Cancellation Watch: Status updates for the sci fi and fantasy shows on the broadcast networks, cable channels, and streaming services as well as breaking news on the currently airing, returning, and upcoming genre entries. 

Status Updates

The Umbrella Academy (Netflix, Status: Ending): This superhero series made it into the Netflix Top 10 at Number 2 for the week of its premiere, pulling in 47.5 million hours of viewing across 8.4 million households over a four-day period. This show is in its final season and it has performed well in viewership for the streamer throughout its run. I would not be surprised to see a spin-off series emerge in the next year or so.

Star Trek: Prodigy (Netflix, Status: Cancelled): This animated Trek entry has not charted since its second season premiered on Netflix at the beginning of July. It had already been cancelled by Paramount+, but when Netflix picked it up there were hopes that the show could continue to a third season at that streamer. But it has not drawn in notable viewership yet in the Netflix Top 10 nor the Nielsen Streaming Rankings, so it seems unlikely that the streamer will invest in future seasons. Fans should continue to make some noise in support of the show, though, and try to get people to watch it on Netflix if they want it to have any chance of sticking around.

House of the Dragon (HBO, Status: Renewed): This Game of Thrones spin-off wrapped up its second season on a strong note as it posted a 0.43 rating based on same-day viewing in the 18-49 demographic with 1.5 million total viewers for its Season 2 finale. Those are very good linear ratings for a cable series these days and the show has also been pulling in over one billion minutes a week in digital viewing on Max. This one has been renewed through its fourth season and that will be its last.

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A second season announcement for Netflix’s Supacell came yesterday, but that will count back on the 2023-24 season. The premiere for the final season of Netflix’s The Dragon Prince has been announced for December, and that will count on the current season.  For the newly started 2024-25 year, the Cancellation/Renewal Score currently stands at 9 renewed sci fi and fantasy entries (60% of shows tracked) vs. 6 cancelled and ending (40%). Below are this season’s numbers, and you can see the list of shows and keep up with the score throughout the week at our Cancellation Watch Page.

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Cancellation Watch: Status updates for the sci fi and fantasy shows on the broadcast networks, cable channels, and streaming services as well as breaking news on the currently airing, returning, and upcoming genre entries. 

Status Updates

Supacell (Netflix, Status: Renewal Possible): This British superhero series entered the Nielsen Streaming Rankings at Number 6 for the week of its premiere. It pulled in an estimated 549 million minutes of viewing, and the show has spent five weeks in the Netflix Top 10 so far. Series creator Rapman is hoping that this one will go for at least three seasons and that does look like a real possibility at this point.

The Boys (Prime Video, Status: Renewed): This show held at Number 2 for a third week in a row, adding on another 1.2 billion minutes of viewership. It has already been renewed for a fifth and final season, and a prequel series was announced this past weekend at Comic Con.

House of the Dragon (HBO, Status: Renewed): This show slipped to Number 4 for its third week in the Nielsen Streaming Rankings, though it pulled in over one billion minutes in viewing. It has averaged a 0.34 rating based on same-day viewing in the 18-49 demographic and 1.3 million total viewers so far, and it has already been renewed for a third season with a fourth looking likely as well.

The Dragon Prince (Netflix, Status: Renewed): This fantasy entry did not make into the Netflix Top 10 for the week of its sixth season premiere, but that is not uncommon for animated shows. It has already been renewed through its seventh and final season which will give it the chance to wrap up its storylines.

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Cancellation/Renewal Score:

At Comic Con this past weekend, renewal announcements came in for The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon (AMC), Blood of Zeus (Netflix), Invincible (Prime Video), Solar Opposites (Hulu), and Krapopolis (FOX). (You can see a rundown of the news coming out of SDCC at this link.) That brings the Cancellation/Renewal Score for the current season to 34 renewed sci fi and fantasy entries (44% of shows tracked) vs. 21 cancelled and ending (27%). Below are this season’s numbers, and you can see the list of shows and keep up with the score throughout the week at our Cancellation Watch Page.

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Cancellation Watch: Status updates for the sci fi and fantasy shows on the broadcast networks, cable channels, and streaming services as well as breaking news on the currently airing, returning, and upcoming genre entries. 

Status Updates

House of the Dragon (HBO, Status: Renewed): For the first full week that the Nielsen charts measured this show’s second season, it improved to Number 2 in the list of acquired shows with an estimated 1.23 billion minutes of viewing. That is the highest viewership the show has seen thus far, surpassing the 1.02 billion mark it achieved in its first season. Not surprisingly, this one has already been renewed for a third season.

