If you think renewals mean Bupkis these days, you might also be frustrated by the number of television shows that get dropped from their networks after being approved for a new season.
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TV fans learned on the same day this month that Bupkis and Uncoupled would not be returning for their previously promised second seasons. These shows are just two of many that have recently gone unrenewed. (Other shows, meanwhile, are being canceled even after new episodes have been filmed.)
Below are nearly a dozen shows that have fallen victim to this trend.
Showtime rescued the comedy — which starred Neil Patrick Harris as a man adjusting to single life after being dumped by his long-term partner — less than a month after it was canceled in January 2023 from Netflix. But in March 2024, Showtime canceled the show, just weeks before filming was set to begin on Season 2, according to Deadline.
