Each fall, the networks pitch new TV shows into the crowd, where we catch a select few of them and let the rest roll into the cancellation gutter. Generally, there’s no connection between the good newcomers and the successful ones — “2 Broke Girls’’ remains the ugly symbol of that fact, a hideous sitcom that continues to thrive on CBS.

But now, in May, the networks are pitching woo, tossing new titles at audiences and advertisers, hoping to stir anticipation. This past week has been a jumble of information, as each network revealed its new series and cancellations at the annual New York upfront presentations. Here’s a network-by-network look at the more noteworthy business.

ABC

Cancellations

“Castle’’ and “Nashville,’’ shows with very loyal fans, were the most significant cancellations. ABC Entertainment chief Channing Dungey had these very incisive words as explanation: “The future for us didn’t lie in those shows.’’ Also gonesville: “The Family.’’

Definitely not canceled: Anything with the name Shonda Rhimes attached to it. She’s TV’s super-duper-uber-producer. “Scandal,’’ though, won’t return until midseason.

Sadly not canceled: “The Real O’Neals.’’

Newcomers

“Designated Survivor’’ makes Kiefer Sutherland the president after a terror attack takes out the entire presidential succession. I hope they make him deal with an at-any-cost CTU agent who grunts a lot.

“Conviction’’ revolves around Hayley Atwell, who plays a bad-girl former first daughter who — twist — winds up heading a unit that rights legal wrongs. Did you just fall asleep?

“Notorious’’ is inspired by the stories of criminal defense attorney Mark Geragos and cable news producer Wendy Walker, who are prettily played by Piper Perabo and Daniel Sunjata.

I’m curious about “Speechless,’’ yet another one of ABC’s post-“Modern Family’’ comedies. This one plans to mine new material, as the oldest of the three kids has special needs. Minnie Driver, who was a pistol on “About a Boy,’’ is the fierce mother who’ll do anything for them.

Midseason on ABC seems more interesting. “Imaginary Mary’’ sounds lame, as the single Jenna Elfman falls for a divorced guy with kids. But then Rachel Dratch brings her unmistakable voice to Elfman’s imaginary friend, done in CGI. And I’m a Dratch head.

Rhimes’s “Still Star-Crossed’’ is a period drama that starts where “Romeo and Juliet’’ ends, as the Montagues and Capulets continue to clash. Go Willie the Shakes, the brand of all brands. Most likely, this one will either be a thrill or a “Much Ado About Scandal’’ mess.

“Downward Dog’’ stars Allison Tolman from the first season of “Fargo’’ as a struggling millennial. Been there, but: We see her life from the perspective of her dog, who tells all in “Modern Family’’-like confessional sequences. Talking dogs? Always a plus.

CBS

Cancellations

Did “Person of Interest’’ know that CBS was going to kill it? Also rest in peace “CSI: Cyber’’ and “Mike and Molly.’’

Newcomers

“Bull’’ could be something, with Michael Weatherly as a Dr. Phil-inspired psychologist who’s also a trial consultant. It’s a procedural, of course; this is CBS. But maybe, like the late “Lie to Me,’’ it will offer some interesting insight into the mindsets of jurors, lawyers, witnesses, and perps? Maybe?

Matt LeBlanc! That’s the good news about “Man With a Plan,’’ a laugh-track comedy with a remarkably unpromising premise. He’s a dad who becomes Mr. Mom when his wife goes back to work, so he can no longer just be the fun parent. But Matt LeBlanc!

Kevin James returns to TV with “Kevin Can Wait,’’ a throwback to the bad old days of “According to Jim.’’ It’s a multi-cam-com about a guy’s-guy hubby and father and his hot wife.

Joel McHale returns to TV for the multi-camera ensemble sitcom “The Great Indoors’’ as the boss at a magazine. Dermot Mulroney stars in “Pure Genius,’’ yet another medical drama whose only hope is that Jason Katims of “Friday Night Lights’’ and “Parenthood’’ is behind it.

