The CW has given full season pick ups to network staples Supernatural, Gossip Girl, ANTM and 90210 with an addition note for its highest rated show, Vampire Diaries.

The net has yet to announce the fate of Smallville, One Tree Hill (both of which are reliant on which actors want to return) and new show, Life UneXpected, which is in the same situation as Privileged was last season.

A fan of Melrose? Don’t hold your breath…

The show, from creator Seth Green, will produce 40 episodes over the two seasons…

via Press Release:

Robot Chicken Gets Unprecedented Two-Season Pick-Up

Seth Green and Matthew Senreich Secure 40-episode Order with Adult Swim for 5th and 6th Season

Robot Chicken creators/executive producers Seth Green and Matthew Senreich have made a deal with Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim for a two-season, 40-episode pick-up for Seasons five and six. Robot Chicken, the highest-rated original series on Adult Swim, began airing in February 2005 and remains the top-rated original on the network. The series has been Emmy-nominated as Outstanding Animated Program for the last two years; Green was nominated for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance and the series has won multiple Emmys in Animation. Robot Chicken produced two hit Robot Chicken: Star Wars specials, and Robot Chicken DVDs consistently rank among the industry’s top TV on DVD releases during the week they are released. In addition, Robot Chicken has won four Annie Awards, including Best Animated Television Production, Best Writing and Best Director for Green.

“We’re very excited,” says Green, “we never expected to do a second season, let alone a fifth and sixth, so we are thrilled by the audience response and how the show continues to grow internationally.” Senreich says, “We love Adult Swim. It’s really that simple. From the get-go, we’ve always said that Robot Chicken was a show where we play with friends and we look forward to doing that for years to come!”

Robot Chicken is created and executive produced by Green and Senreich under their Stoopid Monkey Productions, in conjunction with Alex Bulkley and Corey Campodonico’s ShadowMachine Films. Green and Senreich also executive produce, write and, with Chris McKay, direct the series, with Green providing many of the voices. Tom Root and Douglas Goldstein are the head writers of Robot Chicken and series writers Mike Fasolo, Kevin Shinick and Zeb Wells are frequently joined by guest writers Breckin Meyer (who also does many voices on the show), Hugh Davidson, Hugh Sterbakov and Dan Milano, Erik Weiner and Jordan Allen-Dutton.

Both Green and Senreich are represented by UTA. Green’s deal was also handled by Koopman Management and David Weber of Sloane, Offer, Weber and Dern and Senreich’s by Allison Binder of Stone, Meyer, Genow, Smelkinson & Binder.

Adult Swim (AdultSwim.com), launched in 2001, is Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.’s network offering original and acquired animated and live-action series for young adults. Airing nightly from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. (ET, PT), Adult Swim shares channel space with Cartoon Network, home to the best in original, acquired and classic entertainment for youth and families, and is seen in 97 million U.S. homes.

Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a Time Warner company, creates and programs branded news, entertainment, animation and young adult media environments on television and other platforms for consumers around the world.

CBS has given the freshman shows early fall 2010 pickups.

Both shows have faired relatively well on the eye, with NCIS: LA averaging around 16.5 million viewers and a 3.5 (18-49) rating and The Good Wife averaging around a 2.9 (18-49 rating) and 13.5 million viewers.

ABC president, Steve McPherson has just confirmed that….

…all three of the shows have performed well in their freshman years and will all be given a second chance at mega success next year.

The comedies – all of which air on Wednesday nights – have posted solid ratings, with Modern Family leading the way with an average 3.7 (18-49) rating ahead of Cougar Town (3.2) and the rapidly improving The Middle (2.3).

In what seems like no-brainer of the season-to-date (well, except the CW canceling TBL! ), FOX has decided to give the freshman show another year to delight the key demos!

