Spring TV 2015: Renewed, Canceled and on the Bubble2 of 13
On the Bubble: Close Calls
"The Mindy Project." "Mindy" is a darling among critics, and its star Mindy Kaling has a huge appeal beyond this sitcom's limited audience. Yet its renewal last year came only by the grace of former Fox entertainment president Kevin Reilly's faith in the show and its fit in the network's comedy block. But Reilly's gone now, and the new programming executives will be looking hard at whether it makes sense to keep the show alive. The fans who love this show love it hard. But to call them a vocal minority is putting it kindly: "Mindy" attracted an average 2.31 million total viewers during its most recent season. Ouch.
UPDATE: Fox has cancelled "Mindy," but it could come back on Hulu.
"Hell's Kitchen." While Gordon Ramsay is no longer the dominant force that he once was on Fox, this show is still a reliable performer and good fun to watch. It'll be back.
"American Idol." Far from being the ratings juggernaut of yesteryear, "Idol" still gets a significant audience. Unless Fox decides to let it go before it's a husk of its former self... who are we kidding? The network's gonna milk that cow until it's jerky.
UPDATE: Guess it's jerky time: the upcoming 15th season of "Idol" will be its last.
"The Mindy Project." "Mindy" is a darling among critics, and its star Mindy Kaling has a huge appeal beyond this sitcom's limited audience. Yet its renewal last year came only by the grace of former Fox entertainment president Kevin Reilly's faith in the show and its fit in the network's comedy block. But Reilly's gone now, and the new programming executives will be looking hard at whether it makes sense to keep the show alive. The fans who love this show love it hard. But to call them a vocal minority is putting it kindly: "Mindy" attracted an average 2.31 million total viewers during its most recent season. Ouch.
UPDATE: Fox has cancelled "Mindy," but it could come back on Hulu.
"Hell's Kitchen." While Gordon Ramsay is no longer the dominant force that he once was on Fox, this show is still a reliable performer and good fun to watch. It'll be back.
"American Idol." Far from being the ratings juggernaut of yesteryear, "Idol" still gets a significant audience. Unless Fox decides to let it go before it's a husk of its former self... who are we kidding? The network's gonna milk that cow until it's jerky.
UPDATE: Guess it's jerky time: the upcoming 15th season of "Idol" will be its last.