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Hello 2011!

It's a new year and we hope you had an amazing time celebrating the start of it! I personally love celebrating new year because it gives you a chance to not only look back on what you've done for the past year, but look ahead to what's coming up. And speaking of what's coming up, let's fill you in on what's going with this blog!

The 2010-2011 TV Season - Out with the Old, In with the New for Glee

Oh god. I feel tears coming. But it''s the right thing to do creatively. 


Glee creator Ryan Murphy has said that the current cast of kids will be leaving the show by 2012 as the will be graduating High School! 

The 2010-2011 TV Season - The Vampire Diaries Gets A Spinoff?

Screenwriter Kevin Williamson is apparently in the early stages of making a spinoff to the hugely popular CW show The Vampire Diaries.


The show would be a companion series rather than a standalone spinoff and would run concurrently with the main show. It's been described as The X-Files meets Buffy The Vampire Slayer and would follow a group of paranormal researchers! 


Sounds interesting and possible!


Currently there is no script or a deal to make the show. It's in very early stages at the minute.


Would you want to see a companion series to The CW's most watched show?

The 2010-2011 TV Season - It's All Change for The Event

Executive producer of NBC's The Event, Nick Wauters has promised he is planning changes for the show's second half of the first season. 

The 2010-2011 TV Season - MTV Picks Up Hellcats

Finally! MTV UK has picked up The CW new series Hellcats!

The 2010-2011 TV Season - Greys Anatomy to have Musical Episode?

Yeah. Personally, not a fan of Grey's Anatomy but I keep in the loop from time to time. The ABC show is in it's 7th season and according to Michael Ausiello there's a musical episode in the works from the second half of the season. 


Wait, what? I thought this was meant to be like a series medical drama full of complicated relationships? Are they going to break out in song during surgery or something? Put on a show to their patients?


No details have been released but the show returns with new episodes on 2nd December. 

The 2010-2011 TV Season - Fox Denies Running Wilde a Full Season

FOX has announced it will not be ordering a full season of new show Running Wilde.

While the show hasn't been officially cancelled, it is expected to be. Running Wilde premiered back in September and ratings been extremely low. 

The show is about a self-obsessed billionaire who is reunited with his childhood sweetheart who is now an environmental activist. (I know your yawning right now, don't worry I am too.)

FOX recently removed the show from it's schedule but it is expected to return 30th November.

The 2010-2011 TV Season - FOX Announces Mid-Season Schedule

Sundays:

• 7:00PM - The Simpsons (Repeats)
• 7:30PM - New American Dad
• 8:00PM - New The Simpsons
• 8:30PM - Brand New Bob's Burgers
• 9:00PM - New Family Guy
• 9:30PM - New The Cleveland Show

Mondays:

• 8:00PM - New House
• 9:00PM - Brand New The Chicago Code (Previously titled Ride-Along) (7th February)

Tuesdays:

• 8:00PM - New Glee
• 9:00PM - New Raising Hope (8th February)
• 9:30PM - Brand New Mixed Signals (8th February)

Wednesdays:

• 8:00PM - Brand New American Idol (19th January)

Thursdays:

• 8:00PM - Brand New American Idol
• 9:00PM - New Bones (6th January)

Fridays:

• 8:00PM - Kitchen Nightmares (21st January)
• 9:00PM - Fringe (28th January)

The 2010-2011 TV Season - Medium Cancelled

Medium star Patricia Arquette has said her show has been cancelled. 

Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, the actress who has played physic consultant Allison DuBois for 7 seasons of the CBS show, said there was only 2 more episodes left to film and the 7th season will be it's last. 

She went on to say: "I was trying to get information from the writers about the last episode," she said. "I don't know what it's going to be, but they're really excited about it. They're like, 'We're just going to burn the whole thing down!' I'm really excited. It's been a great time. I love that time in my life."

While CBS hasn't officially announced the show's cancellation, it's safe to say that if the show's main star is saying it's cancelled, then it has. 

Medium originally aired on NBC from 2005-2009 but after the 5th season, the network decided not to renew the show, even though it outperformed some of the other renewed shows. Within 24 hours CBS renewed the series for a 22 episode season. After renewing the show for a 7th, 22-episode season, the order was reduced to 13 soon after. 

The 2010-2011 TV Season - NBC Announces Mid-Season Schedule

Mondays:

• 8:00PM - New Chuck
• 9:00PM - Brand New The Cape (17th January)/New The Event (28th February)
• 10:00PM - Brand New Harry's Law (17th January)/New Parenthood (7th March)

Tuesdays:

• 8:00PM - New The Biggest Loser
• 10:00PM - New Law & Order: Los Angeles (8th February)

Wednesdays:

• 8:00PM - New Minute To Win It (5th January)
• 9:00PM - New Chase (12th January)/New America's New Great Restaurant (16th March)
• 10:00PM - New Law & Order: SVU (5th January)

Thursdays:

• 8:00PM - New Community
• 8:30PM - Brand New Perfect Couples (20th January)
• 9:00PM - New The Office
• 9:30PM - Brand New Parks and Recreation (20th January)
• 10:00PM - New 30 Rock (20th January)
• 10:30PM - New Outsourced (20th January)

Fridays:

• 8:00PM - New Who Do You Think You Are? (21st January)
• 9:00PM - New Dateline NBC

The 2010-2011 TV Season - The Event to Relaunch in 2011

NBC's The Event will get a 'relaunch' next year it's been claimed. 

The show was recently given a full season despite low ratings but now in 2011 the show will be relaunched.