Press Release:

GLEEKS REJOICE! FOX PICKS UP SECOND SEASON OF “GLEE”  

 

NATIONWIDE OPEN CASTING CALL FOR “GLEE” BEGINS FEBRUARY

AND WILL AIR AS MULTI-PART SPECIAL THIS FALL ON FOX

  

Series Returns with All-New Episodes Tuesday, April 13, on FOX

FOX has ordered a second season of the genre-defying comedy GLEE, it was announced today by Kevin Reilly, President, Entertainment for Fox Broadcasting Company. GLEE has become a bona fide cultural phenomenon boasting winning ratings, critical acclaim, a rabid fan base of “GLEEks,” two certified Gold albums and more than 4 million song downloads. The series has received four Golden Globe nominations, including one for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy; a Screen Actors Guild nomination for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series; two Directors Guild of America Award nominations; and a Writers Guild of America nomination for Best Comedy Series and Best New Series. Additionally, the American Film Institute named GLEE one of the Top 10 TV Programs of the Year, and the series also recently won a People’s Choice Award for Favorite New TV Comedy.

“We’ve loved GLEE ever since it was a pilot script, so it’s been an incredible thrill to watch the show take root and see audiences embrace these characters in such a huge way this season,” said Reilly. “The show is a true and rare gem in television. We couldn’t be more proud of what Ryan Murphy and the GLEE team have created so far, and can’t wait to see what they come up with for Season Two.”

GLEE has also launched the acting and singing careers of its young, talented cast, and turned them into international sensations. Replicating and expanding on the process used to discover the stars from Season One, the series’ executive producers will begin a nationwide casting search this February to fill three new roles that will be added to the show’s second season.

Building upon the show’s incredibly supportive community of GLEEks and with the hope of bringing fans even closer to the series, auditions will be open to amateur individuals as well as professionals between the ages of 16-26, and all hopefuls will be able to submit auditions online. Additional details to be announced soon, please check www.fox.com/glee for updates.

This unique casting search and process will be chronicled in a multi-part special that will air leading up to the premiere of the series’ second season in fall 2010 on FOX, and the new cast members will be revealed in the premiere episode.

“GLEE has always been about finding new fresh exciting voices. Our second season search for young talent will be in the vein of our first season. We launched a nationwide search for talent for our first season with great unexpected results, and Season Two expands that search in an even bigger way,” said executive producer and creator Ryan Murphy. He added, “Anybody and everybody now has a chance to be on a show about talented underdogs. No matter who you are – a Broadway talent or a struggling singing waiter with a dream in the Midwest – you now have an opportunity to make that dream come true by posting your talent video and showing us what you can do. ALL the roles will be chosen from the video audition process, which is exciting and unprecedented. We want to be the first interactive musical comedy on television, and the search is ON.”

“GLEE is the hottest new show of the season, and it’s amazing to look back at the audition tapes of those stars as they were being discovered,” said Mike Darnell, President of Alternative Entertainment for FOX. “Just like GLEE, there’s never really been an unscripted program like this on television before. The stakes are real, and it’s going to be incredibly compelling to watch the lives of these unknowns transformed before our eyes.”

GLEE returns with all-new episodes on a new night beginning Tuesday, April 13 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX.

GLEE follows an optimistic teacher who – against all odds and a malicious cheerleading coach – inspires McKinley High’s Glee Club to conquer the world one singing competition at a time. GLEE stars Dianna Agron, Chris Colfer, Jessalyn Gilsig, Jane Lynch, Jayma Mays, Kevin McHale, Lea Michele, Cory Monteith, Matthew Morrison, Amber Riley, Mark Salling and Jenna Ushkowitz.

GLEE is produced by Ryan Murphy Television in association with 20^th Century Fox Television. Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan are co-creators of the series. Murphy, Falchuk and Dante Di Loreto serve as executive producers, while Ian Brennan serves as co-executive producer.

