Fall TV Reminder! These 10+ Shows Will Not Be Back — Which Will You Miss Most? Vote!

Team TVLine hopes that you have been having a great summer! In fact, sometimes the months between the broadcast-TV season can be so refreshing, we plum forget about all the cancellations and series finales that got announced way, way back in the spring.

Lest anyone be caught off guard by the arriving 2024-25 TV season (get yer calendar here!) and the absence of some favorite shows, we offer this handy reminder of the 15 programs on ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC and The CW that will not be returning with new episodes.

Almost always, when a cancellation or final season is reported, there are cries of, "But why?" And almost always, the answer is, "Well, ratings" (as detailed in many of the instances below). But this year, there were some real head-scratchers, shows that in fact had added viewers, or delivered their network's largest audience, and yet still got the hook. We've highlighted a few of those with a 🤔 emoji.

Refresh your summertime bean with this recap of ended shows, then vote in our poll for the one(s) you will miss most. (Poll closes Sept. 5, Noon ET.)

THE BAD NEWS CAME: June 5, when TVLine reported that the season airing this summer would be the All American spinoff's swan song. "I'm devastated to learn that All American: Homecoming will not be moving forward with more episodes and that this new season premiering in July will be our final one," executive producer Nkechi Okoro Carroll said at the time. "However, I am so very grateful to have worked with this incredible cast and crew, led by Geffri Maya, to bring the authentic HBCU experience to your screens for the last three seasons.

THE TALE OF THE TAPE: The season now airing (in the summer, notably) has averaged 418,000 total viewers through its first five episodes (with Live+7 playback), down more than 30% from the season prior.

FINAL AIRDATE: Monday, Sept. 30 on The CW

THE BAD NEWS CAME: Nov. 29, 2023, when CBS announced that the Chuck Lorre comedy would end with Season 5. "We are so proud to call Bob Hearts Abishola a CBS comedy as it helped establish a new generation of programming at the network," CBS Entertainment president Amy Reisenbach said at the time. "This series expertly showcased a family love story and workplace comedy about the immigrant experience with heartfelt humor and emotion while also authentically portraying Nigerian culture."

THE TALE OF THE TAPE: Abishola's farewell run averaged 5.3 million total viewers (with Live+7 playback), down 13% from the prior season and ranking last out of the four sitcoms CBS aired during the 2023-24 TV season.

FINAL AIRDATE: May 13 (read post mortem interview)

THE BAD NEWS CAME: April 19, when CBS dropped the axe on two of its bubble dramas in one fell swoop — the CSI sequel series and So Help Me Todd.

THE TALE OF THE TAPE: CSI: Vegas' farewell run averaged 6.1 million total viewers (with Live+7 playback), up 7% from the season prior — but delivering the smallest audience of the 14 dramas CBS aired last TV season.

WHAT ELSE DO WE KNOW?: Though unplanned as a series finale, the Season 3 finale was nonetheless edited to remove a final sequence that teased the big serial killer for the fourth season that was not meant to be. Also, said finale drew the series' second-largest audience ever.

FINAL AIRDATE: May 19

THE BAD NEWS CAME: May 7 — six weeks after its finale aired — when NBC decided not to renew the freshman comedy.

THE TALE OF THE TAPE: Extended Family averaged just 3.3 million total viewers (with Live+7 playback) — the smallest audience for any scripted NBC program last season, save for the renewed Lopez vs. Lopez.

FINAL AIRDATE: March 27

THE BAD NEWS CAME: Jan. 11, when ABC announced a time of death for the medical drama. "The Good Doctor has been a once in a lifetime opportunity, but it's time to say goodbye," executive producers David Shore, Liz Friedman and Erin Gunn said in a joint statement. "We are incredibly proud of the work we've done and the message we've been privileged to be a part of. 

THE TALE OF THE TAPE: The Good Doctor's seventh season averaged 5 million total viewers (with Live+7 playback), down almost 20% from the previous season.

