First to meet the blade is The Carrie Diaries, a prequel of sorts to the HBO series Sex and the City. Season one averaged a meager 0.5 rating, so it was widely seen as a bit of a shock that Diaries even squeaked out a season two renewal at all. Things went nowhere but down the second time out, with Diaries’ average rating falling to a 0.3.

Next up on the chopping block is sci-fi romance Star-Crossed, which has seemed destined for cancellation almost since the beginning. Star-Crossed premiered to decidedly mixed reviews and an 0.5 rating, and quickly bottomed out at a 0.3, where it has remained ever since. The CW was likely hoping Star-Crossed would be their Roswell, but alas, it was not to be.

Finally, the award for most surprising cancellation of the day goes to The Tomorrow People. A modern-day remake of a 1970s British series, Tomorrow follows a group of young adults that find themselves persecuted due to their naturally evolved psychic powers.

Starring Robbie Amell (brother of Arrow star Stephen Amell), Tomorrow picked up a passionate fanbase, and its ratings for the first half of its run really weren’t too bad. Unfortunately, things eventually started to crater, and an ill-fated move to Mondays after Star-Crossed did the show no favors. Sadly, these particular people won’t live to see tomorrow.

Did The CW make the right call? Or should one or more of The Carrie Diaries, Star-Crossed, and The Tomorrow People have gotten picked up for another season? Let us know in the comments.

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Encoring the show on Fridays should give the show an extra dose of exposure, but without original programming as a lead-in and with only two weeks of repeats planned, the effect on the Star-Crossed‘s Monday ratings will be negligible at best. The show was already asked to do quite a bit when it premiered against the Olympics with Beauty and the Beast, which has fallen in the ratings during season two, as its lead-out and with the second episode only getting a repeat as a lead-out, the odds were stacked too highly against it to become a solid network player.

Plus, it seems as if The CW is putting more focus on fellow midseason drama The 100, which isn’t set to premiere until March. That series, a post-apocalyptic drama about juvenile delinquents inhabiting a possibly contaminated Earth, is the more expensive of the two midseason dramas and gets one of the strongest lead-ins the network can provide, possibly with the intention of renewing the show and recouping the money they spent on sets. With Star-Crossed the decidedly cheaper of the two, a cancellation wouldn’t hit the network as hard in its pocketbook.

In addition to Lanter and Teegarden, Star-Crossed stars the likes of Malese Jow, Grey Damon, and Natalie Hall.

Star-Crossed airs Mondays at 8:00 on The CW. The network announced that the season finale of the show will be airing Monday, May 12th.

Have you been watching Star-Crossed? Do you think The CW has treated the show well? Where should the network have scheduled the show if not Mondays?

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The Tuesday dramas will also be concluding their 2013-2014 runs a week apart, with The Originals drawing to a close on May 13th at 8:00 and Supernatural‘s ninth season going out with a bang on May 20th at 9:00. Arrow will conclude its third season on Wednesday, May 14th at 8:00, with midseason drama The 100 stretching its way into June with a first season finale on June 11th at 9:00. The Thursday dramas will be the only CW pairing that ends on the same night, as The Vampire Diaries and Reign will have their respective season finales on Thursday, May 15th. The lone remaining series, Hart of Dixie, will end its third season on Friday, May 16th at 9:00.

No date has been set for the resumption of Beauty and the Beast‘s second season, though The CW has announced that two-part miniseries Labyrinth will air Thursday, May 22nd and Friday, May 23rd. The project, which stars the likes of Katie McGrath and Tom Felton, chronicles the journeys of two women separated by centuries as they hunt for The Holy Grail.

Season finale dates for ABC, CBS, NBC, and FOX should all be released in the coming weeks, likely around the time we get summer schedules for each network.

Which CW finale are you most looking forward to? Of the currently unrenewed shows (Hart of Dixie, Beauty and the Beast, The Carrie Diaries, Star-Crossed, The 100, and The Tomorrow People), which do you think make it to another season? Are you surprised that talk of the end of the season has already begun?

