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TV season update: What's canceled and what's renewed

NBC has canceled Keenan Thompson's "Keenan" situation comedy after one season.
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NBC has canceled Keenan Thompson's "Keenan" situation comedy after one season.

As ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox and CW announce their new fall TV lineups this week we'll know which shows are coming back — and which are canceled.

Is your favorite show coming back this fall? Or has it been canceled?

That's what viewers want to know as the broadcast networks announce their new fall TV lineups and schedules this week.

Here are the latest cancellations:

  • Keenan Thompson's Keenan, Ted Danson's Mr. Mayor, The Endgame and Ordinary Joe on NBC.
  • Magnum P.I., United States of Al, B Positive,  Bull, Good Sam and How We Roll on CBS.
  • Fox's Pivoting, The Big Leap and Our Kind of People.
  • ABC's Queens, The Promised Land and black-ish.
  • CW's Batwoman, Charmed, Dynasty, DC's Legends of Tomorrow, 4400, In the Dark, Legacies, Naomi and Roswell, N.M.

Here are the networks' fall announcements so far:

CW

Four new scripted dramas – but no new superheroes – will be added to the CW schedule this fall while The Flash and Riverdale will be held until midseason.

Premiering this fall are Family Law with Abigail Bianchi (Firefly) as an alcoholic attorney forced to work with a respected family law expert (Victor Garber, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Alias); a Supernatural prequel called The Winchesters; The Professionals, an international drama about investigating the destruction of a medical data satellite; and Walker Independence, a prequel to CW's hit Walker series.

On Saturdays, magician Criss Angel will judge tricks performed by celebrities on Magic with the Stars.

Renewed for midseason: Riverdale (final season), The Flash, Nancy Drew, Masters of Illusion, Superman & Lois.

Here is the CW's fall lineup. New shows are in bold italics.

SUNDAY: 8, Family Law; 9, Coroner.

MONDAY: 8, All American; 9, All American Homecoming.

TUESDAY: 8, The Winchesters; 9, The Professionals.

WEDNESDAY: 8, D.C.'s Stargirl; 9, Kung Fu.

THURSDAY: 8, Walker; 9, Walker Independence.

FRIDAY: 8, Pen & Teller: Fool Us; 9, Whose Line Is It Anyway? 9:30, Whose Line Is It Anyway?

SATURDAY: Magic with the Stars; 9, Worlds Funniest Animals; 9:30, Worlds Funniest Animals.

CBS

The Love Boat sets sail on TV again this fall, as CBS changes the 1970s romcom format into a reality TV dating show. It's one of four new fall series announced Wednesday by CBS.

The Real Love Boat "brings singles together to travel the Mediterranean on a luxury cruise ship while looking for love. Destination dates, challenges and surprise singles will test the couples’ compatibility and chemistry," according to CBS' 2022-23 season announcement.

And like the original scripted series, crew members -- including the “captain” and “cruise director” selected from actual Princess Cruises employees – will "play a pivotal role in the matchmaking and navigation."

Amanda Warren stars as the new boss of Brooklyn's 74th Precinct in "East New York." At left is Richard Kind, who plays a police captain.
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Amanda Warren stars as the new boss of Brooklyn's 74th Precinct in "East New York." At left is Richard Kind, who plays a police captain.

CBS also adds three new dramas for fall: East New York, a police series from NYPD Blue executive producers starring Amanda Warren, Jimmy Smits, Tony winner Ruben Santiago-Hudson and Richard Kind; So Help Me Todd, starring Marcia Gay Harden as an attorney who hires her "scruffy, aimless son" (Skylar Astin) as an investigator; and Fire Country, about an ex-convict (Max Thieriot from SEAL Team) assigned to a Northern California firefighting program .

Also renewed: The Amazing Race, Tough as Nails and Secret Celebrity Renovation,

Midseason show: True Lies, an international spy drama from executive producer James Cameron based on his 1984 movie.

More details about the new series and Christmas movies are in the CBS press release.

Here is CBS's fall lineup. New shows are in bold italics.

SUNDAY: 7, 60 Minutes; 8, The Equalizer; 9, East New York; 10, NCIS: Los Angeles.

MONDAY: 8, The Neighborhood; 8;30, Bob Hearts Abishola; 9, NCIS; 10, NCIS: Hawai'i.

TUESDAY: 8, FBI; 9, FBI: International; 10, FBI: Most Wanted.

WEDNESDAY: 8, Survivor; 9, The Amazing Race; 10, The Real Love Boat.

THURSDAY: 8, Young Sheldon; 8:30, Ghosts; 9, So Help Me Todd; 10, CBS: Vegas.

FRIDAY: 8, S.W.A.T.; 9, Fire Country; 10, Blue Bloods.

SATURDAY: 8, reruns; 10, 48 Hours.

ABC

Celebrity Jeopdary! will air Sunday nights this fall on ABC, one of three new shows in the network's 2022-23 TV season announcement Tuesday.

