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Axed in 2023

Here are the shows which confirmed their conclusion, in the past twelve months.

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Here are the shows that signalled their finales in the past 12 months -as always- either at their own hand or via the network.

The Aussie list is always short due to networks saying there is “no decision” on many titles.

Some shows are yet to screen final episodes.

Australian:

Frankly
Hot Seat
Snackmasters
Studio 10
The Drum
The Traitors
Wellmania

 

International:

1899
American Gigolo
Avenue 5
A Black Lady Sketch Show
A League of Their Own
All Rise

Archer
Back to Life
Barry
Big Mouth
Big Shot
Big Sky
Billions
Blood & Treasure
Blue Bloods
Breeders
Central Park
Cobra Kai
Dear Edward
Dexter: New Blood
Disenchantment
Doogie Kamealoha, M.D.
Doom Patrol

Dr. Phil#
Dynasty
East New York
Fantasy Island
Fatal Attraction
Ghosts (UK)
Gotham Knights
Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies
Heels
High Desert
High School Musical: The Musical: The Series

How I Met Your Father
iCarly
I Love That For You
Kung Fu
Let the Right One In
Letterkenny
Lucky Hank
Magnum PI
Mayans MC
Mindhunter
Miracle Workers
Muppets Mayhem
National Treasure: Edge of History
Gossip Girl

NCIS: LA
Outlander
Pantheon
Pennyworth,
Perry Mason
Physical
Queen of the Universe
Rabbit Hole
Reboot
Reservation Dogs

SEAL Team
Sex Education
Sex / Life
Shining Vale
Snowpiercer
Station 19
Superman & Lois
Star Trek: Discovery
Star Trek: Prodigy

Succession
Swagger
Sweet Tooth
The Afterparty
The Blacklist
The Circus
The Game
The Goldbergs
The Great
The Idol
The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers
The Mosquito Coast
The Other Two
The Periperal

The Resident
The Rookie: Feds
Three Pines
Top Gear
True Lies
Truth Be Told
Warrior
Walker: Independence
Willow
Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers
You
Young Rock
Young Sheldon

# later renewed

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  2. Loved Breeders. Great script, actors and very funny dark humour. It’s a real pity that the final season can’t be viewed in Australia. Disney now seem to have the streaming after originally on Foxtel but The last season isn’t available.
    Anyone know any news?

  3. I like that ABC had a go at an interview/variety show again with Frankly, but maybe it just skewed towards the wrong demographic.

    I am sad that Pennyworth won’t get a proper ending (similar thing almost happened with Gotham too).

    Cobra Kai’s ending was planned at least, but it’s still a shame that new episodes won’t be made.

  5. The only one I was sad about was the Traitors. Some of them weren’t surprising they got the axe. For example Willow and HIMYF. The producers of HIMYF were banking on the success of HIMYM but failed miserably.

  6. The reason for the carnage is the disruption cause by streaming. Paramount+ Global lost $1b and is $14b in debt now. WB who have been in informal talks with Paramount+ Global because their main sharehold is looking ot exist is $45b in debt after buying Time Warner’s media businesses. Even the sucessful streamers are finding that viewers are abandoning their premium series after 1 or 2 seasons. Dramas that made money used to run for 5+ seasons then get syndicated, that never happens anymore.

    1. Considering what a disaster WB merging with Discovery has been can’t see throwing Paramount into the equation too being any different. Agree they’ve learned up-ending their model and become direct to customer suppliers has really backfired – much better off being content producers then letting the likes of Netflix pay over the odds for the back catalogue.

      1. Netflix will only pay over the odds for exclusive rights to popular shows with high rewatchability like Friends, The Office and Seinfeld. AT&T bought Time Warner Media to create a vertically integrated business from running the broadband, to content creation to streaming. The problem started when the WB Studios lost so much money on failing movies and TV productions that they going bankrupt and could never recover. It was only a merger for tax reasons, AT&T walked away with billions in losses they could use to avoid paying tax on their communication businesses. Discovery took over TW Media. Of the CW ended up being gutted and Nexstar was forced to buy it to protect it’s investments in CW affiliates and now they are in trouble. When you owe $45b it’s not just your problem, it’s your banks too. WBD will probably file for bankruptcy, go into administration and start making deals. The still have revenues of $US 10b.

  7. Young Sheldon’s final sesaon has started production. It will consist of 14 episodes that will air between February and May. S6 has only just aired on Fox8, so S7 may not air on FTA here till 2025 or later.
    Seal Team’s final season of 10 episodes hasn’t started production, it is tipped to air on Parmount+ around May. It may not be on Bold till 2025.
    Blue Bloods final season started production in November as soon as the strikes ended. It will air 10 episodes this season from the middle of February, with the final 8 episodes airing at the beginning of CBS’s 24/25 fall season.

  8. Hey David,
    Dr Phil hasn’t been axed! It’s still on

    Here’s what I read:

    In November 2023, it was announced that McGraw would be returning Dr Phil now airing at prime time from February 26 2024 on his own cable network Merit Street Media, which launches on the same day.

  11. Devastated with a few of these (especially The Traitors, The Rookie: Feds & The Resident!)

    Million Dollar Island missing from the list??? I assume that show falls under the “No Decision” category???

    1. Yes, we also enjoyed Rookie Feds and I was sorry to see it only got one season. I think it deserved a second, but I guess the writers strike saw to that.

  13. I won’t be surprised if we see The Traitors turn up on 7 or 9 in a year or two. It’s wildly successful in the UK and also does good business in the US.

    1. Yes please! I loved The Traitors and was devastated when I saw the ratings for the most recent season.

      At least we have Season 2 of the UK & US versions coming soon (Surely they’ll be put on 10play?). There’s also a Canadian season which was shown late last year (no idea where or if that can be seen over here in Australia…)

  14. Star Trek: Prodigy … cancelled by Paramount, rehomed by Netflix. True though, questions do remain as to whether or not it will go beyond 2 seasons.

  16. That’s a lot of shows to bite the dust in one year. Obviously networks are commissioning too much and investing in too few.

    Also worth noting that while Dr Phil is cancelled, he’s essentially relaunching it as Dr Phil Primetime on his own network in February (much like what Oprah did with OWN). Not sure how Aussies will be able to view though.

    1. I would check 7Plus regularly if Seven have shown previous seasons. New content (whether re-run or first-run) probably just comes on and may not be announced more broadly.

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