WHAT ELSE DO WE KNOW?: The potential spinoff The Good Lawyer, starring Kennedy McMann and Felicity Huffman, was dismissed last November.

FINAL AIRDATE: May 21 (read post mortem interview)

THE BAD NEWS CAME: May 10, when Fox decided to quietly euthanize the animated comedy. The cancellation capped Housebroken's run at a total of 30 episodes.

THE TALE OF THE TAPE: Season 2, which wrapped up in summer 2023, averaged just 460,000 total viewers (with Live+7 playback).

FINAL AIRDATE: Aug. 6, 2023

THE BAD NEWS CAME: Nov. 20, 2023, when NBC confirmed that the sci-fi/family drama was getting sucked into the proverbial sinkhole that is cancellation — and with a scant six-episode sendoff.

THE TALE OF THE TAPE: La Brea's third season averaged 3.6 million total viewers (with Live+7 playback), down 25% from its sophomore run and outdrawing only the similarly doomed Quantum Leap (out of the 11 dramas NBC aired last season).

FINAL AIRDATE: Feb. 13 (read post mortem interview)

THE BAD NEWS CAME: June 23, 2023, when NBC — which, mind you, did save the reboot when CBS cancelled it after four seasons — opted not to order a sixth season.

THE TALE OF THE TAPE: Magnum's final season, aired in two batches of 10 episodes, averaged about 5 million total viewers (with Live+7 playback) — down more than 30% from its final run on CBS and ranking No. 9 out of the 11 dramas NBC aired last TV season (besting only the similarly terminal La Brea and Quantum Leap). But its double-episode series finale did draw the biggest audiences of Season 5B.

FINAL AIRDATE: Jan. 3 (get scoop on what Season 6 would have looked like)

THE BAD NEWS CAME: April 26, when CBS decided not to renew the island drama for a fourth season. "It is incumbent on us to always keep the schedule fresh, keep momentum going. We had to make some really tough choices this year," CBS Entertainment president Amy Reisenbach said in May, when asked about this spring's multiple cancellations. "Everything came back [from the Hollywood strikes] really strong, but ultimately we have to look at the cohesiveness of the schedule flow."

THE TALE OF THE TAPE: The series' swan song averaged 7.8 million total viewers (with Live+7 playback), up 4% from its sophomore run and ranking No. 6 out of the 14 dramas CBS aired last season — more than the renewed Elsbeth, Fire Country, FBI: Most Wanted and FBI: International and the un-cancelled S.W.A.T. Oh, and the unplanned series finale drew the second-largest audience of Season 3.

WHAT ELSE DO WE KNOW?: "We were obviously surprised," co-showrunners Jan Nash, Christopher Silber and Matt Bosack told TVLine in an exclusive Q&A. "If we'd known [cancellation] was coming, we probably wouldn't have ended the series on a cliffhanger [involving Maggie Shaw]. The fact that the studio and the network didn't stop us makes it seem like they might not have seen it coming either.... [T]he TV business is a fickle mistress and one can't take business decisions personally. But it still stings."

FINAL AIRDATE: May 6

THE BAD NEWS CAME: May 10, when ABC decided to inter its Gina Rodriguez-sees-dead people comedy.

THE TALE OF THE TAPE: Season 2 averaged 3.2 million total viewers (with Live+7 playback), down just 6% from its freshman run but representing the smallest audience of any scripted ABC series.

FINAL AIRDATE: April 24

THE BAD NEWS CAME: April 5 — six weeks after its Season 2 finale aired — when NBC announced that the reboot, like ol' Sam Beckett, would not be coming back.

THE TALE OF THE TAPE: Quantum's final Leaps averaged 3.56 million total viewers (with Live+ playback), down just 9% from the sci-fi series' freshman run but marking the second-smallest audience of any scripted NBC program (besting only the ill-fated Extended Family).

