Which ABC Shows Still Haven’t Been Renewed?
ABC still hasn’t made decisions about more of its scripted shows than it has for the 2026-2027 season. Does that mean bad news could be coming for some of them? Not necessarily.
So far, the network has renewed 9-1-1 (Season 10), 9-1-1: Nashville (Season 2), Abbott Elementary (Season 6), and High Potential (Season 3).
But there are still six scripted shows with their fates yet to be decided. Will Grey’s Anatomy, R.J. Decker, The Rookie, Scrubs, Shifting Gears, and Will Trent be renewed or canceled? It seems promising for at least some of these shows, based on the ratings compared to the rest of ABC’s scripted shows.
That’s especially the case for the other two half-hour comedies on ABC’s primetime schedule this season. Scrubs first in the key demo among adults 18-49 and fifth in viewers, while Shifting Gears is second and fourth, respectively.
Will Trent also seems likely to be a lock for a renewal. It’s leading ABC’s scripted shows in viewers and is sixth in the key demo, ahead of the already-renewed 9-1-1: Nashville.
We’re also feeling good about The Rookie‘s chances for a ninth season. It may be seventh and eighth, respectively, in the key demo and average viewers, when compared to the rest of ABC’s scripted shows, but it’s ahead of an already renewed show in each, 9-1-1: Nashville and Abbott Elementary.
Now here’s where there may be cause for concern. New series R.J. Decker is last in the key demo, but it’s sixth in average viewers, ahead of the already renewed 9-1-1: Nashville and Abbott Elementary. That could be promising.
Shockingly, it’s the long-running Grey’s Anatomy, now in its 22nd season, that you should perhaps be most worried about. It’s ninth out of 10 in the key demo and last in average viewers, compared to ABC’s other scripted series. However, it’s also been on for 22 seasons. We don’t see it getting canceled without getting a farewell season run. But could this mean that Grey’s could be looking at only one more renewal and perhaps for a shortened 23rd and final season?
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They Need To Renewed the Rookie like Right Now 🫶🏾🫶🏾🫶🏾🫶🏾🫶🏾
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Love The Rookie, they better renew it. Haven't watched RJ Decker, I see the female who was in Station 19 is in it. Will Trent is really good and has a Columbo vibe to it.
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I like The Rookie as well.
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I like RJ Decker, you should give it try!
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I do recommend RJ Decker as well as Will Trent, the Rookie and High Potential.
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Great show. I agree they better renew.
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The Rookie
Will Trent
High Potential
RJ Decker
Please renew. Thank you.
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L
Renew the Rookie, Will Trent, High Potential and R.J Decker...
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S
Love how we are definitely on the same page. Love this and exactly in this order.
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I love Will Trent and his sidekick Betty.
Seriously, I very much enjoy the show and the characters ALL the characters and the story lines.
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C
Will Trent needs to be renewed. It’s a great show and I enjoy watching it!
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They have a great ensomble cast. The other show like L and order svu seem like every man and woman for themselves
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Not to mention Will is very easy on the eyes
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Will Trent needs to be renewed
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C
RENEW THE ROOKIE FOR SEASON 9
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Gray's will never surpass SVU's record for modern TV series. However, it should get a proper send off, in a final, shortened renewal.
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J
And it doesn't have to. It far exceeded any expectations anyone had when it started 22 years ago.
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G
I’m “almost” over Grey’s. But not quite.
If it gets a happy ending with lots of flashbacks and tributes, it would be easier to say Goodbye to it. Maybe!
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Will Trent and The Rookie need to be renewed ASAP.
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I want ABC to renew Will Trent and The Rookie. Also Scrubs. I've never seen RJ Decker or High Potential, so I can't say anything about them one way or the other.
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I need the rookie it's my go to show. I re-watch over and over
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I need The Rookie and Will Trent renewed! Both are really good TV. RJ Decker has only had 3 episodes. Let it get started. Seems like it could be a really good cop/private eye show with some comedy to go with it.
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I'm surprised Shifting Gears is still on. It's boring and not funny.
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Save The Rookie PLEASE!!!
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Renew the Rookie and add it back to Tuesday night. I don't care what happens with RJ Decker.
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Renew the Rookie but pretty please get rid of Bailey....8,000,000 people in LA and she seems.to be the only Paramedic. No chemistry between them and she cannot act her way out of a paper bag.
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Not to mention the only Paramedic to randomly get a job in the Pentagon 🙄
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😂
And run into bad guys and they all bring their crime to LA
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Will Trent is the best show on network TV. It needs to be renewed NOW!!!
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I will not miss Scrubs or Shifting Gears. Neither one is funny and Tim Allen needs to get off of his soap box and quit making everything about politics
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Absolutely love Will Trent...What a wonderful combination of crime issues with the humanity of it all i.e. relationship issues, family issues, etc...so real! I hope that the Rookie is renewed. Love the actors! I have been following Nathan Fillion since his role in Castle.
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I definitely like watching the Rookie. Grey's Anatomy is too much to watch.
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I love Will Trent, they definitely need to renew this show. The cast , the story lines are so good!! I need to see Angie’s baby, and of Will will find his true love.
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Love The Rookie, love both 911s. RJ Decker is a keeper. Love Will Trent, High Potential. I've been over Grey's Anatomy for a long time now. It can go. It's just taking up valuable time and space for a good show.
