As two networks pair up, it's time to get real

“Charmed” (WB): A less cost-effective beast than it used to be, and long without the tumultuous charms of Shannen Doherty, but this dramedy about a trio of young (and sexy, it being the WB) witches remains a decent Sunday-night performer. It could well remain as a Sunday staple, or find a demographic-friendly partner like “Mars.” Odds of survival: 5 out of 10.

“One Tree Hill” (WB): Things don’t look good for this cult favorite. Business Week notes that ratings for “One Tree” fell 43 percent in its third season. Though the show successfully hawks its musical soundtracks, the new network is going to need more than music to keep the show around. It would have benefited from a tiny fraction of the critical acclaim given to “Veronica Mars,” but when’s the last time you heard anyone raving about a great episode of “One Tree Hill”? Odds of survival: 4 out of 10.

“What I Like About You” (WB): This above-average comedy about the two mismatched Tyler sisters' adventures in New York is the quintessential WB show — an urbane (vs. urban) sitcom-plus with demographic pull and lots of family squabbling. But even with its fun cast, it might be one teen dramedy too many for the new lineup, and Warner TV might try to sell it elsewhere. Odds of survival: 4 out of 10.

"7th Heaven" (WB): Speculation rumbled about a revival last week after the network announced last week it would axe this popular but red-tape-generating show. Assuming that the newly created CW cuts operating costs more or less in half by slimming two networks to one, "7th Heaven" might yet find a new life. Odds of survival: 2 out of 10.

"Love, Inc." (UPN): This mess of a sitcom was such a stinker that they couldn't fit Shannen Doherty into the gaggle of yakky dating-firm coworkers that make up the cast. It's long been near the top of our cancellation office pool, so now is as good a time as ever to drop the hammer. Of course, if Fox let "The War at Home" survive, never say never. Odds of survival: 1.5 out of 10.

Gael Fashingbauer Cooper is MSNBC.com's television editor. Jon Bonné is MSNBC.com's lifestyle editor.

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