) RENEWED, likely renewed ABC Station 19 (ABC) RENEWED, likely renewed ABC Ten Days In The Valley (Skydance) canceled ABC The Crossing (ABC) CANCELED, likely canceled ABC The Goldbergs (Sony) renewed ABC The Good Doctor (ABC/Sony) renewed ABC The Mayor (ABC) canceled ABC The Middle (WB) canceled CBS 9JKL (CBS) CANCELED, likely canceled CBS Blue Bloods (CBS) renewed CBS Bull (CBS) renewed CBS Code Black (CBS/ABC) summer CBS Criminal Minds (CBS/ABC) RENEWED, likely renewed CBS Elementary (CBS) RENEWED, summer CBS Hawaii Five-0 (CBS) renewed CBS Instinct (CBS) RENEWED, likely canceled CBS Kevin Can Wait (CBS/Sony) CANCELED, likely renewed CBS Life in Pieces (Fox) RENEWED, likely renewed CBS Living Biblically (WB) canceled

CBS MacGyver (CBS) renewed CBS Madam Secretary (CBS) renewed CBS Man With A Plan (CBS) RENEWED, likely renewed CBS Me, Myself & I (CBS/WB) canceled CBS Mom (WB) renewed CBS NCIS (CBS) renewed CBS NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS) renewed CBS NCIS: New Orleans (CBS) renewed CBS Scorpion (CBS) CANCELED, likely renewed CBS SEAL Team (CBS) renewed CBS Superior Donuts (CBS) CANCELED, likely renewed CBS SWAT (CBS/Sony) renewed CBS The Big Bang Theory (WB) renewed CBS Wisdom Of The Crowd (CBS/NBCU) canceled CBS Young Sheldon (WB) renewed CW Arrow (WB) renewed CW Black Lightning (WB) renewed CW Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (CBS/WB) renewed CW DC's Legends Of Tomorrow (WB) renewed CW Dynasty (CBS) renewed CW iZombie (WB) RENEWED, likely renewed CW Jane The Virgin (CBS/WB) renewed CW Life Sentence (WB) canceled CW Riverdale (WB) renewed CW Supergirl (WB) renewed CW Supernatural (WB) renewed CW The 100 (WB) RENEWED, summer CW The Flash (WB) renewed CW The Originals (WB) canceled CW Valor (CBS/WB) canceled Fox 9-1-1 (Fox) renewed Fox Bob's Burgers (Fox) RENEWED, likely renewed Fox Brooklyn Nine-Nine (NBCU) RENEWED BY NBC, likely renewed Fox Empire (Fox) renewed Fox Family Guy (Fox) RENEWED, likely renewed Fox Ghosted (Fox) likely canceled Fox Gotham (WB) RENEWED, likely canceled Fox LA to Vegas (Fox) likely renewed Fox Lethal Weapon (WB) RENEWED, likely renewed Fox Lucifer (WB) CANCELED, likely renewed Fox New Girl (Fox) canceled Fox Star (Fox) RENEWED, likely renewed Fox The Exorcist (Fox) CANCELED, likely canceled Fox The Gifted (Fox) renewed Fox The Last Man On Earth (Fox) CANCELED, likely canceled Fox The Mick (Fox) CANCELED, likely renewed Fox The Orville (Fox) renewed Fox The Resident (Fox) RENEWED, likely renewed Fox The Simpsons (Fox) renewed Fox The X-Files (Fox) CANCELED, likely canceled NBC A.P. Bio (NBCU) RENEWED, likely canceled NBC Blindspot (WB) RENEWED, likely renewed NBC Champions (NBCU) likely canceled NBC Chicago Fire (NBCU) RENEWED, likely renewed NBC Chicago Med (NBCU) RENEWED, likely renewed NBC Chicago P.D. (NBCU) RENEWED, likely renewed NBC Good Girls (NBCU) RENEWED, likely renewed NBC Great News (NBCU) CANCELED, likely canceled NBC Law & Order: SVU (NBCU) RENEWED, likely renewed NBC Law & Order: True Crime (NBCU) CANCELED, likely canceled NBC Rise (NBCU) CANCELED, likely canceled NBC Shades Of Blue (NBCU) canceled NBC Superstore (NBCU) renewed NBC Taken (NBCU) canceled NBC The Blacklist (Sony) RENEWED, likely renewed NBC The Brave (NBCU) canceled NBC The Good Place (NBCU) renewed NBC This Is Us (Fox) renewed NBC Timeless (Sony) likely canceled NBC Trial & Error (WB) summer NBC Will & Grace (NBCU) renewed

ABC shows predicted to be canceled

For The People (renewed) – low ratings, rookie show

The Crossing (canceled) – low ratings, rookie show

Kevin (Probably) Saves The World (canceled) – low ratings, only 3 additional episodes ordered

Inhumans (canceled) – low ratings, rookie show

Agents of SHIELD (renewed) – low ratings, old/expensive

Deception (canceled) – low ratings, rookie show, owned by Warner Brothers.

Alex Inc (canceled) – low ratings, rookie show, owned by Sony.

