The past week or so would have been a great time to just stop caring about a whole slew of TV shows, since all the networks have been going crazy handing out cancellations to the series that apparently just haven't done what those in charge were hoping for.
Some were surprising, some were predictable, and some probably shouldn't have been on TV to begin with. Below, you'll see 10 of the biggest shows that each of the big networks put on the chopping block in just this week alone. (For a more comprehensive look at the fates of everything else on TV, head to our cancellation/renewal rundowns for both network TV and cable/streaming.)
"The Catch" (ABC)
Most networks cancel shows when they're either early in the run and earning poor ratings, or far after a season is finished, when fans and the show's cast/crew are sick with worry. But not ABC, which decided to pull the plug on the Shondaland crime caper The Catch mere hours before its Season 2 finale aired. And that finale featured all manner of backstabbings and other twists that would have led nicely into a third season. Who was the real backstabber here?
"Rosewood" (Fox)
Never a critical darling, Fox's Rosewood likely squeaked into a Season 2 order on the strength of two things. One was the affability and charisma of its cast, with the gorgeous pairing of Morris Chestnut and Jaina Lee Ortiz leading things. The second confidence-booster Fox had was Bones' lead-in audience and their appreciation for forensics-based crime procedurals. But Rosewood's audience dropped too far, and after Bones said its big farewell, so did Rosewood.
"Powerless" (NBC)
Recent years have provided tones of comic book-sourced programming to cheer for, though almost everything has been dramatic in nature. NBC aimed to change that with the comedy Powerless, which took a super-talented cast (that included Vanessa Hudgens and Alan Tudyk) and stuck them in a vaguely structured show that spouted out jokes that were broader than the lesser-known DC Comics hero Side Of A Barn Man. The series was pulled from NBC's schedule months before it was quietly depowered for real.
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