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Exclusive: Stephen Schneider is checking in to St. Denis Medical.

The actor has joined the NBC comedy series, which will premiere later this fall. He will recur in the series, playing the hospital chaplain Steve.

Schneider appeared in season three of HBO’s The Righteous Gemstones and is best known for his role as Jeremy Santos on Comedy Central’s Broad City. He also played Ty Wyland in FX’s You’re The Worst and portrayed Ben in ABC fantasy comedy Imaginary Mary.

St. Denis Medical stars Wendi McLendon-Covey and David Alan Grier and comes from Superstore and American Auto duo of Justin Spitzer and Eric Ledgin.

The mockumentary series is centered in an underfunded, understaffed Oregon hospital where the dedicated doctors and nurses try their best to treat patients while maintaining their own sanity.

Allison Tolman, Josh Lawson, Mekki Leeper and Kahyun Kim also star.

Ledgin executive produces, as does...

Exclusive: 20th Century Studios has acquired an original feature pitch from Sarah Haskins and Emily Halpern (Booksmart), enlisting Gloria Sanchez to produce.

While plot specifics under wraps, the project is described as a mother-daughter comedy with two strong female roles.

On the film side, Haskins and Halpern most recently penned 80 for Brady, the comedy starring Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Rita Moreno and Sally Field, which Paramount released last year. They’re perhaps best known for scripting Booksmart, the BAFTA and WGA Award-nominated 2019 comedy directed by Olivia Wilde.

Creators of the CBS show Carol’s Second Act, starring Patricia Heaton, as well as the ABC sitcom Trophy Wife, the pair are currently under an overall deal in television at CBS Studios. Nominated for an Emmy for their work on staff of ABC’s Black-ish, they’ve also written on series like Good Girls (NBC), The Mayor (ABC) and Imaginary Mary (ABC), to name a few.

Dawn Snyder has been named director of education and special projects at the Art Directors Guild, IATSE Local 800, succeeding Casey Bernay in the post.

“After 38 years doing my dream job as set designer, art director and production designer, I find myself fortunate enough to be able to help craft a program that will educate, strengthen skills, and encourage both current and future members of the Art Directors Guild to succeed in their dream jobs,” Snyder said. She also praised Bernay for having developed the “robust education service” that enables members to receive training and to hone their work-related skills.

“I am thrilled that Dawn Snyder has agreed to take the reins of the Adg Education Program with her thorough art department background combined with her teaching experience,” said Chuck Parker, the guild’s national executive director. “Casey Bernay blazed the trail for harnessing the power of Contract Services to provide more than just safety training,...

Exclusive: A crew of eight actors will join the Season 2 cast of Amazon’s YA drama The Wilds.

Set to appear in the sophomore season are Zack Calderon, Aidan Laprete, Nicholas Coombe, Charles Alexander, Miles Gutierrez-Riley, Reed Shannon, Tanner Ray Rook and Alex Fitzalan. They will join returning cast Rachel Griffiths, David Sullivan, Troy Winbush, Sophia Ali, Sarah Pidgeon, Jenna Clause, Erana James, Mia Healey, Helena Howard, Reign Edwards and Shannon Berry.

The Wilds in Season 2 will continue to follow the harrowing ordeal of eight teenage girls stranded on a deserted island under mysterious circumstances. The new season will also focus on a new group of survivors, all boys, who find themselves in the same perilous situation. Both groups will be forced to navigate emotional and physical obstacles in the face of their extreme circumstances.

The Wilds is created and executive produced by Sarah Streicher alongside showrunner Amy Harris, the late Jamie Tarses of Fanfare,...

Paramount Network has 86’d 68 Whiskey, cancelling the dark military comedy after one season.

Starring Sam Keeley (Dublin Murders), Jeremy Tardy (Dear White People), Gage Golightly (Teen Wolf), Cristina Rodlo (The Terror Season 2), Beth Riesgraf (Leverage), Lamont Thompson (NCIS: LA), Nicholas Coombe (Imaginary Mary) and Derek Theler (Baby Daddy), 68 Whiskey followed a multicultural mix of men and women deployed as Army medics to a forward operating base in Afghanistan nicknamed “The Orphanage.” Together, they endure “a dangerous and Kafkaesque world that leads to self-destructive appetites, outrageous behavior, intense camaraderie and, occasionally, a profound sense of purpose,” says the synopsis.

Exclusive: Sam Keeley, Gage Golightly, Cristina Rodlo, Jeremy Tardy and Nicholas Coombe are set to star in Paramount Network’s comedic drama 68 Whiskey from Imagine Television Studios, the TV arm of Ron Howard and Brian Grazer’s Imagine Entertainment, and CBS TV Studios. Production on the first 10-episode season begins this month with premiere scheduled for early 2020.

