There are so many good shows on TV these days!
In fact, I find myself missing the days when there was nothing to watch — remember them? Nowadays, it feels like there is more than enough television to keep us occupied. Between the tons of original programming on networks like ABC and HBO as well as up-and-coming streaming platforms like Netflix and Hulu, there are plenty of choices to be made when it comes to finding a show that’s right for you.
But with so many choices comes so many cancellations, too. It’s not easy for a TV show to stay on the air anymore — it’s got to build a strong fan base right out of the gate. Shows like Game of Thrones, The Walking Dead, and The Crown have done so well, they’re never really at risk for cancellation (although we still haven’t accepted that GoT is soon coming to an end). But what about your other favorite TV shows? The Good Place, Mr. Robot, This Is Us?
Check out all the shows that have been renewed on cable, network and streaming platforms right now. Hopefully your shows made the cut!
Netflix
Netflix is the shit, but that doesn’t mean every show is a hit (like Marco Polo — that show was a disaster!). Here are the shows returning to your computer screen soon…
RENEWED SHOWS:
13 Reasons Why
Anne With an E
BoJack Horseman
Chelsea
Daredevil
Dear White People
Flaked
Friends From College
Fuller House (Season 2 is already available, and we’ve got all the spoilers)
GLOW
Haters Back Off
House of Cards
Lady Dynamite
Luke Cage
Narcos (this genius programming is renewed through Season 4)
One Day At A Time
Orange is the New Black (the show has been renewed through Season 7)
Ozark
Real Rob
Stranger Things (lucky for us, things will stay strange through its Season 3 renewal)
Unbreakable Kimmy SchmidtHBO
Talk about another network that has outstanding programming… HBO has already given the green light to more seasons of the shows that keep us on our toes week after week.
RENEWED SHOWS:
Room 104
Ballers
Divorce
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Game of Thrones (duh…)
High Maintenance
Insecure
Silicon Valley
Veep
Westworld (duh, again… but we don’t get any more episodes until 2018… whack)Showtime
From Paul Giamatti, Don Cheadle, Michael Sheen and Damian Lewis to Claire Danes, Malin Åkerman, Emmy Rossum and Lizzy Caplan — Showtime can do no wrong.
RENEWED SHOWS:
The Affair
Billions
Homeland
Masters of Sex (this one’s ending after Season 4, though!)
Ray Donovan
ShamelessFX
FX is. Our. Jam. We literally love everything they air — except the most recent season of American Horror Story. Ryan Murphy really effed that one up. Alas, we won’t abandon them now.
RENEWED SHOWS:
American Horror Story
The Americans (it’s over after Season 8!)
Archer
Atlanta
Baskets
Better Things
Fargo (if you haven’t watched this show yet, do it!)AMC
Rick, Daryl and Maggie will always be No. 1 in our hearts, but AMC’s got some other kick-ass shows that can almost compete with The Walking Dead. Almost.
RENEWED SHOWS:
Better Call Saul (not as good as Breaking Bad, though — then again, who could beat Walter White?)
Fear the Walking Dead
Halt and Catch Fire
Humans
Into the Badlands
Preacher
The Walking Dead (last but never, ever least)Amazon
When you compare Amazon to its digital competitor Netflix, it seems like it’s stumbled a bit, but there’s no denying Amazon is finding a place for itself in the scripted world — especially with Transparent. We only expect bigger and even better things in 2018.
RENEWED SHOWS:
Bosch
Mozart in the Jungle
Transparent
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
One Mississippi
The Man in the High CastleCBS
CBS has so many TV shows with cult followings, including The Big Bang Theory, the Criminal Minds franchise and all the NCIS shows, so it’s no surprise they’ve already renewed these big hits.
RENEWED SHOWS:
The Amazing Race
The Big Bang Theory (renewed for Season 9 and 10)
Blue Bloods
Code Black
Criminal Minds
Elementary
Hawaii Five-0
Madam Secretary
Mom
NCIS
NCIS: LA
NCIS: New Orleans
ScorpionABC
ABC has also renewed these shows so far, with obviously all of Shonda Rhimes’ hits making the cut.
RENEWED SHOWS:
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
American Housewife
The Bachelor
The Bachelorette
Black-ish
Designated Survivor
Fresh Off the Boat
The Goldbergs
Grey’s Anatomy
How to Get Away with Murder (Yas, Viola Davis, yas!)
Modern Family (because it’s our favorite TV family)
Once Upon a Time
Quantico
RoseanneNBC
NBC doesn’t have Shonda Rhimes, but they’re not hurtin’ for good programming — I mean, they do have Jennifer Lopez, Mariska Hargitay and James Spader. Life is good over at NBC.
RENEWED SHOWS:
The Blacklist
Blindspot
Chicago Fire
Chicago PD
Law & Order: SVU
Shades of Blue
Superstore
The Good Place
This Is Us
Will & GraceFox
Fox has granted renewal to some of its older shows like The Simpsons, Bob’s Burgers and Bones, as well as its newer shows that have gotten good traction thus far with audiences.
