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.

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