Turn & Smile Bi-Yearly TV Cancellations
Twice a year we will list all of the shows that have been cancelled.
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Television is a tricky business, Sofa Taters.
Sometimes, not always, a cancellation isn’t permanent. Sometimes, a week or month after the death of a TV show has been announced, we find that it’s being shopped around to other networks to keep it going. This fact makes up-to-the-minute reporting exhausting. We would much rather collect a bunch of titles in a giant list, wait until the end of June, and then release what we know before we start another list for December.
We feel like doing it like that, in conjunction with our regular TV Guide, would save your emotions from the inevitable yo-yo effect of speculative and yellow journalism about your favourite (or most hated) shows.
A few rules for this list:
We’re not going to feature cancelled shows from before 2024. If you haven’t seen a show since 2023 or before, maybe it’s time to assume the worst. Every show can’t be Severance. Give up on Mindhunter.
There’s a lot in this one, specifically, so we’re aiming to keep descriptions short(er).
We’re not covering concluded shows— Shows that ended on their own, or limited series that were always going to end. This includes shows like 1923, Good American Family, etc.
If a show on this list is still airing new episodes on TV, you should assume that it is either airing what is already in the can or is finishing the current season before ending.
Here is an alphabetized list of cancelled shows.
Cancelled TV Shows 2025 (June)
Accused
This American police procedural chronicles ordinary people getting caught up in extraordinary legal situations. You should find twenty-three episodes over two seasons of this show on Hulu if you’re curious. But it, like all the others on this list, is cancelled.
After Midnight
Part game show and part talk show, this unique hybrid show was produced by late-night mainstay Stephen Colbert, and he tapped popular budding comedian Taylor Tomlinson as host just as she was about to turn thirty after years of proving herself as a talented comedian to host the show. After having some success as a late-night talk show and adopting an aggressive social media strategy on YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels, and TikTok, a confluence of factors has collided to end the show. First, Tomlinson has said that maintaining her role as host is unsustainable when combined with the touring schedule of a popular, working comedian like her, forcing her to step away from the show. Rather than find a new host, CBS has opted to cancel the show, too. We’re not in the business of speculating on why executives eighty-sixed this entertaining show, but if we were, we might guess the “step on me, mommy” vibes of the promo images we found of Taylor— We mean Miss Tomlinson. The execs might not be ready for that awakening. Please don’t step on us, mommy Miss Tomlinson. If you want to see both seasons in full, you can do so on Paramount+.
Alert: Missing Persons Unit
We previously announced Season 3 of this police procedural about a Philadelphia missing persons unit and a member of that team who had returned home to work on a case from their past that haunts them today. This is another show that’s been put on the chopping block very recently. If you’re going to miss it, you can relive all the drama on Hulu or the CTV app in Canada.
All American: Homecoming
This sports drama spinoff from the show All American follows a tennis hopeful from California and a baseball hopeful from Illinois, dealing with their high-stakes sports education at an HBCU in Atlanta. We like people from Chicago because they always bring the Illinois, and we like to bring the Illifunk. Depending on where you live, you can check out this show on Netflix, Fandango, Prime Video, or Apple TV.
American Rust
Airing its last season last year, this show about a compromised police officer in a Rust Belt town can be found now on Prime Video.
Based On A True Story
Starring the most talented actress featured on The Big Bang Theory, this series was about people starting a true crime podcast to investigate their new friend and a local plumber, who might be an actual murderer. Though an interesting premise, this Peacock series has been cancelled.
Beacon 23
This MGM+ sci-fi show followed a “space lighthouse” operator, helping passing ships. It’s also listed as a mystery. You can check it out on MGM+, Fubo, The Roku Channel, Prime Video, or Apple TV, depending on where you live.
Bookie
Created by television laggard Chuck Lore for HBO Max, this cancelled show was about a bookie who was worried about the impending legalization of gambling as he continued to deal with erratic clients. Even if you think that HBO Max has changed its name so much that you don’t know what to call it anymore, you might be able to find Bookie on there until the network needs to feed David Zazlov again. In Canada, you can check it out on Canadian streaming giant Crave, and you might be able to find it on Prime Video elsewhere.
Break Point
Netflix has cancelled this docuseries following tennis hopefuls during four Grand Slam tournaments. We couldn’t tell you why this series is rated TV-MA, either.
Buying Beverly Hills
Netflix has said that the viewership numbers of this real estate selling reality TV show didn’t justify the cost of production. If you want our theory… It was Gremlins.
Buying London (🇬🇧)
Another real estate selling show following yet another high-end real estate firm, but this time in the parts of London where mostly wealthy people live. At any rate, you can find all seven episodes of this TV-MA-rated show on Netflix.
Chrissy and Dave Dine Out
Starring Chrissy Teigen, David Chang, and Joel Kim Booster, this reality TV show had Teigen and Booster host parties at Los Angeles restaurants while Chang helped in the back. If you want to check out how it went or the celebrity guests like Simu Liu or John Krasinski, you should be able to find it on Freeform or Hulu.
Chucky (🇨🇦)
Coming to us from the Syfy and USA networks, this US/ Canada co-produced supernatural horror follows the popular, yet legally contentious, film series of Chucky and Child’s Play films. In this series, a new child happens across the haunted Chucky doll and, after buying it, accidentally sees it unleashed on his small New Jersey town. You can still see it on Peacock, Prime Video, Crave (in Canada), and Shudder.
Citadel: Diana (🇮🇹)
Set in the year 2030, this Italian sequel to the Prime Video Citadel series has an agent behind enemy lines in Milan as a mole.
