ONTD

It's pins-and-needles time in the TV biz. Over the next couple of weeks, the suits at the Big 5 will be deciding which bubble shows will be back next season and which ones will be fast-tracked to the MIA network. To help ease your anxiety — well, except in the cases where the bubble's about to burst — I've compiled a list of those shows currently hanging in the balance followed by my own assessment of their chances and, mixing buzz and intel, an Odds of Survival rating of 0-10 (0 being dead and 10 being a shoo-in for resurrection).


: The ratings suck.
: The show doesn't. It's really funny — and the CW knows it.
: 3


: It didn't experience enough of an American Idol bump back in February to make it a lock for next season.
: Fox is as enamored of the show as Kelsey Grammer's character is enamored of himself.
: 7


: Horrible show + even worse ratings = buh-bye.
: Lots of really talented actors are free to appear in better TV shows!
: 0


: That cast doesn't come cheap. And they'll come even cheap next year.
: It continues to be a solid, if not spectacular, performer for ABC.
: 6


: Nestor Carbonell is back on Lost!
: Nestor Carbonell is back on Lost!
: 2


: Viewers gave it a lukewarm reception and critics give it a downright chilly one, making Mafia a likely candidate for getting whacked.
: One less Sex and the City clone to clog up the airwaves!
: 0


: Oh, where to begin....
: I can stop feeling sorry for the inimitable Julie White. She deserves better, and maybe now she'll get it!
: 0


: Following Desperate Housewives, it scored its highest ratings since its premiere. Even more importantly, ABC it!
: Eli needs to hang onto the extra viewers it gleaned from Desperate when it returns to its regular Thursday time slot tomorrow.
: 7


: Rumor has it not at CBS loves this show.
: Ted and the gang have been on a ratings roll since their Britney bump. The laffer is also the Eye's youngest-skewing show. Translation: Wait for it, wait for it... they'd be to cancel it!
: 8


: For starters, it's been canceled.
: NBC has yet to release the actors from their contracts, raising hopes for a possible two-hour wrap-up.
: 0
: 2


: There was no mention of the show at NBC's "infront" last month.
: It's still a contender at USA.
: 5


: The cast and crew are already out of Africa.
: CW has yet to officially cancel it. But that may be because they forgot it exists.
: 0


: The audience is small…
: … but passionate. And loyal. And resourceful. It also enjoys solid support at ABC, schizophrenic scheduling aside.
: 5


: Another backstage shake-up has left the series without a show-runner.
: Fans are batty over this vampire drama and have even gone so far as to organize a blood drive with the Red Cross to draw attention to it.
: 8


: The fact that Fox trimmed its initial order for the show doesn't exactly inspire confidence.
: It's held up surprisingly well ratings-wise.
: 6


: CBS doesn't own the show. It does, however, own Rules of Engagement, and the buzz is that the network only has room on its sked for one of them.
: It's the funniest traditional sitcom out there. Plus, ABC is waiting in the wings to pick it up should the Eye cancel it.
: 6
Odds of moving to ABC if CBS should cancel it: 10


: Creatively, it failed to live up to the lofty expectations we had for it after that flawless pilot. And the ratings? Hellish.
: Um, the pilot was really good! And there's no denying that there's a decent show in there. Somewhere.
: 4


: James Woods is a, um, colorful personality. I'll just leave it at that.
: Earned solid, if not spectacular, ratings on Sunday night.
: 5


: For as much money as Fox poured into this show in terms of promotion and special effects, it should've done better.
: The network seems to think it do better next season — it's already staffing up.
: 9


: Performed consistently for the Eye.
: As expensive as it is to produce, it needs to be doing consistently .
: 5


: I hear the cast and crew are looking for other work.
: After knocking at death's door, Club landed a new show-runner and three more episodes to prove itself. It'll have to if it wants a second season.
: 4

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