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I first remember 9-1-1's Peter Krause appearing on my television screen when I was about 10. Sports Night, where Krause portrayed sports reporter Casey McCall opposite Josh Charles's Dan Rydell, first aired at 9:30/8:30c on Tuesday, September 22, 1998, and shows like Home Improvement, Spin City, The Hughleys, Dharma and Greg, and NYPD Blue rounded out ABC's Tuesday night line-up. While NBC was a tough competitor -- Will & Grace was so popular so quickly that NBC ran reruns of the brand new comedy on Tuesday nights -- Sports Night held its own for two seasons and then went on to become a bit of a cult classic, or maybe a hidden gem, if one really wants to get particular.

It’s that time of year at the broadcast networks, as executives screen new pilots and start plotting their fall schedules. That means shows “on the bubble” – the ones that still haven’t been handed their fate – will also find out soon whether they’ll be back for another season.

We’re not taking any chances. Before the networks unleash their new lineups (set to be announced the week of May 15), IndieWire’s TV team has picked the six series on the chopping block that we’d most advocate trying to save. From comedy to drama, our message is clear: Save These Shows.

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“Brooklyn Nine-Nine” (Fox)

“Brooklyn Nine-Nine” picked the right week to make its strongest case yet for staying on the air. Tuesday’s episode, “Moo Moo,” tackled racial profiling in...

When The Catch joins ABC's Tgit line-up tonight, the latest slick produce from the ShondaLand production line will certainly bare more than a few similarities to those that came before it. After all, if it ain't broke, why fix it? We say this with love, of course. We are absolute Shonda Rhimes disciples, gleefully surrendering our Thursday nights to her production company's creations. But we can recognize a few tried-and-true tropes when we see them. And the latest series, a sexy cat-and-mouse caper starring Mireille Enos and Peter Krause, is chock full of 'em. The Catch centers on Enos' Alice Vaughn, a private investigator in Los Angeles at the top of her game, and Krause's Benjamin Jones, her...