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They better stop playing .. The Rookie is Top Tier still engaging n I love the kick ass women .. I’m loving Will Trent as well don’t do it
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PLEASE, PLEASE renew the Rookie!!! I love it 🥰
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Will Trent and The Rookie are the only ones I like
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Renew R J Decker this is one of the best mid season premiere.
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Renew The Rookie, Will Trent, Grey's Anatomy, an finally Shifting Gears.
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Shifting Gears is the worst show on tv. Tim is ok, Kat Dennings and those God-awful kids ruin the show. It should be canceled. I can't fathom how it made it this far. Tim can do much better.
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Will Trent, RJ Decker and Scrubs are the best of that list. I hope they are renewed.
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Surprisingly, Grey's Anatomy has another full 18 episode season order now for Season 23 but it cutting two more members to save money - Owen Hunt (Kevin McKidd) and Kim Raver as they are expensive and they already this past season reduced everyone to 14 of the 18 episodes to make the budget work. Now with further cuts cast members are being cut for next season as well.
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Stop giving Tim Allen work
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Oh nooo, please, please renew Will Trent amd The Rookie...they are my favorites 🤩💔🤩
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M
RJ decker is good. At least to me. Give it a shot. Hopefully it gets renewed.
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Please renew The Rookie. And Greys Anatomy.
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I truly full joy the Rockies
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I agree, Luv the Rookie!!! My Fave!!! Please renew!!!!
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K
American idol season 25 renewed
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RJ Decker is worth the watch. Fresh and fun characters. Better than I was expecting.
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M
RJ Decker has been my new favorite show! They better not cancel it… I also watch Will Trent regularly (and High potential). I got bored of the others..
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I love The Rookie, Will Trent and High Potential. High Potential puts a twist on crime shows, and Kaitlin Olson does such a great job with her quirky character.i have watched Greys Anatomy since day one, but if they give it a farewell season I would be ok with it being cancelled
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Who do they really sit here and do these key demo reviews with.
Just curious cuz most of the shows that still say they're up for renew are pretty good shows The rookie scrubs
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I say Grey's Anatomy is way to woke. Same with Law and order svu sucks now. The left controls Hollywood so they'll be renewed
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🤦🏻♀️
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I think ABC should stop airing these trash reality shows. They shouldn't have let Jimmy Kimmel come back and Gray's Anatomy has gone way too political. The network as a whole is way to biased and quite frankly if it wasn't for the few shows I do love I would boycott it all together.
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The reason is that they are just woke garbage 🤷🏻♂️
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I have watched rj decker in my opinion is should NOT be renewed it is so unsorted and doesn't really make any sense.
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Shifting Gears needs to be renewed & given a longer season!!!!
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Scrubs 👎🏻. Grey’s Anatomy. 👎🏻. Shifting years.👎🏻. RJ Decker.👍🏻. Will Trent. 👍🏻 The rookie.👎🏻 court.
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Grey’s has certainly gone downhill.
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ABC always wait until the last minute to give out renewals to it shows. They did it last year with Shifting Gears and a bunch of other shows
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9-1-1 and 9-1-1 should have been cancelled. Grey’s Anatomy should have been cancelled long ago.
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Renew them all.
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In a history of ridiculously unbelievable cop shows… The Rookie is embarrassing… Shifting Gears should never have made it past the first season… Will Trent is by far the most emotionally sophisticated show on TV… RJ Decker is fun… hopefully it sticks around… Grey’s Anatomy is another show that has been on too long… other shows mention I haven’t brought myself to watch
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OMG, the Rookie is embarrassing. I still watch it yelling "Oh come on." 😂
Haven't watched Shifting Gears and no desire to.
I know the show is called Will Trent but enough of his weirdness.
Not liking this season.
I do like RJ Decker.
Sick of seeing all the NCIS shows( I know they weren't mentioned but wanted to write about it)
I don't care if Grey's Anatomy goes.
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The Rookie is one of the best shows on TV...oh and FYI, it's based on a true story. Will Trent is like that for a reason, it isn't weirdness...also the NCIS shows are on CBS, not ABC, that is why they were not mentioned. 🙄
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That's hysterical!
The Rookie and their stories are ridiculous.
The only likeness on the Rookie is a guy who joined the force in his 40's that's it.
I wrote that with NCIS I wanted to just mention.
You all need to get introduced to some good Tv
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You clearly have zero clue. That is by far one of the best shows on TV...and it is based on a true story.
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Aside from taking the idea of William Norcross coming to LA to be a cop in his 40's... that's about it... Everything else is fiction... Glad you like it... not for me...
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cry about it . 911 is then embarrassing for a firefighter show lol
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Cancel Grey’s Anatomy. It went woke and weird a long time ago.
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I feel Rookie should be the one that is NOT renewed. The same folks that are running the show are ones that fired Stana Katic 10 years ago. Castle was the number two best show right behind Bones. And the people that ran Castle just did not care about the fans. Season 8 was a train wreck, and the show runners did not know how to fix it. This was stated in an interview the show runners had with TV line in November of 2015.
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Rookie, Abbott & especially RJ Decker can be cancelled. Watched the 1st 5 mins of RJ & it was terrible. Not funny @ all. Horrible & stupid.
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Rookie should be renewed but not Abbott and RJ Decker!
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Why would you expect RJ Decker to be funny? It's a crime drama, not a comedy.
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