Say Goodbye ...

Much like last year, there is some blood on the floor with the summer cancellations.  Well, tears anyway.  There were the ones we knew about:  “Young Sheldon” (Waaaaahhhh!), “Bob Hearts Abishola”, “Station 19”, “Quantum Leap”, “Transplant”, “Umbrella Academy”, “A Discovery of Witches”,  “Star Trek:  Discovery” and “Sweet Tooth” (more Waaaaahhh!).  There were surprises, like “So Help Me Todd”, “Julia”,  “Not Dead Yet” and “Reginald the Vampire” (CLIFF-HANGAR!), not-surprises like “Extended Family”, “Lazarus Project” (ANOTHER CLIFF-HANGAR!) and “Spencer Sisters” and shows I had already quit on, like “La Brea”.

I wouldn’t be so sad but every year the newbie list gets thinner and the quality more iffy.  For the past five years or so I’ve said goodbye to a lot more shows than I am adding.  So far, all we have for the fall is:

CBS – “Georgie and Mandy’s First Marriage”, “Matlock”, “NCIS:  Origins”, “Poppa’s House” and “Watson”. 

ABC – “High Potential”, “Doctor Odyssey”

FOX – “Rescue:  HI-Surf”, “Murder in a Small Town”, “Universal Basic Guys”

NBC – “Brilliant Minds”, “Happy’s Place”, “St. Denis Medical”

I’m betting that this time next year fewer than three of these are keepers.  And my DVR will be even lighter than it is now.