Entertainment New #53: Cancelled and Renewed Shows

- I really didn't want to report that ABC cancelled Not Dead Yet which is why I put off posting it. But yeah, it was such a fun and interesting show that now ends after two seasons which is so disappointing. I'm going to miss watching Not Dead Yet, I loved the concept of journalist Nell Serrano being visited (or haunted) by the ghosts of the people she was writing obituaries for. I really wish more shows got a chance to find more viewers before being cancelled.

Continuing with more cancelled shows, NBC has cancelled Extended Family after one season. I also really enjoyed watching this show. Also cancelled are: Constellation (Apple +), HouseBroken (FOX) and The Other Black Girl (Hulu). With so many shows continuing to be cancelled, it really makes you hesitant to start new shows.


- On to more positive TV news, FOX renewed Alert: Missing Persons Unit for a third season. I've really been enjoying this show and I'm very happy to see that it will continue with a new season. And NBC has renewed Lopez vs Lopez for a third season. This is such a good and funny show, I'm also really happy it was renewed as well. And finally, The Conners was renewed by ABC for a seventh and final season.

What's On Tonight: Walker, Not Dead Yet and Animal Control

Happy Wednesday! What are you watching tonight?

I'm going to make sure to post these What's On Tonight posts earlier and not so close to when the shows air. Okay for tonight, it's just three shows: Walker, Not Dead Yet and Animal Control.

On Walker, the Jackal case is going to be a big undertaking and it just might cause trouble between Walker's friendship with Captain James. I wonder what shocking realization Stella is going to have. I'm sure it has something to do with whomever is stalking her. As for Not Dead Yet, it's the season finale and it looks like in these back-to-back episodes, Nell is going to try to save the newspaper from being sold. And finally for Animal Control, Shred is going to meet a mysterious woman. I wonder if this is going to be a new love interest? I guess the show is going with an extremely slow burn with Shred and Emily but I wish it wasn't taking forever but I understand the writers are trying to build something slowly between them. So it will probably be some time before they go canon. I just have to wait (which I don't want to).

Again, I'll make sure to post my What's On Tonight posts early.


8:00 PM EST

Walker season 4 episode 4: Insane B.S. And Bloodshed                                 8:00 PM EST                                                 The CW

Description:

Walker's lies about the Jackal case finally catch up to him, testing his friendship with his old partner, Capt. James. Cassie works a lead in the Jackal case alongside Detective Luna and learns a hard lesson. Stella makes a shocking realization.

What's On Tonight: Walker, Not Dead Yet, Abbott Elementary and Animal Control

Happy Wednesday! What are you watching tonight?

I think tonight's episode of Walker looks good. I know Walker is giving his daughter Stella space to figure things out on her own. But she's dealing with a lot and he might want to check on her. Especially since it seems like someone might be stalker her. I wonder if his son August is going to regret joining boot camp, I bet it's way more intense than he thought it would be.

On Not Dead Yet, it looks like Nell, Lexi, Cricket and Sam are having girls' night to celebrate Sam's divorce. I hope the writing will give Sam time to be single before they eventually introduce a new love interest. In the second part of the description, it says that Nell is making plans for her future. I wonder if that means she looking for career advancement with maybe seeing if she can write an occasional news article. Or is it something to do with her love life which at the moment she doesn't really have one. So, maybe she's looking to start dating again. I guess I'll find out.

On Abbott Elementary, I really don't want Janine to take the job at the District full-time. I miss her being at Abbott Elementary but if this is the path they want her character to go, I hope she will still show up at Abbott more often. I also will continue to hope that Janine and Gregory get a chance to go canon. Their chemistry is just too good to pass on.

And last is Animal Control, I can't believe Frank is going to let Emily set him up on a date. I still wish back in the first season, the writers had let Frank and the Hot Vet (a.k.a. Dr. Summers) at least go on a date to see if there could be a potential romance or something between them. I thought they would have been great but the writers made sure to end all possibilities of this ever happening. And so far it doesn't seem like Dr. Summers is in the second season, so I not sure who Frank will end up with in the series. Probably Victoria but I just see them more as friends.


8:00 PM EST

Walker season 4 episode 3: Lessons From The Gift Shop                                 8:00 PM EST                                                 The CW

Description:

Trey and Liam try to help Walker figure out his next steps with Geri. Liam confides in Walker that he's worried about Stella. Stella and Sadie look into recent events. August begins his bootcamp training and it is not what he expected.

What's On Tonight: Walker, Not Dead Yet, Abbott Elementary and Animal Control

Happy Wednesday! What are you watching tonight?

Walker looks like it's going to be a fun episode with them trying to deal with a little old lady. It seems like she's going to give them so much trouble in trying to keep her safe. I'm adding Not Dead Yet to my Wednesday line up, I got caught up over the weekend. So, I'm ready to watch the new episodes. I'm happy that Abbott Elementary is finally back with new episodes. However, it's on at the same time as Animal Control which will feature Ken Jeong as weird dog trainer.

With Chicago Fire showing a repeat, these are all the shows that I'm going to watch or tape to watch later.


8:00 PM EST

Walker season 4 episode 2: Maybe It's Maybelline                                 8:00 PM EST                                                 The CW

Description:

When Maybelline, an 80-year-old grandmother and witness, is in crucial need of protective custody, Walker, Cassie and Trey are charged with keeping the acerbic matriarch safe. Meanwhile, Cassie grapples with a big decision and asks Geri for help.

On My List: Not Dead Yet

As I've been dealing with the return of my reader's block, I've been watching a few different shows and one I started today is Not Dead Yet. I'm watching the first season (the show is currently in it's second) and I'm loving what I've watched so far. It's just warm and heartfelt and funny as it follows Nell Serrano, who after a disastrous breakup tries to restart her life and get her old job back as a journalist at the SoCal Independent. However, she's back but not with her old job, she now writes obituaries. But there's a catch, the ghost of the person she's writing the obituary for shows up. And one way or another she gets to know them which allows her to write a very well-written and profound story of their life. The show also centers around her friends, co-workers and roommate and all their interesting issues.

I've only watched the first seven episodes but this show completely grabbed my attention from the first episode. And I can't wait to finish watching the rest of the first season. I'll write more as I watch more episodes because the fourth (Not Dating Yet) and fifth (Not Moving on Yet) episodes that centered around Nell dating were really well-written. She was hiding and running away from her life and prior relationship issues. But in the end, she got some much needed ghostly advice because she can't keep avoiding her life. Anyway, as soon as I finish with the first season, I'll start the second so I can get caught up before the next new episode airs on Wednesday at 8:30 PM EST on ABC.