Given the amount of snow that’s still turning to slush on the East Coast, we couldn’t blame readers for skeptically cocking an eyebrow over the notion that spring has sprung. But perhaps we can reassure you that winter is, in fact, over by providing the one irrefutable sign that the seasons have changed: the release of TVLine’s annual May Sweeps Scorecard!

As in years past, the spoilerfest is chock-full of hints about which characters will be breaking up, taking off, dropping dead and being resurrected by the time the curtain falls on Sweeps (and, as will happen, many a series’ season). If an item has a [SPOILER] tag affixed to it, you know the drill — that means it’s your job to guess the secret that our jobs depend on us keeping.

Wait, wait. Not so fast. Before you dive in:

♦ Keep in mind that most of the entries pertain to series regulars or recurring characters, all on shows that air on a broadcast network (i.e. ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC, The CW).

♦ Also keep in mind that, as the plots twist and information leaks, we’ll be updating the Scorecard (and re-updating it… and RE-re-updating it) with additional entries. And then once Sweeps commences, we’ll be revealing the identities of the individuals behind the [SPOILER] tags (but only after the twists play out on air). In other words, bookmark this page now.

♦ Lastly, keep in mind that, if it’s on the Scorecard, it occurs during May Sweeps, which this year begins Thursday, April 26 and ends Wednesday, May 23.

OK, now you can start reading and speculating!

Number of characters giving birth: 4

1. AIRED May 15: Aly gives birth to son Danbill/New Girl

2. AIRED May 18: Emma gave birth (off screen) to daughter Hope/Once Upon a Time

3. AIRED May 22: Jenna, born to Joe and Cecile/The Flash

4. AIRED May 22: Three teenage boys, to Axl and Lexie (off screen, during time jump)/The Middle

Number of couples having sex, kissing or saying “I Love You” for the first time: 28

