Saying goodbye to something you love is never easy—especially when it’s a TV series that holds a special place in your heart. With today’s fierce competition in the world of live TV and streaming, those execs upstairs sometimes have to make the tough calls. And sadly for us, that sometimes means a favorite show ends up on the chopping block.
But don’t worry—when one show ends, another takes its place, and it might just become your next obsession! Wondering if your go-to series got renewed or axed this year? Let’s dig into all the cancelled and ending TV shows for 2026.
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Notable Cancelled or Ending Shows in 2026
Here are a few fan-favorite shows get cancellation announcements. Here are some of the biggest:
Every Cancelled TV Show in 2026
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2025 Cancelled TV Shows
Highlights:
- Netflix announced season 3 will be the final season of Tyler Perry’s Beauty in Black.Netflix also announced the cancellation of Boots, after just one season.
- Peacock’sPoker Facehas been cancelled after 2 seasons. FX’s English Teacherhas also been axed after two seasons.
- After 46 seasons and more than a decade on air, MTV has cancelled Ridiculousness.
- BMF, the Starz crime drama produced by 50 Cent, has officially been cancelled after its fourth season.
- After 10+ years on air, Food Network has officially cancelled the weekend talk showThe Kitchen in late October, ending in December 2025.
- Paramount+ announced that the survival thriller, Yellowjackets, will end after its fourth season.
- After nine seasons and nearly 300 episodes, MTV’s hit series Catfish has been cancelled.
- Apple TV made the decision to delay the release of its new limited series starring Jessica Chastain, The Savant,just days before its premiere date, Sept. 26.
- Did Jimmy Kimmel Live get cancelled? It was announced on Monday, September 22 that Jimmy Kimmel Live will return to air on ABC starting on Tuesday, September 23 after having been suspended indefinitely by ABC, but not officially cancelled.
- Despite already being renewed for a second season, Paramount has announced the cancellation of Dexter prequel series, Dexter: Original Sinafter just one season.
- Beloved Disney+ series, Goosebumps, has been cancelled after two seasons, much to the disappointment of fans of both the original stories and the reboot.
- The Sex in the City spinoff, And Just Like That… will end after the current season’s two-part finale.
- CBS announced the cancellation of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, much to the surprise of fans, on July 17th. Stephen Colbert, who has hosted the show for the past ten years, will host his — and the show’s — final episode in May 2026.
- Fan-favorite Netflix series,Queer Eye, will end after its 10th season.
- After much speculation, the following HGTV shows have been cancelled: Battle on the Beach, Farmhouse Fixer, Married to Real Estate, Izzy Does It and Bargain Block.
- Netflix has cancelled two new series after just 1 season each, The Residence and Pulse.
- Much to the internet’s shock, Nickelodeon has announced the cancellation of The Tiny Chef Show, which featured the iconic Tiny Chef making the world’s tiniest dishes to the delight of kids and the internet as a whole.
- Prime Video announced the cancellation of fantasy series, The Wheel of Time, starring Rosamund Pike, after three seasons.
- A slew of NBC cancellations were announced on May 9th, including a few like Suits LA, the spinoff of the sleeper hit, Suits, after just one season, and Found after two, to the surprise of many fans.
- CBS has announced several cancellations including Shemar Moore’s S.W.A.T., FBI: International and FBI: Most Wanted. A few weeks later the network also announced the ending of The Neighborhood after 8 seasons.
- Netflix’s The Sandman has been given the boot, ending with its second season. The show garnered rave reviews, so many may be asking, “Why did they cancel Sandman?” While we can’t say for sure, it very well may have to do with the fact the comic book creator, Neil Gaiman, is facing growing sexual misconduct allegations, to which he has denied.
| Network | TV Show | Number of Seasons | Cancelled or Ending? |
| ABC |
The Bachelorette | 21 | Paused |
| Doctor Odyssey | 1 | Cancelled | |
| The Conners | 7 | Cancelled | |
| AMC |
Orphan Black: Echoes | 1 | Cancelled |
| The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon | 4 | Ending | |
| Apple TV+ |
The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin | 1 | Cancelled |
| Mythic Quest | 4 | Cancelled | |
| Acapulco | 4 | Ending | |
| Silo | 4 | Ending | |
| The Last Frontier | 1 | Cancelled | |
| BBC | Annika | 2 | Cancelled |
| CBS | S.W.A.T. | 8 | Cancelled, Ending |
| FBI: Most Wanted | 6 | Cancelled | |
| FBI: International | 4 | Cancelled | |
| The Neighborhood | 8 | Ending | |
| After Midnight | 2 | Ending | |
| Poppa’s House | 1 | Cancelled | |