Written by The Brink co-creator Roberto Benabib based on the Israeli TV series Charlie Golf One, 68 Whiskey follows a multicultural mix of men and women deployed as Army medics to a forward operating base in Afghanistan nicknamed “The Orphanage.” Together, they endure a dangerous and Kafkaesque world that leads to self-destructive appetites, outrageous behavior, intense camaraderie and occasionally, a profound sense of purpose.

Adam F. Goldberg, creator of ABC comedy series The Goldbergs and co-creator of spinoff series Schooled, is moving to ABC Studios from his longtime studio home at Sony Pictures TV with a big four-year overall deal.

Under the pact, which had been in the works for months, Goldberg will continue as executive producer on his autobiographical 1980s comedy series The Goldbergs, which was just renewed for a seventh season, and on 1990s spinoff, which he co-created with Marc Firek. The freshman was just picked up for a second season. Both shows are produced by Sony TV. Additionally, Goldberg will develop new projects for ABC Studios.

Goldberg is moving to ABC Studios after a decade at Sony TV. In 2010, he landed his first broadcast pilot order with the Sony TV comedy Breaking In on Fox. The project, which he co-created with Seth Gordon, went to series, which starred Christian Slater and aired for two seasons.

Jason Alexander has been tapped to voice an animated mouse within a live-action comedy pilot, from the network that brought you Son of Zorn.

Fox’s Richard Lovely, penned by Billy Finnegan (Grace and Frankie), stars The Odd Couple‘s Thomas Lennon as the titular disgruntled author of the best-selling children’s book series, Mr. Mouse. Richard doesn’t hate children, but rather just everything about them. After a publicity fiasco involving an unexpectedly savvy 9-year-old, Mr. Mouse (voiced by Alexander) appears in Richard’s real life as he is forced into an unlikely father/son relationship that will change his life forever.

The Patricia Heaton-led comedy series “Carol’s Second Act” is one step closer to the airwaves.

The broadcaster has given out a pilot order for the multi-cam comedy, in which Heaton would star and executive produce. Heaton is set to play Carol Chambers who, after raising her two children and retiring from teaching, embarks on a unique second act: she’s going to become a doctor.

The series hails from writers and executive producers Emily Halpern and Sarah Haskins. In addition to Heaton, Adam Griffin, David Hunt, and Rebecca Stay of Heaton’s FourBoys Entertainment will executive produce along with Aaron Kaplan and Dana Honor of Kapital Entertainment. CBS Television Studios will produce. In August, Heaton and FourBoys signed a pod deal with CBS TV Studios.

The project received a series commitment with a substantial penalty attached back in October but still needs a formal series order.

Halpern and...

NBC is taking another pass at the multi-camera comedy “Friends-in-Law.”

The broadcaster has ordered a new pilot for the comedy series after passing on the pilot they ordered last season. In the series, Brian and Jake are polar opposites who must quickly figure out how to coexist when their respective best friends decide to get married.

Brian Gallivan is the writer and executive producer with Tom Werner also executive producing. Warner Bros. Television will produce. The original pilot starred James Davis, Devere Rogers, John Gemberling, and Nicole Parker, none of whom are currently attached to the new pilot.

Gallivan most recently wrote for the ABC series “Imaginary Mary” and “Splitting Up Together.” He previously created the CBS sitcom “The McCarthys.” Werner is an executive producer on the ABC revival of “Roseanne” (now “The Conners”), having served in the same role on the original series. His other executive producing credits include “That ’70s Show,...

Patricia Heaton is returning to CBS.

The former “Everybody Loves Raymond” star, fresh off her recent starring gig on ABC’s “The Middle,” is set to star in and executive produce a multi-camera comedy that has received a series commitment at CBS.

Titled “Carol’s Second Act,” the series follows mom Carol Chambers who, after raising her two children and retiring from teaching, embarks on a unique second act by deciding to become a doctor.

The series hails from writers and executive producers Emily Halpern and Sarah Haskins. In addition, Adam Griffin, David Hunt, and Rebecca Stay of Heaton’s FourBoys Entertainment will executive produce along with Aaron Kaplan and Dana Honor of Kapital Entertainment. CBS Television Studios will produce. In August, Heaton and FourBoys signed a pod deal with CBS TV Studios.

Halpern and Haskins most recently worked on ABC shows like “The Mayor,” “Black-ish,” and “Imaginary Mary.” The...

