Cancellation Watch

Ghosts has been renewed for a 4th season by CBS.

2023-24 Season:

Below are the statuses for all of the sci fi and fantasy shows from the current season along with the Cancellation/Renewal Score.  The statuses that will be tracked are Cancelled, Ending, On the Bubble, Renewal Possible, Renewed, Returning, and Upcoming (see below for definitions).  In addition, a Cancellation/Renewal Score will be tracked that compares the cancelled/ending shows vs. the shows that have been renewed so far.  The shows tracked with this metric are the ones that have premiered as well as those that we know will premiere this season and have had their final year announced or have been renewed in advance.  Genre entries designated as a mini-series will not be included in the tally.  This score will provide a quick and easy way to track how genre entries are performing throughout the season.  You can see the results from the prior season below at this link . And be sure to follow our Cancellation Watch posts throughout the week along with the Cancellation Watch Twitter Site for status updates, breaking news, and more.


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Cancellation/Renewal Score:

Show Count 48
Cancelled 5 10.4%
Ending 4 8.3% 18.8%
Renewed 20 41.7%
On the Bubble 4 8.3%
Renewal Possible 15 31.3%
Mini-Series 5

Show List:

Links are to the show pages on this site.

Status Series / Network / Current Season
Cancelled Evil (Paramount+) Season 4
Cancelled Nautilus (Disney+) Season 1
Cancelled Shining Vale (Starz) Season 2
Cancelled The Spiderwick Chronicles (Disney+) Season 1
Cancelled Superman and Lois (CW) Season 4
Ending Disenchantment (Netflix) Season 5
Ending La Brea (NBC) Season 3
Ending Star Trek: Discovery (Paramount+) Season 5
Ending Star Wars: The Bad Batch (Disney+) Season 3
Mini-Series Bodies (Netflix) Season 1
Mini-Series Carol and the End of the World (Netflix) Season 1
Mini-Series Echo (Disney+) Season 1
Mini-Series The Fall of the House of Usher (Netflix) Season 1
Mini-Series The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live (AMC) Season 1
On the Bubble Pluto (Netflix) Season 1
On the Bubble Scavengers Reign (Max) Season 1
On the Bubble Scott Pilgrim Takes Off (Netflix) Season 1
On the Bubble Strange Planet (Apple TV+) Season 1
Renewal Possible The Changeling (Apple TV+) Season 1
Renewal Possible Chucky (Syfy) Season 3
Renewal Possible Constellation (Apple TV+) Season 1
Renewal Possible Creepshow (Shudder) Season 4
Renewal Possible For All Mankind (Apple TV+) Season 4
Renewal Possible Loki (Disney+) Season 2
Renewal Possible Monarch: Legacy of Monsters (Apple TV+) Season 1
Renewal Possible Not Dead Yet (ABC) Season 1
Renewal Possible Quantum Leap (NBC) Season 2
Renewal Possible Resident Alien (Syfy) Season 3
Renewal Possible Sanctuary: A Witch’s Tale (AMC+) Season 1
Renewal Possible The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy (Amazon) Season 1
Renewal Possible The Swarm (CW) Season 1
Renewal Possible Upload (Amazon) Season 3
Renewal Possible Wolf Like Me (Peacock) Season 2
Renewed Ahsoka (Disney+) Season 1
Renewed American Horror Stories (Hulu) Season 3
Renewed American Horror Story (FX) Season 12
Renewed Avatar: The Last Airbender (Netflix) Season 1
Renewed Beacon 23 (MGM+) Season 1
Renewed Castlevania: Nocturne (Netflix) Season 1
Renewed Gen V (Amazon) Season 1
Renewed Ghosts (CBS) Season 3
Renewed Invasion (Apple TV+) Season 2
Renewed Invincible (Amazon) Season 2
Renewed Krapopolis (FOX) Season 1
Renewed One Piece (Netflix) Season 1
Renewed Outlander (Starz) Season 7
Renewed Percy Jackson and the Olympians (Disney+) Season 1
Renewed Rick & Morty (Adult Swim) Season 7
Renewed Star Trek: Lower Decks (Paramount+) Season 4
Renewed Surrealestate (Syfy) Season 2
Renewed The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon (AMC) Season 1
Renewed What If (Disney+) Season 2
Renewed The Wheel of Time (Amazon) Season 2
Returning Andor (Disney+) Season 2
Returning The Ark (Syfy) Season 2
Returning The Big Door Prize (Apple TV+) Season 2
Returning Citadel (Amazon) Season 2
Returning The Dragon Prince (Netflix) Season 6
Returning From (MGM+) Season 3
Returning House of the Dragon (HBO) Season 2
Returning Interview with the Vampire (AMC) Season 2
Returning The Last of Us (HBO) Season 2
Returning The Lazarus Project (TNT) Season 2
Returning The Legend of Vox Machina (Amazon) Season 3
Returning The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (Amazon) Season 2
Returning The Mandolorian (Disney+) Season 4
Returning Mayfair Witches (AMC) Season 2
Returning Reginald the Vampire (Syfy) Season 2
Returning The Rig (Amazon) Season 2
Returning The Sandman (Netflix) Season 2
Returning School Spirits (Paramount+) Season 2
Returning Silo (Apple TV+) Season 2
Returning Solar Opposites (Hulu) Season 4
Returning Tales of the Jedi (Disney+) Season 2
Returning Velma (Max) Season 2
Returning The Walking Dead: Dead City (AMC) Season 2
Returning Wednesday (Netflix) Season 2
Returning The Witcher (Netflix) Season 4
Upcoming 3 Body Problem (Netflix) Season 1
Upcoming Dark Matter (Apple TV+) Season 1
Upcoming Fallout (Amazon) Season 1
Upcoming X-Men 97 (Disney+) Season 1

