CANCELLATION ALERT: Whitney, Up All Night, Guys With Kids, 1600 Penn

The ax has swung on four NBC comedies as second year sitcoms Whitney and Up All Night and freshmen Guys with Kids and 1600 Penn were cancelled. With this news and the Parks and Recreation renewal, the only shows that don't know their fate yet are Go On, The New Normal, and Community. I think one and possibly two might get saved.

Whitney and Up All Night both premiered in the fall of 2011. Whitney was surprisingly given the post-Office slot on Thursday night while Up All Night was sent to the wolves on Wednesdays at 8pm. However, Night managed to not crash and burn while Whitney posted disappointing numbers so the two switched spots in January 2012. Then, surprisingly, Up All Night really struggled on Thursdays while Whitney did similar numbers to Night on Wednesdays. Both were renewed for a second season. Whitney aired on Wednesday nights in a multi-cam block while Night aired on Thursdays again to miniscule numbers. Night had planned to re-tool as a multi-camera sitcom but that never came to fruition when series star Christina Applegate quit. Night's fate was never in doubt but some thought Whitney might eke out a renewal as a multi-cam companion to a new show, but it did not happen.

Guys with Kids and 1600 Penn were both cancelled after less than full seasons. Guys premiered on Wednesday nights originally with the instant-flop Animal Practice and then with Whitney. It got an extra five episodes to have 18 for the season but that was it. Some thought if Whitney was cancelled, this would get a renewal because it's a multi-cam show and it's produced by Jimmy Fallon. But NBC did not make that happen and it was one and done. It was less up in the air for 1600 Penn which premiered after The Office in January. The show did absolutely nothing in the slot and finished out its run with NBC double pumping it with repeats airing around it.