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Favorite TV Show We Said Farewell to in 2012

No, we didn’t get the end of the world in 2012, but it was the end for several story worlds we’ve grown to love. Which of these dearly departed shows are your favorites?

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I know I’m missing a few shows that ended in 2012, so feel free to nominate other shows on our Facebook page, tweeting me at @waterfallbooks, or by leaving a comment below. (Be sure to stick with live-action, scripted shows.) Also, there are several shows that have been canceled, but will air their final episodes in 2013, and are therefore not included below (Fringe, Last Resort, The Office, etc.).

Without further ado, vote for up to five of the shows below! Poll will close Monday night, December 31st, so spread the word quickly!

What's your favorite show we said farewell to in 2012? (Choose up to 5!)

Leverage (48%, 556 Votes)
Merlin (10%, 117 Votes)
Chuck (8%, 96 Votes)
House (7%, 77 Votes)
Eureka (6%, 71 Votes)
The Finder (4%, 48 Votes)
The Closer (4%, 45 Votes)
Fairly Legal (2%, 28 Votes)
Common Law (2%, 25 Votes)
The Secret Circle (2%, 19 Votes)
Ringer (1%, 17 Votes)
Gossip Girl (1%, 15 Votes)
Awake (1%, 13 Votes)
Alcatraz (1%, 6 Votes)
Bent (0%, 5 Votes)
NYC 22 (0%, 5 Votes)
One Tree Hill (0%, 5 Votes)
GCB (0%, 1 Votes)

Total Voters: 715

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Renew/Cancel News: USA Cancels Common Law, Fairly Legal, and Political Animals; Close to Renewing Burn Notice

The news that USA Network canceled both freshman Common Law and sophomore Fairly Legal shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise since several actors from the shows moved on to other things after the network let their contract options expire. Since I don’t watch either show, the news doesn’t bother me. I just hope USA finds some great shows to replace them. USA also chose not to put up a second season of limited-series show Political Animals.

No word yet on the fate of Necessary Roughness, but apparently Burn Notice is very close to a seventh season renewal. Season 6 resumes November 8 with a two-hour episode. Also, production has started on new series Graceland.

Fox recently reduced the 13-episode order for midseason comedy The Goodwin Games to 7. The network says the reduction is due to scheduling, not the show’s quality. It will likely air after Ben and Kate finishes its 19-episode season.

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Report: Common Law Unlikely to Return, Political Animals and Two Other USA Shows on Bubble – TVLine

Interesting – the four USA shows on the bubble or unlikely to return (Common Law, Political Animals, Necessary Roughness, and Fairly Legal) are four of which I’ve never seen an episode. In fact, the only other recently-airing original scripted USA Network show that I’ve never seen an episode of is In Plain Sight, which ended this spring.

Report: Common Law Unlikely to Return, Political Animals and Two Other USA Shows on Bubble – TVLine.

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TV Duos Bracket – Round One, Day 13

Today we enter the last quarter of round one! Casey and Morgan from Chuck face The Doctor and Donna from Doctor Who (she’s the companion most voted for in our duo-off), and Veronica Mars and Logan battle newbies Wes and Travis from Common Law!

Our day 10 matchups just ended – be sure to check out the results and all our current matchups here! The winning duos will advance to the next round (which will launch in four days!).

Reminder: While there are romantic pairs in this bracket, that’s only one possible aspect of a duo’s relationship. Duos have fun together, work well together, and/or have hilarious interactions. Simply put, they spark.

You can find a full list of upcoming TV duos matchups here (edited to show half of our round one eliminations!). Round one matchups are in teal. Each of the round one matchups will be open for 72 hours (3 days), so spread the word quickly so your favorite pairs will make it into the next round! Fans have used Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, forums, Reddit, blogs, and chatboxes to get the word out about past polls. Our toolbar at the bottom of the page has lots of quick links to help you share this post!

Which is your favorite TV duo? Round 1.25

The Doctor and Donna - Doctor Who (81%, 170 Votes)
Casey and Morgan - Chuck (19%, 40 Votes)

Total Voters: 210

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Which is your favorite TV duo? Round 1.26

Veronica and Logan - Veronica Mars (65%, 72 Votes)
Wes and Travis - Common Law (35%, 39 Votes)

Total Voters: 111

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Monday Madness: Favorite Summer Show

This Monday Madness, it’s time to bask in the delights of summer TV! As many broadcast shows go on hiatus for the summer, cable shows get a chance to shine! Also, we here in the US get the chance to experience some Canadian and British shows over the summer as well.

The selection of shows is based on US scheduling, and features shows within the past decade. I included some newer shows that had aired at least 3 episodes (giving Bunheads a little leeway since its third episode airs tonight). Not all of these shows air all their episodes in the summer – many have a split schedule, with the second half of seasons airing the following winter. Also, not all of these are still summer shows – for example, Psych has transitioned into a fall show, but since 5 of the past 6 seasons have started in July or August, I felt it qualified for the poll.

This poll will be open for one week, and you can choose up to 10 of your favorite summer shows. Be sure to spread the word so your favorites will make it into the top 10! Fans have used Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, forums, Reddit, blogs, and chatboxes to get the word out about past polls. Get creative!

Even though there are 30-some options on this list, I know there are TV shows I left out! You can nominate ones I missed in the comments until Thursday night, and I may add them to the poll (live-action scripted shows only, please).

Want more of a say in who makes it onto the poll each week? Be sure to follow me on Twitter or like TV Breakroom on Facebook, since I usually ask for nominations for the next Monday Madness the weekend before the new poll. Please help out with nominations! There are only so many shows I can watch personally, so I’m counting on you to fill me in!

Without further ado, here’s the poll for this week’s Monday Madness! Voting ends around 1AM July 2nd.

What's your favorite summer show? (Choose up to 10!)

Alphas (16%, 854 Votes)
Leverage (13%, 679 Votes)
Dallas (9%, 446 Votes)
White Collar (8%, 418 Votes)
Burn Notice (4%, 231 Votes)
Rizzoli & Isles (4%, 204 Votes)
Psych (4%, 184 Votes)
Covert Affairs (3%, 182 Votes)
Suits (3%, 155 Votes)
True Blood (3%, 150 Votes)
Warehouse 13 (3%, 148 Votes)
Eureka (3%, 147 Votes)
Royal Pains (2%, 120 Votes)
Falling Skies (2%, 111 Votes)
Common Law (2%, 104 Votes)
The Glades (2%, 103 Votes)
The Closer (2%, 101 Votes)
Franklin & Bash (2%, 85 Votes)
Necessary Roughness (2%, 83 Votes)
Pretty Little Liars (1%, 67 Votes)
Lost Girl (1%, 63 Votes)
Monk (1%, 57 Votes)
Rookie Blue (1%, 55 Votes)
Longmire (1%, 51 Votes)
Melissa & Joey (1%, 51 Votes)
Army Wives (1%, 51 Votes)
Teen Wolf (1%, 51 Votes)
Breaking Bad (1%, 45 Votes)
Bunheads (1%, 37 Votes)
Weeds (1%, 36 Votes)
Awkward (1%, 29 Votes)
Saving Hope (1%, 28 Votes)
Damages (0%, 25 Votes)
Wilfred (0%, 23 Votes)
Episodes (0%, 21 Votes)
Men at Work (0%, 18 Votes)
Haven (0%, 17 Votes)
Louie (0%, 14 Votes)

Total Voters: 2,171

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