With hilarious homages to ‘80s favorites likeFlashdance, Weird Science, “The Golden Girls” and QVC, The Goldbergs: Season 5 makes all your ‘80s-loving dreams come true when the hit comedy comes home to DVD September 4 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Season 5 continues to focus on the Goldberg family dynamic while also drawing on popular pop culture from the iconic decade. With camera in hand, young Adam continues to capture all of the craziness for everyone to enjoy. The Goldbergs: Season 5 features all 22 episodes from the season across three discs along with hilarious deleted scenes and a gag reel.

ABC’s critically acclaimed series stars Wendi McLendon-Covey (Bridesmaids), Sean Giambrone (TV’s “Clarence”), Troy Gentile (Good Luck Chuck), Hayley Orrantia (TV’s “The X Factor”), Sam Lerner (Truth or Dare), George Segal (TV’s “Just Shoot Me!”) and Jeff Garlin (TV’s “Curb Your Enthusiasm”),. The series is executive-produced by Adam F. Goldberg (TV’s “Breaking In,...

A good situation comedy — or sitcom — can make viewers forget their troubles for 22 minutes. Or it can be “2 Broke Girls.”

Long before that lame CBS series somehow made it six seasons, there was “Mama’s Family,” “Joanie Loves Chachi,” “The Ropers” and even something called “Homeboys in Outer Space.”

TheWrap dumpster-dove deep to find these, the 31 worst sitcoms of all time.

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Here are some examples:

“Harry & the Hendersons”

Let’s just say this one was a little before the “War for the Planet of the Apes” technology.

“Ferris Bueller”

“Ferris Bueller” the movie covered one awesome day. “Ferris Bueller” the TV show wasn’t even good for that long.

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And:

“My Mother the Car”

One has to wonder...

Jenna Elfman is heading to AMC. TVInsider reports the Imaginary Mary star has joined the network's upcoming Fear the Walking Dead/Walking Dead crossover event.Few details have been revealed about the upcoming special, but creator Robert Kirkman did say at New York Comic-Con "that a character from one of his series would appear on the other show, even though the zombie-apocalypse dramas take place on different timelines and on opposite sides of the United States."Read More…...

The extreme makeover of Fear the Walking Dead continues: AMC announced on Wednesday that Jenna Elfman has been added to the cast as a series regular for Season 4.

RelatedGarret Dillahunt Joins Fear Twd as Series Regular in Season 4

Only a day earlier, TVLine reported that Garret Dillahunt would also be a regular in the coming season, the Walking Dead spinoff’s first with Andrew Chambliss (Once Upon a Time) and Ian Goldberg (Dead of Summer) as showrunners instead of the departed Dave Erickson. The transfusion of so much fresh blood would seem to suggest that the body count from...

ABC’s The Mayor debuted to 4.1 million total viewers and a 1.2 demo rating on Tuesday (per finals), improving on Imaginary Mary‘s March launch in the time slot (3.5 mil/0.9) and on par with The Real O’Neals‘ year-ago performance (3.7 mil/1.2).

All told, The Mayor (which TVLine readers gave an average grade of “B”) gave that ABC time slot its biggest in-season audience in two years and matched its best demo number since December 2015.

RelatedThe Mayor Premiere — Grade It!

Leading out of that, Kevin (Probably) Saves the World debuted to 4.2 mil and a 1.0 (and a “B” reader grade), down a tenth...

Last season, ABC launched 10 new scripted series. They cancelled six of them and renewed four. How will the alphabet network perform during the 2016-17 season? Stay tuned!There's lots of data that network execs looks at when deciding whether to renew or cancel a TV series but ratings are the major ingredient. These charts will be updated daily, as new ratings data becomes available.ABC shows (so far): $100,000 Pyramid, 20/20, American Crime, American Housewife, America's Funniest Home Videos, The Bachelor, Bachelor in Paradise, Battle of the Network Stars, Big Fan, Black-ish, Boy Band, The Catch, Celebrity Family Feud, Conviction, Dancing With The Stars, Designated Survivor, Dr. Ken, Downward Dog, Fresh Off the Boat, The Goldbergs, The Gong Show, The Great American Baking Show, The Great Christmas Light Fight, Grey's Anatomy, How to Get Away with Murder, Imaginary Mary, In An Instant, Last Man Standing, Marvel's Agents of...

