History ScrewedByTheNetwork / LiveACtionTV

* CBS thought it could improve ''Series/KevinCanWait'' in its second season by replacing co-star Erinn Hayes with ''Series/TheKingOfQueens'' veteran Leah Remini, who worked with star Creator/KevinJames, in an effort to make ''Kevin Can Wait'' feel more like ''Queens''. Unfortunately, things went haywire when [[McLeaned Hayes' character was killed off]], rather than made a recurring character, an event that was only mentioned very briefly in the second season premiere and [[AngstWhatAngst quickly forgotten]]. Fans of the show, as well as critics, didn't take this well at all and lambasted the network, resulting in the ReTool being seen as inferior to ''Queens''. Not too surprisingly, CBS canned the series despite steady ratings out of a desire not to polarize the fan base further.

* When ''Series/TheAdventuresOfShirleyHolmes'' was picked up for seasons 3 & 4 after being dumped by Fox Family, Showtime Family Zone twisted the show's knife by [[http://web.archive.org/web/20020806221321/http://sho.com/schedules/day_sched.cfm?date=08/01/2002&network=FAM&feedname=East burying the show on weekdays at 3:00 PM]]-when the target audience was just returning from school-and on [[http://web.archive.org/web/20020808014023/http://sho.com/schedules/day_sched.cfm?date=8/24/2002&FEEDNAME=East&NETWORK=FAM early afternoons duing weekends.]] By comparison, most of Showtime's other family imports (such as ''MyLifeAsADog'', ''2030 CE'' and ''JakeAndTheKid'') [[http://web.archive.org/web/19980520080026/http://showtimeonline.com/schedule/fullmonth.tin?date=05/20/98&network=SHO aired in]] [[http://web.archive.org/web/20031005054707/http://sho.com/schedules/day_sched.cfm?date=10/01/2003&FEEDNAME=East&NETWORK=FAM evening timeslots.]] Notably, the latter two shows were also screwed by the weekday slots, as each had only 26 episodes and therefore burned through their entire runs in ''just over a month!''

* When ''Series/TheAdventuresOfShirleyHolmes'' was picked up for seasons 3 & 4 after being dumped by Fox Family, Showtime Family Zone twisted the show's knife by [[http://web.archive.org/web/20020806221321/http://sho.com/schedules/day_sched.cfm?date=08/01/2002&network=FAM&feedname=East burying the show on weekdays at 3:00 PM]]-when the target audience was just returning from school-and on [[http://web.archive.org/web/20020808014023/http://sho.com/schedules/day_sched.cfm?date=8/24/2002&FEEDNAME=East&NETWORK=FAM early afternoons duing weekends.]] By comparison, most of Showtime's other family imports (such as ''MyLifeAsADog'', ''2030 CE'' and ''JakeAndTheKid'') [[http://web.archive.org/web/19980520080026/http://showtimeonline.com/schedule/fullmonth.tin?date=05/20/98&network=SHO aired in]] [[http://web.archive.org/web/20031005054707/http://sho.com/schedules/day_sched.cfm?date=10/01/2003&FEEDNAME=East&NETWORK=FAM evening timeslots.]] Notably, the latter two shows were also screwed by the weekday slot, as each had only 26 episodes and therefore burned through their entire runs in ''just over a month!''

* When ''Series/TheAdventuresOfShirleyHolmes'' was picked up for seasons 3 & 4 after being dumped by Fox Family, Showtime Family Zone twisted the show's knife by [[http://web.archive.org/web/20020806221321/http://sho.com/schedules/day_sched.cfm?date=08/01/2002&network=FAM&feedname=East burying the show on weekdays at 3:00 PM]]-when the target audience was just returning from school. By comparison, most of Showtime's other family imports (such as ''MyLifeAsADog'', ''2030 CE'' and ''JakeAndTheKid'') [[http://web.archive.org/web/19980520080026/http://showtimeonline.com/schedule/fullmonth.tin?date=05/20/98&network=SHO aired in]] [[http://web.archive.org/web/20031005054707/http://sho.com/schedules/day_sched.cfm?date=10/01/2003&FEEDNAME=East&NETWORK=FAM evening timeslots.]] Notably, the latter two shows were also screwed by the weekday slot, as each had only 26 episodes and therefore burned through their entire runs in ''just over a month!''

* When ''Series/TheAdventuresOfShirleyHolmes'' was picked up for seasons 3 & 4 after being dumped by Fox Family, Showtime Family Zone twisted the show's knife by [[http://web.archive.org/web/20020806221321/http://sho.com/schedules/day_sched.cfm?date=08/01/2002&network=FAM&feedname=East burying the show on weekdays at 3:00 PM-when the target audience was just returning from school. By comparison, most of Showtime's other family imports (such as ''MyLifeAsADog'', ''2030 CE'' and ''JakeAndTheKid'') [[http://web.archive.org/web/19980520080026/http://showtimeonline.com/schedule/fullmonth.tin?date=05/20/98&network=SHO aired in]] [[http://web.archive.org/web/20031005054707/http://sho.com/schedules/day_sched.cfm?date=10/01/2003&FEEDNAME=East&NETWORK=FAM evening timeslots.]] Notably, the latter two shows were also screwed by the weekday slot, as each had only 26 episodes and therefore burned through their entire runs in ''just over a month!''

