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Boston Globe
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Boston Globe
NBC's embrace of sports could be bad news for scripted programming
Lost in all of that excitement, however, was a Friday afternoon news dump that NBC would be axing five scripted shows: 'Found,' 'The Irrational,' 'Lopez vs. Lopez,' 'Suits LA,' and the revival of 'Night Court' were all given a pink slip to make room for hoops. While some of those shows had plenty of opportunity to find an audience, ' Advertisement Regardless of your feelings on those specific shows, the NBA on NBC spells danger for all original programming at Rockefeller Center, both new and old. While Sunday night has been a sports night for NBC since Sunday Night Football began in 2006, Tuesday's primetime lineup was where shows like 'Frasier,' 'This is Us,' and the original 'Law & Order' first flourished. Where will word-of-mouth shows like 'Scrubs' build an audience now that three precious hours of primetime will be occupied by an NBA pre-game show and a 2 1/2 hour game? Advertisement NBC did announce a number of new shows during its upfronts, but a surprisingly high percentage of them are airing Meanwhile, NBC is currently considering three comedies for just two open slots in its Monday and Friday night lineups. Not too long ago, a sitcom executive-produced by Tina Fey starring Tracy Morgan and Daniel Radcliffe would anchor a Thursday night of 'Must See TV.' But Fey's 'The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins' still doesn't have a timeslot, and will face competition from two other comedy pilots as As NBC celebrates its 100th birthday this upcoming year, the network is putting all of its eggs into the live events basket, positioning the NFL, the Olympics, and the NBA as its tentpoles. It's an understandable approach, but a tough pill to swallow from a company that has produced some of the best scripted TV shows of all time. Advertisement Over the past decade, viewers (and TV critics!) were overwhelmed by choice during the peak of the streaming wars, when
Yahoo
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
NBC Responds to Outrage Over 5 Major Show Cancellations
A top executive at NBC is explaining the five controversial show cancellations at the network. Jeff Bader, NBC Universal's President of Program Planning Strategy, told reporters that Suits: LA was on the chopping block because it didn't resonate enough with audiences. 'Suits: LA had a very short run, but it really has not resonated [with audiences in] the way we thought it would,' he said at a press conference on May 10, 2025, according to Collider. Bader also addressed the cancellations of four other major shows. They are The Irrational, Night Court, Found, and Lopez vs. Lopez. 'It's so hard to talk about shows and which ones we're bringing back," Bader admitted, according to Deadline. NBC is just one of a string of networks and streaming services cancelling shows recently, driving fan outrage in some cases. The NBC cancellations have left fans of the shows raging. 'We had to look at the performance of the shows, both on linear and on digital,' said Bader, according to Collider, and he stressed that cancelling the shows was "hard." Although some of the shows could have ended up on Peacock, that didn't end up happening. 'We had to see the ones that looked like they had growth potential in the future. We're looking at how stable they are in their linear performance, how stable they are on digital which ones are growing, which ones are declining. And we had to make some hard decisions,' he said, according to Collider. According to Deadline, the shows collectively brought in millions of viewers, headed by The Irrational, which brought in 4.4 million viewers, compared to 3.7 million for Found, 2.3 million for Lopez v. Lopez, 2.3 million for Night Court, and 2.1 million for Suits: LA.
