ABC Predictions: Castle and Nashville Renewed after all?

Other recent Renewals and Cancellations on ABC:

• ABC Predictions: Of Kings And Prophets won’t be missed (March 20th)
• ABC's Of Kings And Prophets Cancelled after 2 low-rating episodes (March 18th)

Nashville has been an interesting case this season. The show has been doing quite poorly in the ratings, and it has been struggling with the health problems of co-lead Hayden Panettiere. With that in mind, we have been predicting it will be cancelled. Right now, the ratings for the show haven’t improved, but the health of Panettiere has. Additionally, showrunner Dee Johnson is expected to depart the series after its current season, and ABC has already hired Marshall Herskovitz and Ed Zwick (My So-Called Life, Thirtysomething) for the job in potential subsequent seasons. While this is nothing near a renewal announcement, it is enough to make us reconsider our prediction. For now, it can really go either way, so Nashville is back to a Toss Up prediction.

After Once Upon A Time dropped to a 1.1 in adults 18-49 this week, Castle suddenly became the (shared) fourth-highest rating drama on ABC right now, only after the TGIT shows. That means that all of a sudden, the chances of the show getting cancelled have slimmed, even though lead actors Nathan Fillion and Stana Katic have expressed their desire to perhaps leave the show. There have also been talks of a spin-off, and perhaps ABC will give Castle a final season to help launch said spin-off. Either way, the show is back up to a Toss Up as well.

This week's TV Watch U.S. predictions for the other networks:

• CBS Predictions: Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders Likely Renewed; 11 other shows already Renewed
• NBC Predictions: The Carmichael Show Renewed, Heartbeat is flatlining
• FOX Predictions: Cooper Barrett’s Guide To Surviving Life Cancelled
• The CW Predictions: How the television landscape is changing