Last season, ABC launched 10 new scripted series. They cancelled six of them and renewed four. How will the alphabet network perform during the 2016-17 season? Stay tuned!There's lots of data that network execs looks at when deciding whether to renew or cancel a TV series but ratings are the major ingredient. These charts will be updated daily, as new ratings data becomes available.ABC shows (so far): $100,000 Pyramid, 20/20, American Crime, American Housewife, America's Funniest Home Videos, The Bachelor, Bachelor in Paradise, Battle of the Network Stars, Big Fan, Black-ish, Boy Band, The Catch, Celebrity Family Feud, Conviction, Dancing With The Stars, Designated Survivor, Dr. Ken, Downward Dog, Fresh Off the Boat, The Goldbergs, The Gong Show, The Great American Baking Show, The Great Christmas Light Fight, Grey's Anatomy, How to Get Away with Murder, Imaginary Mary, In An Instant, Last Man Standing, Marvel's Agents of...

Below, you'll find a list of ABC and ABCd recent/current/upcoming primetime TV shows and their current status. They include 20/20, Alex Inc., America's Funniest Home Videos, American Crime, American Idol, American Koko, The Bachelor, Bachelor in Paradise, The Bachelorette, The Bachelor Winter Games, Battlebots, Big Fan, Black-ish, Boondoggle, Boy Band, Broken, The Catch, Celebrity Family Feud (2015), Child Support, Conviction (2016), The Crossing, Dancing with the Stars, Dancing with the Stars, Deception, Designated Survivor, Downward Dog, Dr Ken, Five to Survive, Forever 31, For the People, Fresh Off the Boat, The Goldbergs, The Gong Show, The Great American Baking Show, The Great Christmas Light Fight, Grey's Anatomy, How to Get Away with Murder, I Like You Just The Way I Am, Imaginary Mary, In an Instant, Kevin (Probably) Saves the World, Last Man Standing, Marvel's Agents of Shield, Marvel’s The Inhumans, Match Game, The Mayor, The Middle,...

Every week, IndieWire asks a select handful of TV critics two questions and publishes the results on Tuesday. (The answer to the second, “What is the best show currently on TV?” can be found at the end of this post.)

This week’s question: What is the best TV show airing in 2017 that people may have missed this year? This could be a new show that debuted or a returning show that aired a new season this year.

Allison Keene (@KeeneTV), Collider

There have actually been two “forgotten” shows in 2017 that I’ve stumped for pretty hard. The first is “Hap and Leonard’s” second season, “Mucho Mojo,” on SundanceTV. It’s nearly a sea change from its first season, as it tells a difficult and complicated racial story that’s balanced with its trademark wit and quirky sensibilities. It’s a tale that isn’t being told anywhere else right now — of neglected neighborhoods,...

ABC just cancelled freshman comedy Imaginary Mary, while it renewed Speechless and American Housewife for a second season each. How will its new Downward Dog TV show fare? Will this sitcom prove to be the Alphabet Network's best friend, or go straight to the dogs? Cancelled or renewed for season two? Stay tuned. A live-action comedy, Downward Dog stars Allison Tolman, Lucas Neff, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Barry Rothbart, Siovhan Christensen, Ayden Mayeri, Andrew Gorell, Sam Hodges (voice), and Ned the dog. The sitcom centers on Nan (Tolman), and is narrated by her philosophically inclined and rather forlorn dog, Martin (voiced by Hodges). Martin tells Nan’s story from the perspective of woman’s best friend. The ABC TV series explores the ups and downs of modern-day human life, through the eyes of a devoted dog. Read More…...

NBC’s World of Dance premiered on Tuesday night to 9.7 million viewers and a 2.4 demo rating, marking the most-watched summer reality launch in nine years (since ABC’s Wipeout) and the highest-rated in five (since NBC’s American Ninja Warrior).

TVLine readers gave the J.Lo-judged competition an average grade of “B.”

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Opening the Peacock’s night, America’s Got Talent returned to 12.1 mil and a 2.6, marking a six-year premiere audience high while steady in the demo. Readers gave new host Tyra Banks an average grade of “B.

The end is very real for Imaginary Mary. Today, ABC announced the last episode of the cancelled TV show will air on May 30th.Recently, ABC cancelled the freshman comedy, which centers on a fiercely independent single career woman named Alice (Jenna Elfman) who falls head over heels for Ben (Stephen Schneider), a divorced father of three. The cast also includes Nicholas Coombe, Matreya Scarrwener, and Erica Tremblay.Read More…...

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. closed Season 4 and bid Tuesday nights adieu with a Friday-friendly 2.08 million total viewers and a 0.7 demo rating (per finals), holding steady for a fourth consecutive week. TVLine readers gave the finale an average grade of “A-.”

Among ABC’s sitcom finales, The Middle (5.4 mil/1.3), Housewife (4.4 mil/1.2) and Fresh off the Boat (3.5 mil/1.0) were flat and the cancelled Imaginary Mary (2.8 mil/0.8) dipped.