The CW 2013-2014 Season Finale Dates
Monday, May 5th
9:00 The Tomorrow People

Monday, May 12th
8:00 Star-Crossed

Tuesday, May 13th
8:00 The Originals

Wednesday, May 14th
8:00 Arrow

Thursday, May 15th
8:00 The Vampire Diaries
9:00 Reign

Friday, May 16th
9:00 Hart of Dixie

Tuesday, May 20th
9:00 Supernatural

Wednesday, June 11th
9:00 The 100

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Only included in the list, sorted in alphabetical order, are shows that will be making their series premiere in the coming months, whereas last year’s list was a mix of returnees and rookies. A list of midseason premiere and return dates can be found here.

Bitten (January 13th, Syfy)
Who’s in it: Laura Vandervoort, Greyston Holt, Greg Bryk, Paul Greene, and Steve Lund
What’s it about: The only female werewolf in existence and the ties that bind her to her pack.
Why?: The latest Canadian import for Syfy, Bitten looks to follow the lead of Lost Girl in spotlighting a sexy, butt-kicking heroine dealing with a major identity crisis.

Black Sails (January 25th, Starz)
Who’s in it: Toby Stephens, Luke Arnold, Zach McGowan, Jessica Parker Kennedy, and Hannah New
What’s it about: Decades before Treasure Island, Captain Flint fights for the survival of a criminal haven.
Why?: Executive produced by Michael Bay and said to be a mix of literary characters with real life figures, Black Sails could be the splashy, audience-pleasing hit that Starz is looking for.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qh19hCkvVLw

Enlisted (January 10th, FOX)
Who’s in it: Geoff Stults, Chris Lowell, Parker Young, Keith David, and Angelique Cabral
What’s it about: Three brothers living and working together on a Florida army base.
Why?: FOX’s upcoming military comedy has an amiable cast and the type of goofy, warm-hearted sense of humor that will pair well with Raising Hope.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpZ79FXs-eI

Helix (January 10th, Syfy)
Who’s in it: Billy Campbell, Hiroyuki Sanada, Kyra Zagorsky, Mark Ghanime, and Jordan Hayes
What’s it about: A CDC team gets called to an Arctic research base to look into a potential viral outbreak.
Why?: Helix promises a claustrophobic atmosphere that capitalizes on a premise not out of the realm of real life possibility.

Looking (January 19th, HBO)
Who’s in it: Jonathan Groff, Murray Bartlett, Frankie J. Alvarez, Scott Bakula, and Russell Tovey
What’s it about: Three friends living and loving in San Francisco.
Why?: Coming on the heels of increased support for same-sex marriage, the Andrew Haigh-directed dramedy is the first predominately LGBT series since the days of Queer as Folk, Noah’s Arc, and The L Word.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnGwmP8qg2c

Mixology (February 26th, ABC)
Who’s in it: Blake Lee, Vanessa Lengies, Sarah Bolger, Adam Campbell, and Andrew Santino
What’s it about: Six women and five men try to find love over the course of one night.
Why?: The intriguingly structured premise and cast of unknowns/potential breakouts make Mixology something that could flourish as it goes along.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEYP2O1nm4E

Penny Dreadful (April, Showtime)
Who’s in it: Josh Hartnett, Eva Green, Billie Piper, Timothy Dalton, and Helen McCrory
What’s it about: Classic horror characters grapple with alienation in Victorian London.
Why?: Showtime goes to the horror well by humanizing the things that go bump in the night and exploring what it’s like to live in a world where you don’t feel you belong.

Resurrection (March 9th, ABC)
Who’s in it: Omar Epps, Kurtwood Smith, Devin Kelley, Frances Fisher, and Samaire Armstrong
What’s it about: A small town is shaken to its core when former residents return from the dead, unaged since and unaware of their deaths.
Why?: Though its premise is eerily similar to Sundance’s The Returned, this ABC drama offers a slightly less creepy, slightly more hopeful version of events.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvaMQ7Umsc0

Star-Crossed (February 17th, The CW)
Who’s in it: Aimee Teegarden, Matt Lanter, Malese Jow, Grey Damon, and Titus Makin Jr.
What’s it about: A group of aliens get assimilated into a high school and a romance develops between an alien boy and human girl.
Why?: Best described as Roswell with an allegorical tinge, the show will rely heavily on the chemistry between the leads and the depth behind its set pieces.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DJ0kqEKIvc

The Red Road (February, Sundance)
Who’s in it: Martin Henderson, Julianne Nicholson, Jason Momoa, Allie Gonino, and Tom Sizemore
What’s it about: A sheriff finds himself partnering with a local Indian tribe as a way of covering up a crime committed by his wife.
Why?: Sundance went on an impressive hot streak with its 2013 scripted programming that The Red Road, with its unusual premise and intimate setting, looks to continue.

