TV Reviews5.5/10
NCIS: New Orleans: A Middling Procedural That Proved an NCIS Series Can End
NCIS: New Orleans ran seven seasons and 155 episodes before CBS ended it in 2021, making it the first show in the franchise to close.
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Tag: TV cancellation
TV Reviews6/10
Ryan Phillippe’s marksman drama gets a fair shake, and a fair share of blame for how it started
Shooter ran three seasons and 31 episodes on USA Network, from a twice-delayed 2016 premiere to its 2018 cancellation. Here's the full story.
TV Reviews7.3/10
CSI: NY: Nine Seasons, 197 Episodes, and Four Actors Who Never Missed One
CBS canceled CSI: NY in 2013 after nine seasons and 197 episodes. A look at Mac Taylor, the cast changes, and the four actors who never missed an episode.
TV Reviews5.8/10
Stargate Universe Tried to Grow Up and Took the Fun With It
Stargate Universe hit Syfy in 2009, ran two seasons and 40 episodes, then got cancelled before its story finished. A review of the ambitious franchise entry.
TV Reviews7/10
Animated Sci-Fi Comedy Final Space Was Killed by a Corporate Merger, Not Its Ratings
Final Space ran three seasons across TBS and Adult Swim before cancellation, then got its real ending in a 2026 graphic novel.
TV Reviews7.1/10
Designated Survivor: Kiefer Sutherland’s Accidental President, Reviewed
Designated Survivor ran three seasons and 53 episodes, moving from ABC to Netflix before both networks cancelled it. Kiefer Sutherland starred as Tom Kirkman.
TV Reviews4.5/10
Shadowhunters: Three Seasons, 55 Episodes, and a 4.5/10
Shadowhunters ran three seasons on Freeform, won a GLAAD Award, and still scored 45 on Metacritic. Here's the record on the show's rise and abrupt end.
TV Reviews6.4/10
Ridley Scott’s Android Show Got Axed Before It Finished Its Own Story
Raised by Wolves ran two seasons on HBO Max before it was cancelled. A review of Ridley Scott's android-parenting drama and its open ending.
TV Reviews5.5/10
Amazon’s Wheel of Time Adaptation Stumbles Toward a Story It Never Finishes
Prime Video's The Wheel of Time ran three seasons and 24 episodes before its May 2025 cancellation. A review of the cast, the compression, and the loss.
TV Reviews8.3/10
Anne with an E: A Period Drama That Refused to Sand Down Its Lead
Anne with an E ran three seasons on CBC and Netflix before its 2019 cancellation. A look at Amybeth McNulty's casting, the brooch plot, and why it worked.
TV Reviews9.7/10
Rian Johnson’s Detective Series Proves the Case-of-the-Week Format Still Has Teeth
Poker Face was canceled by Peacock after two seasons and 22 episodes. A review of the best case-of-the-week mystery in years, and what its ending costs.