ABC Renews Shows for the 2013-2014 TV Season: Scandal, Grey’s, Nashville and More!-TVLine

According to TVLine's Michael Ausiello, ABC has renewed Scandal, Grey's Anatomy, Revenge, Castle, Once Upon a Time, Nashville, Modern Family, The Middle, Suburgatory and Last Man Standing for the 2013-2014 TV season. Here's an excerpt from the article, which gives some information on which shows ABC has canceled:

On the cancellation front, Malibu Country, Body of Proof, How to Live With Your Parents (for the Rest of Your Life), Red Widow and Happy Endings have been axed (full story on H.E.‘s demise here).

The fate of freshman sitcoms The Neighbors and Family Tools is TBD.

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My thoughts: In terms of all the shows that ABC has renewed for the 2013-2014 TV season, most of these renewals don't come as a surprise to me. Although, I am kind of surprised that Nashville has been renewed despite what a lot of entertainment news reporters had been saying about the show's renewal chances. From where I'm standing, Nashville's ratings haven't been very good for most of the season, so I wasn't expecting it to be renewed. I've never watched Nashville before, but I'm definitely happy for the show's fans that it has been renewed.

Suburgatory's ratings weren't the greatest this year, so I was definitely kind of worried that the show might be canceled. I'll admit that it took a while for Suburgatory to grow on me, but I've really come to love the show, so I'm thrilled that it has been renewed as well. Suburgatory is an incredibly underrated show, if you ask me. Last Man Standing's renewal is a little bit surprising to me, but I do kind of like the show, so I'm glad that it has been renewed. I guess the ABC network executives were happy with Last Man Standing's ratings on Friday nights this past season. In terms of all the other shows that have been renewed, none of these renewals come as a surprise to me. With the exception of Castle, which I only watch occasionally, I watch all of these shows every week and consider them to be some of my favorite TV shows, so I'm really happy that they've all been renewed.

When it comes to the shows that ABC has canceled, the only cancellation that I'm truly upset about is Happy Endings, but I can't say that I didn't see the show's cancellation coming given how bad its ratings were this past season. In case I haven't already made it perfectly clear to anybody who reads my blog on a regular basis, Happy Endings is one of my top favorite comedies, so I really hope that the USA network does end up picking up the show for a fourth season like they've apparently expressed interest in doing. Happy Endings is a truly hilarious and underrated show, so I would hate to see it end now.

Dallas: Steven Weber cast as Governor-TVLine

According to TVLine's Matt Webb Mitovich, Steven Weber has been cast in a recurring guest-star role on TNT's Dallas. Here's an excerpt from the article, which gives some details on Weber's role:

TVLine has learned exclusively that Weber will play Governor McConaughey, an ambitious politico who conspires with Cliff Barnes and Harris Ryland — a gruesome twosome if ever there was — to take down the Ewing family.

Weber will first air in Season 2′s 12th episode.

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My thoughts: I for one am really excited that Steven Weber will be guest-starring on Dallas later this season. With the exception of the massive misfire of casting Jesse Metcalfe as Christopher Ewing, the casting for Dallas has been phenomenal for the most part. Casting Steven Weber in a recurring guest-star role is definitely another win for the producers' track record for doing a good job of casting the roles on the show. I've seen Steven on a lot of TV shows over the years (Wings, Brothers & Sisters, Parenthood, and most recently Malibu Country) and I've loved him in everything that I've seen him in. I can't wait to see Steven on Dallas.

When Dallas first started, it in combination with Revenge more than satisfied my constant craving for nighttime soap operas, but I have to say that based on all of the season two episodes of TNT's Dallas, it alone is more than satisfying my craving for nighttime soap operas at the moment. I still love Revenge, but I'm definitely not enjoying season two nearly as much as I loved Revenge's first season. When it comes to Dallas' second season, I would definitely say that I'm enjoying season two more than I liked the first season, and I loved the first season. Don't get me wrong, Dallas' second season hasn't been perfect, but I definitely have a lot less complaints about this season than I did last season. In my opinion, there were at least two, maybe three episodes that were basically filler in the first season, which I don't think is a good thing considering the fact that the first season only had ten episodes. Season two on the other hand has been pretty much been nothing but full of excitement and intrigue, but I digress. If you would like to know more about my thoughts on Dallas' first season, then I would recommend reading my review of the first season (Dallas (TNT Series): My thoughts on season 1). I'm finishing up my review of the first four episodes of season two, and the next review on my list of reviews that I need to write is my review for this past Monday's episode.

Last Man Standing: Drops Alexandra Krosney-TVLine

According to TVLine's Michael Ausiello, Alexandra Krosney has been let go from the show for creative reasons, and the role will be recast for season 2. Also, next season, Last Man Standing relocates to Fridays at 8/7c, where it will be paired with the new Reba McEntire sitcom Malibu Country.



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