Status Definitions:

Cancelled: A show that has had an official cancellation announcement in the current season or that appears to have been silently cancelled by its network.

Ending: A show that had its final season announced in advance or that wrapped up its storylines in the current season and will not be returning.

On the Bubble: A show that has a 50/50 chance of returning or less based on current estimates.

Renewal Possible: A show that appears to be headed to another season or that currently has no evidence to suggest that it is in danger of cancellation.

Returning: A show that is returning for a new season and that has a premiere window set for the current year.

Upcoming: A new show that has a premiere window for the current season.


Prior Cancelled and Ended Sci Fi and Fantasy TV Shows


Follow our Cancellation Watch posts each week for the ratings results of your favorite shows plus updates and breaking news


2022-23 Season:

Amazon cancelled The Peripheral after initially giving it a second-season renewal.

Cancellation/Renewal Score:

Show Count 92
Cancelled 25 27.2%
Ending 20 21.7% 48.9%
Renewed 45 48.9%
On the Bubble 2 2.2%
Renewal Possible 0 0.0%
Mini-Series 3

Show List:

Links are to the show pages on this site.

Status Series / Network / Current Season
Cancelled 1899 (Netflix) Season 1
Cancelled Avenue 5 (HBO) Season 2
Cancelled The Bastard Son and The Devil Himself (Netflix) Season 1
Cancelled Carnival Row (Amazon) Season 2
Cancelled Fantasy Island (FOX) Season 2
Cancelled Fate The Winx Saga (Netflix) Season 2
Cancelled Gotham Knights (CW) Season 1
Cancelled The Imperfects (Netflix) Season 1
Cancelled Kindred (Hulu) Season 1
Cancelled Kung Fu (CW) Season 3
Cancelled Let the Right One In (Showtime) Season 1
Cancelled Little Demon (FXX) Season 1
Cancelled Lockwood and Co (Netflix) Season 1
Cancelled The Midnight Club (Netflix) Season 1
Cancelled Nancy Drew (CW) Season 4
Cancelled Pantheon (AMC) Season 1
Cancelled Pennyworth (HBO Max) Season 3
Cancelled The Peripheral (Amazon) Season 1
Cancelled Rabbit Hole (Paramount+) Season 1
Cancelled Shadow and Bone (Netflix) Season 2
Cancelled Stargirl (CW) Season 3
Cancelled Vampire Academy (Peacock) Season 1
Cancelled Warrior Nun (Netflix) Season 2
Cancelled The Winchesters (CW) Season 1
Cancelled Wolf Pack (Paramount+) Season 1
Ending Cabinet of Curiosities (Netflix) Season 1
Ending Doom Patrol (HBO Max) Season 4
Ending Dragon Age Absolution (Netflix) Season 1
Ending Fear the Walking Dead (AMC) Season 8
Ending The Flash (CW) Season 9
Ending The Hardy Boys (Hulu) Season 3
Ending His Dark Materials (HBO) Season 3
Ending Locke and Key (Netflix) Season 3
Ending Manifest (Netflix) Season 4
Ending Mrs Davis (Peacock) Season 1
Ending The Power (Amazon) Season 1
Ending Riverdale (CW) Season 7
Ending See (Apple TV+) Season 3
Ending Servant (Apple TV+) Season 4
Ending She-Hulk (Disney+) Season 1
Ending Star Trek: Picard (Paramount+) Season 3
Ending Tales of the Walking Dead (AMC) Season 1
Ending Titans (HBO Max) Season 4
Ending War of the Worlds (MGM+) Season 3
Ending Willow (Disney+) Season 1
Mini-Series Extrapolations (Apple TV+) Season 1
Mini-Series Secret Invasion (Disney+) Season 1