* When ''Series/TheAdventuresOfShirleyHolmes'' was picked up for seasons 3 & 4 after being dumped by Fox Family, Showtime Family Zone twisted the show's knife by [[http://web.archive.org/web/20020806221321/http://sho.com/schedules/day_sched.cfm?date=08/01/2002&network=FAM&feedname=East buring the show in the same weekend afternoon slots used by the aforementioned channel to bury it.]] By comparision, most of Showtime's other family imports (such as ''MyLifeAsADog'', ''2030CE'' and ''JakeAndTheKid'') [[http://web.archive.org/web/19980520080026/http://showtimeonline.com/schedule/fullmonth.tin?date=05/20/98&network=SHO aired in weekend]] [[http://web.archive.org/web/20031005054707/http://sho.com/schedules/day_sched.cfm?date=10/01/2003&FEEDNAME=East&NETWORK=FAM evening timeslots.]]

* When ''Series/TheAdventuresofShirleyHolmes'' was picked up for seasons 3 & 4 after being dumped by Fox Family, Showtime Family Zone twisted the show's knife by [[http://web.archive.org/web/20020806221321/http://sho.com/schedules/day_sched.cfm?date=08/01/2002&network=FAM&feedname=East buring the show in the same weekend afternoon slots used by the aforementioned channel to bury it.]] By comparision, most of Showtime's other family imports (such as ''Series/MyLifeAsADog'', ''Series/2030CE'' and ''Series/JakeAndTheKid'') [[http://web.archive.org/web/19980520080026/http://showtimeonline.com/schedule/fullmonth.tin?date=05/20/98&network=SHO aired in weekend]] [[http://web.archive.org/web/20031005054707/http://sho.com/schedules/day_sched.cfm?date=10/01/2003&FEEDNAME=East&NETWORK=FAM evening timeslots.]]

** KPRC for years pushed ''Late Night'' in both its Letterman and Conan iterations well beyond sane times, airing it around the 2:30-3:00 a.m. half-hour instead of its regular 11:35 p.m. Central berth for reruns of syndicated daytime talk shows and a rerun of the station’s 10:00 p.m. newscast. Conan mocked this in a [[https://youtu.be/IQs_oRJtcno 1997 segment]] by driving around Houston waiting for KPRC to roll the tape for an episode of his show, talking to locals about it (who had never heard of the show, no thanks to KPRC), and ending the piece by putting in coins into a bus station TV seat to watch it at 3:00 a.m. in the morning. Eventually NBC forced the stations to air the program at its regular time. Carson Daly's show was still stuck in the purgatory of 2:05 a.m., 90 minutes after its regular time. That situation improved a little with Creator/LillySingh's new show premiering at 1:35 a.m. in September 2019 (an hour delay), giving the show's title of ''A Little Late'' a very true meaning on that station.

** KSL-TV, Utah's NBC affiliate[[note]]which is owned by a for-profit subsidiary of [[UsefulNotes/{{Mormonism}} The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints]][[/note]], pulled the show after four episodes, "due to the extensive graphic nature of this show." Executive producer Scott D. Pierce didn't like this.

** ''Series/{{Jeopardy}}'', ''Series/WheelOfFortune'', and several other game shows didn't air their premiere weeks due to news coverage pre-emptions outside of select markets. Winnings were still awarded despite their not airing. On the other hand, a daily revival of ''Card Sharks'' (which was already stuck with a lousy and loathed new game format) lost all promotional momentum and was quietly off the air after Christmas.

* [=CNN+=] was shut down only a month after launch, putting hundreds of careers on the line including those of high-profile names who were lured away from other networks, such as Kasie Hunt from CNN and Chris Wallce from Fox News, with promises of editorial and creative freedom. The explanation given was that CNN management barrelled ahead with the launch of a pet project ahead of major leadership changes and a merger between [=WarnerMedia=] and Discovery without considering the new parent company's streaming plans.

** As Season 4 came to an end, NBC wasn't guaranteeing another season but did promise at least one extra final episode to resolve the cliffhanger the season ended on. They ended up giving the show '''nothing''' in the end, and the series ended with [[spoiler:ALF becoming a military prisoner]]. Not that the cast minded that much. They hated working on the show.

* Like the CBS example above - ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' and its two later shows had a bit of LaserGuidedKarma on NBC. Syndication caused ''TOS'' to get new fans every year and stoke nostalgia among Trekkies and those who grew up with it while ''The Next Generation'' and ''Deep Space Nine'' ran in syndication beating network programming, ''including NBC's''.

