20+ Broadcast-TV Series Have Yet To Be Renewed — Which Do You Most Want Saved? Voting Ends Soon!

Feel that chill in the air? It's a sign that TV's Grim Reaper is hovering, sharpening his scythe in preparation to thin the broadcast networks' primetime herd...

Though a few broadcast-TV series have already earned renewals for the 2025-26 season — including 9-1-1, Doc, Happy's Place and the OG FBI — many scripted shows are still awaiting word on whether they'll be back for another season. Until the fates of those 20-plus series are confirmed, we want to know which ones have your support.

Below, you'll find a curated list of dramas and comedies that have yet to be renewed and are, to one degree or another, on the renewal/cancellation "bubble." (Meaning, if #OneChicago is missing, it's because we feel very good about its future.) For each show with a fate that's truly TBD, we've made our case for why the series in question should be kept around... or cut from their network's 2025-26 lineup.

After assessing our arguments, cast your vote for up to FIVE (5) shows that you think deserve/demand renewal (even though most decisions may not come down until mid-May or in some cases later). 

The Poll (also found here) closes Monday, April 28 at 2 pm ET; any shows renewed or cancelled before then (e.g. Poppa's House) will be removed from our poll.

Fun facts: Law & Order: Organized Crime topped this poll last year, and it indeed got renewed (albeit as a Peacock exclusive); the first three runners-up (NCIS: Hawaii, CSI: Vegas and So Help Me Todd) didn't fare as well. Other previous winners include S.W.A.T. (in 2023, 2020), Legacies (2022), Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist (in 2021, which got a Christmas movie), The Rookie (2019) and Lucifer (in 2018, and "saved" by Netflix).

OK, now it's in your hands: Get scrolling and voting! 

The Case to Keep: We do love an anthology series that allows very familiar faces (Cobie Smulders! Mike Colter! Ken Jeong! Felicity Huffman!) to take turns dropping in for one episode, at times playing character types different than they are known for.

The Case to Cut: Because each of the crime stories begin and end within a 43-minute span, there can be a sameness to the structure/formula. Audience-wise, Accused ranks No. 5 out of the seven dramas Fox has aired this TV season, and it ties for next-to-last in the demo (besting only The Cleaning Lady).

The Case to Keep: Finding missing people? Always a mission to be championed!

The Case to Cut: As much as we made fun of Nikki and her "We get our babies back!" mantra, her sudden and tragic death was jarring, and now we cannot help but feel we aren't watching the show we signed up for. Ratings-wise among Fox dramas, it only performs better than its lead-in, The Cleaning Lady.

The Case to Keep: The semi-rebooted drama is clearly just getting started with its newbie characters, from Khalil's looming gang troubles to the ever-shifting KJ/Amina/Tori/Khalil quadrangle. Plus, though we miss All American's departed series regulars, the show has kept Spencer, Olivia, et al. woven into this season pretty seamlessly. Lastly, we'd hate to see The CW's lineup of scripted originals get any leaner.

The Case to Cut: With no disrespect to All American's new characters, many of their arcs feel like retreads of Spencer & Co.'s years-ago storylines. And after seven seasons, the show's inspirational, feel-good approach has started to drain it of any meaningful conflict.

The Case to Keep: We've been suckers for Joel McHale's punchy retorts and comedic timing ever since his days on The Soup. And his character Frank's flirty, mischievous relationship with Victoria can be quite amusing.

The Case to Cut: Three seasons in, the "good" comedy continues to fall short of "great." Plus, there's no shortage of workplace comedies on TV — and frankly, there are more memorable ensembles out there.

The Case to Keep: With a season-finale cliffhanger like that — Oliver's dad is A) alive!, B) sick!, and C) played by Mandy Patinkin!! — it'd be a crime to miss out on the Wolf family fireworks that are sure to light up a potential Season 2.

The Case to Cut: As we recently noted, Season 1 felt very much like a House retread. If the show doesn't move to focus more on Oliver's personal life, rather than the mind-bending medical mysteries that present each week, its shelf life feels limited.