RelatedS.H.I.E.L.D. Finale Recap: And Now for ‘Something Quite Different’

Elsewhere….

NBC | The Voice (8.7 mil/1.5) slipped two tenths week-to-week, while Great News (averaging 3.1 mil/0.7) was steady. Chicago Fire (6.3 mil/1.3, reader grade “A-...

ABC is the third network, following NBC and Fox, to announce its schedule for the 2017-18 TV season, and the big news: Once Upon a Time is getting a brand new time slot to go with its major Season 7 reset.

The venerable fantasy drama will shift from Sundays-at-8 to Fridays-at-8, where it will lead into the new Marvel entry Inhumans.

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Also on the move is Wednesday comedy staple black-ish, which will vacate its post-Modern Family perch to assume the Tuesday-at-9 anchor position.

Other key takeaways from ABC’s...

Network: ABCEpisodes: Eight (half-hour)Seasons: OneTV show dates: March 29, 2017 — May 16, 2017Series status: CancelledPerformers include: Jenna Elfman, Stephen Schneider, Nicholas Coombe, Matreya Scarrwener, Erica Tremblay, Marin Page, Jilena Cori, Jason Cermak, Kadence Roach, Marci T. House, Jamie Schneider, and Rachel Dratch.TV show description:A live-action/CGI hybrid comedy, Imaginary Mary centers on single career woman Alice (Jenna Elfman). She owns her own PR firm which represents professional athletes.As a six year old little girl, Alice (Marin Page) first imagined Mary, when her mother and father (Jilena Cori and Jason Cermak) were breaking up. At the time, Mary told the child she would grow to be fierce, independent, and should never rely on any boy (or girl) for her happiness.

Brace yourselves, TV fans -- it's time to discover the fate of your favorite shows!

Each May, the TV powers-that-be decide which series will continue on for another season, and which ones will be cast aside into the small screen abyss.

To help you sort through the overwhelming amount of TV news out there, Et has brought back our annual TV Cheat Sheet so you have a one-stop-shop master list all of the renewals and cancellations from ABC, CBS, The CW, Fox, and NBC.

We’ll be updating this list regularly with all the latest network news, so keep checking back to see what happens to those Tbd TV shows...

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Renewed:

American Housewife – Season 2

Black-ish – Season 4

Fresh Off the Boat – Season 4

Designated Survivor – Season 2

The Goldbergs – Seasons 5 and 6

Grey's Anatomy – Season 14

How to Get Away With Murder – Season 4

Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. – Season 5

The Middle – Season 9

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You don't have to imagine the future of Imaginary Mary any longer. ABC has cancelled the freshman TV series so there won't be a second season.The sitcom centers on fiercely independent single career woman named Alice (Jenna Elfman), who falls head over heels for Ben (Stephen Schneider), a divorced father of three. Meeting Ben’s kids is so stressful that the very idea triggers the reappearance of her imaginary childhood friend, Mary (voiced by Rachel Dratch). The cast also includes Nicholas Coombe, Matreya Scarrwener, and Erica Tremblay.Read More…...

When ABC cancelled The Catch Thursday, it effectively changed Ben and Alice’s fate from fun-and-kicky! to tragically unresolved.

The Season 2 finale — which now will serve as a series finale — ends with Ben hopping a private jet out of the country to avoid getting hauled in by the FBI (led by a very ticked-off Justine). And when Alice decides to stay behind, the pair promises to see each other as soon as possible, then she watches wistfully as Ben takes off for less-illegal pastures.

What we now know that Alice doesn’t: They’ll never — bar a wrap-up movie or...

The dust appears to have settled — for now.

A total of 12 broadcast series were dispatched to TV’s graveyard on Thursday as the major networks began cleaning house in advance of next week’s fall presentations (aka the Upfronts). The body count was highest at ABC, which axed series both established (American Crime), fledgling (Imaginary Mary) and long presumed dead (Conviction, Notorious).

Fox, meanwhile, pulled the plug on rookie series Making History, Son of Zorn and Apb. Even NBC got into the act (R.I.P. Powerless.)

The good news? Thursday is over. The bad news? The next 72 hours will...

It’s like she was never there.

ABC has cancelled Jenna Elfman’s Imaginary Mary after one tepidly-rated season, TVLine has confirmed.

Related2017 Renewal Scorecard: What’s Coming Back? What’s Getting Cancelled? What’s on the Bubble?

Seven weeks into its nine-episode rookie season, the live-action/CGI-animated sitcom has averaged 3.3 million viewers and a 0.9 demo rating.

