It’s that time of year when the networks are each bringing down the ax on several of their series.
To make room for new shows, executives have been crunching the ratings numbers, reviewing pilots for new series, and making easy and difficult decisions about which shows have to go.
The easy cancellation decisions this year included Katherine Heigl’s low-rated legal drama, “Doubt,” by CBS. Then there was NBC and DC’s critically panned and low-rated comedy experiment, “Powerless.”
Among the tougher cuts this year was Fox’s decision to cancel the low-rated but critically acclaimed “Pitch,” the story of a young woman who breaks into Major League Baseball as a pitcher. In the same vein, Amazon canceled its show “Good Girls Revolt,” about the women who paved the way for today’s female journalists. HBO also couldn’t hang on to “The Leftovers,” which was beloved by critics and fans but couldn’t pull in the necessary ratings.
And then you have the shows that had run their natural course, such as “Orphan Black,” “Girls,” “The Vampire Diaries,” “Bloodline,” and “Masters of Sex.”
Here are all the broadcast shows that were canceled and a selection of canceled shows on the streaming and cable networks:
“2 Broke Girls” (CBS)
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Foto: “2 Broke Girls” stars Kat Denning, left, and Beth Behrs. source Darren Michaels/Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
“American Crime” (ABC)
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Foto: From left, Connor Jessup, Clayton Cardenas, and Richard Cabral on the third season of ABC’s “American Crime.” source ABC/Nicole Wilder
“APB” (Fox)
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Foto: Justin Kirk and Caitlin Stacey. source Chuck Hodes / FOX
“Bates Motel” (A&E)
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“The Blacklist: Redemption” (NBC)
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Foto: Ryan Eggold and Famke Janssen on NBC’s “The Blacklist: Redemption.” source Virginia Sherwood/NBC
“Black Sails” (Starz)
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Foto: Toby Stephens of “Black Sails.” source Sony Pictures Television / Starz
“Bloodline” (Netflix)
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Foto: “Bloodline” starts Kyle Chandler and Linda Cardellini. source Netflix
“Bones” (Fox)
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Foto: source Patrick McElhenney/FOX
“The Catch” (ABC)
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Foto: “The Catch” star Mireille Enos. source ABC
“Doubt” (CBS)
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Foto: Katherine Heigl, left, and Laverne Cox. source JoJo Whilden/CBS
“Dr. Ken” (ABC)
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Foto: “Dr. Ken” star Ken Jeong. source ABC
“Emerald City” (NBC)
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Foto: “Emerald City” stars Oliver Jackson Cohen as Lucas and Adria Arjona as Dorothy. source Rico Torres/NBC
“Eyewitness” (USA)
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Foto: James Paxton, left, and Tyler Young of USA’s “Eyewitness.” source USA Network
“Frequency” (The CW)
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Foto: Peyton List as Raimy. source Bettina Strauss/The CW
“Girl Meets World” (Disney Channel)
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Foto: “Girl Meets World” stars Sabrina Carpenter, left, and Rowan Blanchard. source Disney Channel
“Girls” (HBO)
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Foto: Allison Williams and Lena Dunham on “Girls.” source HBO
“Good Girls Revolt” (Amazon)
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Foto: Genevieve Angelson, Erin Darke, and Grace Gummer on “Good Girls Revolt.” source Amazon Studios/Jessica Miglio
“The Great Indoors” (CBS)
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Foto: From left, Christine Ko, Shaun Brown, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Joel McHale, and Susannah Fielding. source Cliff Lipson/CBS
“Grimm” (NBC)
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Foto: Russell Hornsby, left, and David Giuntoli on “Grimm.” source Scott Green/NBC
“Last Man Standing” (ABC)
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Foto: “Last Man Standing” stars Kaitlyn Dever and Tim Allen. source ABC
“The Leftovers” (HBO)
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Foto: Carrie Coon and Justin Theroux on “The Leftovers.” source HBO
“Making History” (Fox)
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Foto: From left, Adam Pally and Yassir Lester source Qantrell Colbert/FOX
“Man Seeking Woman” (FXX)
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Foto: Jay Burachel and Katie Findlay of “Man Seeking Woman.” source Michael Gibson/FXX
“Masters of Sex” (Showtime)
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Foto: Lizzy Kaplan and Michael Sheen on “Masters of Sex.” source “Masters of Sex” on Showtime
“No Tomorrow” (The CW)
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Foto: Joshua Sasse as Xavier and Tori Anderson as Evie. source Eddy Chen/The CW
“Orphan Black” (BBC America)
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Foto: Tatiana Maslany on “Orphan Black.” source BBC America
“Pitch” (Fox)
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Foto: From left, Dan Lauria, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, and Kylie Bunbury. source Ray Mickshaw / FOX
“Powerless” (NBC)
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Foto: From left, Danny Pudi as Teddy, Vanessa Hudgens as Emily, and Christina Kirk as Jackie. source Chris Large/NBC
“Pretty Little Liars” (Freeform)
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Foto: “Pretty Little Liars” stars, from left, Lucy Hale, Troian Bellisario, Sasha Pieterse, and Shay Mitchell. source Freeform
“The Real O’Neals” (ABC)
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Foto: “The Real O’Neals” stars, from left, Martha Plimpton, Jay R. Ferguson, Noah Galvin, Matt Shively, and Bebe Wood. source ABC/Kevin Foley
“Reign” (The CW)
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Foto: From left, Toby Regbo and Adelaide Kane on “Reign.” source Ben Mark Holzberg/The CW
“Rosewood” (Fox)
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Foto: “Rosewood” stars Jaina Lee Ortiz and Morris Chestnut. source Adam Taylor/FOX
“Secrets & Lies” (ABC)
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Foto: Juliette Lewis on the second season of ABC’s “Secrets and Lies.” source ABC/Richard Cartwright
“Sleepy Hollow” (Fox)
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Foto: “Sleepy Hollow” star Tom Mison. source Tina Rowden/FOX
“Son of Zorn” (Fox)
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Foto: From left, Tim Meadows, Cheryl Hines, and Zorn (voiced by Jason Sudeikis). source Fox
“Teen Wolf” (MTV)
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Foto: “Teen Wolf” star Tyler Posey. source MTV
“Time After Time” (ABC)
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Foto: Freddie Stroma as H.G. Wells, left, and Josh Bowman as Jack the Ripper on “Time After Time.” source ABC/Sarah Shatz
“The Vampire Diaries” (The CW)
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Foto: “The Vampire Diaries” stars Ian Somerhalder, left, and Paul Wesley. source Annette Brown/The CW
“Vice Principals” (HBO)
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Foto: Danny McBride and Walton Goggins on “Vice Principals.” source HBO
“Workaholics” (Comedy Central)
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Foto: “Workaholics” stars, from left, Anders Holm, Blake Henderson, and Adam Devine. source Adam Newacheck/Comedy Central