CBS is reshooting its “MacGyver’’ pilot, never a good sign. But then making a “MacGyver’’ prequel isn’t a good sign to begin with, the kind of brand-baiting on TV that is getting silly. Lucas Till is a 20-something MacGyver trying to stop disasters from happening

Midseason? Bill Paxton stars in the series adaptation of “Training Day’’ as the antiheroic LAPD trainer, with Justin Cornwell as the trainee. And no doubt Laverne Cox will add something to the legal drama “Doubt,’’ yet another Katherine Heigl effort.

NBC

Cancellations

Go ahead, express your grief about the loss of “The Mysteries of Laura,’’ “Game of Silence,’’ and “Heroes Reborn.’’ Wait, I didn’t hear anything.

Newcomers

When I hear Michael Schur is behind a project, I feel positive; Schur is the executive producer of “Brooklyn Nine-Nine, “Parks and Recreation,’’ and “The Office.’’ His “The Good Place’’ sounds like Albert Brooks’s “Defending You Life,’’ with Kristen Bell as a woman who dies and goes to heaven, where she works with an afterlife mentor played by Ted Danson.

“This Is Us’’ reminds me of a failed but ambitious ABC drama from 2006 called “Six Degrees.’’ Mandy Moore, Milo Ventimiglia, and Sterling K. Brown are part of an ensemble of characters with the same birthdays whose lives intersect.

“Timeless’’ sounds hopeless, but we’ll see. It has a mysterious criminal stealing a secret time machine to destroy America by changing the past. Abigail Spencer and Goran Visnjic star.

NBC also ordered a lot for midseason: A mother-daughter-com “Great News’’ from Robert Carlock and Tina Fey, Marlon Wayans’s “Marlon,’’ Vanessa Hudgens as an insurance adjuster in a superhero-filled world in “Powerless,’’ John Lithgow as a poetry professor in “Trial & Error,’’ and a few spinoff dramas including “The Blacklist: Redemption’’ and “Chicago Justice.’’

Fox

Cancellations

Two shows that were supposed to be last season’s buzz comedies — “Grandfathered’’ and “The Grinder’’ — are buzzed out.

Newcomers

“Son of Zorn’’ sounds pretty odd, which in a network world of sameness is a good thing. This comedy blends live action and animation, as the Jason Sudeikis-voiced Zorn, defender of the island nation of Zephyria, returns to Orange County to reconnect with his teenage son and ex-wife, who is played by Cheryl Hines.

Ready for action? Or action cliches? “Lethal Weapon’’ takes over the movie franchise, with Clayne Crawford and Damon Wayans Sr. as the Mel Gibson/Danny Glover pairing.

If “The Exorcist’’ truly updates the great horror movie, it could be an interesting take on the current state of the Catholic Church. A pair of priests are trying to help Geena Davis deal with her daughter, who won’t leave her bedroom. Is she sneaking pea soup?

Among the Fox midseason offerings, there’s a reboot (“Prison Break’’), a spinoff (“24: Legacy’’), and a new musical drama about a girl group (“Star’’) from “Empire’’ guy Lee Daniels.

The CW

Cancellations

You didn’t watch “Containment,’’ and now you won’t be able to.

Newcomers

It’s not a pilot, but “Supergirl’’ is flying from CBS to the CW, where it will coexist with the network’s many other superhero shows. “Frequency’’ is an adaptation of the 2000 movie that made me cry. This time, it’s a young woman who’s communicated with her dead father via ham radio. And “No Tomorrow’’ is about a young (of course) woman who falls for a guy who’s preparing for the apocalypse. Bucket list ahoy!

But I am focused to distraction on a midseason entry called “Riverdale,’’ which is a present-day, live-action adaptation of the Archie comics. Please CW, don’t retro-ruin my childhood.

Matthew Gilbert can be reached at gilbert@globe.com. Follow him on Twitter @MatthewGilbert.