So many TV shows have been canceled this year and A lot of them were successful and fan favorites. It's rare that we see shows be saved by other networks and picked up for more seasons but we've seen it happen several times.
Recently the show, One Day At A Time, was picked up by new network PopTv three months after being canceled by Netflix. The show was on Netflix for three seasons and was critically acclaimed. Its cancellation was a shock to many because it was one of Netflix most popular shows. Which begs the question to this.
Why do TV Networks Cancel Good Shows?
Now when shows get canceled, it usually because the ratings are low and or the content is trash. We've had shows that are a network's highest rated show be canceled. "Lucifer," "Brooklyn Nine-Nine," "STAR," "Deadly Class," "Luke Cage," "Dare Devil." All great shows that were canceled in the height of the syndication.
Now, these shows have been saved by other networks before after fans went into an outcry and created hashtags and petitions to bring the show back for another season on air and they have worked in their favor before. "Lucifer" was canceled after three seasons on Fox and got picked up my Netflix for two more seasons. "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" was canceled after six seasons and was picked by NBC the very next day. They about to have their fifth season this fall. Then there's "One Day At A Time," three months after getting canceled it gets a new network home.
Streaming networks like Netflix And Hulu have picked up canceled shows and have done great work with them. And they go on to have greater success than they did at their previous network home. Receiving more episodes, new writing teams, better promotion and marketing, and even gaining nominations and awards during award season.
The big wigs on TV should look at these cancellation decisions and the replacement pilots they put in and realize what they should really be putting their money into. Canceling one of their best shows ends up being a loss to them and how they fumbled the bag because now they see how successful they are now that another network has taken the show on.
So does online petitions really work to save shows, not always? But if the show is worth the fight, it doesn't hurt to try.
