After months of speculation about the future of TV’s favorite snarky college-age sleuth, the CW network finally dropped the axe on Veronica Mars today when it announced its fall schedule. My love for Veronica is well documented, here and elsewhere, and so its cancellation delivers a palpable blow to my Tuesday-night television habits. Series creator Rob Thomas is contracted through the end of June, and rumors abound that he and series star Kristen Bell (pictured, so cute) could start a new show together, possibly within the Mars continuity. At this point, though, I would rather the series just die than continue to tease me with unfulfilled promises of renewal. After the jump, more news on my favorite TV shows.

• Studio 60 is also dead in the water, as NBC did not include it in the fall lineup but will show the final episodes after ER is finished for the year. I’m less upset about this because NBC made 1.5 intelligent decisions in its scheduling, ordering 25 episodes of The Office’s fourth season (five of which will be an hour) and renewing Friday Night Lights (though not showing it much confidence, airing it on…appropriately…Friday nights).
• Speaking of The Office, Jenna Fishcer fell down and hurt herself the other day. Let’s hope it didn’t effect her eye-rolling reflex.

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