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"This year&amp;#039;s crop of new television dramas don&amp;#039;t offer up much on the cult side of things - Elementary was a contender but given its police procedural format, we can&amp;#039;t see Jonny Lee Miller&amp;#039;s Holmes engendering the kind of geeky obsession that Benedict Cumberbatch&amp;#039;s has. So if we&amp;#039;re being strict, only four new shows really qualify as &amp;#039;cult&amp;#039; - with Supernatural&amp;#039;s Eric Kripke and geek maestro JJ Abrams on board, Revolution leads the pack, with comic adaptation Arrow, creepy spookfest 666 Park Avenue and pouty thriller Beauty and the Beast also among the ranks. But which of these shows will survive past a single season? Last year saw the likes of Terra Nova and The River arrive to great fanfare, only to disappear from the TV schedules for good weeks later - could any of 2012&amp;#039;s shows suffer the same fate? &amp;gt; Week in Geek - Lost, Heroes, Jericho: Which axed shows should make a comeback? &amp;gt; Week in Geek - Supernatural: The greatest episodes from the cult drama Revolution - airs on NBC  The Lowdown: Revolution is a bona-fide hit for NBC - a network that was badly in need of a successful drama after everything from The Event to The Firm failed to secure an audience. Critical reaction has been mixed, but ratings have stayed strong - a series low of 7.34m ain&amp;#039;t too shabby. Will It Survive? The Kripke / Abrams collab got a full season pick-up last month, so there&amp;#039;s no question of Revolution being dropped unexpectedly. If the ratings hold up, we&amp;#039;d expect a second season too - the only potential fly in the ointment is NBC&amp;#039;s rather bizarre decision to put the series on hiatus from November 26 until March 2013. Such a hiatus did neither FlashForward or The Event any favours whatsoever - let&amp;#039;s hope Revolution can buck the trend. NBC would be foolish to squander the hit that they&amp;#039;ve worked so hard for. Arrow - airs on The CW (US) / Sky1 (UK)  The Lowdown: This live-action comic is doing *very* well for the teen-oriented CW - it debuted in October with 4.14m viewers, excellent figures for the network. And ratings have remained fairly solid - the most recent US episode attracted a still respectable 3.75m. Generally the critical reception has been favourable too. Will It Survive? Again, Arrow was confirmed for a full season in October - no surprise, given those figures. With the series also drawing in good numbers for UK broadcaster Sky1, a second season renewal is pretty much an inevitability - Stephen Amell&amp;#039;s toned abs won&amp;#039;t be leaving our screens any time soon. 666 Park Avenue - airs on ABC (US) / ITV2 (UK)  The Lowdown: The ratings are low - dipping below 4m at the last count. The reviews are fairly scathing - DS itself gave the pilot episode an unfavourable review. And the arrival of Hurricane Sandy didn&amp;#039;t help matters - 666 Park Avenue&amp;#039;s sets were &amp;quot;extensively damaged&amp;quot; by the storm... Will It Survive? We wouldn&amp;#039;t bet on it. A full-season pick-up seems increasingly unlikely, a second season would be a miracle. Sandy may have been the final nail in the coffin for a series that&amp;#039;s struggled since its inception. Beauty and the Beast - airs on The CW (US) / Watch (UK)  The Lowdown: Bit of a mixed bag, this - Kristin Kreuk&amp;#039;s return to television got a full-season pick-up just last week, but the show&amp;#039;s survival is far from a sure thing. Ratings for The CW have been fine but unspectacular - dropping under 2m in recent weeks - and as for the reviews... well, we&amp;#039;d advise the Beauty and the Beast cast and crew to steer clear. Will It Survive? It may have scraped a back-nine pick-up, but we&amp;#039;re predicting that it&amp;#039;ll be one season and out for Beauty and the Beast - it&amp;#039;s this year&amp;#039;s Ringer but only half the fun.  Which of these four new cult shows will survive? And which will get the axe? Let us know what you think below! "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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