Reid About It

While NBC will have five hours less primetime to cover in the 2009-2010, and therefore less programming to schedule, we're starting to see the networks make their decisions on renewing shows for next season.

ABC has renewed Castle for a second season. In spite of my outright begging to them to let it go, they've also renewed Scrubs for a ninth season. The show will be back in some way or another, but most of the main cast will only be back to help transition to their new format. Donald Faison, John C. McGinley and Neil Flynn will be back in some capacity, although each of them is also on another show next season. Zach Braff also is scheduled to return.

In spite of mediocre ratings, ABC will also be bringing back Better Off Ted, which falls under the category of "great show that no one knows about." True Beauty, the Ashton Kutcher and Tyra Banks reality show, will also return.