Which popular TV shows were canceled or renewed in 2018?
Every year, around May, television networks decide which of their shows should continue to air and which ones should be put to rest.
In 2018, that wasn't any different; ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC have been breaking hearts and giving fans all over the world hope as they cancel and renew shows that bring joy to fans across the globe.
According to a list compiled by Entertainment Tonight, big names such as Modern Family, Grey's Anatomy, Black-ish, NCIS and Family Guy will surely return with a brand new season, but other series won't be so lucky.
Starting with Fox, the network decided to end The Exorcist, LA to Vegas, the Last Man on Earth, Lucifer and The Mick. Brooklyn Nine-Nine was canceled but it was revived by NBC.
The renewed shows were:
9-1-1
Bob's Burgers
Empire
Family Guy
The Four: Battle for Stardom
The Giftet, Gotham
Hell's Kitchen
Lethal Weapon
The Orville
The Resident
The Simpsons
NBC canceled The Brave, Great News, The Night Shift, Rise and Taken, but gave quite a lot of shows a chance to shine again, such as:
American Ninja Warrior
America's Got Talent
A.P. Bio
The Blacklist
Blindspot
Chicago Fire
Chicago Med
Chicago P.D.
Dateline
Ellen's Game of Games
Good Girls
The Good Place
Law & Order: SVU
Midnight Texas
Superstore
This Is Us
The Voice
The Wall
Trial & Error
Will & Grace
World of Dance
ABC was the network with the most canceled shows. Among those names were: Alex, Inc., Boy Band, The Crossing, Deception, Designated Survivor, Kevin (Probably) Saves the World, Marvel's Inhumans, The Mayor, Quantico, Somewhere Between, Ten Days in the Valley and The Toy Box.
The shows that earned another season based on their good ratings were:
American Housewife
American Idol
The Bachelor
Bachelor in Paradise
The Bachelorette
Black-ish
Child Support
Dancing With the Stars
For the People
Fresh Off the Boat
Grey's Anatomy
How to Get Away
With Murder
Marvel's Agents of SHIELD
Match Game
Modern Family
Roseanne
Shark Tank
Speechless
Splitting Up
Together
Station 19
Last but not least, CBS chose to put and ed to 9JKL, Kevin Can Wait, Living Biblically, Me, Myself & I, Wisdom of the Crowd, Scorpion, Superior Donuts and Zoo. But despite these losses, plenty of household names remained on the air, such as:
48 Hours
60 Minutes
The Amazing Race
The Big Bang Theory
Blue Bloods
Bull
Celebrity Big Brother
Criminal Minds
Elementary
Hawaii Five-0
Instinct
Life in Pieces
MacGyver
Madam Secretary
Man With a Plan
Mom
NCIS
NCIS: Los Angeles
NCIS: New Orleans
SEAL Team
Survivor
SWAT
Young Sheldon