Citadel: Honey Bunny (🇮🇳)
Another entry in the Citadel franchise, this Indian action show follows a stuntman and an actress whose past catches up with them, and they must join forces to protect their child. Find it on Prime Video.
Clean Slate
After having shown some promise as a sitcom, Prime Video has cancelled this show about a transwoman who returns to her southern home town where her father has no idea she transitioned. Innovative stories like this are a major victim of the ongoing culture war.
Clone High (revival)
This TV-14 rated animated comedy is a revival of a popular animated show that debuted in 2002. The show made heavy use of satire and political commentary to explore the premise of the teenage clones of important historical figures like Cleopatra, Abe Lincoln, and JFK going to the same high school. You can find it on HBO Max while HBO Max finds itself.
Constellation (🇬🇧/🇫🇷)
This American/ British/ French co-production followed an astronaut who returns from a space mission to find pieces of their life missing, forcing them to piece it together and uncover a conspiracy in the process. You can see it on Apple TV+ if you’re interested in this cancelled show.
Couple to Throuple
We’ve all been approached by people with a pineapple tattoo who “really like your vibe,” right? Well, this is how it starts. This reality TV series has couples exploring polyamoury and dating potential thirds to bring into their relationship to maybe turn their couple into a throuple. You can find it on Peacock, Heyu (in Canada), Stack TV, Prime Video, or Fubo TV, depending on where you live.
Cruel Intentions
Filmed in Toronto (the Canadian one) and based on the French novel “Dangerous Liaisons,” this series was a sexy story about corruption, seduction, and power following the Sarah Michelle Gellar film Cruel Intentions. You can find it on Prime Video to see it if you’re interested in seduction and power.
CSI: Vegas
Technically, a revival of the classic originator of the CSI franchise, which spun off to CSI shows in New York City and Miami, made English rock band The Who more money than God, and started some of the earliest internet memes. The original had a pretty simple premise: a crew of night shift crime scene investigators (forensic scientists) try to solve crimes using a mixture of field work and lab work while following the evidence and trusting the science. The revival is… that, with a new cast, and appearances by some of the old cast. Find it on Paramount+ if you want to see another version of CSI.
Danger Force
This was a TV-Y7 rated superhero action comedy from Nickelodeon, our favourite makers of edible slime. The show is a jolly romp about a superhero, Captain Man, who recruits a team of sidekicks and opens a school to train them. It started in 2020 and was so well-liked that it was even able to survive the pandemic. Why was it cancelled? The show was created and produced by a frequent Nickelodeon collaborator, Dan Schneider. Schneider was outed as a creep, a pervert, a sexist, and verbally abusive in a documentary film released in 2024 called Quiet On Set. Due to the documentary and multiple reports of this behaviour and a toxic work environment in his productions, CBS/ Viacom, Nickelodeon’s parent company, quietly severed ties with him after an internal investigation proved most of the claims against him. This is available on Paramount+, but don’t worry, nobody is ever truly “cancelled!” Schneider has said that he has some irons in the oven and is still trying to sell new shows to different networks.
Davey & Jonesie's Locker (🇨🇦)
This Canadian family sci-fi comedy followed two best friends in high school (Davey and Jonesie) who share a locker and are rather dissatisfied with their lives. Then they discover that their locker doubles as a doorway to other universes in the multiverse. Find it on Hulu or perhaps Prime Video, depending on where you live.
Dead Boy Detectives
This short-lived show from Netflix follows a pair of friends who died and give up the afterlife to pal around the mortal plane, solving supernatural mysteries with the help of a living friend who is a medium.
Death and Other Details
This TV-MA-rated whodunit is part of the reason
even exists. Last year, Larissa and Mason obsessively watched every episode while trying to figure out the nautical mystery. We enjoyed doing that so much that when we got the idea to start this publication, we jumped at the opportunity to repeat that experience. We were very disappointed when this show was cancelled by Hulu.
Dinner With the Parents
This sitcom, itself a remake of Friday Night Dinner, is about two brothers who return home weekly for a family dinner with their parents. You can look for it on Freevee, Fandango, Prime Video, or buy it through Apple TV.
Doctor Odyssey
John Oliver is going to have a coniption. After giving an impassioned plea for the future of this show on Last Week Tonight With John Oliver, before covering the latest revelations of our shared dystopia as he seemingly continues in his life’s mission to chronicle our collective dissent into what will surely become a post-apocalypse, ABC has ultimately decided to cancel Doctor Odyssey. Starring Canadian-American icon Joshua Jackson, who some might remember from Dawson’s Creek, this show followed Jackson’s Dr. Max Bankman in his role as the ship doctor on a luxury cruise ship while he and his team solve medical catastrophes and get steamy enough to pass around more STIs than the Love Boat. If you want to relive the magic of the single season this show got, you can do so on Hulu.
Étoile
Another familiar show from our TV Guide. Étoile is about competitive dance studios trying to stay afloat by trading their top dancers back and forth. Now that we’re tracking when shows debut and get cancelled, it’s going to be even more obvious that the majority of streaming shows are short-lived. Anyway, if you want to see this dance comedy and dream a dream of what could have been, you can find it on Prime Video.
Extended Family
American icons Jon Cryer and Donald Faison star in this multi-camera sitcom about an extended family after a very good-natured divorce. This sitcom is on Peacock, but don’t expect anything more from it.
Extraordinary (🇬🇧)
This series from across the jolly old pond follows the only person in a world where everyone gets superpowers to not get superpowers. This unique and original show in a saturated genre can be found on Hulu.
