Some of the biggest TV shows have been suffering in ratings, and the past few days have shown us just how desperate the networks are to drop their dead weight. A TV shows has to have success depending on what type of show it is, that is, hour-long dramas and shows with big effects cannot afford to bleed out viewers for too long. Networks are in the strongest competition between each other, and can’t pour cash into a sinking ship. Is your favorite show going to be off the air this fall? Read below to find out.

Law & Order

Let’s be honest, you don’t watch L&O. In fact, apparently no one does. Tied with Gunsmoke as the longest running prime time drama, Law & Order has made it through 20 years on television. It’s survived by L&O: SVU, L&O: Criminal Intent, and forthcoming L&O: Los Angeles, or LOLA, if you want to sound like an idiot.

Heroes

This show had some serious potential, but the writers kept characters that served no good purpose, and killing off the ones the fans started to like. Hayden Panettiere fans will have to get their “chick with linebacker shoulders” fix from I Love You, Beth Cooper on DVD.

FlashForward

I wanted to get into this show when I first heard the premise, but after two weeks of “Have you seen FlashForward” it seemed like just about everyone blacked out and forgot the show was on the air. Good luck Joseph Fiennes, maybe Voldemort needs a brother in the Harry Potter spinoff.

Mercy/Trauma

You remember that show about medicine and hospitals? Well, both of them got canceled.

I hope someone out there really loved one of these shows, because I was the only one upset when Kings got canned by NBC, or as it’s going to be called in five years, Nothing But Canceled.