Renew or Cancel Index: Boston Legal, 'Til Death, New Adventures of Old Christine, Lipstick Jungle, Knight Rider, Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles, Gary Unmarried, My Name is Earl, Privileged Are Most Likely To Be Cancelled

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Who gets canceled? Playing the numbers game
Published 9/30/2008 by Joel Brown at TV with MeeVee
... has to say. And this post is a doozy, actually coming up with a reliable formula for figuring out which shows are mostly likely to be canceled. It's not as simple as where they stand in the ratings. Take the show's average 18-49 rating and divide by its network's average 18-49 rating and voila! A result over 1 is good. A result under 1 is not. The formula picked out "Do Not Disturb" as the season's likely first cancellation - and says " ...

How safe is your show?
Published 10/5/2008 by DarkUFO (noreply@blogger.com) at Spoiler TV
Thanks to the excellent TV by The Numbers site who have come up with their new Cancellation/Renew index of all the popular US shows. Their index last year was spookily accurate, will this years index be the same? Below is the current index. What do you think? Where is your show? (Click to Enlarge) Source: TV by The Numbers ...

How safe is your show from Cancellation? - Updated
Published 10/8/2008 by DarkUFO (noreply@blogger.com) at Spoiler TV
... (Click to Enlarge) Source: TV by The Numbers

Is Bones Likely to be Canceled?
Published 10/12/2008 by Lynn at Searching Bones
... TV By The Numbers makes an annual prediction about the potential longevity of prime-time shows. From what I understand, they are amazingly accurate with their predictions each year. I don’t know if this year’s prediction is accurate, but I sure hope so! Their list shows Bones is not likely to be canceled any time soon. Hurray!!! ...

Is House Likely to be Canceled?
Published 10/12/2008 by Lynn at House is Right
... TV By The Numbers makes an annual prediction about the potential longevity of prime-time shows. From what I understand, they are amazingly accurate with their predictions each year. I don’t know if this year’s prediction is accurate, but I sure hope so! Their list shows House is not likely to be canceled any time soon. I should think not!!! (Whew! Thank goodness…) ;-) ...

Is Your Favorite CSI: Likely to be Canceled?
Published 10/12/2008 by Lynn at CSI Fanatic
... TV By The Numbers makes an annual prediction about the potential longevity of prime-time shows. From what I understand, they are amazingly accurate with their predictions each year. I don’t know if this year’s prediction is accurate, but I sure hope so! ...

Ugly Betty And The Renew/Cancel Index
Published 10/15/2008 by Tom at Ugly Betty News
... This week, the news is better:  It is still early in the season and shows continue to shift up and down the list. In our original list, for example, My Name is Earl looked in danger, but now it’s edged into the safe zone.  Other shows like Prison Break and Ugly Betty are improving their standing as well. How far from safety is too far to sustain the hope of fans? It’s too early to know for sure, but fans of the shows near the top of the list shouldn’t be making any long term viewing plans. ...