Beauty and the Beast has been renewed by CW, the television network announced on May 8.

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This comes as great albeit surprising news for fans as the show had been left for the dead by experts who believed it was definitely on its way out.

TvByTheNumbers had been tracking the show's progress in that regard and came out with its final predictions for the show's fate on May 6, and things weren't looking good. The publication had given the show only a 5-10% chance of survival and it ranked second on the list of show's CW is likely to axe this year.

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The publication had also previously stated that it was wary of the new reports that suggested that show was doing well and believed that if the show were actually to be renewed it would be the most "mind boggling of broadcast TV renewal decisions."

While nothing was certain about the fate of Beauty and the Beast, it was being believed that CW's strategy, which is being as a possible six-episode final season to another thirteen episodes hinted at the cancellation of show.

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The show which is currently on a brief hiatus is in its second season, will come back on the air during summer.

Fans are going to be starved of some Vin-Cat action for a while but the wait won't be that long and spoilers are already on a roll. The preview for the rest of the season reveals that Vincent is in prison, leaving a very distressed Catherine, who finally patched-up and fell back in love with him. He also has the threat of a life sentence looming over his head.

The second part of Beauty and the Beast will premiere on June 2 on CW.

Watch the preview here:

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