Here’s a list of TV shows that aired (or are expected to air) during the 2016-17 season (roughly September 2016 through August 2017) and that also won’t be back for the 2017-18 season. Not finding a show that you believe has been cancelled? Check the 2015-16 season list or 2014-15 season list.
Most recent additions: Degrassi: Next Class (Netflix), Marvel’s The Defenders (Netflix), Daytime Divas (VH1), Somewhere Between (ABC), Playing House (USA), Zoo (CBS), The Night Shift (NBC), Odd Mom Out (Bravo), The Mist (Spike TV), Stitchers (Freeform), The Fox News Specialists (Fox News), Class (BBC America), The Last Tycoon (Amazon), Z: The Beginning of Everything (Amazon), Blood Drive (Syfy), Dark Matter (Syfy), Will (TNT), Gypsy (Netflix), Hooten & the Lady (The CW), Twin Peaks (Showtime), The New Celebrity Apprentice (NBC), @midnight with Chris Hardwick (Comedy Central), Pure (Hulu), So Cosmo (E!), Big Brother: Over the Top (CBS All Access), Bachelor in Paradise: After Paradise (ABC), Episodes (Showtime), The Carmichael Show (NBC), Girlboss (Netflix), Prime Suspect: Tennison (PBS), and Downward Dog (ABC).
This list will be updated as the season progresses so feel free to bookmark and check back. If I’ve missed something, please let me know.
@midnight with Chris Hardwick (Comedy Central)
After four seasons and 600 episodes, this late-night show came to an end by a mutual decision between Hardwick, Comedy Central, and the production company.
2 Broke Girls (CBS)
Max and Caroline won’t be back for a seventh season. The show was cancelled after six seasons and 138 episodes.
24: Legacy (FOX)
This action series had a great start (thanks to a Super Bowl lead-in) but the numbers dwindled as the weeks progressed. There may be another entry in the 24 saga at some point but this version is finished.
Acting Out (MTV)
The cable channel’s new boss, as part of his plans to revamp MTV, revealed that he’s cancelling several unscripted shows and this is one of them.
Adventure Time (Cartoon Network)
Following the exploits of Finn and his best friend, Jake, it was revealed that this popular animated series would end after nine seasons.
Aftermath (Syfy)
This Canadian series was cancelled after one season.
Almost Impossible Game Show (MTV)
This is one of several unscripted shows that were cancelled by MTV.
The Amber Rose Show (VH1)
Network president Chris McCarthy disclosed that the talk show wouldn’t be back for a second season.
American Crime (ABC)
After three low-rated seasons, the network decided they didn’t need a fourth.
APB (FOX)
This tech-cop series started strong but the ratings quickly dropped to unhealthy levels. There won’t be a second season.
Baby Daddy (Freeform)
After 100 episodes, the cable channel decided to call it quits.
Bachelor in Paradise: After Paradise (ABC)
The after show may return at some point but, for now, it’s done.
Bates Motel (A&E)
This series was renewed for seasons four and five in June 2015 with the producers having a specific idea of what they wanted to do in those episodes. It was later revealed that season five would be the end.
Best Friends Whenever (Disney Channel)
Series star Landry Bender broke the news that there wouldn’t be a third season of this live-action comedy series.
Big Brother: Over the Top (CBS All Access)
This online-only version of the popular summer show may return some day in the future.
Black Sails (Starz)
A prequel to Robert Louis Stevenson’s novel Treasure Island, this pirate drama goes into dry dock after four seasons.
The Blacklist: Redemption (NBC)
This spin-off lasted for one season and episodes. It won’t return for a second season.
Blood Drive (Syfy)
Series creator James Roland revealed that this science fiction TV series had been cancelled on the day that the first season finale aired.
Bloodline (Netflix)
In September 2016, it was announced that there won’t be a fourth season for this Kyle Chandler drama.
Blunt Talk (Starz)
Starring Sir Patrick Stewart, this comedy series lasted two seasons and 20 episodes.
Bones (FOX)
In February 2016, it was announced that this venerable crime drama would return for a 12th and final season.