** KPRC for years pushed ''Late Night'' in both its Letterman and Conan iterations well beyond sane times, airing it around the 2:30am-3:00am hour instead of its regular 11:35pm Central berth for reruns of daytime TV talk shows and a rerun of the 10:00pm newscast. Conan mocked this once by driving around Houston waiting for KPRC to roll the tape for an episode of his show, talking to locals about it (who had never heard of the show, no thanks to KPRC), and ending the piece by putting in coins into a bus station TV seat to watch it at 3am in the morning. Eventually NBC forced the stations to air the program at its regular time. Carson Daly's show was still stuck in the purgatory of 2:05 a.m., 90 minutes after its regular time. That situation improved a little with Creator/LillySingh's new show premiering at 1:35 a.m. in September 2019 (an hour delay), giving the show's title of ''A Little Late'' a very true meaning on that station.
** Both KPRC and WDIV had long held firm in not carrying the Kathie Lee & Hoda hour of ''Today'' in any capacity, either in its morning run or in its late-night repeat airing (along with the former overnight repeat of Creator/{{CNBC}}’s ''Mad Money''). The two stations saw fit to pull the fourth hour from the airwaves of southeast Texas and southeastern Michigan, instead replacing either airing with news or one of those deadly dull 'local lifestyle shows' which are pretty much long infomercials for siding contractors or roofers, along with insulting 'women's talk' even a Victorian lady would find offensive. Eventually WDIV began to carry the fourth hour at 2 p.m. By 2019, KPRC began to carry it at its intended 10 a.m. timeslot, while WDIV moved it to 11 a.m. (one hour later than NBC recommends, but still a preferable timeslot).

** KPRC and WDIV stations formerly held firm in not carrying the Kathie Lee & Hoda hour of ''Today'', period. Either in its morning run or in its late-night repeat (along with formerly ''Mad Money''), KPRC and WDIV saw fit to pull the fourth hour from the airwaves of southeast Texas and southeastern Michigan, instead replaced either with news or one of those deadly dull 'local lifestyle shows' which are pretty much long infomercials for siders or roofers, along with insulting 'women's talk' even a Victorian lady would find offensive. Eventually WDIV began to carry the fourth hour at 2pm. By 2019, KPRC began to carry it at its intended 10 a.m. timeslot, while WDIV moved it to the more normal 11 a.m. timeslot.

* The network's "[[https://deadline.com/2022/05/julie-plec-cancelations-legacies-roswell-new-mexico-the-endgame-axed-1235022916/ Red Wedding]]" of 2022 saw the cancellations of ten series (comprising half of the scripted series that were on its 2021-22 schedule), many of which had devoted fan followings regardless of their overall ratings performance. While ratings played a major factor for the ending of some series (like ''Series/Dynasty2017'', which managed to run for five seasons ''despite'' being the lowest-rated scripted series on broadcast TV for most of its run), others (namely ''Series/{{Batwoman}}'' and ''Series/LegendsOfTomorrow'', which were axed strictly because Warner Bros. chose not to continue leases on their respective soundstages, and ''Series/{{Legacies}}'', which is thought to have been canned because of high production costs) were dropped because they became more costly to produce. The spate of cancellations was the result of three factors: 1) CW parents Creator/WarnerBrosDiscovery and Creator/ParamountGlobal exploring the sale of (at least) a majority share of the network to Nexstar Media Group[[note]]The network's largest affiliate group, which acquired several major-market CW stations (including KTLA[=/=]UsefulNotes/LosAngeles, KDAF/[[UsefulNotes/DFWMetroplex Dallas-Fort Worth]], KIAH[=/=]UsefulNotes/{{Houston}}, KWGN-TV[=/=]UsefulNotes/{{Denver}} and WDCW[=/=]UsefulNotes/WashingtonDC) through its 2019 purchase of Tribune Broadcasting, while adding another Tribune-owned CW affiliate (WPIX[=/=]UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity) two years later from the E.W. Scripps Company, via its affiliated licensee company Mission Broadcasting.[[/note]] 2) the 2019 termination of a streaming deal with Netflix (which had acted as an additional revenue stream that helped keep many of the shows, like ''Dynasty'', on the air longer),[[note]]Contrary to reports, Netflix bound [=WarnerMedia=]/WBD and [=ViacomCBS=]/Paramount to their existing licensing agreements for individual shows covered by the deal after the broader deal ended, limiting their ability to make them exclusive to their respective streaming services, Creator/HBOMax and [[Creator/ParamountPlus CBS All Access/Paramount+]]. Indeed, many of the pre-2019 shows that were cancelled were still available on Netflix at the time of their cancellations, with other series (including most of the scripted series that debuted after the deal ended, save for ''Series/{{Stargirl}}'', which was first available on Creator/DCUniverse before moving to HBO Max beginning with its second season) being exclusively available on The CW’s proprietary streaming platforms.[[/note]] and 3) the companies' growing difficulties continuing to profit from international syndication sales of CW shows.