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This week on TVHackr, we talked about fall premiere dates, a scheduling change for Mistresses, and the season finale of Baby Daddy, while the internet touched on male nudity, what shows to catch up on for fall, and the Video Music Awards.

2013 Imagen Award Winners Announced
Among the winners at the 2013 Imagen Awards, which celebrate positive portrayals of Latinos in entertainment, were Castle, Switched at Birth, and Chicago Fire.

The White Queen Episode 2 Recap: God Save the Queen
A pregnant Elizabeth is forced to deal with Warwick’s wrath, while the power balance in England has changed once again.

Teen Wolf Summer Finale Marathon to Air Monday, August 19th
MTV aired the entire summer season of Teen Wolf leading into the summer finale. The show will return for the second half of season three in January.

Siberia 1.07 Preview: Winter is Coming
The contestants must endure sudden winter conditions if they are to continue surviving the game, while someone has to be tied down in order to control their burgeoning insanity.

Fall TV 2013 Premiere Dates
Get a look at everything premiering this fall with the TVHackr Fall TV 2013 Premiere Dates Calendar. When will you favorite show return?

Siberia Spoilers: The Contestants Look for the Missing Rifle
Coming up on Siberia, the contestants back at camp go on the hunt for the missing rifle, while those headed for the beacon make a horrifying discovery.

Twisted Summer Finale Sneak Peeks: Lacey Feels Shunned By Her Friends
Now that Lacey has been frozen out of the popular circle she’s been in for the past five years, will she allow herself to be seen with Danny and Jo in public?

Outlander: John Dahl to Direct First Two Episodes of the Starz Series
Upcoming Starz drama Outlander will have its first two episodes directed by Rounders director John Dahl, who has recently helmed episodes of Ray Donovan and Dexter.

Baby Daddy Season 2 Finale Spoilers: Emma’s Mother Comes Back
On the season finale of Baby Daddy, Ben will come face-to-face with Emma’s mother for the first time since their night together when she makes a play for custody of Emma.

Low Winter Sun and Owner’s Manual: Watch the AMC Series Premieres Here
You can watch the first episodes of Low Winter Sun and Owner’s Manual here, thanks to AMC uploading the episodes to Youtube.

Mistresses 1.11 Preview: Will Alex Break Up with Joss?
While Joss faces the music for a questionable decision she made, Karen’s deposition begins and April is forced to be around Richard for Lucy.

Witches of East End Teaser Art: The Witching Hour is Coming
Lifetime has released the first art for upcoming supernatural family drama Witches of East End, based on the novel of the same name.

Star-Crossed: Tamoh Penikett Set to Recur
Battlestar Galactica alum Tamoh Penikett has been tapped to recur on The CW fantasy romance Star-Crossed, starring Aimee Teegarden and Matt Lanter.

Chasing Life Adds Newcomer Augusto Aguilera
ABC drama Chasing Life has added another recurring player to its roster in newcomer Augusto Aguilera, set to portray a slacker bad boy.

Devious Maids Spoilers: Adrian Propositions Rosie
Coming up on Devious Maids, Rosie wants Spence to defend her honor after being propositioned by Adrian, while Marisol gets closer to finding the truth about Flora’s murder.

Power: Omari Hardwick Joins the Upcoming Starz Drama
Starz has named Omari Hardwick the lead in its upcoming drama Power, about a nightclub owner who is the kingpin of a lucrative drug operation.

Dancing on the Edge to Premiere October 19th on Starz
Jazz-centric miniseries Dancing on the Edge will make its debut in the United States on Saturday, October 19th.

Mistresses Moves to 9:00 Beginning Monday, August 26th
ABC has shifted freshman soap Mistresses up an hour, where it will air the final three episodes of its first season.

Awkward to Return Tuesday, October 22nd at 10:30
Critical darling Awkward will return for the second half of its third season on Tuesday, October 22nd.

Homeland Season 3 Key Art: Stuck in the Middle with You
In the key art for the third season of Homeland, Carrie is stuck between her mentor and her former lover, the most wanted terrorist in the world.

