We’re nearly one month into the 2015 fall TV season, so there’s no better time than now to check on the status of your favorite shows, new and old. I’ll break it down by network.
At CBS, its summer fare was taken under the microscope and only one series made it out alive. Zoo, the animal-themed thriller based on the James Patterson novel starring James Wolk, is coming back for a second season next summer. Sci-fi dramas Extant and Under the Dome are ending after two and three season runs, respectively. The Halle Berry starrer underwent a creative reboot in season 2 and simply couldn’t drum up the ratings needed to continue. Dome, based on Stephen King’s novel, ran out of steam fast as the show quickly exhausted its source material.
NBC is the first network to grant a new fall series a full-season order. Blindspot, starring Jaimie Alexander as an amnesiac Jane Doe who’s covered head-to-toe in mysterious tattoos that are connected to a larger conspiracy, will live on to air a full 22-episode first season on the Peacock network. The FSO follows a pickup of nine additional scripts ordered more than a week prior. Elsewhere, Debra Messing and her crime procedural The Mysteries of Laura has been awarded five additional scripts as its second season aims to go the distance (read: May sweeps).
Fox is showering its Animation Domination fans with love by renewing cult comedy Bob’s Burgers for a seventh and eighth season. As far as new programming is concerned, and in a fairly surprising move, Fox is handing out a full-season order to the Morris Chestnut crime procedural Rosewood before making decisions on higher profile offerings like Ryan Murphy’s Scream Queens and sophomore The Last Man on Earth. Rosewood‘s FSO comes a week after Fox ordered three additional scripts for it. Elsewhere, things are looking up for new sitcoms Grandfathered and The Grinder. The John Stamos and Rob Lowe comedies have both been tasked to pump out six additional scripts apiece. Monday night sci-fi drama Minority Report, on the other hand, reports a gloomy forecast; due to low ratings, the network has cut three episodes from its original 13-episode run. Episode 10, which was written as a fall finale, will now serve as a season (or series) finale, according to Deadline.
More updates from ABC, The CW, FX, and AMC after the break.
ABC sitcom Fresh off the Boat, now in its second season, has received a Back 9 order, increasing its episode run from 13 to a full 22 episodes. New Sunday night thriller Quantico has been handed a back 6 order and the Alphabet network is considering this full season order since it eventually needs to make room for more programming later this year. However, Deadline reports that the network is still in deliberations about increasing the order to the standard Back 9. Stay tuned. Summer cop procedural Rookie Blue is ending six seasons on the air; its sixth round concluded on Sept. 3 and that episode now serves as the series’ finale.
The CW wants more iZombie. The Rob Thomas series starring Rose McIver just returned for its second season this month and the network quickly ordered an additional five scripts. Newbie My Crazy Ex-Girlfriend also has something to sing about as it, too, has been granted five more scripts. Two CW shows that are coming to an end are Beauty and the Beast and America’s Next Top Model. Beast bows out after its upcoming fourth season, and Model leaves the runway following its current 22nd season.
Over in cable land, FX has greenlit new seasons of Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll and Tyrant. The Denis Leary sitcom proved its worth with a fun cast and killer talent in Elizabeth Gillies; a 10-episode second season will premiere in 2016. Tyrant continues to impress with its unrelenting pacing and unexpected plot twists; the Middle Eastern-set thriller from the creators of Homeland returns for a 10-episode third season next year. And last, but certainly not least, we turn to the best show on cable you’re not watching and that’s AMC’s Halt and Catch Fire. Though its ratings are nothing to call home about, thankfully AMC recognizes its cult following and potential for continued success by greenlighting a third season. HCF is a period drama set in the 80s that follows the computer revolution. PC-heads can’t get enough, but there’s plenty here for everyone else: captivating drama with incredibly fleshed out characters to boot. HCF returns summer 2016.