* The network's "[[https://deadline.com/2022/05/julie-plec-cancelations-legacies-roswell-new-mexico-the-endgame-axed-1235022916/ Red Wedding]]" of 2022 saw the cancellations of ten series (comprising half of the scripted series that were on its 2021-22 schedule), many of which had devoted fan followings regardless of their overall ratings performance. While ratings played a major factor for the ending of some series (like ''Series/Dynasty2017'', which managed to run for five seasons ''despite'' being the lowest-rated scripted series on broadcast TV for most of its run), others (namely ''Series/{{Batwoman}}'' and ''Series/LegendsOfTomorrow'', which were axed strictly because Warner Bros. chose not to continue leases on their respective soundstages, and ''Series/{{Legacies}}'', which is thought to have been canned because of high production costs) were dropped because they became more costly to produce. The spate of cancellations was the result of three factors: 1) CW parents Creator/WarnerBrosDiscovery and Creator/ParamountGlobal exploring the sale of (at least) a majority share of the network to Nexstar Media Group[[note]]The network's largest affiliate group, which acquired several major-market CW stations (including KTLA[=/=]UsefulNotes/LosAngeles, KDAF/[[UsefulNotes/DFWMetroplex Dallas-Fort Worth]], KIAH[=/=]UsefulNotes/{{Houston}}, KWGN-TV[=/=]UsefulNotes/{{Denver}} and WDCW[=/=]UsefulNotes/WashingtonDC) through its 2019 purchase of Tribune Broadcasting, while adding another Tribune-owned CW affiliate (WPIX[=/=]UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity) two years later from the E.W. Scripps Company, via its affiliated licensee company Mission Broadcasting.[[/note]] 2) the 2019 termination of a streaming deal with Netflix (which had acted as an additional revenue stream that helped keep many of the shows, like ''Dynasty'', on the air longer),[[note]]Contrary to reports, Netflix bound [=WarnerMedia=]/WBD and [=ViacomCBS=]/Paramount to their existing licensing agreements for individual shows covered by the deal after the broader deal ended, limiting their ability to make them exclusive to their respective streaming services, Creator/HBOMax and [[Creator/ParamountPlus CBS All Access/Paramount+]]. Indeed, many of the pre-2019 shows that were cancelled were still available on Netflix at the time of their cancellations, with other series (including most of the scripted series that debuted after the deal ended, save for ''Series/Stargirl'', which was first available on Creator/DCUniverse before moving to HBO Max beginning with its second season) being exclusively available on The CW’s proprietary streaming platforms.[[/note]] and 3) the companies' growing difficulties continuing to profit from international syndication sales of CW shows.

* The network's "[[https://deadline.com/2022/05/julie-plec-cancelations-legacies-roswell-new-mexico-the-endgame-axed-1235022916/ Red Wedding]]" of 2022 saw the cancellations of ten series (comprising half of the scripted series that were on its 2021-22 schedule), many of which had devoted fan followings regardless of their overall ratings performance. While ratings played a major factor for the ending of some series (like ''Series/Dynasty2017'', which managed to run for five seasons ''despite'' being the lowest-rated scripted series on broadcast TV for most of its run), others (namely ''Series/{{Batwoman}}'' and ''Series/LegendsOfTomorrow'', which were axed strictly because Warner Bros. chose not to continue leases on their respective soundstages, and ''Series/{{Legacies}}'', which is thought to have been canned because of high production costs) were dropped because they became more costly to produce. The spate of cancellations was the result of three factors: 1) CW parents Creator/WarnerBrosDiscovery and Creator/ParamountGlobal exploring the sale of (at least) a majority share of the network to Nexstar Media Group[[note]]The network's largest affiliate group, which acquired several major-market CW stations (including KTLA[=/=]UsefulNotes/LosAngeles, KDAF/[[UsefulNotes/DFWMetroplex Dallas-Fort Worth]], KIAH[=/=]UsefulNotes/{{Houston}}, KWGN-TV[=/=]UsefulNotes/{{Denver}} and WDCW[=/=]UsefulNotes/WashingtonDC) through its 2019 purchase of Tribune Broadcasting, while adding another Tribune-owned CW affiliate (WPIX[=/=]UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity) two years later from the E.W. Scripps Company, via its affiliated licensee company Mission Broadcasting.[[/note]] 2) the 2019 termination of a streaming deal with Netflix (which had acted as an additional revenue stream that helped keep many of the shows, like ''Dynasty'', on the air longer),[[note]]Contrary to reports, Netflix bound [=WarnerMedia=]/WBD and [=ViacomCBS=]/Paramount to their existing licensing agreements for individual shows covered by the deal after the broader deal ended, limiting their ability to make them exclusive to their respective streaming services, Creator/HBOMax and [[Creator/ParamountPlus CBS All Access/Paramount+]]. Indeed, many of the pre-2019 shows that were cancelled were still available on Netflix at the time of their cancellations, with other series (including scripted series that debuted after the deal ended) being exclusively available on The CW’s proprietary streaming platforms.[[/note]] and 3) the companies' growing difficulties continuing to profit from international syndication sales of CW shows.

