Now Available: Why Were They Cancelled? (2nd Ed.)

Now available in Kindle and Print editions.

How many times has it happened? You start watching a sci fi/fantasy show, it’s getting really good, and then—out of nowhere—it disappears.

What happened to it? Where did it go? Why were no more episodes produced? Will the story ever be resolved?

The answer to what happened is simple: it got cancelled. And it was cancelled because viewership did not meet expectations, whether that was measured by the Nielsen ratings or whatever metric the network or streaming service uses to gauge its audience.

But why was the viewership low, you ask? It was such a great show and more people should have been tuning in. Why didn’t its network do more to promote it? And why do the companies that produce and air television shows seem to hate sci fi and fantasy so much?

These are questions genre fans have been asking for years, and Why Were They Cancelled? is here to provide some answers. This is the updated and expanded second edition of the book, and it looks at the era of the Nielsen ratings and how that is becoming a thing of the past while also focusing on the more recent impacts of the streaming services and Peak TV.

This book comes from our own John J. Joex, who has been writing about sci fi and fantasy television for years at CancelledSciFi.com, tracking which shows are renewed and cancelled each season and the reasons behind those network decisions. He explores whether sci fi TV is truly a “hated” genre among television executives and whether these shows do get cancelled more often than others. He also examines trends from the past and where sci fi TV may be headed in the future.

So prepare yourself for a journey into the netherworld of the Nielsen ratings, the television networks that relied upon them, the streaming services that pushed Peak TV to its limits, and the fans who did everything they could to save their shows from cancellation.

Now available in Kindle and Print editions.

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Cancelled Sci Fi TV – 1949 to 2015: The Ultimate Guide to Cancelled Science Fiction and Fantasy TV Shows

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