Mini-Series The Witcher Blood Origin (Netflix) Season 1
On the Bubble Hello Tomorrow! (Apple TV+) Season 1
On the Bubble Skull Island (Netflix) Season 1
Renewed American Horror Story (FX) Season 11
Renewed Andor (Disney+) Season 1
Renewed The Ark (Syfy) Season 1
Renewed The Big Door Prize (Apple TV+) Season 1
Renewed Black Mirror (Netflix) Season 6
Renewed Chucky (Syfy) Season 2
Renewed Citadel (Amazon) Season 1
Renewed The Dragon Prince (Netflix) Season 5
Renewed Foundation (Apple TV+) Season 2
Renewed From (MGM+) Season 2
Renewed Futurama (MGM+) Season 2
Renewed Ghosts (CBS) Season 2
Renewed Good Omens (Amazon) Season 2
Renewed The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu) Season 5
Renewed Harley Quinn (Max) Season 4
Renewed House of the Dragon (HBO) Season 1
Renewed Interview with the Vampire (AMC) Season 1
Renewed La Brea (NBC) Season 2
Renewed The Last of Us (HBO) Season 1
Renewed The Lazarus Project (TNT) Season 1
Renewed The Legend of Vox Machina (Amazon) Season 2
Renewed The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (Amazon) Season 1
Renewed The Mandolorian (Disney+) Season 3
Renewed Mayfair Witches (AMC) Season 1
Renewed Not Dead Yet (ABC) Season 1
Renewed Outlander (Starz) Season 7
Renewed Quantum Leap (NBC) Season 1
Renewed Reginald the Vampire (Syfy) Season 1
Renewed Rick & Morty (Adult Swim) Season 6
Renewed The Rig (Amazon) Season 1
Renewed The Sandman (Netflix) Season 1
Renewed School Spirits (Paramount+) Season 1
Renewed Silo (Apple TV+) Season 1
Renewed Solar Opposites (Hulu) Season 3
Renewed Star Trek: Lower Decks (Paramount+) Season 3
Renewed Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (Paramount+) Season 2
Renewed Star Wars: The Bad Batch (Disney+) Season 2
Renewed Superman and Lois (CW) Season 3
Renewed Sweet Tooth (Netflix) Season 2
Renewed Tales of the Jedi (Disney+) Season 1
Renewed Twisted Metal (Peacock) Season 1
Renewed Velma (HBO Max) Season 1
Renewed The Walking Dead: Dead City (HBO Max) Season 1
Renewed Wednesday (Netflix) Season 1
Renewed The Witcher (Netflix) Season 3

You can see results from prior seasons at this link.

32 thoughts on “Cancellation Watch

  1. #WynonnaEarp New series blew me away! It was everything I hoped for and more #wayhaughtwedding, #WayHaught. Please Syfy bring back Wynona Earp. I hope we can still see more season 5 of Wynonna Earp #FightForWynonna #bringwynonnahome. Let’s continue to fight #Earpers #earper4life.
    Thank you #emilyandres #domprovostchackley #KatBarrel #MelanieScrofano #TimRozen #varumsaranga #GregLawson #DaniKind every cast member, producer, writer, production designer, costume designer and everyone else that helped make Wynonna Earp a success. We love you and will miss you. Thank you for inspiring and showing a vast spectrum of representation for us all to bare witness, seeing ourselves in your characters. You will live on in our hearts. ?♥️??️‍?????

  2. Devs is a miniseries, so I wouldn’t list it as “Renewal Possible”. It has ended, and it has a closed, fitting ending without any cliffhanger.

    1. It was billed as a mini-series, but there are currently talks that it could continue, thus the reason it is included here.