Syfy have picked up both shows for a second season, which is tentatively scheduled for next Fall (2010).

via Press Release:

IT’S A DOUBLE PICK-UP FOR SYFY AS NETWORK GREENLIGHTS SEASON TWO OF STARGATE UNIVERSE

AND SEASON THREE OF SANCTUARY

Production Commences Winter 2010 in Vancouver On Both Series -

Slated for Fall 2010 Premiere

New York, NY – December 14, 2009 – Syfy has greenlit production on a second season of Stargate Universe (SGU) and a third season of Sanctuary, it was announced today by Mark Stern, Executive Vice President, Original Programming, Syfy & Co-Head, Original Programming, Universal Cable Productions. Sanctuary, the network’s groundbreaking new hit series and SGU, the highest rated premiere of the Stargate franchise in four years, has ordered 20 new hours for each series. SGU and Sanctuary commence production in Vancouver, BC in winter 2010 with a new season premiere slated to debut on Syfy fall 2010.

SGU follows a band of soldiers, scientists and civilians, who must fend for themselves as they are forced through a Stargate when their hidden base comes under attack. The desperate survivors emerge aboard an ancient ship, which is locked on an unknown course and unable to return to Earth.  Faced with meeting the most basic needs of food, water and air, the group must unlock the secrets of the ship’s Stargate to survive.  The danger, adventure and hope they find on board the Destiny will reveal the heroes and villains among them

Robert Cooper and Brad Wright, of Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis, serve as executive producers and writers. SGU is produced and distributed by MGM Worldwide Television Distribution.

Sanctuary, one of television’s most groundbreaking and innovative series, films almost entirely on green screen, employing stunning visual effects. Sanctuary was the first television series in North America to use the RED camera exclusively.

Sanctuary follows the adventures of the beautiful, enigmatic and always surprising Dr. Helen Magnus (Amanda Tapping), a brilliant scientist who holds the secrets of a clandestine population — a group of strange and sometimes terrifying beings that hide among humans. Created by Damian Kindler (Stargate SG-1, Stargate Atlantis), Sanctuary is produced in association with Syfy and is distributed by Tricon Films and Television. Season 3 of the series will be executive produced by Damian Kindler, Amanda Tapping, Martin Wood, Keith Beedie and Tricon Films.

Flight of the Conchords – EMMY nominee, cult hit and now cancellation victim – although it seems though it was the shows creators who made the decision.

Bret McKenzie, Jemaine Clement and James Bobin – the shows creators - posted on their website that the show will not be returning for a third season.  

They said:

“we’ve noticed the less we say about the future of the show, the more people want to talk about it, so in an effort to reverse this trend we are today announcing that we won’t be returning for a 3rd season. We’re very proud of the two seasons we made and we like the way the show ended. We’d like to thank everyone who helped make the show and also everyone who watched it. While the characters Bret and Jemaine will no longer be around, the real Bret and Jemaine will continue to exist.

Earlier today Shawn Ryan, Creator and Exec. Producer of Lie To Me announced via Twitter that Lie To Me has been picked up for the rest of the season.

The show – now in its second season – has fared well this season, averaging a 2.9 A18-49 rating and just over 8 million viewers. It’s always nice to have demo God House as a lead in (just ask Fringe…!).

This brings the total order to 22, although the midseason schedule that FOX released today had no mention of it, although they did say that 24 will be taking its place come January.

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USA Network has renewed the crime comedy ‘Psych’ for a fifth season, multiple outlets are reporting.

“Psych,” stars James Roday as a fake psychic with great observational skills and Dule Hill as his best friend and partner in their police consulting business.

via THR.com:

The series, from Universal Cable Prods. and creator Steve Franks, has consistently delivered solid ratings, especially in the younger demographics.

” ‘Psych’ just keeps getting better and better,” said USA president of original programming Jeff Wachtel. “Steve, James, Dule and the entire team keep us laughing and keep the audience coming back for more.”

“Psych” will face a challenge in January when the second half of its fourth season will run for the first time without its formidable lead-in, “Monk,” which is wrapping its eight-season run in December.

USA is still finalizing its scheduling plans for January, but “Psych” is rumored to return with original episodes Jan. 29 and remain in its Friday 10 p.m. slot.