We don't have to tell you that the television world is cutthroat. And with as many as 450 scripted shows projected to air this year, that's truer than ever before. After all, they can't all be winners.
It's about that time in the season that TV networks are deciding which shows have to go and which shows get another round.
The decisions aren't always simple. With today's shrinking live viewership, it takes more than just ratings for a TV show to survive to see another season.
Networks are now looking at online, on-demand, and streaming viewership; awards appeal; social-media audiences; and international sales, among many other factors.
That said, here are Business Insider's predictions for the shows that will probably get the ax over the next few weeks:
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"Conviction" (ABC)
Hayley Atwell can't catch a break. Last season, "Agent Carter" was canceled, and now ABC has said it won't order additional episodes of her new show, "Conviction." No network says "canceled" anymore, and that's the case here, but any jury would put this show away for life for its low ratings and throw away the key.
"Notorious" (ABC)
Sorry to break it to you, but this show is already on the outs at ABC. The network cut its episode order from 13 to 10 episodes. The network insisted that the show hadn't been canceled, but getting episodes cut is never a good sign.
"Elementary" (CBS)
The clues for the cancellation of "Elementary" are all there. While CBS has been the most-watched broadcast network for years, its audience traditionally steers older than the under-50 crowd advertisers are aiming for. So it doesn't have much patience for low-rated shows, and "Elementary" is CBS's lowest-rated show.
The network will probably let it finish its current fifth season because that makes it ripe for syndication sales. But it may not be worth holding onto for a sixth.
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