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

3 Body Problem (Netflix, Status: Renewal Possible): This series repeated at Number 1 in the Nielsen Streaming rankings for a third week in a row. It has also now spent seven weeks in the Netflix charts, five in the Top 5. It is an expensive show to produce, and the showrunners want to go even bigger with its second season with hopes that it will last four years total. Whether Netflix will let it go that long remains to be seen, but I consider a second-season renewal to be a good bet at this point.

Resident Alien (Netflix, Status: On the Bubble): Deadline is reporting that Resident Alien is unlikely to get a fourth season at Syfy and that it could move over to sister cable network USA which is considering getting back into the scripted programming game. However, that move could come with a budget cut of $500K per episode. The show only averaged a 0.06 rating based on same-day viewing for the 18-49 demo in its third year, and Syfy in general has been having trouble drawing viewers to its original series. Resident Alien did see pretty strong viewership on Netflix when its first two seasons were released there in February, and there are also talks of the show possibly moving to that streamer. For now, though, I am shifting it to Bubble status and fans should definitely make some noise on the social networks to support this series.

Dead Boy Detectives (Netflix, Status: Renewal Possible): This show slipped to Number 3 in the Netflix charts for its second week, but viewership improved to 34 million hours across 4.7 million households. Its numbers are not as strong as other recent genre entries from the streamer like 3 Body Problem or the live-action One Piece, but it is likely not nearly as expensive to produce as either of those shows. However, Netflix does tend to cut bait pretty quickly on shows it considers to be underperformers, so fans should probably make some noise on the social networks to bring this one more attention.

Not Dead Yet (ABC, Status: On the Bubble): The prognosis for this supernatural comedy has not been good this season with its episode order getting truncated and its ratings slipping year over year. And ABC has announced the status of most of its shows while remaining silent on this one so far. We should know its fate by next week when the network unveils its 2024-25 schedule at the Upfronts, and right now is the time for fans to stage a Call to Action to help its chances of getting a third season.

Chucky (Syfy, Status: Renewal Possible): There has been no word on a fourth season of this horror/comedy yet, but creator Don Mancini has already made a pitch to Syfy for where the show can go next. In addition, fans have an opportunity to support the show by calling 1-201-500-3347 to demand more adventures from Chucky. Its numbers dropped off with its season finale last week, but perhaps this one could stick around for another year if the fans lobby for it.

Krapopolis (FOX, Status: Renewed): The same-day ratings for this animated fantasy comedy have dropped notably during the second half of its first season without a lead-in from football to boost its viewership. But is it performing about on par with FOX’s other animated comedies on Sunday nights and it has already been renewed through its third season, so it is safe for now.

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Cancellation/Renewal Score:

There were no renewal or cancellation announcements this past week, though I expect to hear the fate of several shows (particularly ABC’s Not Dead Yet and Syfy’s Resident Alien and Chucky) by next week during the Upfronts when several of the networks and streamers will be revealing their schedules for the coming season. The score currently stands at 23 renewed sci fi and fantasy entries (40% of shows tracked) vs. 11 cancelled and ending (19%). 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

Resident Alien (Syfy, Status: Renewal Possible): This show improved for its season finale, pulling a 0.08 rating based on same-day viewing for the 18-49 demographic with 622K total viewers. Its third-year numbers have been nowhere near where it was in its first season and the first half of its second season, but it did see an upward trend the last couple of weeks. The first two seasons just started streaming on Netflix and have performed well there, and that could be boosting the viewership. That could also help it get to a fourth season, and the showrunners do have plans for where the show will go next, but some help from fans on the social networks would give it a boost as well.

Fallout (Prime Video, Status: Renewal Possible): This show premieres today on Amazon’s Prime Video and it may already be headed to a second-season renewal. Word is that it has been offered a $25 million tax credit to relocate filming from New York to California. That does not guarantee that a second season will happen, but it will certainly act as a strong incentive, especially as the streaming services try to keep costs down. We will have to see how this much-anticipated show performs in viewership, but consider its prospects good at this point.

Halo (Paramount+, Status: Renewal Possible): This video-game-based series has wrapped up its second season, and it had a four-week run in the Nielsen Streaming Rankings, averaging an estimated 377 million minutes of viewing per week. That is good for a Paramount+ entry and should help get this one to a third-season renewal.