Farmhouse Fixer
A new take on the home renovation subgenre of reality TV shows, this HGTV series had hosts Jonathan Knight of New Kids On The Block and designer Kristina Crestin helping people renovate their farmhouses. After four years on the air, HGTV has decided that this show doesn’t have “The Right Stuff” anymore. You can find it on Discovery+, where you can also pause episodes if you want to relive the sexual awakening your NKOTB poster gave you in 1985.
FBI: International
This show, produced by copaganda master Dick Wolf, was the second spinoff in Wolf’s FBI franchise. This franchise doesn’t focus on local police and district attorneys. Instead, it looks at the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). In FBI: International, viewers spend their time with a team that investigates crimes threatening American interests that come from abroad. You can find it on Paramount+ if you want.
FBI: Most Wanted
Also concluding last month much like FBI: International, this is this first spinoff of the larger Dick Wolf FBI-verse. It follows a team of FBI agents who are responsible for tracking down those who are on the FBI's most wanted list. Which honestly sounds like an inefficient way to do policing. Paramount+ is where to go for all seasons of this show.
Found
There actually might be a little hope for fans of this procedural drama about a public relations team tasked with finding missing persons! After being cancelled by NBC (the network airing it), producers at Warner Bros. have decided to try to shop it around town to see if any other networks want to air new episodes. We can’t guarantee they’ll be able to find a new home for the series (watch our weekly TV Guide to see if it pops up), but until that happens, what we know is that Season 3 isn’t happening at NBC. Until a new home can be found, you can watch (or rewatch) the first two seasons on Peacock.
Frasier (revival)
Frasier and its star, Kelsey Grammer, are interesting relics of the 1990s to 2000s TV. The original show seems to be a major hub where a lot of gay Hollywood was able to find work. A number of the cast, including David Hyde Pierce, John Mahoney, Dan Butler, and Edward Hibbert were themselves queer. A number of the writers, directors, and producers were, too. Some of the best episodes were written and conceptualized by queer people. A number of the best episodes used the show’s comedy-of-errors style to have characters be assumed to be gay. It’s weird, then, considering how many LGBTQ people he worked with over a literal decade, that in 2023, when this revival debuted, Kelsey Grammar could not only still consider himself a “Hollywood Conservative,” but also vote for a bigot and a homophobe like Trump. Twice. A show as queer-coded as Fraiser might not work in the political climate of Trump’s America, and as such, the revival lost something.
Girls5eva
Girls5eva is a comedy about a former all-female pop group (similar to the Spice Girls or the Cheetah Girls) called Girls5eva, who were a one-hit wonder in the 1990s and are now broken up. Then, a massively popular rapper samples their big hit in a song, and the group decides to get back together for a second chance at fame and relevance. This musical satire, co-produced by American comedy icon Tina Fey among others, started its life on Peacock but then eventually moved to Netflix. You can check it out on Netflix, and you still might also be able to find it on Peacock, too.
Good Times/ Good Times: Black Again (reboot)
American icon Norman Lear produced and created some of the greatest, most remembered American family sitcoms of the 1970s to the 1980s. Shows like All in the Family, The Jeffersons, Maude, Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, and Good Times. Arguably, as a TV producer, he did a lot to advance civil rights by confronting prejudice on his shows and challenging biases through them, too. Good Times (the original) followed a poor family of five (the Evans family) who lived in social housing in Chicago. It was a spinoff of the show Maude, which itself spun off from All in the Family. The reboot, produced by Lear, Family Guy creator Seth McFarlen, and basketball player Stephen Curry (yes, really), follows a new Evans family in a similar financial situation as they contend with twenty-first-century issues and culture. We haven’t seen it, but already we can tell that Lear’s involvement is in name only because he died the year before it debuted. To that point, like many of McFarlan’s other productions, activist groups have criticized the way issues are portrayed in this show. Find it on Netflix if you want.
Grosse Pointe Garden Society
Created by a former Desperate Housewives writer, Grosse Pointe Garden Society had a small but loyal following enthralled by the murder and mystery in this series about a suburban gardening club starring American icon Melissa Fumero. You can see the first and only season on Peacock.
Halo
There is an industry of bigoted and sexist incels who get angry at every piece of media that tries to include the talents of women, BIPOC, and LGBTQIA2S+ people, and then go online to try to convince would be fans to be angry that media isn’t a sea of pale-skinned Christian men like it used to be. Case in point: Bella Ramsey (Ellie from The Last of Us) deleted herself from social media after being cast as Ellie due to very sexist harassment for the unthinkable crime of not looking exactly like a collection of pixels, and also for playing a lesbian in a video game adaptation. More to the point, weird bigots angry about video games and TV with their weird websites where they complain about the smallest additions of diversity in media universally hate the Halo TV show. The show itself is a highly rated and well-reviewed action drama about a futuristic sci-fi war between humans and an alien collective. You can check it out on Paramount+ if you want to see an adaptation that wasn’t afraid to take some risks.
Hollywood Houselift With Jeff Lewis
Hollywood Houselift With Jeff Lewis has a home renovation expert helping to give the homes of Hollywood’s rich and famous a facelift with the help of his “work in progress” staff. You can find it on Prime Video and Freevee.
How to Die Alone
This comedy series from Hulu was about a Millennial who had given up on love until a near-death experience inspires her to try to believe in love and give it another try. Interesting to fans of Canada, this show was filmed in Toronto. Find it on Hulu, and if you’re familiar with the streets of Toronto, you can play Spot The Shot.
Hysteria!
