Welcome to the 2016 edition of the IGN TV Show Obituary, formerly known as the "Endangered Series" list. With all of the broadcast networks having announced their 2016-2017 lineups this past week (and thus making their final renewal and cancellation decisions) it's time to put another endangered list to bed...
Per usual, you'll find shows below that ended for very different reasons. A lucky few got to end "naturally," with pre-announced final seasons and true series finales. But for the unfortunate remainder, whether after one season or four, the show was more abruptly cancelled - some series with more closure than others when last we saw them.
Note that our focus here is specifically on broadcast network series that ran during the traditional TV season, so cable shows (which don't operate under the same September-May TV season cycle) or summer series are not included.
Also, you'll see that there is still a third page for "Endangered" right now, because of one single series whose fate is still murky...
This period piece has some very adoring fans (including here at IGN) and strong reviews, but its ratings continued to be a struggle, dipping further in Season 2. Farewell, Peggy...
There were some ominous signs when this Jane Lynch comedy was delayed at nearly the last minute from its fall debut and when the show premiered, it was a notable underperformer for CBS and quickly cancelled.
Once a show that utterly dominated the ratings, Idol began to lose much of its audience in recent years and it was decided that its 15th season would be its final one.
If anyone could bring back the variety show, it would be NPH. But unfortunately, Best Time Ever felt like a strange mixture of elements without cohesion and its eight-week fall run was clearly going to be its only run, given its low audience numbers.
ABC’s attempt at a Dallas-esque soap was a non-starter, but in a move that happened with several new fall ratings duds, it wasn’t outright cancelled but rather had its episode order reduced before quietly leaving the schedule.
Seth MacFarlane’s latest animated series sat on the shelf for a long time and was launched with little fanfare. Failing to capture the buzz usually associated with MacFarlane’s shows, it only lasted one season.
It looked like Castle would be back for Season 9 as ABC made the surprising decision to not bring back Stana Katic while making a new deal with Nathan Fillion. But ultimately -- perhaps considerably influenced by fan backlash to continuing without Katic -- the show was canceled after all.
While CW promoted this show -- about a lethal virus -- as a limited series event, producers spoke about the possibility of it coming back. But the lack of buzz led it only telling the one story.
FOX’s midseason comedy was mostly ignored upon arrival.
NBC's midseason comedy, about a couple dealing with both their grown children and parents moving in with them, never got a foothold.
The latest (and, as it turned out, final) CSI show had a notably short, two-season run, as Cyber failed to bring in anywhere close to the audience this mega-franchise had typically been able to generate.
The Halle Berry-led summer sci-fi series had a lot of retooling in Season 2, but it didn’t help the ratings, leading to its cancellation.
ABC’s series about a missing child suddenly re-appearing as a teenager years later (unless he's a fraud?) never found a foothold.
Arguably the biggest surprise renewal last year, Galavant has its fans, but with even lower numbers, it wasn't a shock that it came to an end after its second season.
The NBC midseason drama -- about a group of childhood friends reuniting many years, and many secrets, later -- was overlooked by most.
The acclaimed CBS series is coming to an end after a seven-year run on the network.
John Stamos’ new FOX comedy failed to make much of an impression.
While The Grinder’s buzz and critical acclaim grew through the season, it never found a notable audience.
NBC's midseason medical drama had an ad campaign that had many scoffing - and numbers that failed to make a difference.
The attempt to re-start the Heroes brand was mostly met with indifference, and NBC revealed they had no plans to continue with another season.
Melissa McCarthy became a big movie star around the same time her sitcom was getting started, but after a commendable six-year run, it’s wrapping up this year.
Another one of the fall show’s given a reduced episode order, this continuation of the world introduced in Steven Spielberg’s film of the same name failed to resonate with viewers.
NBC gave two different new comedies oddly scheduled, three-week runs last summer, doubling up on episodes each week. One, The Carmichael Show, has found critical acclaim and returned. Mr. Robinson on the other hand…
Continuing to confound critics, Mysteries of Laura returned last fall, amongst some retooling. While not a ratings standout, it was performing decently -- if unimpressively -- for NBC, but the network ultimately decided to end the series after two seasons.
The combination of a beloved property like the Muppets, Big Bang Theory's oh-so successful co-creator Bill Prady as an executive producer and the corporate Disney-ABC synergy powering the project had many expecting big things for this series. Unfortunately, it seemed hampered by creative issues from the start, leading to a mid-season change in showrunners. But the numbers never recovered...
ABC’s music-industry series saw its numbers fall considerably from its heyday, leading to it being cancelled after four seasons.
ABC’s spring series went through a lot of bumps in the road before it aired… and was then cancelled after just two weeks.
The writing was on the wall for POI when CBS gave it a reduced 13-episode order for Season 5 and after a long wait to even learn when it would air, it was confirmed this would be the final year for the show.
Yet another one of the fall shows given the dreaded “reduced order.”
The numbers just weren't there for CBS' TV version of the hit action-comedy franchise.
Finally debuting after one title change after another, Second Chance found far too many viewers to give it a renewal.
While NBC’s other January comedy launch, Superstore, secured a quick renewal, the future wasn't as bright for Telenovela.
There wasn’t much interest in Mark-Paul Gosselaar’s first NBC sitcom since Saved by the Bell: The College Years.
A move to weekly live episodes brought Undateable much more positive coverage and reviews, but it wasn't enough for a renewal.
Despite critical disdain, CBS’s Stephen King adaptation made it through three seasons, but came to an end last year.
With all those reduced episode shows in the fall, something had to have the unfortunate distinction of being the first official cancellation of the season and it was this ABC series about a serial killer couple in 1980s LA.
Continue on for a list of shows that are safe for next season.
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