Why 'Brilliant Minds' & 'The Hunting Party' Were Renewed While 5 Other NBC Shows Were Not

Many fans were shocked by some of the decisions made by NBC this year regarding their original slate of TV shows.

Five TV shows were axed from the lineup. However, two new shows, The Hunting Party and Brilliant Minds, were given new seasons, which caused some to question…why were these shows greenlit while others were not?

NBC is now explaining the decision further.

Keep reading to find out more…

NBC executive Steve Kern explained (via The Wrap) that they had to look into every series’ performance “week-to-week, episode-to-episode, on both linear and digital, to just try and glean which ones we thought had the best ratings story.” They also had to look at the shows creatively. And the results? “These were the two shows [The Hunting Party and Brilliant Minds] that made their way to the top,”

See every show that was not renewed by NBC, and see the explanations why.