What's back, What's not, and what's up in the air.... (UPDATE)

ABC
The Bachelor: A sure thing.
Better Off Ted: A long shot. Officially canceled.
Brothers & Sisters: A sure thing.
Castle: A sure thing. Officially renewed.
Cougar Town: Already renewed.
Dancing with the Stars: A sure thing.
The Deep End: A long shot. Officially canceled.
Desperate Housewives: A sure thing.
FlashForward: Could go either way. Now a long shot. Officially canceled.
The Forgotten: A long shot.
Grey’s Anatomy: A sure thing.
Hank: Already canceled.
Lost: Series finale airs May 23.
The Middle: Already renewed
Modern Family: Already renewed
Private Practice: A sure thing.
Romantically Challenged: Unofficially canceled.
Scrubs: A long shot. Officially canceled.
Ugly Betty: Already canceled. Series finale aired April 14.
V: Could go either way. Officially renewed.

CBS
Accidentally on Purpose: Could go either way.
The Amazing Race: Already renewed.
The Big Bang Theory: Already renewed.
Cold Case: A long shot.
Criminal Minds: A sure thing.
CSI: A sure thing.
CSI: Miami: A sure thing.
CSI: NY: A safe bet.
Gary Unmarried: A safe bet.
Ghost Whisperer: A safe bet.
The Good Wife: Already renewed.
How I Met Your Mother: Already renewed
Medium: Could go either way
The Mentalist: A sure thing.
NCIS: A sure thing
NCIS: Los Angeles: Already renewed.
New Adventures of Old Christine: Could go either way.
Numb3rs: A long shot.
Rules of Engagement: Could go either way.
Survivor: Already renewed.
Three Rivers: Already canceled.
Two and a Half Men: Already renewed.

FOX
24: Could go either way. A long shot. Now officially canceled.
Brothers: A long shot. Officially canceled.
American Dad: Already renewed.
American Idol: A sure thing. Officially renewed.
Bones: Already renewed.
The Cleveland Show: Already renewed.
Dollhouse: Already canceled.
Family Guy: Already renewed.
Fringe: A safe bet. Officially renewed.
Glee: Already renewed.
House: A sure thing. Officially renewed.
Human Target: Could go either way. Officially renewed.
Lie to Me: A safe bet. Officially renewed.
Past Life: A long shot. Officially canceled.
The Simpsons: Already renewed.
‘Til Death: Could go either way. Officially canceled.

NBC
30 Rock: A sure thing. Officially renewed.
The Biggest Loser: A sure thing. Officially renewed.
Celebrity Apprentice: A safe bet. Officially renewed.
Chuck: A safe bet. Could go either way. Back to being a safe bet. Officially renewed.
Community: A sure thing. Officially renewed.
Friday Night Lights: Already renewed for fifth and final season.
Heroes: Could go either way. Officially canceled.
Law & Order: A sure thing. Unofficially canceled. Officially canceled.
Law & Order: SVU: A sure thing. Officially renewed.
Mercy: Could go either way. Canceled.
The Office: A sure thing. Officially renewed.
Parenthood: A safe bet. Officially renewed.
Parks and Recreation: Officially renewed
Trauma: A long shot. Canceled.

THE CW
90210: A sure thing. Officially renewed.
America’s Next Top Model: A sure thing. Officially renewed.
Gossip Girl: A sure thing. Officially renewed.
Life Unexpected: Could go either way. A safe bet.
Melrose Place: A long shot. Unofficially canceled.
One Tree Hill: Could go either way. A safe bet.
Smallville: A sure thing. Officially renewed.
Supernatural: A sure thing. Officially renewed.
The Vampire Diaries: A sure thing. Officially renewed.

SNL: Season Finale Tonight!

Alec Baldwin hosts Saturday Night Live for the 15th time tonight. The musical guests are Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.

Baldwin has proven so funny on SNL, on 30 Rock, and on talk shows that it seems inevitable he’ll make at least a few sketches in this season finale really funny, don’t you think?

Heroes - CANCELLED!

The first season of Heroes might be the best season of broadcast TV ever. But Heroes will probably always be remembered more for what came next: three seasons of amnesia, of people losing their powers, of premonition dreams, and of time travel. So, so, so much time travel. (The space-time continuum should sue for damages.) And as for the plot…well, at one point in season 4, Hiro defeated a brain tumor by sword-fighting with a dead man in an imaginary courtroom right next to the stairway to heaven. This morning, NBC announced that, in a rare moment of mercy, it was taking Heroes away to live on a beautiful farm in Kentucky, which is coincidentally the same place your parents sent your dog when he got sick and you never saw him again.