Category: Cancelled

by Trevor Kimball, March 19, 2024

(Photo: James Stack/NBC)

Another group of car enthusiasts won’t get a chance to fulfill their childhood dreams. Hot Wheels: Ultimate Challenge has been cancelled, so there won’t be a second season of the NBC show. The first season’s 10 episodes finished airing in August.

A competition series, the Hot Wheels: Ultimate Challenge TV show is hosted by car aficionado Rutledge Wood and inspired by Mattel’s Hot Wheels toy car collection. In each episode, two car superfans enter the Chrome Zone, where they will face off, transforming an ordinary vehicle into the life-sized Hot Wheels of their dreams, inspired by personal stories and pop culture touchstones. The two superfans, working alongside a team of automotive magicians called “The Car Pool,” create their designs in high-tech, decked-out garages. The winner of each episode takes home $25,000 and the chance to get into the season finale competition. In the finale, three lucky finalists transform another car in hopes of winning a legendary prize — an additional $50,000 and the honor of having their design made into an official Hot Wheels die-cast car.

Airing on Monday nights, the first season of Hot Wheels: Ultimate Challenge averaged a 0.26 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 1.70 million viewers in the live+same day ratings (including DVR playback through 3:00 AM). The show was NBC’s lowest-rated series in viewership last summer.

What do you think? Have you watched the Hot Wheels TV series on NBC? Are you disappointed the competition series was cancelled instead of renewed for a second season?

by Regina Avalos, March 24, 2024

(Photo: Nickelodeon)

Erin & Aaron will not be returning for a second season. Nickelodeon has cancelled the musical comedy series created by Dicky Murphy, per Deadline.

Starring Ava Ro, Jensen Gering, Larisa Oleynik, David S Jung, and Pyper Braun, the Erin & Aaron series follows teenage stepsiblings as they deal with their parents’ new marriage and share their mutual passion for music to get them through it. Original songs were used throughout the season.

No additional details about the cancellation of the Nickelodeon series were revealed, but low viewership is likely to blame. The twelve episode season debuted in April 2023 and had less than 100,000 viewers, per TV Line.

What do you think? Did you watch this Nickelodeon series? Did you want a second season of Erin & Aaron?

by Regina Avalos, March 22, 2024

(Photo by: Heidi Gutman/Peacock)

Bupkis will not be returning for a second season after all. Pete Davidson has canceled his plans to return to the series, which was renewed by Peacock a month after its June 2023 release.

Starring Pete Davidson, Edie Falco, and Joe Pesci, the series is inspired by the actor’s life. Season one featured guest appearances by La La Anthony, Carly Aquilino, Colson Baker (Machine Gun Kelly), Josh Bitton, Preston Brodrick, Steve Buscemi, Bobby Cannavale, Kevin Corrigan, Nadia Dajani, Charlamagne Tha God, Charlie Day, Philip Ettinger, Derek Gaines, Brad Garrett, Al Gore, Paul Walter Hauser, Lynne Koplitz, Loulou Lazarus, Sunita Mani, John Mulaney, John Pollono, Delaney Quinn, Simon Rex, Oona Roche, Ray Romano, Cliff “Method Man” Smith, Jon Stewart, Kenan Thompson, Ricky Velez, Marissa Jaret Winokur, and Chase Sui Wonder.

Davidson said the following about the decision to end Bupkis, per Deadline:

“I’ve always seen Bupkis as a window into my life, since it is so personal and about my struggles and family. After nearly a decade of my personal life being in the media I wanted a chance to tell my story my way. Of all the work I’ve ever done, Bupkis is by far what I’m most proud of. I am so grateful to Lorne Michaels and Broadway Video, Peacock, Universal Television and the amazing cast and writers for helping me create something honest, funny and heartfelt. I do also feel that this part of my life is finished. I’m very excited for this next chapter and for you guys to see the work. Thank you to all who support me for I am forever grateful.”

What do you think? Were you planning to watch the second season of Bupkis? Are you surprised by Davidson’s decision to cancel the series himself?

by Regina Avalos, March 22, 2024

(Photo: Sarah Shatz/Netflix)

Uncoupled will not be returning for a second season after all. After releasing the first season of eight episodes in July 2022, Netflix cancelled the relationship comedy series in January 2023, despite it being a Top 10 show. Showtime picked up the series for a second season in February but has now cancelled those plans.

Neil Patrick Harris, Tuc Watkins, Tisha Campbell, Marcia Gay Harden, Emerson Brooks, and Brooks Ashmanskas star in the series, which follows successful real estate broker Michael Lawson (Harris) as he returns to the dating world after his partner of 17 years breaks up with him.

Deadline reveals that filming on season two had been delayed due to the writers strike last year. Production was expected to begin in May with the season’s 10 scripts mostly written. The project was ultimately cancelled because the creative team had issues redeveloping the series to fit the network’s programming model.

What do you think? Did you watch season one of Uncoupled on Netflix? Were you planning to watch season two on Showtime?