Cancellation Watch: Status updates for the sci fi and fantasy shows on the broadcast networks, cable channels, and streaming services as well as breaking news on the currently airing, returning, and upcoming genre entries.
Status Updates
The Orville (Hulu/Disney+, Completed 3rd Season, On the Bubble): There still has been no word on a fourth season of The Orville, and series co-star Adrianne Palicki has indicated that she has no plans to return to the show. In a recent interview, she said “no, no longer doing that” in relation to the series and she commented that “it’s a really difficult show to shoot” because it had such a long hiatus between seasons. Seth McFarlane still claims that he would like to return to the show at some point, but his schedule is very busy and all the cast and crew have been released from their contracts. So the chances of a fourth season look increasingly slim at this point.
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off (Netflix, Steaming 1st Season, On the Bubble): This animated series dropped out of the Netflix Top 10 after one week, and its chances for a second season do not look good. That may have been the plan all along, though, as creators Bryan Lee O’Malley and BenDavid Grabinski have indicated that they consider the first season to be one-and-done and currently have no ideas for a second year of the show. So if fans were hoping for more from this one, they may be disappointed.
Shining Vale (Starz, Completed 2nd Season, On the Bubble): This show has wrapped up its second season and that may be all for the Starz supernatural dramedy. It barely registered in the ratings, often pulling less that 100K viewers per episode in its second year, and it has not received much in the way of good buzz over its two-season run. If fans want a third year from this one, they will need to make a Call to Action on the social networks, otherwise it could become yet another Peak TV casualty.
Invincible (Prime Video, Streaming 2nd Season, Renewed): This show did not place in the Nielsen Streaming Rankings for the week of its premiere, but it was only available for three days because it bowed on a Friday. It has already been renewed for a third season and could stick around for several years if it continues to draw good buzz for the streaming service.
You can see the status of all the shows from the current season at our Cancellation Watch Page.
Cancellation/Renewal Score:
Foundation received a third season renewal from Apple TV+ this week (more on that at this link), but that one counts back to the 2022-23 season. For the 2023-24 season, the score currently stands at twelve renewed sci fi and fantasy shows (33% of shows tracked) vs 5 cancelled and ending (14%). Below are this season’s numbers, and you can see the list of shows and keep up with the score throughout the week at our Cancellation Watch Page.
| Show Count | 36 | ||
| Cancelled | 2 | 5.6% | |
| Ending | 3 | 8.3% | 13.9% |
| Renewed | 12 | 33.3% | |
| On the Bubble | 2 | 5.6% | |
| Renewal Possible | 17 | 47.2% | |
| Mini-Series | 2 |
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