Los Angeles Times
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Los Angeles Times
NBC's ‘Lopez vs. Lopez' cancellation underscores ongoing broadcast struggles
On May 9, NBC canceled 'Lopez vs. Lopez' after three seasons. The multi-cam sitcom first aired in 2022 and concluded its third season in February. The show explored the dynamics within a working class family that learns to coexist after an old-school Latino dad (George Lopez) moves in with his mostly-estranged Gen-Z daughter (Mayan Lopez), her boyfriend (Matt Shively) and their son (Brice Gonzalez). Selenis Leyva and Al Madrigal are also series regulars on the Latino-led cast. The initial concept was created by the father-daughter duo and showrunner Debby Wolfe, who previously worked on shows 'One Day at a Time' and 'Love, Victor.' Wolfe drew inspiration for the show during the COVID-19 pandemic after doom scrolling through TikTok and catching a glimpse of Mayan, who was clearing up rumors about her parents' divorce while twerking upside down. Like their on-screen relationship, the real-life Lopez family has had a documented fraught relationship. Mayan, who has been transparent about her personal life on social media, was at one point estranged from George. Their show 'Lopez vs. Lopez' was one of the few network TV shows that tackled themes like generational trauma and machismo in the Latino community. 'I see 'Lopez vs. Lopez' as a show for everyone, but also a love letter to our community,' Mayan told The Times last year ahead of season two. In true Gen-Z fashion, Mayan uploaded a video to both TikTok and Instagram, in which she pointed to the Deadline article about the show's cancellation and mouthed the words to a trending audio to explain her own feelings: 'That was rude, that was pretty f— rude.' In the Instagram caption, she wrote: 'It is the Lopez way that we will not be down for long. This is just the beginning.' George himself uploaded a similar clip to his own Instagram profile. In one part of the caption, he wrote: 'This wasn't just a show, it was and is our lives. We created a family.' Wolfe also shared a fan-made petition on social media named 'Save Lopez vs. Lopez' on her Instagram, which now has more than 800 signees. It called for Netflix, which acquired the first two seasons last year, to keep the show alive. 'This show provides important representation for the Latino community and brings families together on a Friday night,' the description stated. (De Los has reached out to the Lopez family's representatives for comment.) 'Lopez vs. Lopez' was the only NBC comedy series awaiting renewal before NBCUniversal's upfront presentation in New York City on Monday, which detailed the next year's projects for the entertainment conglomerate. The cancellation does not come as a surprise to Ana-Christina Ramón, director of the Entertainment and Media Research Initiative at UCLA, who says that broadcast television has been going through a difficult period: 'It's unfortunate that one show is a victim to the changing industry.' ' A lot of people think that broadcast is dead,' says Ramón. 'The hardest hit was the pandemic, which made it difficult for [a] TV season to come out on time. After the [union] strikes, a lot of the shows had smaller seasons.' Television networks were already struggling to compete with streaming services like Netflix and Hulu, according to the 2023 UCLA Hollywood Diversity Report. By July 2024, streaming services had grown to 41.4% of television viewing compared with broadcast and cable, the report states. Though the NBC move does not single out 'Lopez vs. Lopez.' Other canceled shows include 'Night Court,' 'Suits LA,' 'The Irrational' and 'Found.' NBCUniversal is likely making room for next season's basketball coverage after cutting a $2.5-billion NBA deal in 2024, says Ramón. However, the lack of Latino representation on television, both in broadcast and streaming, leaves a gaping hole in representation for the Latino community. Multiple Latino-led projects have been axed within the last two years across all platforms: Apple TV's 'Acapulco,' ABC's 'Not Dead Yet,' Hulu's 'This Fool' and Freevee's 'Primo.' 'With the way that Latinx people have been demonized in terms of immigration, it's really a pivotal time to see Latinx people living everyday lives as normal Americans,' says Ramón. Still, there are some glimmers of hope for broadcast television. NBC renewed Season 2 of Reba McEntire's 'Happy Place,' with Mexican American actress Belissa Escobedo in the lead role. The police procedural ABC drama 'Will Trent,' starring Puerto Rican actor Ramon Rodriguez, will return for Season 4. Also, CBS recently picked up the workplace comedy 'DMV,' with Dominican American actress Gigi Zumbado, and renewed Season 4 of 'Fire Country,' starring Mexican American actor Kevin Alejandro. Its awaited spin-off, 'Sheriff Country,' stars Brazilian actress Morena Baccarin.