RENEWED SHOWS:
Bob’s Burgers
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Hell’s Kitchen
Empire
Gotham
Last Man on Earth
Lucifer
Masterchef Junior
The Simpsons (this family is never going off-air)
The X-FilesHulu
Hulu not only lets us rewatch Family Guy, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Parks and Recreation and Arrested Development, but its also got some seriously entertaining original programming. We dig.
RENEWED SHOWS:
Casual
Difficult People
The Handmaid’s Tale
Harlots
The Path (this show is so good… so, so good… and no matter what anyone says, it’s totally about Scientology)STARZ
There are so many shows I want to watch on Starz. Like, all of them. It’s not the easiest channel to tune into since you have to specially purchase it via your cable provider, but I hear it’s worth it.
RENEWED SHOWS:
The Missing
Outlander
Power
Survivor’s Remorse
Ash vs Evil DeadThe CW
Our go-to for superheroes, vampires and love triangles, The CW has renewed most of their most beloved shows.
RENEWED SHOWS:
Arrow (because TV wouldn’t be the same without Stephen Amell… yum)
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (Rachel Bloom does things… lots of crazy, crazy things)
The Flash
iZombie
Jane the Virgin (who’s no longer a virgin… whoops, spoiler!)
Legends of Tomorrow
Supernatural
SupergirlMTV
MTV, aka music television. Ha-ha, not. MTV has made a name for itself in the 21st century outside of the music world with teen-beloved scripted series (with really hot casts) and controversial reality shows. Here’s what’s coming back — well, scripted series coming back.
RENEWED SHOWS:
Teen Wolf
Freeform
Aside from people getting ABC Family’s new name, Freeform, confused with “free porn” (I hear it’s a thing — hilarious!), the channel hosts a slate of boundary-pushing teen dramas. From mixed families to LGBTQ storylines and pretty girls being hunted down by a murderer known as A, Freeform’s always trying to find the next big show.
RENEWED SHOWS:
The Fosters
Shadowhunters
StitchersUSA
I could be wrong, but I’m fairly certain Matt Bomer really shot to fame on the USA show White Collar. So, thank you, USA — thank you for bringing Matt Bomer into our lives and thank you for making Mr. Robot, because we love Christian Slater and Rami Malek too.
RENEWED SHOWS:
Colony
Graceland
Mr. Robot
Playing House
SuitsPBS
We typically go to PBS for super-educational documentaries, but they’ve got a couple of scripted series worth DVRing too.
RENEWED SHOWS:
Call the Midwife
GrantchesterFXX
As long as Sweet Dee is on FXX, we’ll be watching.
RENEWED SHOWS:
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia
The Strain
You’re the WorstBBC America
Because those British blokes know how to do TV (and acting) right… except, hello — can they give us an update on Doctor Who sometime soon, please? Someone phone the queen. We need an official upate.
RENEWED SHOWS:
Almost Royal
Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency
Dr. Who
PoldarkComedy Central
All laughs, all the time. And South Park — one of the most genius animated shows on TV. Ever.
RENEWED SHOWS:
Another Period
Broad City
Drunk History
Idiotsitter
Inside Amy Schumer
Legends of Chamberlain Heights
Nathan for You
South Park (this bad boy has been renewed through 2019, no questions asked)SyFy
The name of the channel pretty much says it all. It’s sci-fi all the time with some seriously creative shows.
RENEWED SHOWS:
12 Monkeys
Dark Matter
The Expanse
Killjoys
Van Helsing
Wynonna Earp
Z Nation (zombies, because everyone loves the blood-thirsty freaks)TBS
Good thing these shows got renewed because we have some serious catching up to do… on, like, all of them.
RENEWED SHOWS:
American Dad
Angie Tribeca
The Detour
People of Earth
Search Party
WreckedBravo
Bravo’s still trying to make a name for itself in scripted TV (come on, we all know what we really go to Bravo to watch Real Housewives, wadduppp!), but it’s gotten a pretty good start with these two shows.
RENEWED SHOW:
Odd Mom Out
Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce (ends after Season 5!)TNT
It’s dynamite! Get it, TNT? Dynamite? I didn’t really know what else to say about TNT except… well, here’s what’s renewed.
RENEWED SHOWS:
Animal Kingdom
Claws
The Last Ship
The Librarians
Major CrimesLifetime
We love Fa-La-La-La Lifetime (it’s what they used to call their holiday programming — we’ve got the holidays on the brain), but they’ve managed to win some big-time awards with UnReal, their first original series. We’ll give it to them — it plays into our obsession with The Bachelor franchise perfectly. And Constance Zimmer and Shiri Appleby? Perfection.
RENEWED SHOWS:
UnReal
TV Land
We never watched TV Land until Younger but now we’re obsessed. At least with Younger. So dramatic, silly and so, so good.
RENEWED SHOWS:
Teachers
YoungerBET
Only one show has been renewed so far, but we’ll keep updating this slide as we hear more.
RENEWED SHOWS:
Being Mary Jane
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