This teen supernatural horror series follows a struggling high school band that decides to capitalize on their town’s interest in the occult. This eventually leads to an actual witch hunt that somehow traces back to them. Find the first and only season on Peacock.
In the Know
The guys behind Silicon Valley (the show, not the concept) reunite again to bring us this short-lived adult animated show on Peacock. This political satire focuses on the third most popular public radio interview show. In Canada, it should be available through Stack TV; otherwise, find it on Peacock.
KAOS
Tired of the hubris of man? Well, this show that only got one season despite rave reviews and brilliant casting, is about the almighty Zeus spiralling into paranoia as two humans wander haphazardly into their destiny to reshape the future. Find all eight episodes on Netflix.
Laid
A Peacock series with a unique and interesting premise! Go NBC! In this show, a woman discovers that men she has slept with are dying in mysterious and strange ways, forcing her to revisit her past relationships and flings to reevaluate how she treated them. Unfortunately, after Season 1, we won’t be getting any more from Peacock.
Life and Beth
Beth, played by the enigmatic Amy Schumer, starts to have flashbacks to her teen years and then begins to piece together how she became the person she is today. You can find it on Peacock.
Life Below Zero: Next Generation
Following a brand new group of survivalists (this series is a sequel to Life Below Zero), this reality TV docuseries follows a group of people who have chosen to reject society to live out on the Alaskan tundra, which is certainly a choice. After all, Canada is right there and has much more tundra.
Lopez Vs. Lopez
This used to be a family sitcom about dysfunction, reconnection, and everything in between, starring George Lopez and his daughter, Mayan. George Lopez is famous as a working-class Latino comedian, as he worked in a factory before going into comedy, and now continues to do comedy that relates to working-class Americans. You can find it on Peacock or Netflix.
Lovers and Liars/ FGirl Island
With the same premise as FBoy Island but with the genders reversed, Nikki Glaser hosts this reality TV dating competition where hopeful young men navigate an island full of women, half who are looking for love and half who are looking to get some of that beefcake in their taco if you know what we’re saying. At least two of the men on this show also appeared on FBoy Island. This show certainly sounds like the byproduct of a 30 Rock joke, but if you want to see it, you can’t. It’s not really available for streaming. It might be available through a US cable subscription via The CW website or app, but otherwise, it’s not anywhere. Now we’ll never know if those boys found love.
Lucky 13
Lucky 13 is a high-stakes trivia game show that was hosted by Shaq and Gina Rodriguez. For some reason, we don’t know why, this one isn’t available for streaming.
Mr. Throwback
This comedy follows an unfortunate sports memorabilia salesperson who tries to make things right in their life by seeking the forgiveness of Steph Curry, his basketball teammate… from sixth grade. You can find it on Peacock or Stack TV.
My Lady Jane
My Lady Jane is a fantasy period dramady about the Nine Days Queen, Lady Jane Grey, based on a novel of the same name. The show is set in an alternate fantasy reality with a subspecies of humans who can magically turn into people who have been forced into hiding. Historically speaking, Lady Jane was queen for nine days before the Privy Council in England found that Mary I had a better claim to the throne. Mary I, better known as Bloody Mary for reasons that will be obvious in a moment, had Jane charged with treason and executed. Not to brag, but one of Mason’s paternal ancestors was also the first person to be executed by Mary for heresy. Find My Lady Jane on Prime Video, and if you are moved, join George R. R. Martin in complaining that it should have been renewed.
Mythic Quest
This workplace comedy is about a video game studio struggling to keep its game on top. Once wildly, wildly popular, fans were devastated to learn that this show would not be returning for its next season in 2026, especially considering the ending of the most recent season. However, to give fans a better ending, Apple allowed the production to reshoot the episode. The original ending is now lost to time. Even though it’s about video game production, all of the drama and conflict come from very human stories. Check it out on Apple TV+.
NCIS: Hawai'i
Yet another spinoff from JAG and NCIS, this particular series follows a unit of Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) officers as they investigate military and naval-related crimes in Hawai’i. You should be able to find it on Paramount+.
Night Court (reboot)
The original Night Court, which debuted in 1983 and ran until 1992, focused on the eccentric and fun-loving judge presiding over a night court played by American icon Harry Anderson. With this reboot starring the most talented actress from The Big Bang Theory (there can be two), following Anderson’s character’s daughter, who is also a night court judge, it’s a crying shame that the reboot debuted five years after his death. You can find it on Peacock.
Not Dead Yet
We’ve all totally bailed on our lives, friends, family, dreams, and goals to dedicate every ounce of our being to a man, right? Not Dead Yet follows a newly single ghostwriter who is trying to rebuild their life and career after doing exactly that. It stars Jane the Virgin alum Gina Rodriguez and can be found on Hulu.
On Call
This piece of copaganda follows two uniformed patrol officers as they respond to calls they get on their radio. Find it on Prime Video.
Orphan Black: Echoes
This sci-fi psychological thriller series is about a group of people who weave into each other’s lives to unlock a mystery about their identity. You can find this sequel to Orphan Black on Spectrum and Hoopla, and then also see some of what American icon Kristin Ritter did between her Marvel gigs.
Outer Range
Outer Range is an existential, sci-fi, neo-western with an ensemble cast revolving around a rancher who is fighting for his ranch when he discovers a mysterious hole. Find it on Prime Video wherever Prime Videos are sold.
Parish
Parish stars Breaking Bad antagonist Giancarlo Esposito as a driver with a special set of skills who gets caught up with a gang leader known for exploiting immigrants at the US southern border. This show was also based on a television serial called The Driver, which originally aired on BBC One in 2014. This American version can be found on AMC+, Prime Video, or Hoopla.