Not Dead Yet (ABC, Status: On the Bubble): The numbers for this supernatural comedy have been slipping, and it hit a series-low 0.15 rating in the demo with 1.4 million total viewers with its latest episode. It is also losing a fair amount of the audience each week from its lead-in The Conners. It is firmly On the Bubble and fans will certainly want to make some noise on the social networks to support it if they hope for it to stick around for a third season.

American Horror Story (FX, Status: Renewed): This horror anthology barely registered in the ratings with its return for the second half of its twelfth season, posting a series low 0.03 rating in the demo with 243K total viewers. This was once among the top-rated shows on cable, but its audience has certainly diminished over the years. It has been renewed through its thirteenth season, but could be wrapping up at that point.

3 Body Problem (Netflix, Status: Renewal Possible): This sci fi entry held at Number 1 in the Netflix Top 10 for a second week in a row, but its viewership dropped almost in half from week to week, from 116 million hours to 61 million hours. That may suggest that the completion rate is not where Netflix execs want it to be, and this is an expensive show to produce. But it is also a high-profile series, so the streamer will have an incentive to keep it going if the cost can be justified.

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Cancellation/Renewal Score:

NBC announced last week that its Quantum Leap revival will not be continuing to a third season (more on that at this link). That brings the current score to ten cancelled and ending sci fi and fantasy entries (20% of shows tracked) vs. twenty renewals (39%). 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

Resident Alien (Syfy, Status: Renewal Possible): This sci fi dramedy returned for its third season last week and posted a 0.06 rating based on same-day viewing for the 18-49 demographic with 465K total viewers. That is down from its second season average but above what the network has been seeing for its scripted originals so far this season. When the third year of this show was cut back to eight episodes, I took that as an indication that the current season could be its last, and that is still possible. But the first two seasons just started streaming on Netflix and it premiered in the Top 10, so that could help it stick around for a while longer.  Fans may want to make some noise on the social networks to give this one a boost, though.

Ghosts (CBS, Status: Renewal Possible): This supernatural comedy returned for its third season last week and posted a 0.67 rating in the demo with 7.1 million total viewers. That is a 14% improvement on its second-season ratings and it outperformed its lead-in Young Sheldon. The show was already pretty much guaranteed a fourth-season renewal because CBS is looking at a syndication run at this point (where shows really turn a profit), but these ratings alone should keep it going.

Echo (Disney+, Status: Mini-Series): This MCU entry dropped out of the Nielsen Streaming Rankings the second week after its premiere. It released all five of its first season episodes at one time, but the expectation is that shows stick around for at least a couple of weeks in the Top 10. It was billed as a mini-series, but a second season could have happened if the viewership was strong enough. There is still a possibility for that, but I don’t expect to see it on the schedule anytime soon.

Chucky (Syfy, Status: Renewal Possible): I previously had this show at Bubble status because it only averaged a 0.04 rating based on same-day viewing in the demo for its airings on Syfy in Fall (it was also simulcast on the USA Network). But with SurrealEstate getting a renewal after only averaging a 0.02 score, I am moving Chucky back to Renewal Possible. It returns for the second half of its third season April 10th and I will see how it tracks then, but since this is a major franchise for the network, perhaps it will stick around for another year or so despite the lagging viewership.

Sanctuary: A Witch’s Tale (AMC+, Status: Renewal Possible): This supernatural drama premiered on AMC’s streaming service in January and has been receiving a fair amount of promotion. The Nielsen Streaming Rankings do not track AMC+, so no viewership numbers are available for the show at this point. It is based on the V. V. James novel Sanctuary: A Novel of Suspense, Witchcraft, and Small Town Secrets and it is unclear if there are plans to go beyond that story at this point. But if it performs well for the streamer, it could stick around for another year.

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Cancellation/Renewal Score:

With last week’s cancellation of Evil (it will be ending after its upcoming fourth season) and SurrealEstates‘ renewal for a third season, that brings the score for the current season to seven cancelled and ending sci fi and fantasy entries (16% of shows tracked) vs. eighteen renewals (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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