Scandal Season 3 Poster: Everybody Knows
In the key art for the third season of Scandal, Olivia is regrouping after having her biggest secret splashed across the front pages of tabloids.

Experience the Past Three Decades Through These MTV VMA Photos (Vulture)
In anticipation of the 2013 MTV VMAs, Vulture looks back at past ceremonies with a collection of photos.

The Knowns and Unknowns of Web-Based TV (TIME)
TIME examines the world of web-based TV, including the players involved, the big bundle dilemma, and why all of this matters in the first place.

The Great Fall TV Cram, 2013 Edition: 10 Shows to Catch Up On Now (TV.com)
Are you looking to add another show to your schedule? Did you fall behind watching one of your favorite? TV.com gives you 10 shows that you should be caught up on and instructions on how to do so.

Apple Still Can’t Figure Out How to Break Into The Television Market (Business Insider)
Reportedly, Apple isn’t sure how to break into television and is considering approaching content providers to do applications for an Apple television.

A Brief Survey of Male Nudity in Television (Flavorwire)
Do you like television? Do you like male nudity? Do you like male nudity on television? Flavorwire looks at the changing standards of television nudity.

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Starring Aimee Teegarden (Friday Night Lights) and Matt Lanter (90210), Star-Crossed tells the story of the Atrians crash-landing on Earth and the fierce battle that resulted, where the creatures were holed up in the Sector and unable to interact with or learn how to assimilate into human society. However, after ten years, an initiative has been passed to test human-Atrian interaction and a group of high school students will be the test subjects. Included in that group is Roman, whose life was saved after the landing by a little girl named Emery, who he comes face-to-face with for the first time since then once he enrolls at her school. Given the tension between the humans and Atrians, them even talking to one another in public, let alone reconnecting on a romantic level, could cause a tremendous stir and make things even worse, but could they be drawn to each other to such a degree where it doesn”t matter? Is there a chance that they try to make things work, even if they have to keep it a secret?

In addition to his role as Karl “Helo” Agathon on the Syfy space drama, Penikett has appeared on the likes of Dollhouse, Continuum, and Castle. He joins Jonathon Schaech (Ray Donovan) in recurring on the fantasy romance, with the latter playing the uncle to Matt Lanter”s Roman.

Star-Crossed is set to premiere sometime this midseason on The CW.

Will you be watching Star-Crossed? What kind of role do you think Jack will play in the show”s first season? Who else would you like to see guest star on Star-Crossed?

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New feature alert! We here at TVHackr want to give you a weekly recap of our activity, as well as a few choice links from around the web of TV blogging. Every Friday, we’ll be posting a roundup of everything we published during the past seven days and selecting a handful of interesting links from various websites. Hope you enjoy.

Coming Up on Game of Thrones: “The Rains of Castamere” [link]
While Robb presents himself to Walder Frey, Jon faces his hardest test yet and House Frey joins House Tully.

Orphan Black Season Finale Preview: Something’s Wrong with Cosima [link]
After already losing Katja and Beth, Sarah and Alison are in danger of losing Cosima, who has developed mysterious nosebleeds.

The Fosters: Spoilers for the First Three Episodes [link]
The ABC Family drama, about a foster family that takes in a troubled teenage girl, premieres Monday, June 3rd at 9:00 following the series finale of The Secret Life of the American Teenager.

Defiance 1.07: A Razor Rain Storm is Coming [link]
A Razor Rain keeps the citizens of Defiance indoors, forcing interactions and conversations that wouldn’t have happened otherwise, and Irisa’s visions lead her to the Spirit Riders.

The Fall: Available Today on Netflix [link]
Gillian Anderson’s five-episode BBC drama The Fall made its Netflix debut this week. The show has already been renewed for a second series.

News Roundup: Cassadee Pope to Return to The Voice on June 4th [link]
Among stray headlines this week are The Voice‘s season three champion returning to the site of her victory, Rob Lowe signing on to play John F. Kennedy, and the first sneak peek of BET’s Being Mary Jane being released.

Baby Daddy Season 2: Spoilers for First Three Episodes [link]
The love triangle between Ben, Riley, and Danny gets even more complicated, while there are endorsement deals and new jobs to deal with.

Orphan Black Marathon to Air Saturday, June 1st [link]
All nine episodes of the BBC America sci-fi drama will be aired prior to the season finale.