Pictionary
Jerry O’Connell, who you might know from Sliders or Star Trek: Lower Decks, hosted this televised game of Pictionary. That’s all there is to it. It’s just the game Pictionary. If you have the game, you could do your own show (without Jerry O’Connell). This very basic premise, often recreated in living rooms around the world, can be seen on Pluto TV if you don’t want to buy the game yourself.
Poppa’s House
Starring two or maybe three generations of the iconic Wayans family, with Damon, Marlon, and Damon Jr featured in the cast list. This family sitcom is about a radio host who gets a new challenging co-host while he’s being challenged at home by his adult son. You can find this sitcom on Paramount+ or Stack TV.
Pretty Little Liars/ Pretty Little Liars: Summer School/ Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin
In this sequel to Pretty Little Liars, a new group of attractive short deceivers find themselves haunted by an unknown assailant in this teen horror series. You can find it on HBO Go. You can find it on Max. You can find it on HBO Max.
Quantum Leap (reboot)
Is it strange that history repeated itself during the production of the Quantum Leap reboot? The original Quantum Leap show was cancelled after moving to a new time slot at NBC, which in turn caused it to lose a substantial amount of viewers. Flash forward about thirty or so years, and NBC decided to move their Quantum Leap reboot to their streaming service, Peacock, which caused the show to lose viewership. Considering the series is about a character who can jump through the multiverse through time, this feels a little ironic that NBC would try more or less the same thing with similar results. However, right now it doesn’t seem like this version of the show is available to watch. If you find it while taking a quantum leap, let us know in the comments when you return.
Reginald the Vampire
Starring Spider-Man’s best friend, and a man with a very enviable hairline, Jacob Batalon, this show frames Batalon’s Reginald (the titular vampire) as an unlikely hero who stumbles through worlds he doesn’t fit into as he deals with an unrequited love and a vampire leader who wants him dead. This quirky comedy-horror can be found on Crave in Canada or Hulu elsewhere.
Renegade Nell
A quick-witted young woman finds herself framed for murder in ye olde England and soon after finds herself as the most notorious outlaw England has seen, but then she meets a magical spirit named Billy who shows her that she has a much bigger destiny than she ever imagined. You can find this teen epic fantasy on Disney+; however, in the UK, ITVx has picked it up and has made it available to its subscribers, and then if you can’t find Renegade Nell fanfiction on AO3… you can make some yourself.
Rescue: HI-Surf
Set around O'ahu (the Hawaiian one), this action-oriented drama follows a search and rescue team that saves people from the often treacherous waters around the island. The last episode of its only season just finished airing last March, and then Fox announced it would not get a second season. Find it on Hulu if you want to see some daring oceanic rescues.
Royal Crackers
This TV-14 rated animated comedy follows the family behind the Royal Crackers brand of crackers. When the patriarch falls ill, the other, shall we say, “less desirable” adult children need to find a way to rebuild the brand into what it once was. If you want to see what all the fuss wasn’t about with this one, you can find it on HBO Max and Stack TV.
Rugrats (revival)
The ultimate tragedy of the original Rugrats from thirty or so years ago is that there were a number of behind the scenes issues that lead to its cancellation and it likely was inevitable, whereas with the revival there was one. Originally, one of the creators of the show hated Angelica (the spoiled bully) and objected to her inclusion. Shortly after the three creators got the show started, the one who insisted that Angelica should be in the show left the production. Halfway through the run of the show, the remaining creators got divorced. Then SpongeBob SquarePants debuted and out performed Rugrats. After that, the network insisted that the creators produce a sequel series to compete and cancelled Rugrats to make All Grown Up happen. The issue that got the Rugrats revival cancelled was that Paramount+, where it was airing, decided to pivot their “content strategy” to shows with “global appeal.” If you want to see the babies and toddlers of Rugrats go on imaginative adventures tune into Paramount+ and enjoy.
Run the Burbs (🇨🇦)
Run the Burbs is a Canadian sitcom about a modern family trying to live their best life a little bit differently. It stars Kim’s Convenience alum Andrew Phung as a stay-at-home dad whose wife is an entrepreneur. It was produced by Canada’s national broadcaster, the CBC, and purchased by The CW (and Hulu). It aired three seasons, but ultimately, the CBC did not opt to produce a fourth. In Canada, you can check it out on CBC Gem; however, elsewhere, you can try Hulu, as well as The CW’s app.
S.W.A.T.
If you’re not obsessively tuned into TV (or “have a life” as people like to say) and you have ever wondered why SSA Hottie/ SSA Derek Morgan isn’t in Criminal Minds: Evolution calling Penelope “baby girl” anymore, this show is why S.W.A.T follows a Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Special Weapons and Tactics (S.W.A.T.) team as they fight crime in the California city. In terms of copaganda shows, it also does a lot to normalize the militarization of local police departments. You can find it on Paramount+, Netflix, and Stack TV.
So Help Me Todd
This crime dramady followed an ex-Private Investigator (PI) who was fired for a “unique interpretation of the law” (doing crime). But after impressing his mom, a high-class lawyer, they get hired as the in-house PI at the law firm where she works. Check it out on Paramount+.
Sold On SLC (🇬🇧)
The most interesting thing we found about this real estate selling reality TV series is that, despite being set in Salt Lake City (the Utah one) and featuring Salt Lake City-based realtors, this is a British production. One downside to a punitive immigration and visa system and creating a police state where foreign workers feel unsafe or unstable is that productions like this, where producers and funding might come from overseas, don’t happen. But if you want to see what you’re missing, you can check it out on CityTV+ in Canada, Heyu, and Peacock.
