ABC was not as cruel as it could have been this season, opting to renew nearly all of its bubble series.
Shows like “Happy Endings,” “Don’t Trust the B in Apartment 23,” “Body of Proof” and “Last Man Standing” will all be back next year, as the alphabet network decided that some shaky ratings waves were not enough to justify abandoning ship.
“Scandal” and “Private Practice” also made the cut in a dual-victory for Shonda Rhimes. Her flagship “Grey’s Anatomy” had, obviously, already been picked up for another season.
Not making the cut this year was “GCB,” which never exploded as a replacement series for “Desperate Housewives.” Fellow newcomer “Missing,” which delivered abysmal ratings in the adults 18-49 column, also received the ax.
Throughout the year, ABC had already made its plans to cancel shows like “Pan Am,” “Work It,” “The River,” “Man Up” and “Charlie’s Angels” quite clear.