Bill Smitrovich who plays Vice President Raymond Jarvis said: "We will finish up with our first 13 and then there will be a break, and then we’ll come back with a one-hour compilation clip show of the first 13 so everybody can catch up with story."


Blair Underwood who plays President Elias Martinez said: "There is the crossfire competition from Dancing With The Stars, football and the number one comedy Two And A Half Men. Then, this is the type of genre show like 24 and Lost where viewership always picks up in the second season because people go back and watch during the summer or get the DVD. That builds an audience. And this show was sold in 200 international markets before it premiered here so there is incentive to keep the show going. We are in a good place."


The Event currently airs on Channel 4, Fridays at 9. Personally, I am hooked on it.

The 2010-2011 TV Season - Life Unexpected Cancelled?

Shiri Appleby has apparently confirmed the end of Life Unexpected. The actress who stars in the show as Cate took to her Facebook and said:

"I hate to bring the bad news but our little show is coming to an end. The cast, the crew and I thank you for all your support these past two years. It's been a little slice of heaven!"

It hasn't been confirmed by The CW yet but it probably will be within the next few days. The show's executive producer however did promise the show would have a beautiful ending.

The 2010-2011 TV Season - NBC Cancels UnderCovers

NBC have cancelled their second new show this season.

The show was about two CIA agents who left 5 years ago and now have been brought back to take o special missions the CIA can't handle. It was created and produced by J.J. Abrams. The pilot managed 8.57m but fell to a low with episode 6 with 5.45m watching. NBC have decided to cancel. 

In another NBC news, they have ordered two more episodes of Community which bring this season to 24. 

The 2010-2011 TV Season - The CW denies Life Unexpected a Full Season

The CW has announced that it is not order a full season of struggling show Life Unexpected. 

The show is in it's second season and recently got an extra 2 episodes, which suggested The CW might pick it up for a full season, but with the announcement today, it looks likely the show will not be returning next season. Story writers are reportedly wrapping up all storylines for the season finale in January, so if the show does get cancelled, it'll end right. 


Season 1 is currently being aired on E4 at 7pm on Sundays. 

The 2010-2011 TV Season - ABC cancels The Whole Truth

ABC have canceled another of it's new shows this season. 

The Whole Truth which stars Maura Tierney has been cancelled after 4 episodes. The legal drama will have all 13 episodes of it's original order filmed and broadcast however. This is the 4th cancellation of the new season.

The 2010-2011 TV Season - ABC picks up full seasons

ABC have picked up two of it's shows for full seasons.

No Ordinary Family has been picked up. The show, which stars Michael Chiklis is about a family which gains mysterious super powers. ABC have previously ordered more episodes of the show and now picked it up for a full season of 22 episodes. Watch plan to show it in The UK in January 2011.

Better with You has been picked up. The show stars Joanna Garcia is about 3 different couple is different stages in their relationships. It has no UK channel yet. 

In other ABC TV news Detroit 1-8-7 also received a few extra scripts. 

The 2010-2011 TV Season - The CW orders full seasons.

Just like the other networks, The CW have announced that they have order full season of their new shows. 

Hellcats has been picked up. The show stars Ashley Tisdale and is about a cheerleading squad. It has no UK channel airing it yet.














Nikita has also been picked up. The show which stars Maggie Q is about a rouge agent hellbent on bringing down the secret section of the government she was forced to work for. It already started airing in the UK on Living, Thursdays at 9 and it is brilliant. No wonder it's highest rating show on The CW.

One Tree Hill has also got a full season. 

The 2010-2011 TV Season - CBS loves their new shows.

So much that they've picked up all 5 freshman series for full seasons!

$#*! My Dad Says has been picked up. It's based on a twitter account believe it or not and stars William Shattner. It was no UK channel airing it yet. 

Blue Bloods has been picked up. It's about a family of New York Police and it stars Tom Selleck (Richard from FRIENDS).  It has no UK channel airing it yet. 

The Defenders has been picked up. It's about a law firm based in Las Vegas and stars Jerry O'Connell. FXUK have got the rights to show it in the UK and plan to sometime in 2011.












Hawaii Five-0 has been picked up. The show is a remake of a show with the same name that ran from 1968-1980. Bravo UK did pick up the rights to show it in the UK, but Sky bought them out and it is unclear at the moment what is happening with it.

Finally, Mike & Molly has also been picked up. The show is about two large people who grow to like each other after meeting at Overeaters Anonymous group. 
The show has already started airing in the UK on Comedy Central, Mondays at 9:30 and it is brilliant, so check it out. 

The 2010-2011 TV Season - More NBC Pick Ups

I previously told you a few days ago that NBC had ordered 3 full seasons of new shows. Time to add to the list!

First, Chase has been picked up for a full season. Again, it hasn't been doing great in the ratings but good enough. The series has been picked up by Living to show in the UK and is set to start in 2011. 

Second, Undercovers has been given an extra 4 episodes. 

And finally, the rumors are true. NBC has given Chuck, not the normal 'back 9' but a 'back 11'. So that means a 24 episode season for Chuck. That's great news for Chuck fans. 

Also I should mention ABC recently announced it was downscaling V's second season order from 13 episodes to 10. The show returns in January. 

The 2010-2011 TV Season - NBC wants lots of Full Seasons

It's been reported that NBC has order full seasons of 3 freshman series.


The Event, which is due to air on Channel 4 this Friday at 9 has been got a full season.












Comedy Outsourced has also been picked up for a full season.














Finally, Law & Order: Los Angeles was been picked up.












All 3 shows have not exactly been doing great in the ratings but obviously well enough for NBC. There's also rumor that Chuck will get a full season, but NBC have declined to comment.