Star Trek: Prodigy
Paramount+ has been making moves with its Star Trek franchise since deciding that they’re going to dump everything related to the series onto the streamer to create more interest and inflate its subscription numbers from the nerds and geeks who think that Star Trek is worth $80/ year. We can’t say how effective that has been for them, though, because they’ve also been undergoing cost-cutting measures while refocusing their content strategy (RIP, Rugrats). That said, as part of their effort to “trim the fat,” as it were, they decided to axe this much-loved TV-Y7 rated cartoon set in the Star Trek official canon with several cameos and guest stars from other series. After getting the axe at Paramount, Netflix adopted it and then cancelled it. The show itself follows a crew of escaped teen slaves who find an abandoned starship and use it to find adventure. It’s everything you would expect from a sci-fi adventure show for kids, and the story has even been well-received. You can still find it on its adopted home at Netflix.
Suits L.A
If you’ve been following out notes since Febuary (subscribe to and follow
to be sure to see them) then you know we have had some opinions about Suits L.A. Namely that it is too dissimilar to Suits to be associated with it, it might have been a better show without the association, and all it did was remind us of a better show. In Canada, you can check it out on Crave, but in the US, it’s available on Peacock.
Summer House: Martha’s Vineyard
This reality TV series follows a group of wealthy friends who are vacationing in Martha’s Vineyard and tossing things up within their friend group. You can check out this cancelled show on Heyu or Peacock.
Sunny
This sci-fi dark dramady follows a woman who is gifted a domestic helper robot after her husband and son mysteriously disappear in a plane accident. You can see how the mystery unfolds on Apple TV+.
Teacup
Adapted from the book “Stinger” by influential American horror author Robert R. McCammon, this show is about a group of people who are forced together to face a unifying threat. We haven’t seen (or read) this, but judging from the promo images, if anyone told us it involved putting people into a hole in the ground, a human centipede, or a dungeon, we would believe them. You can find it on Peacock or Stack TV.
That ‘90s Show
That ‘90s Show is a sequel series to the popular sitcom That ‘70s Show. And boy-howdy was the original cast of that show problematic. Except for one. Topher Grace. That ‘90s Show follows Leia Forman’s summer vacation at her grandparents’ as she makes new friends and goes through the usual growing pains. Most of the main cast of That ‘70s Show make an appearance, including the good one, Topher Grace. You can find all three seasons on Netflix.
The Acolyte
Weird lonely bigots and sexists complained very loudly about all the women and BIPOC people in this show, an intriguing show within the Star Wars timeline showing the rise of Darth Plagius and his acolyte apprentices. But these deeply weird people who are dead-set on ignoring the number of BIPOC, transgender, disabled, and female people who made Star Wars what it is today are why we can’t have nice things. Whatever legitimate criticisms fans may have of the story, the writing, or the production design, the Mouse has produced worse shows that lasted longer. Have you seen Last Man Standing? Check it out on Disney+.
The Big Bakeover
It’s always the cutting-edge shows that get cancelled, right? The Big Bakeover is part renovation show, and part “help my failing business” show. It follows celebrity baker and Great British Bakeoff winner Nancy Birtwhistle as she travels the United States with master carpenter Erik Curtis as they help struggling bakeries by improving their recipes and renovating their spaces. Originally airing on The CW, this show has been wiped from streaming as far as we can tell.
The Big Door Prize (🇰🇷)
Irish icon Chris O’Dowd, who you might know from The I.T Crowd, starred in this co-production between the USA and the best Korea about a machine found in a local grocery store that predicts a person’s future destiny. If you want to check out this comedy, you can do so on Apple TV+.
The Bondsman
We’re often skeptical about the long-term prospects of a TV show starring a movie star on a streaming network, and we felt that way with the supernatural action-horror show The Bondsman, too. This show follows a recently deceased bailbondsman who is resurrected to hunt demons. With a chainsaw. If you, or your dad, want to see Kevin Bacon get all Footloose with a chainsaw, you can find it on Prime Video.
The Brothers Sun
This American action-drama is about a guy who must return home to the US after settling into his new life as a ruthless and violent gangster after his father is killed to protect his mom and brother. It also stars Michelle Yeoh, from Star Trek: Section 31. If you want to see this high-stakes adventure, you can find it on Netflix.
The Cleaning Lady (adaptation)
We had announced the most recent season of this series, adapted from a South American TV series, earlier this year, and we just learned this month that there will be nothing more following it. This show, about an immigrant who ends up working for gangsters to pay their son’s medical bills, can be found on HBO Max or the CTV app.
The Equalizer (reboot)
The Equalizer originally was an action series from 1985 about someone with “a special set of skills” who helps people with nowhere else to turn. This modern reboot, starring American legend Queen Latifah, follows the same premise. Find it on Paramount+ and Stack TV.
The Family Stallone
Sylvester Stallone has three daughters, and, fun fact, they all have the same middle name (Rose) because he thought it would stop them from fighting. Anyway, to see the Stallone women fight on this reality TV series, check it out on Paramount+.
The Franchise
This fresh and interesting series is about a film crew stuck making a franchise superhero series of films. Notably it stands to mention that this critical look at current pop culture trends in cinema has got the axe while HBO and their parent company, Warner/ Discovery (praise be to Zazlov whose infernal hunger artificially raises stocks), have announced a whole slate of DC super hero films and TV shows set in a shared franchise which are set to debut in 2025 and 2026. If you want to see it, you can find it on HBO Max or, if you’re Canadian, on Crave.
