10 More TV Shows That Just Got Cancelled

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00:00As much as we're living through a sure golden age of TV right now, where there's simply

00:04more quality content available than anyone could possibly watch, it's also fair to

00:08say that the industry is currently in a state of major change and uncertainty.

00:13The streaming landscape is changing, TV channels are being bought and sold, and things are

00:18being binned left, right and centre.

00:20So I'm Amy from WhatCulture and here are 10 more TV shows that just got cancelled.

00:2610.

00:27Charmed

00:28This list was just one of the many high profile, fairly mid to high budget shows that just

00:34got binned by The CW ahead of their sale.

00:37Charmed debuted in 2018 to considerable fan scepticism about the very notion of a reboot.

00:42Though reviews were generally positive out the gate, people obviously still had their

00:46hesitations.

00:47As charming as the whole idea was, it was hardly ever a ratings smash, and viewers dwindled

00:53off with each season, definitely not being helped by the departure of lead Madeline Mantoc.

00:58Following her departure at the end of season 3, and before its fourth season had even finished

01:02airing, The CW announced that Charmed wouldn't be returning for a fifth season, and, though

01:06no official reason was cited, we can assume it was due to the meagre ratings.

01:10Overall, for a show that failed to generate much of a spark, four seasons is pretty good

01:14innings.

01:15Nevertheless, it's clear that the new Charmed couldn't match the iconic appeal, or charm

01:19if you will, of its predecessor, which ran for eight.

01:22Given that this isn't the first Charmed reboot to fail, if we look back to CBS in 2014 they

01:28had theirs too, maybe we should learn from this and just leave that IP alone for a while.

01:349.

01:35Saved by the Bell

01:36Another reboot that invited immediate criticism was Saved by the Bell, both trying to reboot

01:41the whole IP by giving it a fresh new look, whilst also inviting fans of the past to come

01:46back by including its legacy cast.

01:48Expectations were incredibly low prior to its 2020 premiere, and yet Saved by the Bell went

01:53on to receive strong reviews for its self-aware tone and diverse, inclusive cast.

01:58Its first season was Peacock's most-watched original series at the time of its airing,

02:02and with Season 2 going on to receive even stronger reviews, the show's future seemed

02:06very secure.

02:07And yet, mere weeks after it won Outstanding Comedy Series at the GLAAD Media Awards, Peacock

02:12announced that it would be cancelled and wouldn't be returning for a third season.

02:15Now, once again, they didn't give an official reason for its cancelling, which, I mean, it's

02:19not that unexpected, it's not a thing that's often done.

02:22But we can assume it was either due to maybe an immense drop-off in viewers, or it could

02:27be down to the recent managerial changes in Peacock's structure, meaning that they wanted

02:31to focus their energies on newer, buzzier, more popular stuff, and this just didn't make

02:37the cut.

02:38In a way, it's a sad fate for a series that defied understandably meagre hopes to deliver

02:42a smart, reverent retooling of an iconic yet-dated classic franchise.

02:478.

02:484400

02:49Made victim to The CW's recent bloodbath, 4400 was yet another reboot of a classic series,

02:55but maybe not one as popular or well-known as Saved by the Bell.

02:59The original series ran for four seasons between 2004 to 2007, and was ultimately cancelled

03:05due to both the Writers Guild of America strike and dwindling ratings.

03:08This is all despite it receiving consistently strong reviews throughout its run.

03:12The reboot, which launched last October, actually failed to strike much of a chord at all.

03:18It was quite different and took a different tone from the original, focusing more on telling

03:22the story of white supremacy, predominantly from a black viewpoint, which, as we can guess

03:27from, you know, knowing audiences, was quite controversial.

03:31Scoring mixed reviews throughout, it reached its dramatic finale with rating figures that

03:35were less than half that of the season premiere, and months after that season finished, The CW

03:40confirmed its cancellation.

03:42It seems fairly common for shows that have a particularly socially conscious or anti-racist

03:46tone that people do not take a liking to that.

03:50People take it as a personal attack, as if you can't just choose to not watch the show,

03:54so whilst there was a lot of pushback on that, there was also a lot of praise for its

03:58ambition and what it was trying to do, which makes it kind of a shame that it got cancelled.