* The network's "[[https://deadline.com/2022/05/julie-plec-cancelations-legacies-roswell-new-mexico-the-endgame-axed-1235022916/ Red Wedding]]" of 2022 saw the cancellations of ten series (comprising half of the scripted series that were on its 2021-22 schedule), many of which had devoted fan followings regardless of their overall ratings performance. While ratings played a major factor for the ending of some series (like ''Series/Dynasty2017'', which managed to run for five seasons ''despite'' being the lowest-rated scripted series on broadcast TV for most of its run), others (namely ''Series/{{Batwoman}}'' and ''Series/LegendsOfTomorrow'', which were axed strictly because Warner Bros. chose not to continue leases on their respective soundstages, and ''Series/{{Legacies}}'', which is thought to have been canned because of high production costs) were dropped because they became more costly to produce. The spate of cancellations was the result of three factors: 1) CW parents Creator/WarnerBrosDiscovery and Creator/ParamountGlobal exploring the sale of (at least) a majority share of the network to Nexstar Media Group[[note]]The network's largest affiliate group, which acquired several major-market CW stations (including KTLA[=/=]UsefulNotes/LosAngeles, KDAF/[[UsefulNotes/DFWMetroplex Dallas-Fort Worth]], KIAH[=/=]UsefulNotes/{{Houston}}, KWGN-TV[=/=]UsefulNotes/{{Denver}} and WDCW[=/=]UsefulNotes/WashingtonDC) through its 2019 purchase of Tribune Broadcasting, while adding another Tribune-owned CW affiliate (WPIX[=/=]UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity) two years later from the E.W. Scripps Company, via its affiliated licensee company Mission Broadcasting.[[/note]] 2) the 2019 termination of a streaming deal with Netflix (which had acted as an additional revenue stream that helped keep many of the shows, like ''Dynasty'', on the air longer),[[note]]Contrary to reports, Netflix bound [=WarnerMedia=]/WBD and [=ViacomCBS=]/Paramount to their existing licensing agreements for shows covered by the deal, limiting their ability to make them exclusive to their respective streaming services, Creator/HBOMax and [[Creator/ParamountPlus CBS All Access/Paramount+]]. Indeed, many of the pre-2019 shows that were cancelled were still available on Netflix at the time of their cancellations.[[/note]] and 3) the companies' growing difficulties continuing to profit from international syndication sales of CW shows.

* The network's "[[https://deadline.com/2022/05/julie-plec-cancelations-legacies-roswell-new-mexico-the-endgame-axed-1235022916/ Red Wedding]]" of 2022 saw the cancellations of ten series (comprising half of the scripted series that were on its 2021-22 schedule), many of which had devoted fan followings regardless of their overall ratings performance. While ratings played a major factor for the ending of some series (like ''Series/Dynasty2017'', which managed to run for five seasons ''despite'' being the lowest-rated scripted series on broadcast TV for most of its run), others (namely ''Series/{{Batwoman}}'' and ''Series/LegendsOfTomorrow'', which were axed strictly because Warner Bros. chose not to continue leases on their respective soundstages, and ''Series/{{Legacies}}'', which is thought to have been canned because of high production costs) were dropped because they became more costly to produce. The spate of cancellations was the result of three factors: 1) CW parents Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount Global exploring the sale of (at least) a majority share of the network to Nexstar Media Group[[note]]The network's largest affiliate group, which acquired several major-market CW stations (including KTLA[=/=]UsefulNotes/LosAngeles, KDAF/[[UsefulNotes/DFWMetroplex Dallas-Fort Worth]], KIAH[=/=]UsefulNotes/{{Houston}}, KWGN-TV[=/=]UsefulNotes/{{Denver}} and WDCW[=/=]UsefulNotes/WashingtonDC) through its 2019 purchase of Tribune Broadcasting, while adding another Tribune-owned CW affiliate (WPIX[=/=]UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity) two years later from the E.W. Scripps Company, via its affiliated licensee company Mission Broadcasting.[[/note]] 2) the 2019 termination of a streaming deal with Netflix (which had acted as an additional revenue stream that helped keep many of the shows, like ''Dynasty'', on the air longer),[[note]]Contrary to reports, Netflix bound [=WarnerMedia=]/WBD and [=ViacomCBS=]/Paramount to their existing licensing agreements for shows covered by the deal, limiting their ability to make them exclusive to their respective streaming services, Creator/HBOMax and [[Creator/ParamountPlus CBS All Access/Paramount+]]. Indeed, many of the pre-2019 shows that were cancelled were still available on Netflix at the time of their cancellations.[[/note]] and 3) the companies' growing difficulties continuing to profit from international syndication sales of CW shows.

* The network's "[[https://deadline.com/2022/05/julie-plec-cancelations-legacies-roswell-new-mexico-the-endgame-axed-1235022916/ Red Wedding]]" of 2022 saw the cancellations of ten series (comprising half of the scripted series that were on its 2021-22 schedule), many of which had devoted fan followings regardless of their overall ratings performance. While ratings played a major factor for the ending of some series (like ''Series/Dynasty2017'', which managed to run for five seasons ''despite'' being the lowest-rated scripted series on broadcast TV for most of its run), others (namely ''Series/{{Batwoman}}'' and ''Series/LegendsOfTomorrow'', which were axed strictly because Warner Bros. chose not to continue leases on their respective soundstages, and ''Series/{{Legacies}}'', which is thought to have been canned because of high production costs) were dropped because they became more costly to produce. The spate of cancellations was the result of three factors: 1) CW parents Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount Global exploring the sale of (at least) a majority share of the network to Nexstar Media Group[[note]]The network's largest affiliate group, which acquired several major-market CW stations (including KTLA[=/=]UsefulNotes/LosAngeles, KDAF/[[UsefulNotes/DFWMetroplex Dallas-Fort Worth]], KIAH[=/=]UsefulNotes/{{Houston}}, KWGN-TV[=/=]UsefulNotes/{{Denver}} and WDCW[=/=]UsefulNotes/WashingtonDC) through its 2019 purchase of Tribune Broadcasting, while adding another Tribune-owned CW affiliate (WPIX[=/=]UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity) two years later from the E.W. Scripps Company.[[/note]] 2) the 2019 termination of a streaming deal with Netflix (which had acted as an additional revenue stream that helped keep many of the shows, like ''Dynasty'', on the air longer),[[note]]Contrary to reports, Netflix bound [=WarnerMedia=]/WBD and [=ViacomCBS=]/Paramount to their existing licensing agreements for shows covered by the deal, limiting their ability to make them exclusive to their respective streaming services, Creator/HBOMax and [[Creator/ParamountPlus CBS All Access/Paramount+]]. Indeed, many of the pre-2019 shows that were cancelled were still available on Netflix at the time of their cancellations.[[/note]] and 3) the companies' growing difficulties continuing to profit from international syndication sales of CW shows.