| The Summit | 1 | Cancelled | |
| The Equalizer | 5 | Cancelled | |
| The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | 33 | Cancelled | |
| CW | Children Ruin Everything | 4 | Ending |
| DISCOVERY | Alaskan Bush People | 14 | Cancelled |
| Gold Rush: White Water | 9 | Cancelled | |
| Disney+ | Andor | 2 | Ending |
| Goosebumps | 2 | Cancelled | |
| StuGo | 1 | Cancelled | |
| ESPN | Around the Horn | 23 | Cancelled |
| FOX |
Rescue HI-Surf | 1 | Cancelled |
| Alert: Missing Persons Unit | 3 | Cancelled | |
| The Cleaning Lady | 4 | Cancelled | |
| 9-1-1: Lone Star | 5 | Cancelled | |
| The Great North | 5 | Cancelled | |
| FX |
The Old Man | 2 | Cancelled |
| English Teacher | 2 | Cancelled | |
| Food Network | The Kitchen | 40 | Cancelled |
| Hallmark | The Way Home | 4 | Ending |
| HBO |
The Franchise | 1 | Cancelled |
| The Righteous Gemstones | 4 | Ending | |
| And Just Like That… | 3 | Ending | |
| The Handmaid’s Tale | 6 | Ending | |
| My Brilliant Friend | 4 | Ending | |
| HGTV | The Flipping El Moussas | 2 | Cancelled |
| Bargain Block | 4 | Cancelled | |
| Farmhouse Fixer | 3 | Cancelled | |
| Married to Real Estate | 4 | Cancelled | |
| Battle on the Beach | 4 | Cancelled | |
| Izzy Does It | 1 | Cancelled | |
| Hulu | Extraordinary | 2 | Cancelled |
| How to Die Alone | 1 | Cancelled | |
| Wayne Brady: The Family Remix | 1 | Cancelled | |
| Solar Opposites | 6 | Ending | |
| Mid-Century Modern | 1 | Cancelled | |
| Max |
Bookie | 2 | Cancelled |
| The Sex Lives of College Girls | 3 | Cancelled | |
| Duster | 1 | Cancelled | |
| Julia | 2 | Ending | |
| MSNBC | The Reid Out | 6 | Cancelled |
| Alex Wagner Tonight | 4 | Cancelled | |
| MTV | Catfish | 9 | Cancelled |
| Ridiculousness | 46 | Cancelled | |
| Netflix |
The Empress | 3 | Ending |
| The Sandman | 2 | Ending | |
| Territory | 1 | Cancelled | |
| Heartstopper | 3 | Ending | |
| The Recruit | 2 | Cancelled | |
| Pulse | 1 | Cancelled | |
| The Residence | 1 | Cancelled | |
| Queer Eye | 10 | Ending | |
| FUBAR | 2 | Cancelled | |
| The Waterfront | 1 | Cancelled | |
| Kaos | 1 | Cancelled | |
| Outer Banks | 5 | Ending | |
| Squid Game | 3 | Ending | |
| Stranger Things | 5 | Ending | |
| The Witcher | 5 | Ending | |
| Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft | 2 | Ending | |
| The Ultimatum: Queer Love | 2 | Cancelled | |
| Too Much | 1 | Cancelled | |
| Tyler Perry’s Beauty in Black | 3 | Ending | |
| Boots | 1 | Ending | |
| NBC |
Night Court | 3 | Cancelled |
| Lopez vs. Lopez | 3 | Cancelled | |
| Suits LA | 1 | Cancelled | |
| Found | 2 | Cancelled | |
| The Irrational | 2 | Cancelled | |
| Grosse Point Garden Society | 1 | Cancelled | |
| La Brea | 3 | Ending | |
| Deal of No Deal Island | 2 | Cancelled | |
| Nickelodeon | The Tiny Chef Show | 2 | Cancelled |
| Paramount | Frasier | 2 | Cancelled |
| Happy Face | 1 | Cancelled | |
| Dexter: Original Sin | 1 | Cancelled | |
| The Chi | 8 | Ending | |
| Yellowjackets | 4 | Ending | |
| Dora | 4/5 | Cancelled | |
| Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | 2 | Cancelled | |
| NCIS: Tony & Ziva | 1 | Cancelled | |
| Peacock |
In the Know | 1 | Cancelled |
| Teacup | 1 | Cancelled | |
| Hysteria! | 1 | Cancelled | |
| Mr. Throwback | 1 | Cancelled | |
| Based on a True Story | 2 | Cancelled | |
| Laid | 1 | Cancelled | |
| Bel-Air | 4 | Ending | |
| Poker Face | 2 | Cancelled | |
| Prime Video |
Harlem | 3 | Ending |
| The Pradeep’s of Pittsburgh | 1 | Cancelled | |
| The Sticky | 1 | Cancelled | |
| The Summer I Turned Pretty | 3 | Ending | |
| Cruel Intentions | 1 | Cancelled | |
| Almost Paradise | 2 | Cancelled | |
| Honey Bunny (Citadel Spinoff) | 1 | Cancelled | |
| Diana (Citadel Spinoff) | 1 | Cancelled | |
| The Power | 1 | Cancelled | |
| Clean Slate | 1 | Cancelled | |
| On Call | 1 | Cancelled | |
| The Bondsman | 1 | Cancelled | |
| The Wheel of Time | 3 | Cancelled | |
| Étoile | 1 | Cancelled | |
| Upload | 4 | Ending | |
| The Bondsman | 1 | Cancelled | |
| The Legend of Vox Machina | 5 | Ending | |
| Motorheads | 1 | Cancelled | |
| Butterfly | 1 | Cancelled | |
| Countdown | 1 | Cancelled | |
| Leverage: Redemption | 3 | Cancelled | |
| STARZ |
Power Book IV Force | 3 | Ending |
| Power Book III: Raising Kanan | 5 | Ending | |
| Outlander | 8 | Ending | |
| BMF | 4 | Cancelled | |
| SYFY | Resident Alien | 4 | Cancelled |
| Syndication | Dish Nation | 13 | Cancelled |
| Person, Place, or Thing | 2 | Cancelled | |
| Pictionary | 3 | Cancelled | |
| True Crime News | 1 | Cancelled | |
| Matter of Fact | 10 | Cancelled | |
| TBS | Wipeout (Reboot) | 2 | Cancelled |
| The Cube | 2 | Cancelled |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Did The Kitchen get cancelled?
Food Network announced the cancellation of the long running weekend talk show, The Kitchen, which has aired 40 seasons across 11 years. The series' final episode will release on Saturday, December 13, 2025.
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