The Ark (Syfy, Status: Renewal Possible): Nielsen ratings data for linear viewing has been hard to come by lately, but TVSeriesFinale.com does have the premiere ratings for this show’s second season and it posted a 0.04 score based on same-day viewing in the 18-49 demographic with 240K total viewers. That is down from its first season average of a 0.06 rating, and not a strong return for the show. I will watch how this one tracks in the coming weeks, but it could be shifting to Bubble status shortly.

The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy (Prime Video, Status: Renewed): This animated sci fi comedy arrived on Prime Video with little in the way of promotion in February 2024 and did not make it into the Nielsen Streaming Rankings. But apparently it was renewed in advance for a second season and work on that is already underway. Whether it will continue beyond that remains to be seen.

Beacon 23 (Syfy, Status: On the Bubble): This show had originally been a joint production by AMC and Spectrum and had been picked up for two seasons, but those two venues backed away from it before it aired. MGM+ acquired the series and has now aired the two seasons, though it received little in the way of promotion and that may have just been a burn-off run. They have not indicated whether they have an interest in carrying it into a third season and I am going to shift this one to Bubble status.

Velma (Max, Status: On the Bubble): People were surprised that this show received a second season after the first was pretty widely panned, but apparently that had been planned in advance. It did not make it into the Nielsen Streaming Rankings across its two seasons, and it currently holds only 39% on the Tomatometer scale and a 10% Audience Score on Rotten Tomatoes. I am going to assume that a third season is unlikely, so I am moving this one to Bubble status.

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This past week brought two more cancellations with Halo getting the ax from Paramount+ and Reginald the Vampire coming to an end at Syfy. In addition, apparently a fifteenth season of Doctor Who was part of the Disney partnership with the BBC and that is in the works, and The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy was renewed for a second season in advance as mentioned above. So factoring in all of that, the current score is at 21 cancelled and ending sci fi and fantasy entries (28% of shows tracked) vs. 31 renewed (42%). Below are this season’s numbers, and you can see the list of shows and keep up with the score throughout the week at our Cancellation Watch Page.

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Cancellation Watch: Status updates for the sci fi and fantasy shows on the broadcast networks, cable channels, and streaming services as well as breaking news on the currently airing, returning, and upcoming genre entries. 

Status Updates

The Boys (Prime Video, Status: Renewed): This superhero satire entered the Nielsen Streaming Rankings for the week of its fourth season premiere. It landed at Number 2 with an estimated 1.2 billion minutes watched across just four days. The show has been renewed for a fifth and final season, and I expect it to continue on with spin-offs for several years.

House of the Dragon (HBO, Status: Renewed): This show entered the Nielsen Rankings under the Acquired shows for its run on Max at the Number 8 with 741 million minutes watched. That represents just one evening for viewing for the second season premiere plus any of the first season episodes that were streamed that week. The linear ratings have not been as strong, but not surprisingly this one has already been renewed for a third season.

Supacell (Netflix, Status: Renewal Possible): This British-made series has now spent three weeks in the Netflix Top 10, two at the Number 1 slot. There has been no word on a second-season renewal at this point, but I expect that the streamer will be interested in bringing this one back.

Futurama (Hulu, Status: Renewed): This animated sci fi comedy slipped into the Nielsen Rankings at Number 10 with 241 million minutes of viewing over a month and a half before its twelfth season premiere. It has already been renewed for two more seasons, so the hi-jinks should continue for several more years.

Scavengers Reign (Max/Netflix, Status: Cancelled): This animated sci fi series has not made it into the Netflix Top 10 in its encore run on that streaming service which definitely puts a damper on the hopes that it would get a second season. However, it did just get an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Animated Program which could give it a boost. Fans should definitely take the opportunity to get the show trending on the social networks and bring it more attention in an attempt to convince Netflix to keep it going.

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Cancellation/Renewal Score:

On Monday, the cancellation of Syfy’s horror dramedy Reginald the Vampire was announced which brings the Cancellation/Renewal Score for the current season to 20 cancelled and ending sci fi and fantasy entries (28% of shows tracked) vs. 29 renewed (40%). Below are this season’s numbers, and you can see the list of shows and keep up with the score throughout the week at our Cancellation Watch Page.

Be sure to follow the Cancelled Sci Fi Twitter Site  for breaking news and updates. And for the latest news and discussions on sci fi and fantasy television, follow r/SciFiTV

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