1. AIRED April 27: Henry to Jacinda (“I love you”)/Once Upon a Time

2. AIRED April 27: Henry/Jacinda (kiss)/Once Upon a Time

3. AIRED April 29: Emma/Nicholas (kiss)/Timeless

4. AIRED April 30: Clive/Michelle (kiss)/iZombie

5. AIRED May 1: Miller and Jackson (kiss and “I love you”/The 100

6. AIRED May 1: Dave and Colin’s ex (sex)/LA to Vegas

7. AIRED May 3: Rowena and Gabriel (sex)/Supernatural

8. AIRED May 3: Meemaw and Dr. Sturgis (sex)/Young Sheldon

9. AIRED May 3: Amy and Jonah (sex)/Superstore

10. AIRED May 9: Kendra and Trey (kiss and sex)/Designated Survivor

11. AIRED May 9: Haley and Arvin (“I love you”/Modern Family

12. AIRED May 11: Fallon and Culhane (“I love you”)/Dynasty

13. AIRED May 11: Jack and Fallon (“I love you”)/Dynasty

14. AIRED May 11: Reade and Zapata (sex)/Blindspot

15. AIRED May 11: Coulson and (the real) May (kiss)/Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

16. AIRED May 14: Wyatt and Lucy (“I love you”)/Timeless

17. AIRED May 14: Clive and Michelle (sex)/iZombie

18. AIRED May 14: Hannah and Marshall (kiss)/The Crossing

19. AIRED May 15: Robbie and Lilette (“I love you”)/Rise

20. AIRED May 15: Michael and Sasha (kiss)/Rise

21. AIRED May 16: Kevin and Moose (kiss)/Riverdale

22. AIRED May 16: Hope and Roman (kiss)/The Originals

23. AIRED May 17: Butch and Tabitha (“I love you”)/Gotham

24. AIRED May 18: Aiden and Kayla (kiss)/Life Sentence

25. AIRED May 21: Levon and Liv(“I love you)/iZombie

26. AIRED May 22: Sue and Sean (“I love you”)/The Middle

27. AIRED May 22: Roger and Jill (sex)/For the People

28. AIRED May 22: Allison and Toby (kiss and sex)/For the People



Number of new pregnancies: 8

1. AIRED May 6: Jessica/Timeless

2. AIRED May 11:Melissa/Dynasty

3. AIRED May 16: Ayanna/Star

4. AIRED May 17: Jen/Life in Pieces

5. AIRED May 17: Teddy/Grey’s Anatomy

6. AIRED May 17: Annie/S.W.A.T.

7. AIRED May 22: Lisa/Splitting Up Together

8. AIRED May 23: Tiana/Empire

Number of weddings: 9

1. AIRED May 10: Sheldon and Amy/The Big Bang Theory

2. AIRED May 11: Steven and Sammy Jo/Dynasty

3. AIRED May 15: Nick and Jess/New Girl

4. AIRED May 17: Matthew and April/Grey’s Anatomy

5. AIRED May 17: Alex and Jo/Grey’s Anatomy

6. AIRED May 20: Jake and Amy/Brooklyn Nine-Nine

7. AIRED May 22: Sue and Sean/The Middle

8. AIRED May 22: Axl and Lexie (off screen, during time jump)/The Middle

9. AIRED May 23: Lucious and Cookie/Empire

Number of couples reuniting: 14

1. AIRED April 30: Dan and Charlotte/Lucifer

2. AIRED May 4: Alice and Robin/Once Upon a Time

3. AIRED May 4: Henry and Cinderella/Once Upon a Time

4. AIRED May 4: Tiana and Naveen/Once Upon a Time

5. AIRED May 9: Aram and Samar/The Blacklist

6. AIRED May 10: Bruce and Selina/Gotham

7. AIRED May 15: Dre and Bow/black-ish

8. AIRED May 16: Ray and Naima/SEAL Team

9. AIRED May 16: Clay and Stella/SEAL Team

10. AIRED May 17: Arizona and Callie/Grey’s Anatomy

11. AIRED May 18: Rumplestiltskin and Belle/Once Upon a Time

12. AIRED May 21: Clive and Dale/iZombie

13. AIRED May 22: Martin and Lena/Splitting Up Together

14. AIRED May 23: Lucious and Cookie/Empire

Number of fatalities: 50

1. AIRED April 26: Apocalypse World Kevin Tran/Supernatural

2. AIRED April 27: Culhane’s father/Dynasty

3. AIRED April 30: Mayor Baracus/iZombie

4. AIRED May 1: Jaha/The 100

5. AIRED May 1: Furguson/New Girl

6. AIRED May 2: Shine/Empire

7. AIRED May 3: Sam/Supernatural* (*later resurrected)

8. AIRED May 4: General Hale/Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

9. AIRED May 4: Gothel/Once Upon a Time

10. AIRED May 4: Facilier/Once Upon a Time

11. AIRED May 7: Charlotte/Lucifer

12. AIRED May 7: Detective Benedetto/iZombie

13. AIRED May 7: Grace/Pestilence/Supergirl

14. AIRED May 7: Julia/Purity/Supergirl

15. AIRED May 8: Clayton/NCIS

16. AIRED May 8: Norvock’s eye snake/The Flash

17. AIRED May 9: Nouri/SEAL Team

18. AIRED May 9: Andre/Riverdale

19. AIRED May 9: Alvin/Chicago P.D.

20. AIRED May 10: Gabriel/Supernatural

21. AIRED May 10: Apocalypse World Castiel/Supernatural

22. AIRED May 11: Agent Kim/Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

23. AIRED May 11: Carl Creel/Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

24. AIRED May 11: Qovas/Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

25. AIRED May 11: Monica/Blue Bloods

26. AIRED May 13: Rufus/Timeless

27. AIRED May 13: Carol/Timeless

28. AIRED May 13: Nicholas/Timeless

29. AIRED May 14: Patricia/Supergirl

30. AIRED May 14: Isobel/iZombie

31. AIRED May 14: Fisher/iZombie

32. AIRED May 14: Pierce (aka Cain)/Lucifer

33. AIRED May 15: Capt. Estes/NCIS: New Orleans

34. AIRED May 15: Eric/NCIS: New Orleans

35. AIRED May 15: Paul (aka Bow’s dad)/black-ish

36.AIRED May 16: Jahil/Star

37. AIRED May 17: Lucifer/Supernatural

38. AIRED May 17: Quentin Lance/Arrow

39. AIRED May 17: Butch (aka Solomon Grundy)/Gotham

40. AIRED May 17: Ra’s al Ghul/Gotham

41. AIRED May 18: Hank/Blindspot

42. AIRED May 18: Roman/Blindspot

43. AIRED May 18: Wish Rumple/Once Upon a Time

44. AIRED May 18: Rumplestiltskin/Once Upon a Time

45. AIRED May 18: Talbot/Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

46. AIRED May 18: Fitz/Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

47. AIRED May 22: Clifford/The Flash

48. AIRED May 23: Anika/Empire

49. AIRED May 23: Tori/Empire

50. AIRED May 23: Pamela Stone/Law & Order: SVU