The most surprising television cancellations of 2018
They all deserved a lot better.
In 2018, the fate of television broadcasts was particularly trembling. Nowadays, stratospheric ratings and essential praise of heaven are simply enough to maintain the mandate of a show. The scandals, internal conflicts and endless war between networks and streaming services can all lead a series directly to the cutting block well before its first. Here, dates back to all the most surprising television cancellations of 2018. They all deserved better.
1 DareDevil
Despite being Netflix's fourth most popular show, Marvel SeriesDareDevilReceived a shocking cancellation announcement on November 29, a little over a month after the first season (now final). Fans of the comic superhero show took shackings to the news, especially given the repeated axis of the platform of other Marvel titles (more on this below) just a few months before. Although Netflix did not give any official reason for cancellation, rumors suggest that the continuous dissemination service seeks to separate the ways of Marvel Disney's parent company, because of the launch of Disney +, the next service streaming.
2 Roseanne
After a hiatus nearly two decades, ABCbring Support its SITCOM of successful televisionRoseanneto the main programming. The restartRegistered registration ratings for the network And was picked up for a second season after only one episode. But the celebration ruined abruptly after ABC chose to pull the air show after his lead actress,Roseanne Barr, posted an openly racist tweet for the oldPresident Barack Obama to adviseValerie Jarrett.
The series has finally been developed in a rotation, entitledConnors, featuring several mainRoseanne Members of the distribution, but without his original star.
3 The extent
In early May, the Syfy networkannouncement that his science fiction struckThe extent Wanted the air after his third season, a lot to grief in his worship fanbase. Just after the cancellation, however, said Fanbase mounted a massive campaign # SaveteThexpanse Twitter - and it worked!
May 25, at the International Conference on Space Development,Jeff Bezos (a huge fan of the show) personallybroken the news, on stage with the casting, that Amazon Studios withdrewThe extent for a fourth season. Keep an eye on that of the Amazon Prime Streaming in the future.
4 Adventure time
The cancellation of the beloved series of Beloved (and surprisingly dark) of the cartoon networkAdventure timewas announced for the first time in September 2016, but his end was finally arrived this year. After 10 years and episodes of 278 episodes, the show, which made its debut on the network in 2008, concluded at the beginning of autumn, where many fans, members of the distribution and creators of the series have linked together together On the blogosphere to commemorate the viral and critical success of the show.
5 Cards house
The fate of Netflix's political dramaCards house was at the end of the end of last year after the fury of the media that broke out around the actorKevin Spacey's Allegations of sexual fault. The news, which took place shortly after Netflix renewed the series for a sixth season, leads the producers to announce the cancellation of the program and temporarily postpone the production. A few months later,Cards houseresumed production as originally planned, with Spacey's character written on the show, allowingRobin Wright's Claire d'enigmatic irresistible Underwood to take the central scene. The last season was published on November 2nd.
6 Transparent
Amazon series acclaimedTransparentcame to the end after the actorJeffrey drum, who plays the parent of Mara Pfefferman, who left the show in November 2017 in the midst of allegations of sexual fault against him by several members of the crew. The actor was officially drawn fromTransparent In February 2018, but a fifth and last season will be produced without drums for the beginning of 2019.
7 All this S * CKS!
Many viewers rented nostalgic college nodes from the 1990s on the Newbie seriesAll S * CKS!with even stretched comparisons at the worship seriesFreaks and Geeks. When Netflix decided to cancel the series after a single season, people wondered what caused the unfortunate decision. According to the VP of the original series of Netflix,Cindy HollandReason has fallen to an insufficient number of supervisors of the frenzy needed to justify a second season.
8 LUKE CAGE
On October 19, Netflix decided to pull the cork on MarvelLUKE CAGEAfter only two seasons. The news has marked a continuous trend of wonder cancellations by the streaming platform, with frames citing creative differences like their reason to separate the means of the favorite of the superhero of Harlem, what starsMike Colter,Rosario Dawson, andMahershala Ali.LUKE CAGEThe first season of the first season was created on September 30, 2016 and a sophomore season was announced three months later. The final of the series was published on June 22, 2018.
9 Irony
Another shocking wonderhood cancellation was announced on October 12, when Netflix addedIrony at its list of the Cartoon TV series focused. The news arrived at only one month after the release of the second season of the show, which was met by mixed critics, but considered a great improvement in the first series of the March 2017 series of March 2017. Netflix refused to release an official reason for cancellation, inviting several theories on the current divorce of the Marvel content of the platform.
10 Brooklyn new nine
When Fox initially announced the cancellation of his police police hitBrooklyn new nineIn May, the fans brought to the news with a tumult of grief. The series, what starsAndy Samberg andTerry Crews, had accumulated a large part since its beginnings of 2013 and despite a slight complaint in the ratings of its fifth season, the buzz around the show continued to turn around the internet.
