2013 TV Upfront Renewals and Cancellations

-NBC has decided to cancel four of its comedies.  Up All Night and 1600 Penn were pretty much just formalities, and Guys With Kids was not surprising.  On the other hand, Whitney was a bubble show that I had actually pegged as a renewal in my final projections.  Grimm is now the last surviving member of the NBC Class of 2011-12.

- Meanwhile, NBC renewed Parks & Recreation for a sixth season.  It will be NBC's oldest comedy next season and will likely have to anchor a block.

- CBS reached a deal with the cast to bring Criminal Minds back for a ninth season.

- FOX, in what was already certain, has canceled Touch.

- The CW renewed Nikita, as expected.  It will air a short 6 episode season per both Dateline and TV By the Numbers.  Surprisingly, it also renewed The Carrie Diaries, which I had given a 0% chance of renewal.  Where will it fit everything?

Will There be a Whitney Season 3?

The critics hate Whitney, but NBC seems to kind of like it.  It brought back Whitney, firmly on the bubble, last season, and may do so again.  Whitney averaged a 1.24 rating this season, one-third lower than last.  However, with that said, it still has a fighting shot to be renewed.  It aired against tough competition (Survivor, The Middle, and The X Factor / American Idol).  However, what may save it is its stability.  Even with no support on a last-place network (during the times of the year that Whitney aired), it never dropped below a 1.0 rating.  It also repeats fairly well.

Furthermore, NBC should think about syndication, as it is only 42 episodes from 80, what I believe to be the magic syndication number.  As long as NBC is committed to airing multi-camera comedies, Whitney should return despite lower ratings than most of the other bubble comedies.

Prediction:
RENEWAL

Confidence Level:
51%