Broadchurch (BBC America)
The third and final season closes out the crime drama series after 24 episodes.
The Carmichael Show (NBC)
This sitcom struggled in the ratings for three seasons before the network pulled the plug.
The Catch (ABC)
This alphabet series drew mediocre ratings in its first year. Despite some retooling in season two, the ratings got worse. It’s now been cancelled.
Celebrity Name Game (syndicated)
Season three is the end for this Craig Ferguson hosted game show.
Chicago Justice (NBC)
The peacock network decided to drop the latest Chicago series after one season of low ratings.
Class (BBC America)
A spin-off of Doctor Who, this TV series focuses on students and staff at Coal Hill Academy. It lasted for eight episodes.
Comedy Bang! Bang! (IFC)
After 110 episodes, season five is the end for this mock talk show.
Conviction (ABC)
Hayley Atwell’s previous series, Marvel’s Agent Carter, lasted for two seasons. This one barely lasted for one before being cancelled.
Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders (CBS)
Gary Sinise’s previous CBS series, CSI: NY, ran for nine seasons. This one lasted just two seasons.
Dark Matter (Syfy)
A Canadian science fiction series, this TV show was cancelled after three seasons and 39 installments.
Dating Naked (VH1)
Network president Chris McCarthy disclosed that the reality show won’t be back for a fourth season.
Daytime Divas (VH1)
The cable channel pulled the plug after one low-rated season of 10 episodes.
DCI Banks (ITV)
The UK channel decided to pull the plug on this crime drama after five seasons. The final episode aired in October 2016.
Degrassi: Next Class (Netflix)
A producer on the series revealed that the high school series has ended.
Dr. Ken (ABC)
Paired with Last Man Standing on Friday nights, this sitcom survived to see a second season but the ratings dropped too low to be renewed for a third. It was cancelled.
Doubt (CBS)
The network yanked this legal drama from its Wednesday night timeslot after just two episodes. The network hasn’t officially cancelled it but they certainly won’t be making a second season.
Downward Dog (ABC)
The co-creators of this comedy series announced the cancellation, thanked the network for its support, and said they were looking for options to keep the series going elsewhere.
Duck Dynasty (A&E)
It was announced that season 11 is the final run for Robertson reality series but the family members may return in specials.
Emerald City (NBC)
It appears that Dorothy’s jorney has come to an end. The peacock network cancelled this Wizard of Oz reboot after one season.
Episodes (Showtime)
It was announced that the cable comedy series would end with a fifth season of seven episodes.
Escaping the KKK (A&E)
The cable channel cancelled this planned series due to third party payments to possible hate group members.
Eyewitness (USA Network)
This low-rated mystery drama was cancelled after one season.
For Better or Worse (OWN)
It was announced that this Tyler Perry sitcom would come to a close after six seasons.
The Fox News Specialists (Fox News)
This news and talk show aired for four months before being dropped.
Frequency (The CW)
This drama revolved around a woman who was able to talk to her dead father via an old ham radio. Now, the show is deceased, as well.
Gamer’s Guide To Pretty Much Everything (Disney XD)
Series creator Devin Bunje announced that there won’t be a third season for this live-action Disney XD series.
The Get Down (Netflix)
The streaming service cancelled all of their individual Marvel live-action series so, by extention, we know that this team-up show won’t be back either.
Marvel’s Ultimate Spider-Man (Disney XD)
The cable channel announced they’d be airing a new Spider-Man series so there won’t be a fifth season of this one.
Mary + Jane (MTV)
The cable channel decided to close down this comedy series after just one season.
Masters of Sex (Showtime)
Less than a month after the fourth season finale aired, it was announced that it would also be the series finale.
The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail (Comedy Central)
It’s been announced that season three is the end for this stand-up comedy series.
Mercy Street (PBS)
The plug was pulled on this Civil War drama after 12 episodes and two seasons.
The Mist (Spike TV)
Based on a horror novella by Stephen King, this TV series ran for 10 episodes.
Mutt & Stuff (Nickelodeon)
Created by Sid and Marty Krofft, it was announced that this children’s TV show would end after 73 episodes.
