Fans of TBS’ My Boys have been waiting patiently for renewal news since the sitcom wrapped its third season at the end of May. The development we’ve all been waiting for finally became reality this week when the network announced the comedy will be back for a fourth season of nine episodes.

TVGuide.com reports Jordana Spiro & Company will return to the tube in summer 2010, at which time viewers will (hopefully) learn the answers to all sorts of burning questions, such as whether PJ and Bobby can make their relationship work, and how long it will take for the entire …read more

This week brought good news for fans of HBO’s two Sunday-night comedies Entourage and Hung. The premium-cable network has picked up both man-centric series for an additional season.

Also getting a renewal is the vampire drama True Blood, which airs on Sundays right now, as well.

Whoa! Let me check my neck to make sure I don’t have whiplash!
Less than one day — indeed, just hours — after the series premiere of its new Edie Falco original comedy Nurse Jackie, Showtime has announced a 13-episode Season Two pickup for the series. Now that, dear readers, is what you call a successful TV show, no matter what Nurse Jackie’s fate is from here on out.

The big renewal news was accompanied by the revelation that Nurse Jackie is Showtime’s most-watched series premiere in, like, ever. The pilot episode attracted more than 1 million eager viewers during the …read more

Oh, yeah! Variety reports that NBC has done one thing right in recent weeks and is poised to sign on the dotted line to give fan-favorite spy dramedy Chuck a Season Three renewal.
The pickup comes with the typical disclaimer about tighter budgets, lower ratings, and blah blah blah. Such details are customary nowadays as broadcast networks are forced to realize that, hey, most people have cable TV, too, not to mention computers, Internet access, iPods, DVD players, and so on and so forth. We are no longer your Nielsen slaves, dudes!
Excellent news about that Intersect guy, though, …read more

Yeah, you read that title right, and I lead off with the best news (in my humble opinion).
ABC has reportedly renewed the workplace sitcom Better Off Ted for a second season, despite low average ratings that hovered in the neighborhood of 4 million viewers. Season Two will likely consist of about 13 episodes, including the handful still on the shelf from the recently ended freshman season.
Ted’s slightly less low-rated Wednesday-night companion Scrubs will return, as well, for a ninth season, with Zach Braff having already signed on the dotted line to come back for six episodes. However, the …read more

Once again, ABC swoops in to save the day for a sitcom endangered at its home network.
Confirming speculation from last month, ABC has reportedly closed a deal with The New Adventures of Old Christine’s production studio Warner Bros. TV that will give the deserving comedy a guaranteed new home at the Alphabet Network if CBS should refuse to renew it for a fifth season. Smart, smart move!
Considering how badly CBS treats the show right now, it would be great if ABC could give Julia Louis-Dreyfus & Company a new home, regardless of what CBS wants or decides. Yet, …read more

Fourth-place broadcast network NBC really demonstrated its determination to remain in that lowly position during The Peacock’s “Infront” presentation earlier today. Apparently, it cares not a lick about genuinely original yet thoroughly entertaining programs, as the confirmed cancellation of the stellar Damian Lewis and Sarah Shahi cop dramedy Life proves.
Also confirmed as canceled are the God-awful remakes Kath & Kim and Knight Rider. It actually pains me to see a terrific series like Life lumped together with two shows that never should have made it past go in the first place. Given the upcoming primetime Leno fiasco, …read more

If you believe a recent report at The Hollywood Reporter, a ninth season of the ABC sitcom Scrubs could indeed be on the way to becoming a reality.
Although series regular Zach Braff has long claimed Season Eight will be his last season as a regular, there’s also the issue of his co-stars Donald Faison, John C. McGinley, and Neil Flynn, who’ve all landed pilots, as well as series creator Bill Lawrence, currently working on his own pilot Cougar Town. Provided the potential new shows get pickups, the actors and Lawrence would be bound by contract to treat the forthcoming …read more

HBO is very, very pleased with the performance of its latest original comedy, Eastbound & Down.
The “mature” series stars Danny McBride (Pineapple Express, Tropic Thunder) as Kenny Powers, a vulgar former professional baseball pitcher whose career ended early, forcing him to return to his home state North Carolina.
Thanks to ratings that grew steadily over the course of its first season of six episodes, which ran on Sunday nights from February 15 to March 22, the premium-cable network has picked up a sophomore season of at least a comparable length. The series’ lead-in was the fellow cult comedy Flight of …read more

It’s shaping up to be a stellar week for the AMC dramedy Breaking Bad.
Not only was the Emmy-winning Bryan Cranston-led series honored with a prestigious George Foster Peabody Award yesterday, but not too long after that announcement, its home network announced the show has been renewed for a third season projected to begin in 2010. The second piece of good news comes just four episodes into the show’s sophomore run.
Said AMC executive Joel Stillerma: “Breaking Bad is one of the most unique and layered dramas on television today. The Peabody win, the critical acclaim and strong audience growth …read more