* The network's "[[https://deadline.com/2022/05/julie-plec-cancelations-legacies-roswell-new-mexico-the-endgame-axed-1235022916/ Red Wedding]]" of 2022 saw the cancellations of ten series (comprising half of the scripted series that were on its 2021-22 schedule), many of which had devoted fan followings regardless of their overall ratings performance. While ratings played a major factor for the ending of some series (like ''Series/Dynasty2017'', which managed to run for five seasons ''despite'' being the lowest-rated scripted series on broadcast TV for most of its run), others (namely ''Series/{{Batwoman}}'' and ''Series/LegendsOfTomorrow'', which were axed strictly because Warner Bros. chose not to continue leases on their respective soundstages, and ''Series/{{Legacies}}'', which is thought to have been canned because of high production costs) were dropped because they became more costly to produce. The spate of cancellations was the result of three factors: 1) CW parents Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount Global exploring the sale of (at least) a majority share of the network to Nexstar Media Group[[note]]The network's largest affiliate group, which acquired several major-market CW stations (including KTLA[=/=]UsefulNotes/LosAngeles, KDAF/[[UsefulNotes/DFWMetroplex Dallas-Fort Worth]], KIAH[=/=]UsefulNotes/Houston, KWGN-TV[=/=]UsefulNotes/Denver and WDCW[=/=]UsefulNotes/WashingtonDC) through its 2019 purchase of Tribune Broadcasting, while adding another Tribune-owned CW affiliate (WPIX[=/=]UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity) two years later from the E.W. Scripps Company.[[/note]] 2) the 2019 termination of a streaming deal with Netflix (which had acted as an additional revenue stream that helped keep many of the shows, like ''Dynasty'', on the air longer),[[note]]Contrary to reports, Netflix bound [=WarnerMedia=]/WBD and [=ViacomCBS=]/Paramount to their existing licensing agreements for shows covered by the deal, limiting their ability to make them exclusive to their respective streaming services, Creator/HBOMax and [[Creator/ParamountPlus CBS All Access/Paramount+]]. Indeed, many of the pre-2019 shows that were cancelled were still available on Netflix at the time of their cancellations.[[/note]] and 3) the companies' growing difficulties continuing to profit from international syndication sales of CW shows.

* In March of 2016 ''Series/{{Elementary}}'' was moved from Thursday nights to Sunday nights at 10. Its Thursday slot was replaced with the television reboot of ''Film/RushHour'', which was canned after eight episodes anyway. In 2018 this was reversed, with ''Elementary'' getting a Monday night slot at 10.

* The network's "[[https://deadline.com/2022/05/julie-plec-cancelations-legacies-roswell-new-mexico-the-endgame-axed-1235022916/ Red Wedding]]" of 2022 saw the cancellations of ten series (comprising half of the scripted series that were on its 2021-22 schedule), many of which had devoted fan followings regardless of their overall ratings performance. While ratings played a major factor for the ending of some series (like ''Series/Dynasty2017'', which managed to run for five seasons ''despite'' being the lowest-rated scripted series on broadcast TV for most of its run), others (namely ''Series/{{Batwoman}}'' and ''Series/LegendsOfTomorrow'', which were axed strictly because Warner Bros. chose not to continue leases on their respective soundstages, and ''Series/{{Legacies}}'', which is thought to have been canned because of high production costs) were dropped because they became more costly to produce. The spate of cancellations was the result of three factors: 1) CW parents Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount Global exploring the sale of (at least) a majority share of the network to Nexstar Media Group[[note]]The network's largest affiliate group, which acquired several major-market CW stations (including KTLA[=/=]UsefulNotes/LosAngeles, KDAF/[[UsefulNotes/DFWMetroplex Dallas-Fort Worth]], KIAH[=/=]UsefulNotes/Houston, KWGN-TV[=/=]Useful Notes/Denver and WDCW[=/=]UsefulNotes/WashingtonDC) through its 2019 purchase of Tribune Broadcasting, while adding another Tribune-owned CW affiliate (WPIX[=/=]UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity) two years later from the E.W. Scripps Company.[[/note]] 2) the 2019 termination of a streaming deal with Netflix (which had acted as an additional revenue stream that helped keep many of the shows, like ''Dynasty'', on the air longer),[[note]]Contrary to reports, Netflix bound [=WarnerMedia=]/WBD and [=ViacomCBS=]/Paramount to their existing licensing agreements for shows covered by the deal, limiting their ability to make them exclusive to their respective streaming services, Creator/HBOMax and [[Creator/ParamountPlus CBS All Access/Paramount+]]. Indeed, many of the pre-2019 shows that were cancelled were still available on Netflix at the time of their cancellations.[[/note]] and 3) the companies' growing difficulties continuing to profit from international syndication sales of CW shows.