04:03It could have had a lot more done with it.

04:057.

04:06MODOK

04:07Now, MODOK certainly wasn't the cleverest or most visually stunning series that aired last

04:11year, but this Marvel stop-motion animated comedy certainly demanded your attention

04:16once you first got your eyeballs on it.

04:17Despite solid critical reviews, MODOK didn't really capture the zeitgeist in any major way,

04:23as was likely reflected in its streaming figures, which to date haven't been disclosed by Hulu,

04:28which in itself is a bit telling.

04:30All the same, the show was recently cancelled by the streaming service, adding yet another

04:34corpse to their pile of short-lived Marvel series, including Hellstrom, which lasted just

04:38a single season, and Ghost Rider, which was shelled before it even started shooting.

04:42Starting off the history that they have with Marvel shows, I'm saying that maybe they should

04:46just put a stop on that for now.

04:48Wait till later and maybe try again?

04:50It doesn't seem to be working.

04:526.

04:53ROSWELL NEW MEXICO

04:54ROSWELL NEW MEXICO is the second adaptation of Melinda Metz's beloved Roswell High books,

05:00made to follow the hit series Roswell, which ran for three seasons between 1999 and 2002 before

05:05being cancelled due to low ratings.

05:07It first launched on the CW in 2019, and initially garnered quite a bit of criticism for being

05:13too similar, almost identical to the original.

05:16Despite this alleged reimagining being not very imaginative at all, it posted solid ratings

05:21through its first two seasons as the general reception steadily improved.

05:25Yet mere weeks before the imminent debut of its fourth season, the network confirmed

05:29that the upcoming season would be its last on air.

05:32Once again, as we sort of expect, the CW didn't give an official reason for its cancellation,

05:37but we can sort of guess it was due to viewing figures.

05:40They ended up with less than half their original viewers when they got to their finale, and

05:44that isn't a good omen for going forward now, is it?

05:475.

05:48MAGNUM PI

05:49A reboot of the legendary 80s crime drama of the same name, this was always going to

05:54struggle, particularly because it didn't of course have our beloved and stashioed

05:58star Tom Selleck at its centre.

06:00This new take launched in 2018 as part of the Lenkob-verse of crime series reboots, also

06:05including Hawaii Five-0 and MacGyver.

06:07Whilst scoring heavily mixed reviews across its run, it was still a consistent ratings

06:11hit, maintaining an average of 7.48 million views per episode throughout season three.

06:17When the fourth season rolled around, viewership figures were dropping significantly.

06:21And yet, this isn't actually the reason cited for its cancellation.

06:24Instead, apparently CBS and Universal Television just couldn't reach a financial agreement

06:30about going forwards with it.

06:31The cancellation also effectively brought the Lenkob-verse to an end, given that Hawaii Five-0

06:35wrapped up in 2020 and MacGyver was itself cancelled last year.

06:404.

06:41LEGACIES

06:42The original spin-off series Legacies, the third entry into the CW's Vampire Diaries

06:46universe, began airing in late 2018 to solid reviews and ratings alike.

06:50Yet, as the seasons rolled on, it seemed that fans were really dissatisfied in the direction

06:55the show was taking, particularly how they chose to tackle the main protagonist, Hope,

06:59and her development.

07:00Season four's ratings have been absolutely dire so far, so it wasn't terribly surprising

07:05when the CW included it in their recent spate of spring cleaning cancellations.

07:09The decision not to proceed with the fifth season was also reportedly in part due to the

07:13network preparing to be sold, and attempting to make itself look as attractive as possible

07:18to potential buyers.

07:19If you think about it, keeping a declining show on the slate does them no favours at all.

07:23The season four finale, airing on June the 16th, is now the de facto series finale.

07:28Though this seemingly brings the Vampire Diaries universe to an end, co-creator Julie Pleck

07:32has stated that she's already working on a fourth show, so we'll see.

07:363.

07:37Naomi.

07:38We are all too familiar with superhero TV shows by now.

07:41If you've not watched any of the Marvel shows that they've been just thrusting on us from

07:46every angle, then, I don't know, maybe you've been living under a rock.

