Fans everywhere are up in arms at the list of major television shows that are being cancelled. On May 9, NBC announced five cancellations in one day, sparking significant backlash from fans of their beloved drama Found, starring Shanola Hampton and Mark-Paul Gosselaar. Joining Found in being booted are The Irrational, Lopez vs. Lopez, Night Court, and Suits: LA. Meanwhile, Fox has dropped 9-1-1 Lone Star after five seasons, and CBS has announced the ending of S.W.A.T., FBI: Most Wanted, FBI: International, The Neighborhood, After Midnight, Poppa’s House, and The Summit. ABC, with only one cancellation, is saying goodbye to the Roseanne spinoff, The Conners. Typically, television shows end because of low ratings. The show is no longer doing as well as the networks wants, so they can no longer justify the cost. Sometimes shows have good ratings on paper, but most of the viewers are in the demographics that don’t match what the network and advertisers want. There are, however, times when shows are cancelled for reasons that have nothing to do with the ratings or the budget. If a networks believes that a show doesn’t fit their brand, they will cancel it, regardless of how popular it may be. While there’s no definitive reason for why all of these major shows, with seemingly good ratings, are being dumped all at once, there's speculation that there’s more money to be made through streaming. If a network cancels a show, there’s a good chance it will end up on a streaming platform, and that’s where the money comes in. While it remains to be seen if that’s the actual reason, it's the only thing that makes sense to many of the fans mourning their favorite shows.
