It’s that time of year again.  Is your favorite among the slaughtered? A few of mine are.  Here is a list of scripted shows that got the ax this year:

NBC (the slaughterhouse for TV shows this year)

  • My Own Worst Enemy
  • Knight Rider (Really, who though this would actually work!?)
  • My Name is Earl (May jump networks, stay tuned)
  • Life
  • Lipstick Jungle
  • ER
  • Kings
  • Crusoe
  • Deal or no Deal (not a scripted show, but a noteworthy cancellation)
  • Medium (Technically canceled on NBC, but it’s moving over to Fridays on CBS for season 6)

Fox

  • Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (Damn cliffhangers!!!)
  • King of the Hill (Fox still has a few unaired episodes to burn through though)
  • Do Not Disturb
  • Sit Up and Shut Up (Such an awful show to have such a talented cast).
  • Prison Break

ABC

  • According to Jim (This was still on?)
  • Samantha Who?
  • Life on Mars (Interesting ending, but overall not near as good as its UK counterpart)
  • Boston Legal
  • Cupid (Remake a canceled show from the 90′s, great idea!)
  • Dirty Sexy Money
  • In Motherhood
  • Eli Stone
  • Pushing Daisies
  • The Unusuals

CBS

  • Eleventh Hour (Another one I liked)
  • Harper’s Island
  • Swingtown (If a show about swingers can’t pull in ratings….)
  • The Unit
  • Without a Trace
  • The Ex List
  • Worst Week

CW

  • Reaper (Sounds like the studio is shopping this one around for a new home) Save Reaper Info
  • Everyone Hates Chris (apparently so..)
  • Privileged
  • The Game

Almost forgot the two SciFi shows we lost this year….

SciFi

  • Battlestar Galactica
  • Stargate: Atlantis

So there it is. T:TSCC really hurt but wasn’t a great surprise. On the upside, my other favorite bubble shows, Chuck and Dollhouse, make the cut this year and will be back.  NBC ended up cutting 25 shows this year, in part to make way for Leno at 10pm/9pm central.  Can’t wait to see how that works out….

To keep up on the latest news for your favorite shows, check out these awesome sites:

http://pifeedback.com/ – Forums for The Programming Insider has all the overnight ratings info your heart could desire.
http://tvbythenumbers.com/ – Just what it says, ratings info and stats based predictions.  Also a great source of TV news.
http://tvseriesfinale.com/ – Again, just what it says. Great source for cancellation info and general TV show news.
http://www.deadlinehollywooddaily.com/ – Nikki has all the best insider gossip.  Great resource in upfront season!
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/ – Another great TV insider source.