07:49Maybe you just have stronger willpower than the rest of us.

07:52But let's not forget about DC.

07:54Naomi is a DC TV show that was based off of a series of comics of the same name, and even

07:59directed by Academy Award-winning director Ava DuVernay.

08:02Given its pretty solid basis, it seemingly had a solid shot at success, and the series

08:07debuted to strong reviews, with particular praise for Casey Warfel's performance as

08:10the title character.

08:11However, beyond this, Naomi struggled to find an audience, debuting to barely 800,000 viewers,

08:17and achieving scarcely half of that number by the end of the season.

08:20Now, it has to be said that this isn't entirely the fault of the content of the show, if you

08:25were ever assuming it was.

08:26I would say it's in large part due to the huge random pauses they had in airing the

08:31episodes.

08:32At one point, they even paused it for the Beijing Olympics.

08:35It does absolutely nothing for your viewer base to suddenly have to wait more time than

08:39expected to get your next instalment of something.

08:42It kills any tension that was being built up, and it does nothing to keep people engaged,

08:46so obviously people are going to drop off.

08:49And so, just two days after Naomi wrapped up its first season, the CW confirmed it wouldn't

08:54be returning.

08:55As with Legacies, Naomi was just another underperforming title to get the axe before the CW's big sale.

09:012.

09:02Riverdale

09:03The cast of Riverdale is finally free!

09:05They've all been released from their cages, they can go and do other things now!

09:09I thought I'd never see the day.

09:12I joke of course, but it has been a bit of a long-running gag that the cast of the hit

09:16and its teen drama series have themselves grown long weary of its increasingly absurd storylines.

09:21At the rate it was going, I really thought it was never going to end.

09:25However, Riverdale is one of the latest shows to get the axe under the CW's big spring-cleaning

09:30bash.

09:31The network confirmed that the Archie Comics adaptation will end with its upcoming seventh

09:35season, set to debut next year.

09:37But in this case, there was a prevailing feeling amongst the fans, the cast and the crew that

09:41it was time to bring this to an end.

09:42I mean, it seemed fitting seeing that season 6 had debuted with a steep ratings drop from

09:46the prior season, one which they haven't recovered from so far.

09:50Considering the fame that it granted their leads, it will genuinely be interesting to see

09:53what they do next, and I wish them the best.

09:55There's a lot of very talented people on that show, it's just unfortunate that the show

09:59itself was iffy at best.

10:02And number 1.

10:03Mr Mayor

10:04Sitcom king Ted Danson debuted his new series, Mr Mayor, in early 2021.

10:10He plays a businessman running for mayor of Los Angeles for all the wrong reasons, and

10:14between the reliability of Danson and the series co-creator Tina Fey, it seemed primed

10:18to be a surefire hit.

10:20Their debut season received very mixed reviews.

10:23People generally didn't know how they felt about the very broad style of comedy, but they

10:27knew they felt good about Ted Danson, which is unsurprising.

10:31Even though the show's ratings had halved by the end of the season, its finale

10:34still pulled in a respectable 2.53 million US viewers.

10:37And let's be real, you could do much worse than that.

10:40When season 2 rolled around, the fans considered it a pretty good improvement, but critics just

10:46really couldn't get on board with the hype.

10:47In fact, most of them didn't even review it.

10:49The show's rating decline continued, with the second season bottoming out at 1.49 million

10:54US viewers in its penultimate episode.

10:56And then, literally two days after this episode aired, NBC announced Mr Mayor's cancellation.

11:01Understandably, a lot of fans were very disappointed, not only because to them it had been on an

11:06up, but also because historically a few NBC seasons actually only find their feet in the

11:10second and third go they get.

11:12And with that we've reached the end of this list of 10 more TV shows that just got cancelled.

11:21Were you a big fan of any of these shows?

11:23Tell me all about your heartbreak in the comments down below and we can all cry together.

11:27If you don't feel like crying though, head on over to whatculture.com to see more articles

11:30and lists like this every single day.

11:33And as always, I've been your local Riverdale hater, Amy Rapier and I'll catch you next

11:37time.

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