Nancy Grace (HLN)
In June of 2016, legal commentator Nancy Grace announced that she would be leaving the cable channel in October. Her current affair program began airing there in 2005.
The New Celebrity Apprentice (NBC)
The long-running competition series could return some day but it is done for now.
The Night Shift (NBC)
This summer medical series lasted for four seasons on the peacock network before being cancelled.
No Tomorrow (The CW)
It appears that the end of the world has come — at least for this show.
Notorious (ABC)
The alphabet network has found ratings success with many of their Thursday night dramas. Unfortunately, this show was a disappointment from the start.
The O’Reilly Factor (Fox News)
Host Bill O’Reilly was fired by Fox News following sexual harassment allegations.
The Odd Couple (CBS)
Thanks to disappointing ratings, this remake lasted for three seasons but generated just 38 episodes. There won’t be a fourth season.
Odd Mom Out (Bravo)
Created by and starring Jill Kargman, this series ran for three seasons before being cancelled.
Orphan Black (BBC America)
The creators say that they wanted to end the show on their own terms and five seasons was all they wanted to do.
Outsiders (WGN America)
Though Sony is looking for a new home for the drama series, it’s been cancelled by WGNA after two seasons.
Pitch (FOX)
The drama about the first woman to play in the Major Leagues won’t have a second season.
Playing House ([su_usa])
The cable channel cancelled this comedy series after three seasons and 26 episodes.
Please Like Me (Hulu)
The Australian series initially aired on Pivot in the US and then moved to Hulu when that channel closed. Series creator Josh Thomas later announced that season four is the end.
Powerless (NBC)
There are lots of superhero dramas on the television schedule but this comedy series didn’t generate enough interest to survive.
Pretty Little Liars (Freeform)
After months of rumors and speculation, the cable channel finally confirmed that season seven is the end for their popular drama series.
Prime Suspect: Tennison (PBS)
A prequel to the Helen Mirren police drama, this TV show was cancelled by ITV after one season.
Prison Break (FOX)
The writers have ideas for another revival of this drama series but the network isn’t ordering another season, at least for now.
Prison High (MTV)
The cable channel’s new boss, as part of his plans to revamp MTV, revealed that he was cancelling several unscripted shows and this is one of them.
Pure (Hulu)
This Canadian drama series was cancelled after one season of six episodes.
Pure Genius (CBS)
A high-tech medical drama, this Thursday night TV show had a poor debut and the ratings got much worse from there. It won’t return for a second season.
Quarry (Cinemax
This story, about a Marine veteran who is shunned when he returns home from Vietnam in 1972, has been cut short.
The Real O’Neals (ABC)
This family sitcom drew mediocre ratings in its first season and was renewed. The ratings fell in season two so it was cancelled.
Rectify (SundanceTV)
This drama series was renewed for a fourth season in July 2015. Six months later, it was confirmed that that would be the end for the series.
Red Eye (Fox News)
Hosted by Tom Shillue and Andy Levy, the late-night comedy show was dropped in April 2017.
Regular Show (Cartoon Network)
The eighth season of this animated series is the end.
Reign (The CW)
The network announced that season four is the end of this period drama series.
Review (Comedy Central)
The cable channel revealed that season three is the end of the road for reviewer Forrest MacNeil.
Ripper Street (BBC America)
It was announced that this period drama had been renewed for a fifth and final season.
River Monsters (Animal Planet)
The cable channel announced that season nine is the end for Jeremy Wade’s series.
Rogue (AT&T Audience Network)
The crime drama moves back to San Francisco for its fourth and final season.
Rosewood (FOX)
This series about a crime-fighting pathologist did well in its first season but the season two ratings took a nose-dive. It won’t be back for a third season.
Salem (WGN America)
The cable channel cancelled this drama following a dramatic drop in the ratings year-to-year. There won’t be a fourth season.
Saving Hope (ION)
It was announced that this Canadian medical drama would end after five seasons and 85 episodes.
Scream Queens (FOX)
Glee was a big hit for the network but this campy Ryan Murphy horror series never caught on with a big audience. It was dropped after two low-rated seasons.