* The network's "[[https://deadline.com/2022/05/julie-plec-cancelations-legacies-roswell-new-mexico-the-endgame-axed-1235022916/ Red Wedding]]" of 2022 saw the cancellations of ten series (comprising half of the scripted series that were on its 2021-22 schedule), many of which had devoted fan followings regardless of their overall ratings performance. While ratings played a major factor for the ending of some series (like ''Series/Dynasty2017'', which managed to run for five seasons ''despite'' being the lowest-rated scripted series on broadcast TV for most of its run), others (namely ''Series/{{Batwoman}}'' and ''Series/LegendsOfTomorrow'', which were axed strictly because Warner Bros. chose not to continue leases on their respective soundstages, and ''Series/{{Legacies}}'', which is thought to have been canned because of high production costs) were dropped because they became more costly to produce. The spate of cancellations was the result of three factors: 1) CW parents Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount Global exploring the sale of (at least) a majority share of the network to Nexstar Media Group[[note]]The network's largest affiliate group, which acquired several major-market CW stations (including KTLA[=/=]UsefulNotes/LosAngeles, KDAF/[[UsefulNotes/DFWMetroplex Dallas-Fort Worth]] and WDCW[=/=]UsefulNotes/WashingtonDC) through its 2019 purchase of Tribune Broadcasting, while adding another Tribune-owned CW affiliate (WPIX[=/=]UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity) two years later from the E.W. Scripps Company.[[/note]] 2) the 2019 termination of a streaming deal with Netflix (which had acted as an additional revenue stream that helped keep many of the shows, like ''Dynasty'', on the air longer),[[note]]Contrary to reports, Netflix bound [=WarnerMedia=]/WBD and [=ViacomCBS=]/Paramount to their existing licensing agreements for shows covered by the deal, limiting their ability to make them exclusive to their respective streaming services, Creator/HBOMax and [[Creator/ParamountPlus CBS All Access/Paramount+]]. Indeed, many of the pre-2019 shows that were cancelled were still available on Netflix at the time of their cancellations.[[/note]] and 3) the companies' growing difficulties continuing to profit from international syndication sales of CW shows.

* The network's "[[https://deadline.com/2022/05/julie-plec-cancelations-legacies-roswell-new-mexico-the-endgame-axed-1235022916/ Red Wedding]]" of 2022 saw the cancellations of ten series (comprising half of the scripted series that were on its 2021-22 schedule), many of which had devoted fan followings regardless of their overall ratings performance. While ratings played a major factor for the ending of some series (like ''Series/Dynasty2017'', which managed to run for five seasons ''despite'' being the lowest-rated scripted series on broadcast TV for most of its run), others (namely ''Series/{{Batwoman}}'' and ''Series/LegendsOfTomorrow'', which were axed strictly because Warner Bros. chose not to continue leases on their respective soundstages, and ''Series/{{Legacies}}'', which is thought to have been canned because of high production costs) were dropped because they became more costly to produce. The spate of cancellations was the result of three factors: 1) CW parents Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount Global exploring the sale of (at least) a majority share of the network to Nexstar Media Group[[note]]The network's largest affiliate group, which acquired several major-market CW stations (including KTLA[=/=]UsefulNotes/LosAngeles, KDAF[=/=]UsefulNotes/Dallas and WDCW[=/=]UsefulNotes/WashingtonDC) through its 2019 purchase of Tribune Broadcasting, while adding another Tribune-owned CW affiliate (WPIX[=/=]UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity) two years later from the E.W. Scripps Company.[[/note]] 2) the 2019 termination of a streaming deal with Netflix (which had acted as an additional revenue stream that helped keep many of the shows, like ''Dynasty'', on the air longer),[[note]]Contrary to reports, Netflix bound [=WarnerMedia=]/WBD and [=ViacomCBS=]/Paramount to their existing licensing agreements for shows covered by the deal, limiting their ability to make them exclusive to their respective streaming services, Creator/HBOMax and [[Creator/ParamountPlus CBS All Access/Paramount+]]. Indeed, many of the pre-2019 shows that were cancelled were still available on Netflix at the time of their cancellations.[[/note]] and 3) the companies' growing difficulties continuing to profit from international syndication sales of CW shows.

