Save Our Shows: These dramas are leading in USA TODAY's exclusive poll
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USA TODAY's 28th annual Save Our Shows poll is nearing the deadline, and we're asking you to vote of which of 17 comedies and dramas deserve another season.
The four major broadcast networks are weighing the fates of these series as they balance them against a smaller crop of new shows vying to replace them. They'll decide their fates by mid-May, when they unveil their plans for the 2025-26 TV season. Now it's your turn to weigh in: Our exclusive 28th annual Save Our Shows poll whether you'd like to save or cancel each of them.
Which series are ahead in the poll, first published on April 2? In no particular order, the top choices include NBC's "The Irrational," starring Jesse L. Martin; Tim Allen comedy "Shifting Gears," which ABC renewed after the poll launched; and CBS' remake of "The Equalizer," starring Queen Latifah.
More: Save Our Shows: What's renewed, canceled or 'on the bubble' in 2025?
The rest of this year's endangered crop is weighted toward still-unproven freshmen shows such as ABC's "Doctor Odyssey," NBC's "Brilliant Minds" and new spinoff "Suits LA," and Fox's "Rescue: Hi-Surf." But it also includes longer-running shows like Fox's "The Cleaning Lady" and two NBC sitcoms, "Lopez vs. Lopez" and a "Night Court" revival.
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