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Fall TV 2020: 15 bubble TV shows likely safe due to postponed pilots

By Alexandria Ingham

"Sea Legs" - The SWAT team joins forces with the Los Angeles Organized Crime division to recover an officer abducted during a failed undercover operation. Also, Chris struggles with how to comfort the kidnapped officer's parents when she is restricted from giving them certain details of the investigation, on S.W.A.T., Wednesday, Nov. 27 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Pictured (L-R): Lina Esco as Christina "Chris" Alonso, Jay Harrington as David "Deacon" Kay, and David Lim as Victor Tan. Photo: Best Possible Screen Grab/CBS ©2019 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
"Sea Legs" - The SWAT team joins forces with the Los Angeles Organized Crime division to recover an officer abducted during a failed undercover operation. Also, Chris struggles with how to comfort the kidnapped officer's parents when she is restricted from giving them certain details of the investigation, on S.W.A.T., Wednesday, Nov. 27 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Pictured (L-R): Lina Esco as Christina "Chris" Alonso, Jay Harrington as David "Deacon" Kay, and David Lim as Victor Tan. Photo: Best Possible Screen Grab/CBS ©2019 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved. /
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BLACK-ISH – “Don’t You Be My Neighbor” – The neighbors decide to rent their house out for homestays and it’s causing problems for the Johnsons. Dre develops a newfound joy of calling the cops over petty neighborhood issues but begins to question the example he is setting for Jack. Meanwhile, Diane develops her first crush and Bow wants to help but lets Zoey take the lead on “black-ish,” TUESDAY, OCT. 23 (9:00-9:30 p.m. EDT), on The ABC Television Network. (ABC/Kelsey McNeal)MILES BROWN, ANTHONY ANDERSON
BLACK-ISH – “Don’t You Be My Neighbor” – The neighbors decide to rent their house out for homestays and it’s causing problems for the Johnsons. Dre develops a newfound joy of calling the cops over petty neighborhood issues but begins to question the example he is setting for Jack. Meanwhile, Diane develops her first crush and Bow wants to help but lets Zoey take the lead on “black-ish,” TUESDAY, OCT. 23 (9:00-9:30 p.m. EDT), on The ABC Television Network. (ABC/Kelsey McNeal)MILES BROWN, ANTHONY ANDERSON /

8. black-ish

During the 2018-2019 season, black-ish was one of the comedies I thought would be canceled. However, ABC opted to renew it, likely linked to the pick-up of the spin-off mixed-ish. However, the ratings haven’t been great for the 2019-2020 season.

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As great as the comedy is, the live ratings need to hold up. As the ratings dip too far, the pilots are usually put up against the bubble TV shows to see if there’s a chance the pilots could do better. Of course, there are high risks with pilots and ABC opted to renew more current shows instead of putting too much risk in pilots that could fail during the 2019-2020 season.

With a lack of pilots, there’s most definitely a bigger chance of black-ish being renewed. While there is a straight-to-series pickup, it’s a drama and not a comedy, offering more good news.

7. Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector

NBC hasn’t had much luck with freshman shows over the years, and Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector is one of those shows that continues the trend. The live ratings haven’t been strong enough for the peacock network to justify renewing.

There were a few TV crime drama pilots being considered by NBC, including Langdon, based on the third book in the Dan Brown series. This put Lincoln Rhyme at direct risk, since NBC would most likely want to replace a TV crime drama with another TV crime drama.

With Langdon being one of the pilots that had to stop production due to the novel coronavirus, there is good news for Lincoln Rhyme. We may get answers after that shocking finale.

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