Although there have been some significant shifts over the last few years as to how and when network television shows get launched (see: everything that launched back in January instead of September), the television landscape has yet to evolve to a place where mid-season replacements are no longer needed. Although there have been a number of huge hits over the years that began their lives as mid-season replacements (The Office, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Moonlighting are three such examples), most of the drivel that gets released around this time of year proves to be just as disposable as the shows they replaced. Still, that's not stopping the major networks from launching over ten new shows over the next month and change. Follow along as we help you decide which shows will become hits and which will end up going to the great big cancellation graveyard in the sky.

The Network: ABC
The Outlook: The network, which has found middling success this season thus far, is willing to do almost anything, including putting Ugly Betty on a long hiatus, to see if they'll take flight. Last week's debut of Castle tanked, but the next few weeks will see debuts of shows like corporate comedy Better Off Ted, new-mother comedy In the Motherhood, and even a new animated show from Mike Judge (The Goode Family). Additionally, network chief Stephen McPherson has taken a page from the Pushing Daisies play book and is resurrecting Rob Thomas's Cupid from the dead. The only question is, Will this series live longer than most things Ned the Piemaker (R.I.P.) revived?
The Hit: We like Bobby Cannavale and Sarah Paulson, so we're gonna say Cupid.
The First Victim: Our hearty apologies go out to the square-jawed Nathan Filion, but since Castle debuted first, it's probably going to be canceled first, too.

The Network: NBC
The Outlook: We can't think of a better way to describe Ben Silverman's second full season at the helm of NBC than disastrous. Heavily promoted fall premieres like My Own Worst Enemy and Life tanked, and specials like Crusoe and the Rosie O'Donnell variety show died within hours of first being aired. The debut of the biblical mini-series Kings last night didn't fare much better, but the network has a lot riding on the success of the new Office spinoff that isn't a spinoff at all, Parks & Recreation.
The Hit: Amy Poehler's new show, Parks & Recreation, has a great cast and a strong creative team behind it; we're excited!
The First Victim: Since you can't cancel a mini-series, we're going to go with L.A. cop drama Southland, which looks exactly the same as every other cop show.

The Network: Fox
The Outlook: Fox doesn't have much to worry about, seeing as how they've got the American Idol juggernaut running through May. They debuted their Tim Roth–starring Mentalist clone, Lie To Me, in January, and have seen promising returns to date. They don't have much launching this spring, but what they do have in the pipeline could either get significant returns or bomb wildly.
Sit Down, Shut Up, The Osbournes: Loud & Dangerous, Glee
The Hit: Nip/Tuck creator Ryan Murphy is launching a dramatic series, Glee, that features four musical numbers per episode. If they figure out how to pair this up with Idol, they could have a nice little hit on their hands.
The First Victim: No one wants to see the Osbournes return to TV, especially in variety form. Look for The Osbournes: Loud And Dangerous to make Rosie O'Donnell's variety special look like Laugh-In.

The Network: CBS
The Outlook: CBS has been kicking ass and taking names all year. Not only do they have the biggest freshman hit of the class of 2008–2009 (The Mentalist), but they have consistently had at least half of the top twenty rated television shows every week this week (not counting special events). Hence, they're not doing much this spring.
The Hit: They don't need any new hits!
The First Victim: The murder/mystery mini-series Harper's Island launches on April 9; while we think there could very well be some promise there, that kind of show doesn't usually fare well on network TV.

Networks look to midseason reinforcements [LAT]