* The network's "[[https://deadline.com/2022/05/julie-plec-cancelations-legacies-roswell-new-mexico-the-endgame-axed-1235022916/ Red Wedding]]" of 2022 saw the cancellations of ten series (comprising half of the scripted series that were on its 2021-22 schedule), many of which had devoted fan followings regardless of their overall ratings performance. While ratings played a major factor for the ending of some series (like ''Series/Dynasty2017'', which managed to run for five seasons ''despite'' being the lowest-rated scripted series on broadcast TV for most of its run), others (namely ''Series/{{Batwoman}}'' and ''Series/LegendsOfTomorrow'', which were axed strictly because Warner Bros. chose not to continue leases on their respective soundstages, and ''Series/{{Legacies}}'', which is thought to have been canned because of high production costs) were dropped because they became more costly to produce. The spate of cancellations was the result of three factors: 1) CW parents Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount Global exploring the sale of (at least) a majority share of the network to Nexstar Media Group[[note]]The network's largest affiliate group, which acquired several major-market CW stations (including KTLA/UsefulNotes/LosAngeles, KDAF/UsefulNotes/Dallas and WDCW/UsefulNotes/WashingtonDC) through its 2019 purchase of Tribune Broadcasting, while adding another Tribune-owned CW affiliate (WPIX/UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity) two years later from the E.W. Scripps Company.[[/note]] 2) the 2019 termination of a streaming deal with Netflix (which had acted as an additional revenue stream that helped keep many of the shows, like ''Dynasty'', on the air longer),[[note]]Contrary to reports, Netflix bound [=WarnerMedia=]/WBD and [=ViacomCBS=]/Paramount to their existing licensing agreements for shows covered by the deal, limiting their ability to make them exclusive to their respective streaming services, Creator/HBOMax and [[Creator/ParamountPlus CBS All Access/Paramount+]]. Indeed, many of the pre-2019 shows that were cancelled were still available on Netflix at the time of their cancellations.[[/note]] and 3) the companies' growing difficulties continuing to profit from international syndication sales of CW shows.

* The network's "[[https://deadline.com/2022/05/julie-plec-cancelations-legacies-roswell-new-mexico-the-endgame-axed-1235022916/ Red Wedding]]" of 2022 saw the cancellations of ten series (comprising half of the scripted series that were on its 2021-22 schedule), many of which had devoted fan followings regardless of their overall ratings performance. While ratings played a major factor for the ending of some series (like ''Series/Dynasty2019'', which managed to run for five seasons ''despite'' being the lowest-rated scripted series on broadcast TV for most of its run), others (namely ''Series/{{Batwoman}}'' and ''Series/LegendsOfTomorrow'', which were axed strictly because Warner Bros. chose not to continue leases on their respective soundstages, and ''Series/{{Legacies}}'', which is thought to have been canned because of high production costs) were dropped because they became more costly to produce. The spate of cancellations was the result of three factors: 1) CW parents Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount Global exploring the sale of (at least) a majority share of the network to Nexstar Media Group[[note]]The network's largest affiliate group, which acquired several major-market CW stations (including KTLA/UsefulNotes/LosAngeles, KDAF/UsefulNotes/Dallas and WDCW/UsefulNotes/WashingtonDC) through its 2019 purchase of Tribune Broadcasting, while adding another Tribune-owned CW affiliate (WPIX/UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity) two years later from the E.W. Scripps Company.[[/note]] 2) the 2019 termination of a streaming deal with Netflix (which had acted as an additional revenue stream that helped keep many of the shows, like ''Dynasty'', on the air longer),[[note]]Contrary to reports, Netflix bound [=WarnerMedia=]/WBD and [=ViacomCBS=]/Paramount to their existing licensing agreements for shows covered by the deal, limiting their ability to make them exclusive to their respective streaming services, Creator/HBOMax and [[Creator/ParamountPlus CBS All Access/Paramount+]]. Indeed, many of the pre-2019 shows that were cancelled were still available on Netflix at the time of their cancellations.[[/note]] and 3) the companies' growing difficulties continuing to profit from international syndication sales of CW shows.

* The network's "[https://deadline.com/2022/05/julie-plec-cancelations-legacies-roswell-new-mexico-the-endgame-axed-1235022916/ Red Wedding]" of 2022 saw the cancellations of ten series (comprising half of the scripted series that were on its 2021-22 schedule), many of which had devoted fan followings regardless of their overall ratings performance. While ratings played a major factor for the ending of some series (like ''Series/Dynasty2018'', which managed to run for five seasons ''despite'' being the lowest-rated scripted series on broadcast TV for most of its run), others (namely ''Series/{{Batwoman}}'' and ''Series/LegendsOfTomorrow'', which were axed strictly because Warner Bros. chose not to continue leases on their respective soundstages, and ''Series/{{Legacies}}'', which is thought to have been canned because of high production costs) were dropped because they became more costly to produce. The spate of cancellations was the result of three factors: 1) CW parents Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount Global exploring the sale of (at least) a majority share of the network to Nexstar Media Group[[note]]The network's largest affiliate group, which acquired several major-market CW stations (including KTLA/UsefulNotes/LosAngeles, KDAF/UsefulNotes/Dallas and WDCW/UsefulNotes/WashingtonDC) through its 2019 purchase of Tribune Broadcasting, while adding another Tribune-owned CW affiliate (WPIX/UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity) two years later from the E.W. Scripps Company.[[/note]] 2) the 2019 termination of a streaming deal with Netflix (which had acted as an additional revenue stream that helped keep many of the shows, like ''Dynasty'', on the air longer),[[note]]Contrary to reports, Netflix bound [=WarnerMedia=]/WBD and [=ViacomCBS=]/Paramount to their existing licensing agreements for shows covered by the deal, limiting their ability to make them exclusive to their respective streaming services, Creator/HBOMax and [[Creator/ParamountPlus CBS All Access/Paramount+]]. Indeed, many of the pre-2019 shows that were cancelled were still available on Netflix at the time of their cancellations.[[/note]] and 3) the companies' growing difficulties continuing to profit from international syndication sales of CW shows.