Take note of the concussion, NBC has been swept to saveBrooklyn new nineBy announcing only one day later, it would be the series for a sixth season, currently scheduled for January 10, 2019.
11 Lucifer
Foxannouncement May 11 that DC Comic Book DramaLuciferThe third season would be his last. In a series backup effort, co-showrunnerJoe Henderson Encouraged fans to rally with the hashtag #savelucic, who quickly became the subject of number one on Twitter. The agri-food prompted Warner Bros. Television to start shopping on the series around the cable and streaming bonus, possibly landing a case with Netflix on June 15th.LuciferThe fourth season will be deferred next year and its penultimate episode will be entitled "Save Lufer" in honor of the campaign.
12 Ash vs badly dead
Ash vs badly dead, a comic television show based onSam Raimi Cult horror franchiseevil Dead, firstbroadcast on Starz in October 2015. The show, which saw the actorBruce Campbell Resuming his role as ashiams as a result of the original trilogy, fixed 30 years after the events of the third movie. Two months after theAsh vs badly deadThe third season of the third season on February 25, Starz announced that it would not renew the series for a fourth season because of the poor rating. Despite the efforts of the fans of petitioning a renewal of Netflix, Campbell pointed out on Twitter that he was "officially taken back as ash".
13 Quantico
Priyanka ChopraBoot seriesQuantico Was a shot when he debuted in the fall of 2015. Powered by a thrilling narrative and the popularity of his star, the ABC Terrorism series met with a surprising end this year after the network leaders decided thatQuanticoThe third season would be his last. According to ABC, the series had a gradual drop in ratings following the second half of its first season.
14 The exorcist
The horror series made splash on the television circuit lately, pulling in high ratings and praise of audiences and critics. But the longevity of the supernatural horror anthology series of Fox's FoxThe exorcist was Cut brief this year after the news that the network would cancel the show after only two seasons.
According to Fox Gary Newman's president, the number of shows suffered after being placed on Friday night at the slot, a move that Newman had hoped "would be able to touch a host of movies that did not want to go out to the cinema." Unfortunately, the plan has not been panicked as planned.
15 Shooter
USA Network announced in August that it would not be renewed the theater seriesShooterfor a fourth season. The drama, what starsRyan Philippewas based on the film of 2007 of the same name andStephen Hunter's Hit 1993 Novell,Point of impactt.ShooterStarted in the United States in July 2016, but its success was dry to dry after season 3, becoming the latest network drama series in adults aged 18 to 49 years.
16 Once upon a time
Created byLOST andTron the inheritance writersEdward Kitsis andAdam Horowitz, American series Fantasy DramaOnce upon a timeCroneur on ABC in October 2011 at 12.8 million viewers, making it the highest nominal TV drama show. After seven years, the creators of the show announced in February that they concluded the series with its seventh season, the ventilation of its final episode in May.
17 Taken
Based on the eponymous film trilogy staringLiam Neeson and his particular set of skills, the drama of crimeTaken started On NBC in February 2017 with a modest note of 5.1 million average viewers. The second season of the show experienced a substantial number, averagely 2.8 million weekly viewers and thus becoming the lowest drama of the NBC. The network focused the series in May and its final episode broadcast in June.
18 Blackcode
Although officially canceled in May, CBS medical dramaBlackcodehas received An overview of the hope of renewal after the network presidentKelly Kahl said he reviewed the decision following a third successful season. This impulse soon arrested, however, after the network decided to stick to its original cancellation.BlackcodeThe last episode was broadcast in July.
19 AMERICAN VANDAL
The series of false criminals of Netflix crimeAMERICAN VANDALmade Its series are debut on September 15, 2017. Widely rented by critics, the show then received a Pabody Award for television, as well as an Emmy appointment to "write in circulation for a limited series, a movie or a special dramatic". The show was then renewed during a second season, which was published on September 14, 2018, but a month later, Netflix announced the cancellation of the show. Producers would have races of the series around other networks, however, to date, no confirmed agreement has been announced.
20 Jerry Springer's show
After 27, chair-launchers, years of bile with antecedents, preferred chasse of eachJerry Springer's showcalmlycame to an end. The host holder of the 74-year-old show, a former politician (if you have not heard, he was advisor to the campaign ofRobert F. KennedyAnd was even the Mayor of Cincinnati), led more than 4,000 episodes since its first broadcast in 1991 and played a crucial role to reshape the day-to-day television for a young demographic younger and more shivering. And for more years on television, check these20 times television made us fear in 2018.
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