It is expected that Mayim Bialik will host the ABC celebrity version. She was named host of ABC Jeopardy! editions last year,but the deal is not done yetbetween producer Sony Pictures TV and the network, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

Celebrity Jeopardy! will be paired Sunday nights with Celebrity Wheel of Fortune, an inexpensive way to fill time against NBC Sunday Night Football, the nation's top-rated prime-time TV series.

ABC will add just two new dramas for fall: Hilary Swank as an Anchorage newspaper reporter in Alaska, and The Rookie: Feds starring Niecy Nash-Betts as the oldest FBI trainee.

Bachelor In Paradise will replace Dancing with the Stars at 8 p.m. Mondays this fall. After 30 seasons, the ballroom dance competition is moving to Disney+.

Renewed: A Million Little Things, Abbott Elementary, American Idol, The Bachelor, Big Sky, The Connors, The Goldebergs, The Good Doctor, Grey's Anatomy, Holey Moley, Judge Steve Harvey, The Rookie, Shark Tank, Station 19, The Wonder Years; 20/20.

Canceled: Queens, The Promised Land, black-ish,

More details about the new series are in the ABC press release.

Here is ABC's fall lineup. New shows are in bold italics.

SUNDAY: 7, America's Funniest Home Videos; 8, Celebrity Jeopardy!; 9, Celebrity Wheel of Fortune; 10, The Rookie.

MONDAY: 8, Bachelor in Paradise; 10, The Good Doctor.

TUESDAY: 8, Bachelor in Paradise; 10, The Rookie: Feds.  

WEDNESDAY: 8, The Conners; 8:30, The Goldbergs; 9, Abbott Elementary; 9:30, Home Economics; 10, Big Sky.

THURSDAY: 8, Station 19; 9, Grey's Anatomy; 10, Alaska.

FRIDAY: 8, Shark Tank; 9, 20/20.

SATURDAY: 8, college football.

NBC

It's back to the future on NBC this fall, with a revival of Quantum Leap airing after The Voice on Monday nights, and a reboot of Harry Anderson's old Night Court sitcom coming at midseason starring John Larroquette and Melissa Rauch (Big Bang Theory) as Judge Harry Stone's daughter.

NBC on Monday announced its fall lineup featuring only two new shows — Raymond Lee in Quantum Leap on Mondays and George Lopez's Lopez vs. Lopez sitcom at 8 p.m. Fridays in November.

Renewed by NBC: New Amsterdam (back for final 13 episodes), American Auto, The Blacklist, Chicago Fire, Chicago Med, Chicago P.D., Grand Crew, La Brea, Law & Order, Law & Order: SVU, Law & Order: Organized Crime, That's My Jam and Young Rock.

Melissa Rauch plays Abby Stone, daughter of the late Judge Harry Stone, in NBC's revival of "Night Court" with original star John Larroquette back as Dan Fielding.
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Melissa Rauch plays Abby Stone, daughter of the late Judge Harry Stone, in NBC's revival of "Night Court" with original star John Larroquette back as Dan Fielding.

Here's the NBC fall lineup. New shows are in bold italics:

SUNDAY: 7 p.m., Football Night in America (also live on Peacock); 8:20 p.m., NBC Sunday Night Football (also live on Peacock).

MONDAY: 8 p.m., The Voice; 10 p.m., Quantum Leap.

TUESDAY: 8 p.m., The Voice; 9 p.m., La Brea; 10 p.m., New Amsterdam.

WEDNESDAY: 8 p.m., Chicago Med; 9 p.m., Chicago Fire; 10 pm., Chicago P.D.

THURSDAY: 8 p.m., Law & Order; 9 p.m., Law & Order: SVU; 10 p.m., Law & Order: Organized Crime.

FRIDAY: 8 p.m., Capital One College Bowl; 8 p.m., Lopez vs. Lopez (November); 8:30 p.m., Young Rock (November); 9 p.m., Dateline NBC.

SATURDAY: 8 p.m., drama reruns; 9 p.m., Dateline Weekend Mystery; 10 p.m., Saturday Night Live reruns.

FOX

Fox announced on Monday six new series for the 2022-23 TV season, but no primetime schedule.

Fox will add three new dramas — Accused, based on a BCC crime anthology series; Alert, a missing persons drama; and Monarch, a country music-based soap opera starring Susan Sarandon and Trace Adkins announced a year ago and pulled abruptly from January's lineup. Fox viewers also will see two new animated series (Krapopolis from Rick & Morty creator Dan Harmon and Grimsburg) and another show from chef Gordon Ramsay called Gordon Ramsay's Food stars.

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"The Simpsons" return for a 34th season this fall on Fox Broadcasting.

Renewed: The Simpsons, Bob's Burgers, Call Me Kat, The Cleaning Lady, Crime Scene Kitchen, Fall Guy, The Great North, Hell's Kitchen, Housebroken, 9-1-1, 9-1-1: Lone Star, The Masked Singer, Next Level Chef, The Resident and Welcome to Flatch, LEGO Masters, and Fantasy Island.

No decisions have been made on Domino Masters, I Can See Your Voice, Alter Ego, The Real Dirty Dancing and Joe Millionaire.

John Kiesewetter, who has covered television and media for more than 35 years, has been working for Cincinnati Public Radio and WVXU-FM since 2015.