14 TV shows you're watching that are probably going to be canceled

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From left, John Stamos, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Emma Roberts on Fox's "Scream Queens."

We don't have to tell you that the television world is cutthroat. And with as many as 450 scripted shows projected to air this year, that's truer than ever before. After all, they can't all be winners.

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It's about that time in the season that TV networks are making their decisions about which shows have to go and which shows get another round.

The decisions aren't always simple. With today's shrinking live viewership, it takes more than just ratings for a TV show to survive to see another season.

Networks are now looking at online, on-demand, and streaming viewership; awards appeal; social-media audiences; and international sales, among many other factors.

That said, here are Business Insider's predictions for the shows that will probably get the ax over the next few weeks:

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