New shows that fall into the genre of sci-fi, fantasy, or super-heroes automatically gets an extended try-out. (Which means Jake 2.0 is on the list for this season).

If both TVGuide and Entertainment Weekly give something a great advanced review and the premise sound interesting, I'll check it out as well.

spainlinx0, The Dead Zone is currently running new episodes of an extended second season, so you're not that far behind.