Broadcast TV's Returning Shows 2014-15 (Photos)
A handy guide to keep up with which scripted and reality offerings will return to the broadcast networks next season.
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Parenthood
After lengthy negotiations, NBC renewed Parenthood for a sixth and final 13-episode season.
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Nashville
Following prolonged negotiations, the Connie Britton-Hayden Panettiere country music drama Nashville snagged a 22-episode third-season renewal.
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The Mentalist
CBS renewed long-running procedural The Mentalist for a seventh season in the 11th hour. Showrunner Bruno Heller told THR that he viewed the new season as "an encore."
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About a Boy
NBC is betting on more About a Boy, officially renewing the Jason Katims comedy for a second season.
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Hannibal
Delicious. NBC ordered a third season of Bryan Fuller's ambitious drama Hannibal, from Gaumont International and Sony PIctures Television. The series, starring Hugh Dancy and Mads Mikkelsen, is a relatively inexpensive show for NBC to produce and has always had critical clout on its side.
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The Bachelor
A mainstay on ABC's schedule, The Bachelor will hand out roses for another cycle.
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Shark Tank
On the strength of its Friday ratings performance, ABC's Shark Tank has earned a fourth season. The third straight season of significant growth saw it ascend to the No. 2 slot on the ABC reality roster, shy of only The Bachelor in the key demo.
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Dancing With the Stars
Dancing competition series Dancing With the Stars is coming back for a 19th season on NBC.
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America's Funniest Home Videos
America's Funniest Home Videos has already confirmed that next season will be the last for host Tom Bergeron. This latest go is averaging a 1.4 rating in the demo -- solid for Sunday night at 7 p.m. and enviable considering how cheap it is to produce.
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The Middle
ABC has ordered a sixth season for Patricia Heaton's The Middle.
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Scandal
ABC officially orders a fourth season for the buzzy (and ratings performer) Scandal.
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Grey's Anatomy
Shonda Rhimes' medical drama Grey's Anatomy gets an extended stay with an 11th season order at ABC.
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Marvel's Agents of SHIELD
Though Marvel's Agents of SHIELD has been a modest ratings performer, ABC is giving the primetime offshoot another shot with a second-season pickup.
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Revenge
ABC's Sunday soap Revenge, starring Emily Van Camp, has received a fourth-season order.
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Modern Family
ABC has renewed veteran comedy Modern Family for a sixth season.
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The Goldbergs
The Goldbergs, the 1980s-set comedy from Adam F. Goldberg, has been renewed for a sophomore season at ABC.
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Castle
ABC expectedly gave long-running procedural Castle a seventh-season renewal.
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Once Upon a Time
ABC is officially bringing back fairy tale drama Once Upon a Time for a fourth season.
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Resurrection
ABC's midseason drama Resurrection, toplined by Omar Epps, has been given a sophomore season.
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The 100
Midseason post-apocalyptic drama The 100 will return for a sophomore season on The CW. The series, based on the novel of the same name, holds on to a good portion of lead-in Arrow in the ratings.
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Hart of Dixie
Rachel Bilson is back for more. The CW officially renewed solid ratings performer Hart of Dixie for a fourth season on May 8.
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Beauty and the Beast
The CW renewed Beauty and the Beast for a third season on May 8. Sources tell THR that the series, which is a solid international performer, will likely return for a short 13-episode order.
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Law & Order: SVU
NBC's long-running procedural, starring Mariska Hargitay, was renewed for a 16th season on May 7.
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Photo by: Danny Feld/NBC
Parks and Recreation
From Universal Television, the niche comedy will return for its seventh season after NBC topper Bob Greenblatt expressed confidence in star Amy Poehler and inked the actress to a development deal. This season, Parks was one of only two veteran comedies to return to NBC's schedule. Meanwhile, showrunners Mike Schur and Dan Goor will have two shows on the 2014-15 schedule, with Parks joining Fox's Brooklyn Nine-Nine.
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Photo by: Elizabeth Morris/NBC
Chicago Fire
Chicago Fire earned a third season renewal after the Dick Wolf-produced procedural helped NBC improve its fortunes on Tuesday nights this season.
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Photo by: Matt Dinerstein/NBC
Chicago PD
Chicago Fire spinoff Chicago PD became NBC's second freshman drama to earn a second season after it came out of the gate strong on Wednesdays following Dick Wolf's third series on NBC: Law & Order: SVU.
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Photo by: Scott Green/NBC
Grimm
NBC's Friday supernatural staple Grimm was picked up for a fourth season after ranking as the night's No. 1 broadcast series among the key adults 18-49 demographic.