Secrets and Lies (ABC)
The ratings were pretty poor in its first season but ABC renewed this mystery drama for a second season anyway. The numbers got much worse in season two so, there won’t be a season three.
Sense8 (Netflix)
The Sensates worked to survive and protect one another from Whispers but they couldn’t protect themselves from cancellation.
Shots Fired (FOX)
Producers have said they’d be open to making a second season but it seems the ratings weren’t good enough for the network.
Sleepy Hollow (FOX)
This supernatural drama was nearly cancelled after Nicole Beharie left the show at the end of season three. The ratings saw a big drop in season four so the drama was cancelled.
So Cosmo (E!)
This docu-series follows the lives of young people who work for the Cosmopolitan magazine. It lasted for one short season.
Somewhere Between (ABC)
A suspenseful thriller, this series lasted for 10 episodes and one season.
Son of Zorn (FOX)
A hybrid live-action/animated comedy, this TV show didn’t catch on so it won’t be back for a second season.
Steve Harvey (syndicated)
The daytime series is ending but Harvey is expected to return with a new talk show in the fall of 2017.
Stitchers (Freeform)
After three seasons, this action series was Freeform’s lowest-rated scripted TV show. The cable channel cancelled it a month after the finale aired.
The Strain (FX)
It’s been announced that season four is the end of this horror series.
Still Star-Crossed (ABC)
After three episodes had aired, the network sent this drama to Saturday nights and a star confirmed there won’t be a second season.
Stupid Man, Smart Phone (MTV)
A UK series, this is one of several unscripted shows being cancelled by MTV.
Sun Records (CMT)
The head of the CMT cable channel revealed that this historical music drama won’t be returning for a second season.
Sweet/Vicious (MTV)
Jules and Ophilia’s adventures ended after one short season of 10 episodes.
Switched at Birth (Freeform)
A teen/family drama, this show was renewed for a fifth season in October 2015. It was confirmed to be the final season in March 2016. The last episodes were delayed until 2017.
Teen Wolf (MTV)
Loosely based on the 1985 movie of the same name, this supernatural dramedy became very popular for the cable channel. It was announced in July 2016 that the sixth season would be the end.
Time After Time (ABC)
The alphabet network lowered the boom after five low-rated episodes aired.
Training Day (CBS)
This crime drama drew very low ratings and was likely to be cancelled even before Bill Paxton’s unfortunate passing.
Twin Peaks (Showtime)
While the door is left open for another season, a fourth season isn’t in the cards right now.
Underground (WGN America)
WGN America is getting out of the original scripted series business (at least for now) and this was the last of those shows to be cancelled.
The Vampire Diaries (The CW)
Based on a popular book series, this supernatural drama became the network’s most popular series. After years of declining ratings, it was announced that the show would end with a shortened eighth season.
Vice Principals (HBO)
In July 2016, it was revealed that all 18 episodes (to be rolled out over two seasons) had been completed and there wouldn’t be any more.
Vivica’s Black Magic (Lifetime)
This competition series was dropped after one season.
The White Princess (Starz)
The historical drama, like The White Queen, came to a close after one season.
Will (TNT)
Shakespeare’s work has been popular for centuries but, this drama series, about the Bard as a young man, only lasted 10 episodes.
With All Due Respect (Bloomberg TV)
This political talk show covered the 2016 Presidential Election and once that ended, so did the series.
Workaholics (Comedy Central)
This office comedy was given an early renewal for seasons six and seven. It was later announced that season seven would be the end.
The Young Pope (HBO)
There won’t be a second season with Jude Law but HBO is making a follow up series.
Z: The Beginning of Everything (Prime Video)
This period drama was renewed for a second season in April 2017 but Amazon rescinded that renewal and cancelled the series five months later.
Zoo (CBS)
Based on the book by James Patterson, this show about violent animals threatening humans lasted for three seasons and 39 episodes.
What do you think? Have any of your favorite shows been cancelled? Which ones are you sorry to see end?
