But… what would have happened next?!
That is the inevitable, sorrowful refrain from the fans of any cancelled TV show. Well, TVLine has the answer to that question, for nearly more than 40 fallen favorites. READ MORE
Whenever “cancellation season” (aka early to mid-May) rolls around, there are plaintive cries for someone, anyone, to “save” a beloved show. But who has TV history shown us to most often be listening? READ MORE
Broadcast-TV ratings may again be on the decline — as they have been since… well, for a while! — but that does not mean ABC, CBS et al are about to close up shop and leave your Zenith with nothing but test patterns. And here is the important reason why. READ MORE
When Netflix cancelled Chambers on June 18, was your first reaction, “Already?” Or, “What is Chambers?” And when it was announced that Santa Clarita Diet‘s latest season would be its last, was your initial response, “Wait, Season 3 came out?!” READ MORE & VOTE IN POLL
At this time of year, when I go to report on broadcast-TV ratings, I will often look at the numbers for a midsession launch and wonder: “Why did they even bother airing this? Might simply running an inexpensive test pattern do nearly as well?” READ MORE
It’s bad enough to lose a quality sitcom such as One Day at a Time. But to never be given a chance to see the cancellation coming? That’s no laughing matter. READ MORE
“I hope we get a wrap-up movie!”
“There had better be a two-night wrap-up movie!”
“Surely the producers will appease us with a great wrap-up movie.”
Such is the mantra of many a fan of a TV show that gets cancelled READ MORE
When the month of May rolls around each year and the broadcast networks brace to unveil their rejiggered lineups for the fall, panic ensues among both those who consume TV and those who aim to make money from it. READ MORE
At this difficult time of year, as underperforming TV show after underperforming TV show gets dragged to the woodshed, one could find solace in the fact that the dead sometimes do rise again.
But should you find comfort in that? READ MORE & VIEW PHOTOS
Hey, we all want someone to blame when something goes awry. And at this time every year, consumers of TV are quick to carp that their favorite scripted show — be it Limitless, The Family or Game of Silence — got cancelled “because of reality-TV.” The numbers, however, indicate READ MORE