Yahoo
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Why ‘Suits LA' Was One and Done
No one had Suits (2011-19) being the hit show of 2023, but after it was, very few would have had the inevitable spinoff, Suits LA, canceled weeks before even finishing out its first season. Suits LA was unceremoniously thrown on the NBC scrap heap Friday, along with four other series: Lopez vs. Lopez, Night Court, The Irrational and Found. The broadcast network had to clean house for the return of the NBA to its airwaves. More from The Hollywood Reporter How an "Opportunistic" Fox Reclaimed 'American Dad!' After 10 Seasons on TBS Why Fox Revived 'Fear Factor' and 'The Weakest Link' Fox Bets Big on Unscripted to Start 2025-26 Season But if any of those five were hits, NBC executives would have found a time slot. 'It's so hard to talk about shows and which ones you bring back,' Jeff Bader, NBC's president of programming strategy, said on a conference call with media the following day. 'Suits (LA) has had a very short run, but it really just has not resonated the way we thought it would. There can be many, many reasons — people are speculating why it hasn't resonated, but it's just not really showing the potential to grow for us in the future, unfortunately.' 'Those are the decisions we have to make,' Bader continued. 'We have to look at the performance of the shows both on linear and on digital. We have to see the ones that look like they have growth potential in the future. So we're looking at how stable they are in their linear performance, how stable they are on digital, which ones are growing, which ones are declining — and we had to make some hard decisions.' Bader said he and NBC's other decision makers discussed moving any and all of those canceled shows — including Suits LA — to Peacock. Five passes, we guess. NBC hasn't moved a show from broadcast to Peacock since Law & Order: Organized Crime last year. Grosse Pointe Garden Society still may make the jump. Suits LA has now aired 12 episodes with the season one (and now series) finale still on the way this coming Sunday. Suits LA brought back original Suits stars Gabriel Macht as Harvey Specter and David Costabile as Daniel Hardman; as of Sunday night, Rick Hoffman has returned as Louis Litt for the final few episodes. But Suits LA really wanted to get its new attorneys, led by Stephen Amell as entertainment lawyer Ted, over with the audience. The OG Suits did fine during its USA Network run, but the dramedy became a cultural phenomenon in June 2023 when Peacock first shared the streaming rights with Netflix. What followed was a first-place finish on Nielsen's streaming charts for a record 12 straight weeks, surpassing Ozark. NBC will host its annual upfront Monday morning at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Best of The Hollywood Reporter 22 of the Most Shocking Character Deaths in Television History A 'Star Wars' Timeline: All the Movies and TV Shows in the Franchise 'Yellowstone' and the Sprawling Dutton Family Tree, Explained
Yahoo
12-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
How NBC Picked What to Cancel to Make Room for ‘Our Biggest New Show' — the NBA — and What to Keep
Only two bubble shows were promised futures after NBC's all-day Friday cancellation of five shows. The Hunting Party and Brilliant Minds were both renewed (for full, second seasons in the 18- to 22-episode range) — but the news wasn't anywhere near as good for the following, longer-running programs: Lopez vs. Lopez, Night Court, Found, The Irrational and Suits LA. (Grosse Pointe Garden Society's fate is currently, theoretically TBD.) More from TVLine The Voice Season 28 Coaches Revealed: Who's Joining Snoop Dogg This Fall? NBC Orders Tracy Morgan/Daniel Radcliffe Comedy - See First Photo NBC Fall Schedule: St. Denis to Lead Monday Comedy Block, NBA Tuesdays, The Hunting Party Replaces Found NBC's unusually brutal axe was the result of a need to clear out Tuesday nights this fall for NBA games (as part of its big-bucks deal with the pro hoops league). Come February 2026, a second night of NBA action will occupy Sundays, where any combo of midseason dramas and reality-TV usually air. With the NBA ultimately claiming seven total hours of primetime real estate, 'We had a lot of shows that we had to pass on in order to put our schedule together,' Jeff Bader, President of Program Planning Strategy for NBCUniversal Entertainment, told reporters at a Saturday press conference. 'In the fall, the NBA is a huge priority for us. That is our biggest new show in the fall.' In deciding which of its bubble shows to keep and which to cut, 'We looked at what their performance was, week to week, episode to episode, on both linear and digital, to try and glean which ones we thought had the best ratings story…,' Bader explained. 'And then on the creative side, the creative teams did the same thing, [showing us] which ones have the best potential to capture a new audience.' The Hunting Party, a high-concept procedural, and Brilliant Minds, a medical drama, wound up demonstrating that potential. 'These are the two shows that made their way to the top,' Bader said. As for the knee-jerk question of, 'Why not move ____ to Peacock?!' — as happened a year ago with Law & Order: Organized Crime Season 5 — 'We had that conversation about every show,' Bader said. No bubble show got 'saved' this year, however, by becoming a streaming exclusive. Bader was tactfully reluctant to detail the why behind every cancelled show, though he did speak to the one-and-done fate of the Stephen Amell-starring Suits LA spinoff that hoped to capitalize on the streaming records set by the original Suits in 2023. 'Suits [LA] has had a very short run, but it really just has not resonated with the way we thought it would,' he acknowledged. 'People were speculating why it hasn't… but it's just not really showing potential to grow for us in the future, unfortunately, and those are the decisions we had to make.' Want SCOOP on any of the TV shows above? Email InsideLine@ and your question may be answered via Matt's Inside Line! Cancellation Anxiety! 11 Shows on the Bubble View List Best of TVLine Yellowjackets' Tawny Cypress Talks Episode 4's Tai/Van Reunion: 'We're All Worried About Taissa' Vampire Diaries Turns 10: How Real-Life Plot Twists Shaped Everything From the Love Triangle to the Final Death Vampire Diaries' Biggest Twists Revisited (and Explained)