The Girls on the Bus
Following a group of journalists who happen to be friends as they follow political campaigns and report on the crazy happenings of the politicians. This seemingly under-the-radar show debuted last year and now won’t get to go on. If you want to give this political drama a chance, you can find it on HBO Max. Or on Crave in Canada.
The Irrational
The Flash alum and American icon Jesse L. Martin stars in this psychological drama about a behavioural scientist who helps governments, police, and companies solve crimes and mysteries. The second and last season concluded earlier this year. You can find it on CityTV+ in Canada and Peacock elsewhere.
The Old Man
In this espionage thriller starring ex-Thanos actor and American illuminary Jeff Bridges stars as a hunted ex-spy who is tormented by his dreams opposite the upcoming Dumbledoor actor, who has apparently refused to speak out against J.K. Rowling’s bigotry, last we heard, John Lithgow. To see the action and maybe some horses, too, you can find it on Hulu.
The Pradeeps of Pittsburgh
Framed within an interrogation with American funny tall boy Pete Holmes and American shorter woman Romy Rosemont, the Pradeeps, a family from Pittsburgh, tell the story of the tumultuous two years they’ve been in the United States. Find it on Prime Video.
The Real Housewives of Dubai
Taking the cancellation train from Miami to Dubai, next on the list is The Real Housewives of Dubai. It’s another reality TV series in the Real Housewives franchise. This was an American production in Dubai. You can find it on Peacock, and in Canada, it’s on Heyu.
The Recruit
Created by the same American genius who realized that putting Nathan Fillion in a sexy little uniform in The Rookie to appeal to Millenial and Gen X women was the key to success, Alexi Hawley, The Recruit is a political spy thriller about a Cental Intellegence Agency (CIA) lawyer who gets caught up in a matter of national security when an asset threatens to defect.
The Serpent Queen
Filmed in France, this American show in English is about The Serpent Queen of France, Catherine de Medici, based on the book by European icon Leonie Frieda, “Catherine de Medici: Renaissance Queen of France,” is about Catherine de Medici, who, historically, was involved in the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre.
The Sex Lives of College Girls
This TV-MA comedy follows four college-aged women as they explore their relationships. We really can’t explain the premise of this one better than the title does. If you’re interested in this cancelled show, you can check it out on Crave in Canada or HBO Max as long as it keeps its name.
The Sticky
Starring the Texas-born icon from Bojack Horseman, Margo Martindale, this crime comedy follows a woman (Martindale) who is betrayed in her maple syrup business by people she thought were friends. So, naturally, she decides to try to burn them and the whole industry in her search for glorious revenge. We haven’t seen this yet, but as Canadians, we feel like this is the best show ever produced by anyone simply because it’s about maple syrup. You can see for yourself on Prime Video. Praise be to Maple Syrup, the bringer of life and joy.
The Summit
Based on a reality TV show from Australia also called The Summit, this American adaptation sends a group of mountaineering contestants to climb a mountain in the New Zealand Alps while facing challenges along the way. Only those who make it to The Summit will win the prize… and the glory. You can find it on Crave in Canada or Paramount+ in other countries.
The Wheel of Time
In this series, five villagers are caught up in so high fantasy rigamarole when a powerful magic user rolls into town on some prophesy whatchamacallit spouting off about how one of them will tip the scales between light and dark. The Wheel of Time is a very popular book series, well known for its high fantasy storytelling and its complex and dense magic system and world-building. It’s also a popular book series. The TV show, however, failed to gain a significant audience (if you ask Amazon Studios). Part of the problem is that the budget of this show is very sizable. Reportedly, they spent $260,000,000 on the first two seasons. The budget per episode is about $16,000,000 per episode. Reportedly double what Game of Thrones spent. Amazon has been saying that the audience size did not justify this cost. However, a passionate group of fans is trying to beg execs to revive the show. It’s looking grim now, but the movement is ongoing. Still, as of now, it’s cancelled. You can see it on Prime Video if you want to see what the fuss is about, and watch our TV Guides to see if it returns!
Time Bandits (🇬🇧) (remake)
In 1981, the original Time Bandits movie was released. Directed by Monty Python alum and apparent transphobe Terry Guillium and it starred Monty Python alum and apparent transphobe John Cleese. Both versions are about a ragtag team of time travellers who recruit an eleven-year-old boy to help rescue the boy’s parents. The modern TV series, with a far superior cast who hasn’t publicly tarnished their reputation by expressing bigotry against a vulnerable minority, doesn’t have Guillium involved in it and stars a brand new actor as the child. The actor’s name is… Is this right? Superman. Rounding out some of the case around this boy of steel is Lisa Kudrow who’s trying her best and we love her for it, and queer icon Taika Waititi. Find this US/ UK co-production on Apple TV+.
Tokyo Vice (🇯🇵)
A US/ Japan co-production starring everyone’s favourite cinematic cancer boy, Ansel Elgort, has Elgort’s character, a western journalist in Japan, getting involved in a story involving a dangerous Japanese gangster to try to take him down. Reportedly, he learned fluent Japanese and trained with an actual journalist to write three news articles in preparation for this show, which is now cancelled. If you’re going to watch it on HBO Max or Crave (in Canada), give us an “Okay” in the comments (IYKYK). Okay? Okay.