Teen Wolf
Hste win they don’t give some shows a real chance. Pitch was good, should’ve atleast had a 2nd season also emerald city, powerless, son of zorn, making history, and even scream queens which had 2 seasons. Pitch and emerald city were good well done shows, maybe started slow to build it up to where they wanted them. The rest were goofy, but fun shows.
Mistresses….?????
I HAVE TO SAY, ABC MADE A HUGE MISTAKE CANCELLING “LAST MAN STANDING” FOR NO REASON!!! WAS THERE A REASON??? I WOULD LOVE TO KNOW….I HEARD IT WAS BECAUSE OF POLITICAL BELIEFS. I AM SURE I AM RIGHT. DEMOCRATS NEED TO GROW UP, HANDLE CHANGE……TAMMY MICHAEL.
I am a Democrat and I loved that show! Don’t lump people together like that or it will make you look ignorant!
Do not cancel The Mist. The ratings arent great, but people like me are busy and record it. It may not show up on the ratings, but a lot of busy Americans do that. It is AMAZING!! Best show I’ve ever seen. Only ten episodes? Season 1 ended on such a clif hanger, I want more. Cmon now. Pass the word along ladies and gentleman. Any way to get the word to Spike TV?
I agree the mist was a good show to watch. They cancelled another CLIFF HANGER DISAPPOINTMENT.
I WANT OUTSIDERS to come back! Loved that show!
ME TOOOOOOO!!! RYAN HURST….GREAT ACTOR!!!!!
There are far too many shows being put out and some really good ones being cancelled.
The result of this has now been to make me more wary of picking up new shows after getting fed up of so many early cancellations.
If the creators are not careful they will alienate their target audience.
It may be a faster paced world but the brakes have to be put on at some point.
Loved PBS Mersey Street so much History learning about the first nurses, Doctors and the Civil War, a time students just don’t learn about the beginning of our great nation and how we came to be today.
Ask african-americans how our great nation is started.
America started with a revolution against great britian.
Africa didnt start selling slaves to America til later. Africa was busy selling slaves to the middle east.
You do realize that African Americans did partake in the revolution against Britain. So I think you got your historical facts wrong there.
Couple issues with your comment: first, you’re shifting the blame. Whether you want to acknowledge or not, America participated expansively in the African-American slave trade and fought tooth and nail to keep it from ending. Second, Africa is not a country. You’re treating it as if all the people who came from there were from the same town and/or village. Within each area, there were different tribes who were loyal only to their own. There were many tribes who fought valiantly against being sold into slavery. But with guns and more advanced weaponry, they were no match for Europeans and… Read more »
Hey guys, girls this platform is about TV shows! Not about History, ethniticity or race, nor tribes, nor creed! Hellooooo?
I just really can’t believe Grimm ended and Chicago Justice was cancelled!!!!! Both shows were great!!!!!!
I agree! I loved both shows!
Where’s Timeless? That show is dreadful.
Timeless was cancelled, then a few days later, it was renewed.
i wish prison break and training day were given another season
Training Day couldn’t be renewed even if it had better ratings. The actor Bill Paxton died.
Networks talk about ratings and I want to know how this information is gathered. Do you poll people, send out questionnaire’s, take email comments or gather the information some other way. Also, when are the decisions made to renew or cancel? Why don’t networks advertise during “at risk” series that they are in jeopardy so viewers can let them know how they feel about the shows.
It was explained to me that there are households that have their TV connected to a device that records what they watch. Only the data from those devices are considered in ratings. I haven’t verified this so I may be wrong.
Totally agree…Do they really care what we think? I’m beginning to wonder!
They should have at least given “Emerald City a chance. Yes, the 1st season was a little slow, but a second season wouldn’t have been. Especially, since the 2nd season would have a huge flying beast that Dorothy was being brought back to Oz to help battle. Plus, she found her REAL mother in Oz.
Loved Doubt. Please reconsider a second season .
Last Man Standing, is surely upsetting to me that it was canceled. Also Bates Motel, Pure Genius, & Secrets and Lies, also Shots zfired.
How can you find more Bates Motel? The Crazy killer cannot continue getting crazier and killing more?! I thought it’s stupid to continue a show that could only have a limited lifespan, surely?