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No surprise here. ABC has pulled the plug on the live-action/CGI comedy Imaginary Mary after a tepid midseason run. The series starring Jenna Elfman opened to decent ratings, drawing a 1.4 among adults 18-49 for its preview on Wednesday but couldn’t carry that to Tuesdays where it averaged between 0.7-0.9 in the demo (L+Sd). Other freshman ABC series that have been officially canceled include dramas Notorious and Conviction, which didn’t get back orders, and Time After Tim…...

Mickey Mouse probably isn’t whistling joyfully behind a boat steering wheel right about now: Disney’s ABC just canceled “American Crime,” “Dr. Ken,” “Secrets & Lies” and “Imaginary Mary.” “American Crime” (pictured above) made it three seasons, which were good enough to produce a pair of Emmy Awards for Regina King. Unfortunately, the Nielsen numbers didn’t see as much success. “Dr. Ken” and “Secrets & Lies” both lasted just two years; “Mary” barely made it one. On Wednesday, the broadcast network chopped Tim Allen’s “Last Man Standing,” which was on the air for six seasons. Also Read: Did Tim Allen...

The Goldbergs will soon be flirting with the ’90s.

ABC has handed the circa-’80s comedy a two-season renewal, ensuring that the Wednesday staple will remain on the air through Season 6.

Related2017 Renewal Scorecard: What’s Coming Back? What’s Getting Cancelled? What’s on the Bubble?

The pickup comes less than 24 hours after ABC similarly renewed fellow Wednesday stalwart Modern Family for two seasons.

Also in contention for the 2017-18 season is a ’90s-set Goldbergs spinoff centering on high school gym teacher Rick Mellor, a recurring character on the mothership; Bryan Callen, who plays Mellor, is attached to star.

Last Man Standing is no longer on its feet: ABC has axed the Tim Allen sitcom after six seasons, TVLine has learned.

Related2017 Renewal Scorecard: What’s Coming Back? What’s Getting Cancelled? What’s on the Bubble?

Allen starred as Mike Baxter, a conservative sporting-goods exec whose traditional values often clashed with those around him, including his liberal son-in-law Ryan (Jordan Masterson). Nancy Travis co-starred as Mike’s wife Vanessa; Amanda Fuller, Molly Ephraim and Kaitlyn Dever played Mike and Vanessa’s three daughters.

Last Man Standing was a Friday-night staple for ABC, racking up a total of 130 episodes.

Prison Break this Tuesday drew 2.4 million total viewers and a 0.9 rating (per finals), ticking up on both counts week-to-week.

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Opening Fox’s night, Brooklyn Nine-Nine‘s double pump averaged 1.7 mil and a 0.65, matching its previous episode.

Elsewhere….

The CW | The Flash (2.71 mil/1.0) and iZombie (970K/0.3) were both steady.

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CBS | NCIS (13.3 mil/1.4) dipped a tenth, while Bull (11 mil/1.2) and New Orleans (9 mil/1.0) were steady.

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ABC | Imaginary Mary (2.9 mil/0.9) rose two tenths, while all other sitcoms...

NCIS is not as strong as it once was for CBS, but it is still a solid option for the eye network. 

CBS: NCIS (12.5 million/1.4 rating) and Bull (10.6 million/1.2 rating) perked up vs. their last episodes, while NCIS: New Orleans (8.6 million/1.0 rating) dipped a tenth.

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Fox: Brooklyn Nine-Nine (1.7 million/0.6 rating) and The Mick (1.9 million/0.7 rating) each lost a tenth, while Prison Break (2.4 million/0.9 rating) was stable. 

The CW: The Flash (2.6 million/1.0 rating) was steady, while iZombie (1 million/0.3 rating) lost a tenth. 

NBC: The Voice (8.7 million/1.6 rating), Great News (3.7 million/0.8 rating & 2.6 million/0.6 rating) and Chicago Fire (5.9 million/1.2 rating) all slipped. 

Watch Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 4 Episode 20 Online

ABC: The Middle (5 million/1.1 rating) and Imaginary Mary (2.7 million/0.7 rating) slipped, but American Housewife (4.4 million/1.2 rating), Fresh Off The Boat (3.3 million/1.0 rating) and Agents of Shield (2.2 million/0.7 rating).

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This Tuesday, CBS’ NCIS (with 12.9 million total viewers and a 1.5 demo rating, per finals) and Bull (10.9 mil/1.2) rose in the demo from their last fresh outings, while New Orleans (8.7 mil/1.0) dipped a tenth.