  3. I see this happen too often, right now on Handmaid’s Tale, the story starts to drag way too much, same thing happened to Black Sails, a sht ton of it is happening with Arrow etc (not that it matters). Good thing I dl the shows show I can f-ing scroll past the pointless scenes.

    Writers, in their desperation to prolong the main story, start to thin out the story in too many episodes, from 1st eps with lots of action and storytelling, most of the time we end up on season 2 or 3 with scenes eating up precious time with grimaces and stupid long looks, dumb talks, lots of walking scenes and pointless ambiance emmersers (I really don’t need to see how constipated Offred is or how enough she has it of it all, or to see that f-ing bedroom window 20 times an episode), forgetting that viewers stop watching and the guillotine gets prepped.

    Good job Malozzi on Dark Matter! Good job Cuse on Colony. You managed to f it all up!

  4. sy-fi and bbc the worst networks about screwing the public with half series with no ending ! ITS LIKE BUYING A BOOK WITH NO ENDING WHO DOES THAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    1. The first list on this page is the currently airing, returning, upcoming, and recently cancelled shows. Below that is a list of cancelled/ended shows going back to 2012. That’s all we have at the moment, but we may start adding older shows at a future date. If you are looking for a survey of cancelled shows throughout the past sixty years, check out Johnny Jay’s book Cancelled Sci Fi TV: 1949-2015 (http://amzn.to/25dmku9)

    1. The French original Les Revenants has produced two (highly acclaimed) seasons so far and I seem to recall hearing that a third is in the works, though I can’t seem to find confirmation on that. European shows tend to be built for shorter runs, but apparently that show could extend at least one more season. It aired on Sundance in the U.S. with the first season available on Blu-ray and DVD while seasons 1 and 2 are available on instant streaming.

  5. I hope Damien gets renewed. I think it’s a great show with excellent actors. I was really disappointed to see The Returned get cancelled. I’ve been watching the French version, but I don’t know if it got renewed. Does anyone know?

  6. Absolutely right to many good shows are being stopped over bad shows that people don’t really want to see

  7. Yep its crazy with all the cancellations of alot of good shows, its almost like why watch anything because they all end quick, best thing to do is wait till they cancel and watch them later so you know how long you can watch them for or if you even want to start. So many great shows and they are gone……..

  8. You say that Fear The Walking Dead is renewed but I can’t even find the 3rd episode on AMC on demand! What gives?

  9. shows i loved star crossed,the tomarrow people, intelligence,forever and alphas and ugh this seasons losses wayward pines is im sure the first of many that i liked but dont do well in the ratings im sure like me there are many who no longer watch regular tv instead i only get time to watch a few tv sites online its heartbreaking when all of my favorite shows keep getting cancelled im sure extant and lost ship are among the next ones cancelled heres hoping that more of my favorites dont hit the choppiung block of commercial sucess

  10. I love all of my syfy shows they are good shows please do not cancel them I know I’m not alone there is an whole syfy. Genre of us out here and we faithfully watch these shows every season especially Haven and the librarian and a dew others I have voted on. Please keep them coming I don’t watch the general TV shows that a lot or most people watch so what’s wrong with you guys my name and my email are on here

    1. They don’t care what we as individuals like.. As long as they make money is all that counts. If it doesn’t make dollars it doesn’t make sense.. So many shows I loved or recently started watching because I never heard of them found to be amazing only to see that it was cancelled after 1 season 1 episode etc.

    2. What is wrong with people !? Good, enjoyable shows are being cancelled because too many people prefer brainless reality shows instead of series that make you think and wonder….

      1. Yes its just as you say..”people prefer brainless reality shows” I never watch them, any of them..

        1. Well im with you on this 100% , so many good shows have been or they will be canceled, alot of shows they just don’t give them a chance. I’m not to sure how reality shows are really making it since they are all staged and told how to act. Me i don’t care to watch the reality shows either, but it sucks we the people have to see good shows go down the drain.

    1. We typically do not track a Cancellation Alert for non-U.S. shows since we do not have quick access to their ratings numbers. We may make mention of how a show like Orphan Black is doing on BBC America, but it’s performance in its home country more heavily dictates whether it will get renewed. That said, the first season of this show performed well and if the second season (beginning on BBC America in April) holds onto those numbers, then it should get renewed for a third year. Of course British shows aren’t always designed to run for many years like U.S. shows, so that’s another factor that has to be taken into consideration as well.

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