WHAT ELSE DO WE KNOW?: Jeff Bader, President of Program Planning Strategy at NBCUniversal Entertainment, explained that whereas Law & Order: Organized Crime got moved to Peacock for its upcoming season, it's a "different discussion with Quantum, which was just a much softer show, performance-wise."

FINAL AIRDATE: Feb. 20 (read post mortem interview)

THE BAD NEWS CAME: April 19, when Todd as well as CSI: Vegas were both told to close up shop.  "I sympathize and relate to all of the fans out there who are disappointed in the fact that these shows are ending," CBS Entertainment president Amy Reisenbach said in June. "But at the end of the day, our job at CBS is to make those really tough calls," she added, echoing comments she made in May at CBS' fall schedule reveal soiree.

THE TALE OF THE TAPE: Todd's farewell tour averaged 6.2 million total viewers (with Live+7 playback), down just a tick from its freshman run but ranking 12th out of the 14 dramas CBS aired last TV season (topping only un-cancelled S.W.A.T. and the aforementioned CSI: Vegas).

WHAT ELSE DO WE KNOW?: So, so, so much! Read what series creator Scott Prendergast told TVLine about his plans for Season 3 and way, way beyond.

FINAL AIRDATE: May 16

THE BAD NEWS CAME: Dec. 8, 2023, when ABC announced that it was dousing the firefighter drama after Season 7. "For seven seasons, Station 19 has been a highlight of the ABC lineup thanks to Shonda [Rhimes] and Betsy [Beers]'s incredible vision, beloved characters and compelling storytelling," Disney Television Group president Craig Erwich said at the time.

THE TALE OF THE TAPE: The burning of Station 19's last embers averaged just 4 million total viewers (in, notably, a much later Thursday time slot), down 23% from its prior season and marking the least-watched of the six dramas ABC aired last season.

FINAL AIRDATE: May 30 (read post mortem interview)

THE BAD NEWS CAME: May 21, when TVLine reported that The CW had cancelled the drama after four seasons. "It's a tough piece of news to be sure," series lead Jared Padalecki responded, "but we are SO thankful for the #WalkerFamily that has been built, both on set and off. After four seasons together, we have felt the love and support from the entire #WalkerFamily, and we will be forever grateful."

THE TALE OF THE TAPE: Walker's final rodeo averaged 933,000 total viewers (with Live+7 playback), down 24% from the season prior but still standing as The CW's most-watched program — delivering a bigger audience than the renewed All American and Wild Cards.

WHAT ELSE DO WE KNOW?: In an interview published the day of the series finale, Padalecki called out Nexstar, The CW's not-so-new-anymore owner, and its focus on "cheap" programming. "I mean, f–k it. They can't fire me again. I'm just being brutally honest," he said. "It felt to me like they were looking for really easy, cheap content that they could fill up time with."

FINAL AIRDATE: June 26 (read post mortem interview)

THE BAD NEWS CAME: On Nov. 14, 2023 — following much speculation (by TVLine but also others) — CBS announced that TV's No. 1 comedy would end after its seventh season. "As a prequel to one of the biggest comedies [The Big Bang Theory], Young Sheldon proved lightning can strike twice," CBS entertainment president Amy Reisenbach said at the time. "It set itself apart with a remarkable cast that felt like a family from the first moment we saw them on screen and brought characters to life with unique heartfelt stories that drew audiences in from the start."

THE TALE OF THE TAPE: Young Sheldon wrapped its seven-season run with an average audience of 9.3 million total viewers (with Live+7 playback), exactly matching its prior season and standing as the third-most watched entertainment program on all of TV!

WHAT ELSE DO WE KNOW?: There's a spinoff coming this fall, didjahear?

FINAL AIRDATE: May 16 (get scoop on the "delicate" crafting of the funeral-heavy finale, adult Sheldon and Amy's future, whether Sheldon still thinks his dad cheated, and that final-season absence)

Poll closes Sept. 5, Noon ET.