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NBC’s The Voice (8.8 mil/1.6) scored the nightly demo win, yet slipped in both measures to Tuesday lows for this cycle. Great News (averaging 3 mil/0.7) dropped 35 and 26 percent from its debut, while Chicago Fire (6.1 mil/1.2) slipped 12 percent and a tenth.

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Elsewhere…...

For shows on the bubble, survival comes down to one thing: Money.

If you’re generating solid revenue for the network, then other concerns can be addressed down the road. But if your ratings are low (honestly, that’s almost every show these days), your creative is weak and executive support is wavering… then you better at least be owned by the network and bringing in nice international or streaming dollars.

“Every show is its own little business,” said one network scheduling executive. “You look at each and its profit or loss at the end of the year.”

Added a rival network exec: “The strategy is, how can we make the most money from all of our assets? [Renewal] discussions these days are very different.”

Read More: Ten Ways to Figure Out Which TV Shows Will Be Renewed or Canceled

With so much more data to parse, some networks (especially ABC...

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Ron Howard grew up on TV – so it’s a bit surprising that he hasn’t spent much time directing for the small screen.

As one of the principals of Imagine Entertainment, along with Brian Grazer, Howard has been involved as an executive producer on countless TV projects in recent years, and famously even narrated “Arrested Development.” But directing was a different story – until now.

Howard directed the first episode of “Genius,” National Geographic’s new scripted anthology series, which focuses on Albert Einstein in Season 1. Based on Walter Isaacson’s critically acclaimed book “Einstein: His Life and Universe,” and adapted by writer Noah Pink, the cast includes Geoffrey Rush (“The Secret Life of Peter Sellers”) as the elder Einstein and Johnny Flynn...

Vulture WatchIs it just my imagination, once again, running away with me? Has the Imaginary Mary TV show been cancelled or renewed for a second season on ABC? The television vulture is watching all the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of Imaginary Mary season two. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you? What's This TV Show About?Airing on the ABC television network, Imaginary Mary stars stars Jenna Elfman, Stephen Schneider, Nicholas Coombe, Matreya Scarrwener, Erica Tremblay, and Rachel Dratch. Marin Page, Jilena Cori, Jason Cermak, Kadence Roach, Marci T. House, and Jamie Schneider, guest star in the first season. This ABC sitcom centers on fiercely independent single career woman Alice (Elfman), who falls...

ABC has announced its upcoming season finales for the 2016-17 television season. As some of these TV shows have not yet been cancelled or renewed, they may well end up being TV series finales.ABC TV Series for which we're awaiting official cancellation or renewal news include 20/20, American Crime, American Housewife, Black-ish, The Catch, Dancing with the Stars, Designated Survivor, Dr. Ken, Fresh Off the Boat, Imaginary Mary, Last Man Standing, Marvel's Agents of Shield, Modern Family, Once Upon a Time, Quantico, Secrets and Lies, Shark Tank, Speechless, and The Toy Box.Read More…...

iZombie is down in the ratings this year, but it got a boost from the return of The Flash. 

The CW: The Flash (2.7 million/1.0 rating) perked up two-tenths, while iZombie (1.1 million/0.4 rating) gained one-tenth. 

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NBC: The Voice (9.4 million/1.8 rating) inched upwards, while Chicago Fire (6.8 million/1.3 rating) was steady. Great News (5.2 million/1.2 rating & 4.3 million/1.0 rating) premiered in between. 

Fox: Brooklyn Nine-Nine (1.9 million/0.7 rating), The Mick (2.2 million/0.8 rating) and Prison Break (2.8 million/0.9 rating) were all steady with their most recent ratings. 

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ABC: The Middle (3.9 million/0.8 rating), American Housewife (3.1 million/0.8 rating) and Speechless (2.8 million/0.8 rating) were encores, while Imaginary Mary (2.9 million/0.8 rating) and Agents of Shield (2.2 million/0.6 rating) were in line with recent ratings. 

CBS: 48 Hours (5.3 million/0.7 rating) was the only original out of NCIS (7.2 million/0.7 rating) and Bull (6.6 million/0.8 rating) encores. 

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Spring is always so bittersweet, as the best storylines start wrapping up, and you need to prepare for the long summer without your favorite shows.

Never is seeing a finale schedule more nerve-wracking than a potential strike is brewing. Keep your fingers crossed it's only through summer you'll be waiting for more of your ABC favorites!

The full schedule is perfectly planned below, and some nights are chock full of finales. Will you need tissues, bite guards or chest paddles to make it through? Watch to find out.