The Case to Keep: After nimbly navigating the loss of its male lead last season, The Cleaning Lady is arguably more compelling than ever in Season 4, killing off major characters (R.I.P., Russo!) and throwing Thony into claustrophobically tense situations week after week. It's still legitimately exciting TV, deserving of a properly planned series finale when the time comes.

The Case to Cut: Of the six live-action scripted originals that Fox has yet to renew, The Cleaning Lady only ranks above Animal Control and Going Dutch in viewers. And creatively, its strength is also its weakness: It's thrilling, to a point, to watch the walls close in around Thony, but the show threatens to approach outlandish territory the longer it runs.

The Case to Keep: Of course, we hope the show continues so that our Fever Dream Theory can live on and evolve. (We can't say goodbye without definitive answers!) Aside from our made-up — but totally substantiated! — conspiracy, the show's glitz and glamour make for fun weekly visits aboard The Odyssey.

The Case to Cut: The stakes simply aren't high enough — we aren't invested in the romantic relationships among the ship's staff, nor are we compelled to tune in for the medical cases of the week.

The Case to Keep: Five seasons in, we're deeply invested in multiple dynamics on display here — Robyn/Marcus, Robyn/Vi, Mel/Harry — while the recent episode that zeroed in on Robyn and her daughter Delilah was well worth the wait.

The Case to Cut: Call us cynical, but in today's TV climate, thinking to spin off a show five seasons in has a whiff of "the original series isn't doing it for the CBS brass anymore." Ratings-wise, it ranks No. 12 out of the 14 dramas CBS has aired this season.

The Case to Keep: Just when it was feeling like the Sir story was spinning its wheels a bit, we're getting exciting, new movement on that front (with the Heather/Lena reveal). Dare we say, wrapping up that arc could give the show a needed shot in the arm? And while the Margaret/Jamie reunion is giving us Alert: MPU Season 1 vibes, it has been an interesting mystery.

The Case to Cut: Week in, week out, this show is heavy; even the B-plots are incredibly serious. Audience-wise, it ranks No. 9 out of the 11 dramas NBC has aired this season (besting only newbies Suits LA and Grosse Pointe Garden Society), and NBC has less shelf space then ever with NBA claiming Tuesday nights this fall (and then a second night in 2026).

The Case to Keep: Fox needs another live-action sitcom to pair with surprise hit Animal Control, and a cast led by Denis Leary and Danny Pudi is a good start.

The Case to Cut: Its freshman run hasn't generated much buzz, and it's losing the ratings battle, mired in the basement of all Fox series in total audience (outdrawing only a few animated series).

The Case to Keep: The sibling-led police dramedy is a quirky change of pace for the genre, and we always love to see the talented Leighton Meester on our TV screens.

The Case to Cut: As the star of a former hit CW show, Meester deserves more than to be back on the now-languishing network, in a little-seen show.

The Case to Keep: Of Fox's newer animated comedies, it's wall-to-wall funnier than both Grimsburg and Krapopolis. And it's nice for the viewer (as well as Fox itself) to have animated options beyond the increasingly long-in-the-tooth Big Three (and the returning American Dad).

The Case to Cut: With just 571,000 weekly viewers (with delayed playback), it is Fox's least-watched anything.

The Case to Keep: The jokes-per-minute ratio is decent, and it's fun to "see" the classically handsome Jon Hamm as a super-schlubby sleuth. And as with The Great North, it's good to see newer 'toons cultivated beyond Fox's Big Three (plus the returning American Dad).

The Case to Cut: With just 619,000 weekly viewers (with delayed playback), the only Fox show with a smaller audience is the one above that you just read about.

The Case to Keep: We deserve a steamy, sexy murder mystery in our lives, and Grosse Pointe Garden Society offers just that! Melissa Fumero and Aja Naomi King have delivered compelling performances, and the entire ensemble has created solid chemistry that should be allowed the opportunity to flourish.

The Case to Cut: While we're on the edge of our seat waiting to find out the identity of "Quiche," we can't see a clear path forward once the murder mystery is solved.

The Case to Keep: This is an incredibly likable cast. Manifest headliner Melissa Roxburgh is once again a solid No. 1 on the call sheet, Patrick Sabongui and Josh McKenzie have gotten to shine in ways they didn't on The Flash and La Brea, and Sara Garcia is vibrant as Morales. (That said, we'd like a bit more verve from Nick Wechsler as the enigmatic Odell.)

