Summer TV Show Odds

Summertime means hot. Sure, the weather is warm, but we’re talking about the summer TV watching schedule, which is now heating up with networks unveiling a variety of new shows. That means it’s a perfect time to scour the listings for this year’s winners and losers. Here’s a look at which summer TV shows will get renewed:

Sing Your Face Off (ABC)
ODDS: 51/1
AIRING: Saturday nights
SYNOPSIS: Too little, too boring for this “Singing With the Stars” reality show.

Rising Star (ABC)
ODDS: 35/1
AIRING: premieres June 22
SYNOPSIS: Audiences will grow tired of “The Voice” wannabe.

The Quest (ABC)
ODDS: 48/1
AIRING: premiers July 31
SYNOPSIS: A reality show for geeks (and “Game of Thrones” lovers), pitting average Joes and Janes against ogres, dragons and forced celibacy.

Black Box (ABC)
ODDS: 20/1
AIRING: Thursdays
SYNOPSIS: ABC execs love hospital dramas but this silly plot won’t last.

Crossbones (NBC)
ODDS: 21/1
AIRING: Fridays
SYNOPSIS: Arrr, this pirate drama is giving viewers scurvy-like symptoms.

The Night Shift (NBC)
ODDS: 45/1
AIRING: Tuesdays
SYNOPSIS: This emergency room drama needs help, stat!

Food Fighters (NBC)
ODDS: 12/1
AIRING: premiers July 31
SYNOPSIS: This David vs. Goliath (amateur cooks vs. professional chefs) show is a simple concept that could be a tasty dish.

Taxi Brooklyn (NBC)
ODDS: 60/1
AIRING: premiers June 25
SYNOPSIS: Not sure a “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” rip-off is needed, or even possible.

Undateable (NBC)
ODDS: 40/1
AIRING: Thursdays
SYNOPSIS: Sadly, “Undateable” is unwatchable.

Welcome to Sweden (NBC)
ODDS: 8/1
AIRING: premiers July 10
SYNOPSIS: Star power (guests Amy Poehler, Aubrey Plaza and Will Ferrell) will get people watching, comedy will keep them tuning in.

Working the Engels (NBC)
ODDS: 25/1
AIRING: premiers July 10
SYNOPSIS: The best news for this legal sitcom is it’ll be heavily promoted alongside “Welcome to Sweden.”

Reckless (CBS)
ODDS: 39/1
AIRING: premiers June 29
SYNOPSIS: A Yankee litigator, a southern gentleman attorney and plenty of clichéd city folk and country living banter.

Extant (CBS)
ODDS: 5/1
AIRING: premiers July 9
SYNOPSIS: A sci-fi Halle Berry television vehicle with Steven Spielberg as executive producer means ratings winner.

Gang Related (FOX)
ODDS: 28/1
AIRING: Thursdays
SYNOPSIS: A gritty cop show dirty with derivative plots and characters.

The Leftovers (HBO)
ODDS: 3/1
AIRING: premiers June 29
SYNOPSIS: Odds are this post-rapture show won’t be left behind by HBO.

Halt & Catch Fire (AMC)
ODDS: 12/1
AIRING: Sundays
SYNOPSIS: The wild west of the personal computer revolution could survive with word-of-mouth buzz.