The Killing Season 3 Sneak Peeks: Holder Pays Linden a Visit [link]
After 18 months apart, Holder and Linden are back together again. But will things be exactly the same as they were before?

Hannibal Renewed for Season 2 by NBC [link]
Weeks after their upfront presentation, NBC renewed Bryan Fuller’s Hannibal for a second season, which will air no later than midseason. The drama’s season finale is set for June 20th.

The CW Releases Extended Trailer for Star-Crossed [link]
Fantasy romance Star-Crossed, starring Amy Teegarden and Matt Lanter, had its first full-length trailer released this week. The show will premiere sometime midseason.

Revenge: Ashley Madekwe Won’t Return for Season 3 [link]
Ashley Davenport is no longer a part of the Hampton social scene, as Ashley Madekwe’s option for season three was not picked up.

Hit The Floor 1.02 Sneak Peeks: What Does It Take to Be a Devil Girl? [link]
Ahsha may have made the Devil Girl squad during the series premiere of Hit The Floor, but the hard part is just now beginning.

More Mad Men Theories: Who Is Bob Benson and What Does He Want? (Vulture) [link]
Just who is Bob Benson, really? Vulture offers several theories as to his true identity and intentions this season on Mad Men.

Funeral Plans for Network TV Freshman Casualties (Hitfix) [link]
Say goodbye to the shows that didn’t make it to a second season. There sure were a lot of ’em.

The TV Doctor: The Voice Season 4 and Blake Shelton (We Love TV More) [link]
Is Blake Shelton responsible for The Voice‘s lower ratings?

TV’s Hits and Misses (TVGuide) [link]
Which shows during the 2012-2013 TV season either built an audience or debuted to boffo numbers? And which were the biggest disappointments of the season and will be limping into 2013-2014?

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Currently unscheduled, Star-Crossed will both benefit from arriving later in the season, once several new shows have already failed and the network can more strategically schedule it, and be hindered by the absence from the fall schedule, as viewing habits can be more difficult to break than they’re given credit for. Should the show be placed with one of the more compatible series the network has (most notably, Beauty and the Beast), it might be able to find a foothold, though. The introduction of a full-length trailer, of which none of The CW’s new dramas has, could stir up more interest around the Romeo & Juliet-type series and give it the boost that neither 2013 midseason CW show received.

In addition to Lanter and Teegarden, Star-Crossed stars Grey Damon, Natalie Hall, Malese Jow, Titus Makin Jr., Chelsea Gilligan, and Greg Finley.

Star-Crossed is set to premiere sometime this midseason on The CW. You can check out The CW’s 2013 fall schedule here, as well as clips and previews of its five new dramas here.

Will you be watching Star-Crossed? Which CW show do you think it should be paired with this season? Does the extended trailer give you a better sense of what the show will be like?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DJ0kqEKIvc

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You can check out The CW’s 2013-2014 schedule here.

Which clip looks the most promising? Are you disappointed in anything you see? How many CW shows will you be watching this season?

The 100
Who’s in it: Paige Turco, Thomas McDonnell, Kelly Hu, Marie Avgeropoulos, and Isaiah Washington
What’s it about: 100 post-apocalyptic juvenile delinquents released onto Earth to see if it’s habitable again

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNK5RkQ3F3Q

The Originals
Who’s in it: Joseph Morgan, Claire Holt, Phoebe Tonkin, Daniel Gillies, and Charles Michael Davis
What’s it about: A Vampire Diaries spin-off centered in the French Quarter of New Orleans

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2u7768JOP4

Reign
Who’s in it: Adelaide Kane, Toby Regbo, Torrance Coombs, Megan Follows, and Anna Popplewell
What’s it about: The untold story of 15-year-old Mary Stuart, the future Mary, Queen of Scots

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVFDK9DES9U

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZV7dUDpip4A

Star-Crossed
Who’s in it: Aimee Teegarden, Matt Lanter, Grey Damon, Natalie Hall, and Malese Jow
What’s it about: Aliens being released from internment camps following a conflict with humans and reassimilated into the population

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZ-aYWzsmuI

The Tomorrow People
Who’s in it: Robbie Amell, Luke Mitchell, Aaron Yoo, Peyton List, and Mark Pellegrino
What’s it about: A generation of humans born with paranormal abilities

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TDKDqoklEI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsjejXi5mGg

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