Cancellation Jitters: 8 Shows On The Bubble At Netflix, ABC, CBS And More

Where have all the bubble shows gone? Chalk it up to pandemic-related industry upheaval, but the number of series teetering between life and death is at or approaching a Peak TV-era low (a cursory glance at our myriad Renewal Scorecards bears this out).

That said, there are a number of big question marks hanging over high-profile series. Take the eight shows featured below. The fates of each of them are hanging in the balance, and, in several instances, we'd be lying if we said we weren't a little concerned. (OK, a lot concerned).

Browse the following list to get the latest temperature check on the eight in-limbo series, and then hit the comments with an answer to this question: Which one(s) are you pulling for most?

Chuck Lorre's modestly-rated rookie kidney transplant sitcom is still figuring out what it wants to be (is it a family comedy? a dialysis-centered hangout comedy? an Odd Couple-esque comedy?) And while one might interpret CBS' decision to dislodge it from its cushy post Young Sheldon time slot as a sign the network is losing patience, we're betting the Lorre pedigree will power the show to a second season.

While ABC would give up both of its kidneys to bring the still-top rated medical drama back for an 18th season, the ball, as per usual, remains squarely in leading lady Ellen Pompeo's court. "I can't say" one way or the other, she recently insisted. "We honestly have not decided. We're really trying to figure it out right now." Showrunner Krista Vernoff, meanwhile, is preparing for either outcome, readying both a season and a series finale.

The Walton Goggins-led ensemble comedy has shed a third of its audience year-over-year, a worrisome development to say the least.

The strength of the pedigree (Tina Fey and Robert Carlock) and cast (Ted Danson, Holly Hunter) should offset the workplace sitcom's disappointing ratings and mixed reviews enough to trigger a Season 2 pickup.

Kyra Sedgwick's poorly reviewed empty nest comedy has seen its so-so ratings steadily decline through its first seven episodes (save for a brief uptick in late February). Feels like a second season is a long-shot.

Nearly three weeks since its Feb. 24 debut, the freshman mother-daughter dramedy still reigns atop the streamer's consumer-facing Top 10 list. That's the good news. The bad news is that a spate of negative press concerning what many view as the show's tone-deaf discussion of race — not to mention a certain Taylor Swift-skewering joke that has driven a wedge between the pop superstar and the streamer — could land it in "more trouble than its worth" territory.

It's been nearly a year since the reboot of Steven Spielberg's 1980s anthology wrapped its five-episode run and Apple TV+ has still not made a decision about a second season. In this case, no news is probably not amazing news.

Mayim Bialik's polarizing Big Bang Theory follow-up lost roughly two thirds of its promising debut audience of 5.6 million viewers over the course of its first 10 episodes. But with Last Man Standing about to take a permanent seat, would Fox really KO one of its two remaining live-action comedies? (For the record, Fox's other current live-action sitcom is Denis Leary's The Moodys.)