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Photo by: Monty Brinton/CBS
The Big Bang Theory
TV's No. 1 scripted comedy among total viewers and the key adults 18-49 demographic received its second three-season renewal this year. The pickup will keep the nerdy comedy on the CBS schedule through its 10th season in 2016-17.
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Photo by: Katie Yu/The CW
Supernatural
CW president Mark Pedowitz told reporters in January 2014 that veteran Supernatural will remain on the network as long as its creators want the series to run, the ultimate vote of confidence. The network picked up the drama for a 10th season a month later and is developing spinoff Supernatural: Bloodlines for 2014-15.
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Photo by: Brownie Harris/FOX
Sleepy Hollow
Fox's freshman breakout drama Sleepy Hollow received an early second-season renewal from the network, which picked it up for a sophomore run of 13 episodes after only two broadcasts.
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Photo by: Erica Parise/FOX
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Rookie comedy Brooklyn Nine-Nine, from Parks and Recreation producers Mike Schur and Dan Goor, will return for a second run after the series -- and star Andy Samberg -- earned Golden Globe wins.
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Photo by: Darren Michaels/CBS
CSI
The mothership in the CSI franchise will return to CBS' schedule for its 15th season. So far, the procedural has outlasted two spinoffs, with a third in the works for 2014-15.
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Photo by: Giovanni Rufino/FOX
The Following
Midseason staple The Following, starring Kevin Bacon, will be back for a third run in the 2014-15 season. The renewal guarantees that exec producer Kevin Williamson will have at least two dramas on the schedule, with Following joining The CW's The Vampire Diaries. Williamson also has a stalker drama in the works at CBS.
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Photo by: Annette Brown/The CW
The Vampire Diaries
Recently celebrating its 100th episode, The Vampire Diaries remains The CW's highest-rated series and will be back for its sixth season alongside the second run of spinoff The Originals.
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Photo by: FOX
Bob's Burgers
Animated comedy Bob's Burgers will return for a 22-episode fifth season as part of Fox's Sunday Animation Domination lineup.
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Photo by: Adam Rose/FOX
Glee
Ryan Murphy's and Brad Falchuk's musical dramedy Glee will return for its sixth -- and final -- season on Fox, with the showrunners noting they already have a new endgame in mind following the July 2013 death of star Cory Monteith.
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Photo by: Cate Cameron/The CW
Arrow
The CW renewed Stephen Amell starrer Arrow for a third season and is looking at the DC Comics franchise for a potential Flash spinoff, originally conceived as a back-door pilot.
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Photo by: Cliff Lipson/CBS
Criminal Minds
Criminal Minds will return to CBS for its 10th season after its 200th episode hit a two-year ratings high in its ninth season.
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Photo by: Craig Blankenhornl/CBS
The Good Wife
CBS' critical darling The Good Wife will be back for its sixth season after averaging 12 million viewers and a 2.0 rating among adults 18-49. The series marks the network's softest-performing scripted series to earn a renewal.
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Photo by: Darren Michaels/Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
Two and a Half Men
Veteran comedy Two and a Half Men will be back for its 12th season with stars Jon Cryer and Ashton Kutcher, though it's unclear if it will be for an abbreviated or final run. The early renewal means exec producer Chuck Lorre will continue to have four shows on the network: Men, Big Bang Theory, Mom and Mike & Molly.
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Photo by: Jeff Neumann /CBS
Elementary
After scoring a massive $3 million per episode syndication deal, Elementary will be back for a third season on CBS, where it may likely receive a bump from repeats airing on WGN America and streaming on Hulu Plus in VOD.
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Photo by: Giovanni Rufino/Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
Person of Interest
The drama starring Michael Emerson has been renewed for its fourth season on CBS. The pickup was part of CBS' 18-show renewal, giving the network a whopping 20 returning series for the 2014-15 season.
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Photo by: Robert Voets/CBS
NCIS
TV's No. 1 scripted drama among total viewers will be back for its 12th season, where it will be joined by NCIS: Los Angeles and a third potential spinoff in Scott Bakula starrer NCIS: New Orleans.
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Photo by: Neil Jacobs/CBS
NCIS: Los Angeles
The NCIS spinoff remains TV's No. 2 scripted drama among total viewers and will be back for its sixth season.
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Photo by: Cliff Lipson/CBS
Mike & Molly
Chuck Lorre's Mike & Molly proved a reliable bench player after its fourth season was picked up for a truncated order for midseason. The Melissa McCarthy starrer will be back for its fifth season, though it's unclear if, again, it will be for a limited and midseason order.