ABC shows predicted to be renewed

Designated Survivor (canceled)– borderline ratings that are probably good enough for a 10pm sophomore owned by ABC

American Housewife (renewed), black-ish (renewed), Fresh Off The Boat (renewed), How To Get Away With Murder (renewed), Speechless (renewed), Station 19 (renewed), Splitting Up Together (renewed) – ratings in the renewal range, no negative issues

CBS shows predicted to be canceled

9JKL (canceled) – low ratings, only three additional episodes ordered

Instinct (renewed) – low ratings, rookie show

CBS shows predicted to be renewed

Criminal Minds (renewed) – ratings still fine, old/expensive, owned by ABC, likely the first veteran drama to be canceled

Scorpion (canceled) – CBS hasn’t canceled a CBS Studios drama after its 3rd, 4th, 5th or 6th season in recent memory

Kevin Can Wait (canceled), Life In Pieces (renewed), Man With A Plan(renewed), Superior Donuts (canceled)– ratings in the renewal range, no negative issues

CW shows predicted to be canceled

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CW shows predicted to be renewed

iZombie (renewed) – CW has canceled only one non-rookie show with fewer than 70 episodes in the Pedowitz era (The Carrie Diaries)

Fox shows predicted to be canceled

The Exorcist (canceled)– ultra-low ratings

Ghosted – borderline ratings, return date indefinitely postponed.

The X-Files (canceled) – Gillian Anderson is done, and the show won’t return without her.

Last Man On Earth (canceled)– lowest rated of the Sunday comedies, guessing Fox gives similarly rated LA to Vegas and The Mick the renewals instead.

Gotham (renewed) – second lowest rated Spring ’18 Fox show, owned by WB, Thursday Night Football removing 10 Thursdays from Fox schedule next season.

Fox shows predicted to be renewed

Brooklyn Nine-Nine (renewed by NBC) – Sunday placement over Ghosted and ratings, old/expensive, owned by NBCU

The Mick (canceled), LA to Vegas – borderline ratings, owned by Fox.

Bob’s Burgers (renewed), Family Guy (renewed), Lethal Weapon (renewed), Star (renewed), The Resident (renewed), Lucifer (canceled) – ratings in the renewal range, no negative issues

NBC shows predicted to be canceled

Law & Order: True Crime (canceled) – low ratings, rookie show

Great News (canceled) – lowest rated NBC Fall sitcom, episodes being burned off in December, only 13 episodes ordered, with no additional back order

A.P. Bio (renewed)– low ratings, rookie show

Champions – lowest rated NBC rookie premiere this season, rookie show

Timeless – low ratings, Sony’s big check to NBC saved it last year, guessing that doesn’t happen twice.

Rise (canceled)– such promise, such promotion, such borderline ratings, guessing that NBC picks Good Girls instead due to its slightly better ratings and Netflix deal.

NBC shows predicted to be renewed

Good Girls (renewed) – such promise, such promotion, such borderline ratings. Its Netflix deal and slightly better ratings give it the edge over Rise as NBC’s one rookie drama renewal.

Blindspot (renewed) – third season shows produced by third party studios (WB) are almost never canceled.

Chicago Fire (renewed), Chicago Med (renewed), Chicago PD (renewed), SVU (renewed), The Blacklist (renewed) – ratings in the renewal range, no negative issues

Summer shows

The 100 (renewed), Elementary (renewed), Code Black, Quantico (canceled), Trial & Error – Shows that have gone from the regular broadcast season to airing most of their episodes in the summer have never subsequently moved back into the regular broadcast season, and the reaper only predicts broadcast season renewals.

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The reaper’s running prediction tally this season: 76-12

Right: Ten Days In The Valley, Me Myself & I, The Orville, Valor, The Brave, The Good Place, Wisdom Of The Crowd, The Mayor, The Gifted, Young Sheldon, 9-1-1, Once Upon A Time, Superstore, The Good Doctor, SWAT, SEAL Team, Life Sentence, Dynasty, Jane The Virgin, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Arrow, Legends of Tomorrow, Riverdale, Supergirl, Supernatural, The Flash, Black Lightning, Mom, NCIS, MacGyver, Hawaii Five-O, Blue Bloods, Bull, NCIS: New Orleans, NCIS: Los Angeles, Madam Secretary, Taken, Living Biblically, Grey’s Anatomy, Empire, The Resident, Good Girls, Chicago PD, Chicago Med, Chicago Fire, Law & Order: SVU, Star, Blindspot, Last Man On Earth, Speechless, Alex Inc, Fresh Off The Boat, Station 19, iZombie, American Housewife, How To Get Away With Murder, Great News, Splitting Up Together, The Exorcist, Inhumans, Deception, Kevin (Probably) Saves The World, The Crossing, Rise, Brooklyn 9-9, blackish, Family Guy, Bob’s Burgers, Criminal Minds, Life In Pieces, Man With A Plan, 9JKL, The Blacklist, Lethal Weapon, The X-Files, Law and Order: True Crime

Wrong: Shades Of Blue, A.P. Bio, The Mick, For the People, Designated Survivor, Lucifer, Scorpion, Instinct, Superior Donuts, Kevin Can Wait, Gotham, Agents of SHIELD

Modern Family, The Goldbergs, The Simpsons, Will & Grace, This Is Us, and The Big Bang Theory were renewed before the season began. Roseanne was renewed in less than a week, before the reaper’s initial prediction post.

Scandal, The Originals, The Middle and New Girl were canceled before the season began.

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