Sunday, April 30

10 pm American Crime

Wednesday, May 10

9:30 pm black-ish

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Thursday, May 11

10 pm The Catch

Friday, May 12

9 pm Shark Tank

Sunday, May 14

8 pm Once Upon a Time (two hours)

Monday, May 15

10 pm Quantico

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Tuesday, May 16

8 pm The Middle

8:30 pm American Housewife

9 pm Fresh Off the Boat...

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Shonda Rhimes’ Thursday juggernaut signs off for the season on Thursday, May 18, with a one-hour Grey’s Anatomy finale and a two-hour Scandal sendoff. The Catch, meanwhile, wraps its second season a week earlier (on Thursday, May 11).

RelatedThe CW Sets Finale Dates for Riverdale, The Originals, The Flash and 7 Others

Scroll down to view ABC’s entire list of finale dates, and then hit the comments with an answer to this question: Which season-ender are you anticipating the most?

Sunday, April 30

American Crime 10pm

Wednesday, May 10

black-ish 9:30 pm

Thursday, May 11

The Catch 10 pm

Friday,...

Every week, IndieWire asks a select handful of film and TV critics two questions and publishes the results on Monday. (The answer to the second, “What is the best film in theaters right now?”, can be found at the end of this post.)

This week’s question: What is the best film (or film-related) podcast?

Neil Miller (@rejects), Film School Rejects

There are a great many podcasts in my life — from the ones I host to the ones hosted by close friends — so it’s hard to approach this subject without wanting to selfishly yell “One Perfect Pod!” Okay, now that we’ve got that out of the way, here’s a real favorite: “The Mothership,” from the folks at USA Today. More importantly, it involves two of my favorite Twitter pals Brian Truitt and Kelly Lawler. Its mandate is broad, which means there’s video game and comics talk...

Terence Davies is at once both monolithic and anonymous. A critically revered British filmmaker whose work has yet to catch on with general audiences (perhaps, in part, because his films are so crushingly intimate that it almost feels inappropriate to watch them in public), he’s seldom recognized on the street, and sometimes that might be for the best.

“The other day I was feeling low,” he said, “and I just thought: ‘Why am I making films that, like, three people or a dog go and see?’ I know this is feeble, but it really is killing when someone says ‘What do you do?’ ‘Oh, I make films.’ ‘Well, would I have seen some of them? Would I have heard of you?’ And I say: ‘Well, probably not.’”

Of course, some of our greatest artists are tremendously under-appreciated in their own time, though they may be the only ones who...

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Jenna Elfman thought she was done with network TV.

“Dharma and Greg” put her on the map in the late 1990s, but after that hit, the actress suffered through a series of disappointments, including “Courting Alex,” “Accidentally on Purpose,” “1600 Penn,” and “Growing Up Fisher.”

“I had written off network TV,” Elfman said. “I told my agents not to come to me with another network show. I work really hard and I do my best to promote the shows. I feel like mostly I do a good job. In any other field that would give you job security. Sometimes it’s like it doesn’t matter.”

But there was something she couldn’t resist about “Imaginary Mary,” her new ABC series from “The Goldbergs” executive producer Adam F. Goldberg.

CBS discovered the magical formula of former NCIS vet Michael Weatherly sandwiched in between NCIS shows is not the key to the kingdom.

After a week off, NCIS, once The biggest show on the air, returned down 0.3 to a new series low of 1.3.

That, in turn, left Bull hanging with its own series low of 1.1 dropping two-tenths.

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NCIS: New Orleans, though, became the sole success of the CBS lineup by ticking up a tenth to a 1.1.

Do you think CBS is rethinking their schedule going into fall of 2017?

At ABC, The Middle was down one-tenth to 1.2 and American Housewife up one-tenth to 1.2. Fresh Off the Boat was down was down one-tenth to 1.0 and Imaginary Mary gained one-tenth to 0.9.

I did not know Imaginary Mary had started. Why? Hearst Broadcasting cut off my ABC on Dish Network at the beginning of March.

Marvel's Agents of Shield...

Clamor for details about the mysterious final season of “The Leftovers” has peaked: “Why are they going to Australia?” “What happened to Nora’s arm?” “How does it end?”

But among these big narrative queries are formal curiosities, as well: “What characters get their own standalone episodes in Season 3?” “What music will make up another sure-to-be killer soundtrack?” And, perhaps chief among them, “Will there be a new opening credits sequence in Season 3?”

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Season 1 featured a weighty score paired with Renaissance-inspired paintings depicting a literal departure, with people being sucked up toward a bright white light. Some fans loved the aptly religious imagery and intense music, while others felt it bogged down an already heavy drama series. So Season 2 saw a major change: Max Richter’s score was...