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.

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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

3 Body Problem (Netflix, Status: Renewed): Netflix previously announced a renewal for this show and that the creative team would “get to tell this story through to its epic conclusion”, but no further details were revealed at that time. Now the streamer has confirmed that the show will return for two additional seasons which will give it one for each book in the trilogy. The showrunners, David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, previously indicated that they wanted it to go for four seasons, but when the initial renewal came, they claimed that the streamer was giving them enough episodes to tell the story they wanted. 3 Body Problem is very expensive to produce, so Netflix likely wanted to keep the show from going too long to put a cap on the budget. Benioff and Weiss were rushed to wrap up Game of Thrones with its eighth season and that caused some controversy, so we will see how things play out with this series.

Scavengers Reign (Netflix, Status: Cancelled): The first season of this animated sci fi series premiered on Netflix on May 31st, but it did not make it into that streamer’s Top 10 for the week. The show was previously cancelled by Max but then picked up by Netflix for an encore run and they are considering producing a second season. It will need to post better viewership numbers, though, so fans should make some noise on the social networks to bring it some attention and get more people watching on Netflix.

Dead Boy Detectives (Netflix, Status: Renewal Possible): This supernatural drama held at Number 3 in the Nielsen Streaming Rankings for a second week in a row, improving to an estimated 699 million minutes watched. It dropped out of the Netflix charts after only three weeks, suggesting it may not have the completion rate that execs at that company are looking for. But it still has posted decent viewership and could continue to a second season.

Evil (Paramount+, Status: Cancelled): This show made it into the Nielsen Streaming Rankings the week after its Season 4 premiere. It landed at Number 8 with 291 million minutes watched, though it got a boost from the encore run of the first two seasons on Netflix. Paramount+ is bringing the show to an end with its current season (giving it a few bonus episodes to wrap up its storylines), but if viewership remains strong, perhaps it could get an extension. Fans should take this opportunity to make some noise on the social networks to support that show.

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Cancellation/Renewal Score:

There were no cancellations or renewals this past week, so the score remains the same. We are currently at 26 renewed sci fi and fantasy entries (39% of shows tracked) vs. 15 cancelled and ending (23%). 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

Follow our Sci Fi TV Schedule for all the currently airing and upcoming sci fi and fantasy television shows, and you can see the premieres for all the upcoming genre entries at this link.

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