Channels of Change: Inside TV’s Creative Reconstruction

The Executive Cut: Television’s 2024 Transformation

Darlings, the television landscape is experiencing a metamorphosis that would make even the most jaded fashion editor sit up and take notice. Like a perfectly tailored Chanel suit emerging from a sea of fast fashion, network television is reclaiming its runway.

The industry’s corporate consolidation? Think of it as a strategic collection redesign. Paramount and Disney aren’t just closing studios; they’re curating their creative portfolios with the precision of a Vogue editor selecting next season’s must-have pieces. With CBS and ABC developing spinoff projects, they’re creating a television wardrobe as carefully constructed as a haute couture collection.

The casualties are notable – FBI spin-offs getting the editorial axe, ESPN’s Around the Horn taking its final bow after 23 seasons. But in true fashion world style, this isn’t an ending. It’s a strategic pivot, a ruthless edit that makes room for fresh narratives and bold new designs.

This isn’t just television, darlings. This is storytelling as high art – edited, refined, and ready to capture our collective imagination.

ABC

Current Shows
911
Abbott Elementary (20th/Warner Bros. TV): renewed for season five
The Conners (Werner Etnertainment): final season premieres March 26
Doctor Odyssey*
Grey’s Anatomy
High Potential*: renewed for season two
The Rookie (Lionsgate TV/20th)
Shifting Gears*
Will Trent

Series Orders (for 2025-26)
911: Nashville (straight to series)

CBS

Current Shows
Blue Bloods: ended after 14 seasons
Elsbeth: renewed for season three
The Equalizer (CBS Studios/UTV)
FBI (UTV/CBS Studios): renewed through season nine in 2026-27
FBI: International (UTV/CBS Studios): canceled after four seasons
FBI: Most Wanted (UTV/CBS Studios): canceled after six seasons
Fire Country: renewed for season four
Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage* (WBTV): renewed for season two
Ghosts (CBS Studios/Lionsgate/BBC Studios L.A. Prods.): renewed through season six in 2026-27
Matlock*: renewed for season two
NCIS: renewed for season 23
NCIS: Origins*: renewed for season two
NCIS: Sydney: renewed for season three
The Neighborhood
Poppa’s House*
SWAT (Sony/CBS Studios)
Tracker (20th): renewed for season three
Watson*

Series Orders (for 2025-26)
Boston Blue (straight to series)
Sheriff Country

Fox

Current Shows
911: Lone Star (20th): ended after five seasons
Accused (Sony/Fox)
Alert: Missing Persons Unit (Sony/Fox)
Animal Control
Bob’s Burgers (20th TV Animation)
The Cleaning Lady (WBTV/Fox)
Doc*: renewed for season two
Family Guy (20th TV Animation)
Going Dutch*
The Great North (Fox/20th TV Animation)
Grimsburg
Krapopolis: renewed through season four
Murder in a Small Town*: renewed for season two
Rescue: Hi-Surf* (WBTV/Fox)
The Simpsons (20th TV Animation)
Universal Basic Guys*: renewed for season two

Series Orders (for 2025-26)
None yet.

NBC

Current Shows
Brilliant Minds* (WBTV/UTV)
Chicago Fire
Chicago Med
Chicago PD
Found (WBTV/UTV)
Grosse Pointe Garden Society*
Happy’s Place*: renewed for season two
The Hunting Party*
The Irrational
Law & Order
Law & Order: SVU
Lopez vs. Lopez
Night Court (WBTV/UTV)
St. Denis Medical*: renewed for season two
Suits LA*