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Photo by: Cliff Lipson/CBS
2 Broke Girls
Michael Patrick King's 2 Broke Girls has been renewed for its fourth season on CBS, where it could earn a boost from syndication on TBS -- where it joins monster hit The Big Bang Theory.
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Photo by: Michael Ansell/Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
Mom
Freshman comedy Mom earned a second season on CBS after proving a reliable performer on Mondays. With veteran How I Met Your Mother ending its run this season, all eyes will be on the network's sophomore class as the series has big shoes to fill should it remain in its current slot.
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Photo by: CBS
Blue Bloods
Part of CBS' Friday night block, Tom Selleck's Blue Bloods will be back for its fifth season. Blue Bloods and Hawaii Five-0 are the two most-watched scripted series on Fridays.
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Photo by: Monty Brinton/CBS
Survivor
CBS' reality hit Survivor, from exec producer Mark Burnett, has been renewed through the 2014-15 season, earning a two-season renewal, taking it through its 30th season.
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Photo by: Patrick McElhenney/FOX
Bones
Fox procedural Bones has been renewed for its 10th season after being bounced around the network's schedule during its ninth run, where it had a brief spell on Fridays before it was returned to its home on Mondays.
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Photo by: CBS
Undercover Boss
CBS' Undercover Boss is back for a third season in 2014-15 after delivering a solid run on Fridays against competition including ABC's comedies.
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Photo by: FOX
The Simpsons
The longest-running scripted comedy in television history will continue to add to its 500-plus-episode run after scoring a two-season renewal in 2011. The series will kill off a character in its 25th season premiere in September.
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Photo by: CBS
Hawaii Five-0
CBS' reboot of the veteran procedural made a smart move to Fridays this season, where, paired with Blue Bloods, it ranks as one of the night's most-watched originals. The renewal brings the new Five-0 to its fifth season, with Lost's Jorge Garcia returning to the island as a series regular.
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Photo by: Jordin Althaus/FOX
The Mindy Project
Critical darling The Mindy Project is one of two Universal Television-produced Fox comedies returning to the schedule for 2014-15. Mindy, which remains Fox's softest-performing Tuesday comedy, will be back for its third season.
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Photo by: Adam Taylor/FOX
New Girl
Zooey Deschanel starrer New Girl, which with Brooklyn Nine-Nine aired in the prime post-Super Bowl slot this season, will return for its fourth run on Fox.
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Photo by: Quantrell Colbert /The CW
The Originals
The Vampire Diaries spinoff The Originals received an early second-season renewal at The CW after the network paired it with veteran Supernatural on Tuesdays, giving the network a solid block for the night.
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Photo by: Christos Kalohoridis/The CW
Reign
Rookie period drama Reign has seen a steady growth since it premiered on the network in the prime Thursdays at 9 slot following The Vampire Diaries. Despite having the softest ratings of all the network's early renewals, it counts network president Mark Pedowitz as a fan and will be back for a second run.
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Photo by: CBS
The Amazing Race
Reality competition staple The Amazing Race will return for a 24th season on CBS.
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Photo by: Patrick Wymore/FOX
Hell's Kitchen
Gordon Ramsay will have five series on Fox including Hell's Kitchen's 13th season, under the chef's multiyear overall deal with the network.
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Photo by: Greg Gayne/FOX
MasterChef
Gordon Ramsay's MasterChef will cook up a sixth season, while MasterChef Junior also will return.
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Photo by: Angelo Sgambati/The CW
America's Next Top Model
The CW's fashion fix America's Next Top Model will be back for a 21st run and air in the summer as the network looks to keep the lights on in the traditionally low-rated season.
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Photo by: atrick Wymore /The CW
Whose Line is it Anyway?
Following its revival, the Wayne Brady-hosted sketch comedy series will be back for a second and supersized run of 24 episodes. The unscripted series helps put The CW in the half-hour comedy slot and should it continue to perform, could serve as a launchpad for original scripted comedies.
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Photo by: Adam Rose/FOX
So You Think You Can Dance
Fox's So You Think You Can Dance will return for an 11th season in the summer, marking the network's first unscripted renewal since reality chief Mike Darnell exited for Warner Bros. Television.
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Photo by: CBS
48 Hours
The newsmagazine will return for a 28th season on the network.
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Photo by: CBS
60 Minutes
60 Minutes will continue on with its 47th season on CBS.
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Photo by: Eric Liebowitz/NBC
The Blacklist
The biggest hit of the 2013-14 broadcast season, NBC's James Spader starrer The Blacklist earned an early second-season renewal.
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