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NBC: Renewed and Cancelled

NBC: Renewed and Cancelled

We round up the list of renewals and cancellations for NBC comedies and drama’s for the upcoming season. Amongst the cancelled list is Heroes which won’t be back at all despite speculation of a last season renewal or a television movie to tie-up loose ends.

 

We round up the list of renewals and cancellations for NBC comedies and drama’s for the upcoming season. Amongst the cancelled list is Heroes which won’t be back at all despite speculation of a last season renewal or a television movie to tie-up loose ends. To be honest though the cancellation of Heroes doesn’t come as any surprise because of its poor performance for the recent fourth season. The fact that NBC even renewed it for a fourth year was surprising enough so a fifth season renewal was looking increasingly unlikely. It will come as a blow to fans and stars of Heroes but the writing was on the wall for the series for a long time.

 

Also cancelled in a surprise twist is the original Law & Order series. The crime/legal series has spawned a whole franchise of spin-offs and remakes abroad (the UK and France for ect) but the ‘mothership’ of Law & Order won’t be back for a 21 season, or at least not on NBC. The broadcaster was expected to renew the series for a 21st season so it would become the longest running drama in American television history but it emerged last week there were problems with the cost of the series and NBC in the end pulled the plug. Law & Order may resurface on a cable channel, such as TNT, but the costs involved with the series seem to make that unlikely. Although NBC cancelled the ‘mother series’ new spin-off Law & Order: Los Angeles has been picked up while Law & Order: Special Victims Unit has also been renewed.

 

Also on the cancelled list for NBC are Mercy and Trauma both of which were put out of their misery last week when NBC announced neither would be back. The poor ratings performance of both dramas’s signed their fates.

 

Well that’s what’s been cancelled by NBC but its renewal list is much longer. Comedy spy series Chuck was renewed despite some speculation it could face the chop. In the end though it was widely thought NBC would renew Chuck and dump Heroes which is exactly what happened. Also renewed is: Parks and Recreation, Parenthood, The Office, 30 Rock and Community. The Biggest Loser and Celebrity Apprentice have also been renewed by NBC.

 

So sad to see the demise of your favourite so or relieved to see your favourite series will be back again? Post your comments below!

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