Tyler Perry’s Young Dylan/ Young Dylan
Young Dylan is a Nickelodeon series for kids (TV-G) produced by wunderkind producer Tyler Perry about a young boy and aspiring rapper whose grandma sends him to live with her son. This description is pulled from official sources. What we’re struggling to understand, having not heard of this show until now, is that a grandma’s son is either the child’s father or uncle. If it’s his father, why does she send the kid to him, and why wouldn’t the description just say “father?” If she means the uncle, where are the father and mother in all of this and why not just say “uncle?” Check it out on Stack TV or Paramount+.
UnPrisoned
Created by a writer from Mad Men who went on to co-produce the Marvel series Runaways (which had a telepathic velociraptor in it), this sitcom is about someone who takes in their parent who was recently released from prison and invites them to stay with them and their teenager. If you want to see if this show holds up to Mad Men or a show with a telepathic dinosaur, you can find it on Hulu.
Unstable
If you look at this show and, like us, wonder how the ever-loving heck they found an elder Gen Z(ed) kid who looks so much like Rob Lowe to play his son in this short-lived sitcom, let us introduce you to John Owen… Lowe. Yes, one of his two kids, his youngest son, apparently got his father’s chisled face and welcoming eyes in the genetic lottery. The show itself is about an eccentric bio-tech company CEO whose son joins the company to try to save it from him and his wild impulses. You can find it on Netflix if you want to get all googly-eyed at John or Rob Lowe… or if you want to enjoy the show.
Velma
Mason saw Velma when it first debuted, mainly because he heard such bad things about it. On the one hand, weird internet bigots were complaining very loudly about (mostly cosmetic) changes to the series, which made it interesting to him, but on the other hand fans of the Scooby Doo franchise were complaining about it because it was… bad. Internet personality, YouTuber, podcaster, profrssional nerd, and Scooby Doo historian Scott Nisewander even produuced an entire video essay on his popular Nerdsync YouTube channel detailing all of the legitimate criticisms of the series. It’s like they worked backwards from the premise of “TV-MA-rated Scooby Doo prequel” like the most important thing to them was for them to say “frick” in an IP for kids. Sorry, we couldn’t bring ourselves to say it because it’s Scooby Doo. This, however, is a star-studded cast with icons like Wanda Sykes, Frank Welker, Fortune Feimster, Melissa Fumero, and Canadian Russle Peters. If you want to check out this show on HBO Max that almost nobody liked give us a “Scooby dooby Doo” in the comments.
Walker (remake)
Conservative fart bag and internet meme Chuck Noris stared in the original series, Walker: Texas Ranger about a Texas Ranger who went around kicking people doing crimes in the face. When the popular supernatural teen drama series Supernatural, about monster-hunting brothers, was doing its final swan song, Supernatural co-star and American icon Jared Padalecki was cast in this modern remake of the ’90s martial arts drama about a man who squints into the middle distance as much as he roundhouse kicks bad guys. In this version, the titular Texas Ranger returns home after spending time undercover to try to reconnect with his family before he realizes things at home didn’t improve while he was gone. To check it out yourself and see if the CW’s story-focused take on a show about a lawman doing jump kicks works, you can turn to HBO Max or in Canada, you can check out Paramount+.
Wayne Brady: The Family Remix
This is a reality TV show following American comedy and improv icon Wayne Brady, who Millennials and Gen X-ers might remember from Who’s Line is it Anyway?, the long-running improv comedy show. The show focuses on Brady and his blended family with his ex-wife, her partner, and his daughter. The show was relevant to pop culture briefly for being where he publicly came out as pansexual. Unfortunately, it was still cancelled. To see Brady’s coming out story, find this show on Freeform and Hulu.
We’re Here
We’re Here is a reality TV makeover show where a fabulous group of drag performers unexpectedly drop in on towns to organize a drag show and help up-and-coming queens with their performances and costumes. Find it on HBO Max, or in Canada, you can see it on Crave.
Weakest Link (reboot)
The original series was from the BBC (in the UK), and series host, British icon Anne Robinson (who brought major “step on me, mommy” vibes even more than Taylor Tomlinson) was a viral hit before television went viral. Robinson’s catchphrase on the show, “You are the weakest link, goodbye,” had a major pop culture moment in the early 2000s. Soon after the debut of the British version, there was a British-American co-production also starring Robinson as the host of the American version of this iconic quiz show. In 2020, when this show was rebooted in the US, Jane Lynch brought her own “step on me, mommy” vibes to the hosting gig. Unfortunately, it doesn’t look like it’s available on streaming.
Wicked Tuna
In this long-running reality TV series from National Geographic, teams of tuna fishermen from around New England compete against each other to catch the biggest tuna fish off their briny coast. We don’t like to speculate why shows get cancelled, but we assume in this case it’s because a lot of the promo images have some of the cast posed looking like they’re a team of Saturday morning cartoon villains on a show like Freakazoid. We will save you from the second-hand embarrassment and choose a better picture. This one is a little harder to find, but you might be able to find it on Pluto TV, or if you’re in Canada, online via CTV.
Wipeout (reboot)
Harken back to the bygone days of 2008 with the reboot of the American game show Wipeout— just don’t expect more seasons of this show. Wipeout pitted contestants against each other through increasingly challenging obstacle courses. Hosted by American icon Nicole Byer (Big City Greens), and wrestling’s most talented invisible boy, Jon Cena, if you happen to enjoy watching people fall over while trying to win money and glory you’ll get a kick out of both seasons of this show on Crave in Canada, Netflix or Prime Video (depending on where you live), Sling TV, NooVo, and it might be available for purchase on Apple TV.
Pretty disappointed about Étoile not getting a second season. It had some great writing and character development.
Give up on Mindhunter.
Uh sorry but NEVER 😂. I heard it was coming back as movies and I chose to believe that.