The Case to Cut: The show clearly believes there is something new to say about serial killers, that there are fresh spins to give, after 17 seasons of Criminal Minds. There is not. We'd rather have gotten more Pit mythology.

The Case to Keep: Jesse L. Martin is a national treasure whom we miss when he's not on our TV screens each week. Protect him at all costs...

The Case to Cut: ... but we fear the show has to get buzzier if it's going to stick around. Our suggestion? A couple of big-name guest stars could drum up interest in Dr. Alec Mercer and his admirable work.

The Case to Keep: The ensemble is finally gelling the way we've been wanting it to, and the ratings ain't bad; Dick Wolf's original legal drama comes in fifth among the network's 11 hour-long dramas, right behind all of the Chicagos and SVU.

The Case to Cut: We can't think of one. We'd love to see this current cast mix it up for a long while longer.

The Case to Keep: Capt. Olivia Benson is going to be busting perps in the name of victims everywhere long after we're all in the ground. Why get in the way of a primetime institution that's garnering significant ratings in its 26th season?

The Case to Cut: We don't want to see SVU go away. But if changes had to happen, we wouldn't mind finding out what a 10- or 12-episode Peacock version of the show — akin to what's going on with spinoff Organized Crime — might look like.

The Case to Keep: The George Lopez-led series continues to be an enjoyable Friday-night hang. It's a traditional family sitcom with a unique perspective, and it's door is clearly wiiiiiide open to any fun guest stars who care to drop by.

The Case to Cut: With 2.3 million viewers (with delayed playback), it is NBC's second-least watched scripted program (besting only Grosse Pointe Garden Society), retaining barely half of its lead-in from the hit freshman comedy Happy's Place.

The Case to Keep: Wendie Malick has been a welcome addition to the cast in Season 3, proving to be a nimble sparring partner to the still-great John Larroquette.

The Case to Cut: Night Court keeps shuffling through cast members and relies too heavily on stunt guest stars and callbacks to the original show. Plus, the ratings verdict is grim: It sits just above Suits LA and Lopez vs. Lopez near the bottom of NBC's lineup, in terms of viewership.

The Case to Keep: Despite the show's shaky start, the concept of Damon Wayans Jr. and Sr. sharing the screen still has a lot of potential.

The Case to Cut: Alas, most of that potential has been squandered throughout its dull first season. The show and its comedy still feel dated, and the writing hasn't improved since its debut.

APRIL 22 UPDATE: Poppa's House has been cancelled at CBS.

The Case to Keep: We love a Hawai'i-based show — and so does the Aloha State's economy/pool of below-the-line talent. Rescue HI-Surf seems content to be perfectly soapy while also offering up gorgeous scenery and splashy rescues. Yes, Em's love life was over-explored in Season 1, but we really like the Hina/Kainalu dynamic and Robbie Magasiva brings nice depth to his scenes as Sonny. Though surely a bit pricier as a Hawai'ian production, its numbers are decent, ranking No. 3 among Fox's non-cancelled dramas.

The Case to Cut: One 19-episode season in, Rescue HI-Surf still feels a bit thin, dramatically. And is Will really returning if there's a Season 2?

The Case to Keep: After a rough start, creatively, the spinoff is finally starting to find its footing. But...

The Case to Cut: ...the dialogue is still often forced, and the plot confusing. Plus, the original show's resurgence on Netflix has not translated into ratings or buzz for the offshoot, despite multiple Suits alums making an appearance.

The Case to Keep: We can't help but think that Wild Cards would have really "popped" had it debuted during The CW's heyday, instead of in the wake of so many long-running shows' cancellations. As such, it's gotten a bit lost in the pop culture conversation. The fact is that series leads Giacomo Gianniotti and Vanessa Morgan have dynamite chemistry, and with north of 800,000 weekly viewers, Season 2 was the CW's most-watched non-NASCAR programming.

The Case to Cut: We don't have one to make!

Which yet-to-be-renewed broadcast series do you most want saved? Cast your vote for up to FIVE (5) shows in the poll below (or using this link), then drop a comment to make your full case!