NBC and NBCUniversal are reshaping parts of their television lineup before the 2026-27 season, with nine shows reportedly ending across scripted programming, daytime talk and entertainment news.
The reported NBC cancellations include a Law & Order spinoff, medical and crime dramas, a mockumentary comedy and several syndicated daytime programs. Because some ratings and timeline details can shift or depend on third-party databases, the figures below should be read as reported audience and critics scores rather than independently verified final measurements.
NBCUniversal has framed at least part of the change around its first-run syndication business. The company has said it is adjusting that division to better match what local stations want, while continuing to distribute existing library programming and off-network titles.
Reported NBC cancellations and ratings
| Show | Reported status | Reported ratings or notes |
|---|---|---|
| Law & Order: Organized Crime | Ending after five seasons | Rotten Tomatoes audience score listed at 84%; IMDb listed at 7.7/10 |
| Brilliant Minds | Ending after two seasons | Rotten Tomatoes listed at 88% critics and 81% audience; IMDb listed at 7.8/10 |
| Stumble | Ending after one season | Rotten Tomatoes listed at 82% critics and 96% audience; IMDb listed at 7.4/10 |
| The Hunting Party | Ending after two seasons | Rotten Tomatoes listed at 18% critics and 81% audience; IMDb listed at 6.6/10 |
| The Kelly Clarkson Show | Ending after seven seasons | Daytime Emmy-winning talk show; exact final episode timing should be treated cautiously |
| Access Hollywood | Ending after nearly three decades | Long-running entertainment news program |
| Access Daily | Ending alongside Access Hollywood | Companion lifestyle and entertainment program |
| The Steve Wilkos Show | Ending after nearly two decades | Syndicated daytime talk show |
| Karamo | Ending after four seasons | Syndicated daytime conflict-resolution talk show |
Scripted shows leaving the lineup
Law & Order: Organized Crime is among the most recognizable titles on the reported cancellation list. The series centered on Christopher Meloni’s Elliot Stabler and used longer, serialized crime stories rather than the more self-contained case structure associated with other parts of the Law & Order franchise.
The show has been described as running for five seasons, with 75 episodes reported across its run. Meloni also addressed fans after the cancellation news circulated, thanking them for helping sustain the character’s long screen life. Those details have been widely reported, though the ratings attached to the show remain third-party measurements rather than network-confirmed performance data.
Brilliant Minds is another scripted title listed as ending. The Zachary Quinto medical drama was inspired by the work of neurologist Oliver Sacks and was created by Michael Grassi. It reportedly premiered in September 2024 and ran for two seasons. Its listed Rotten Tomatoes and IMDb scores suggest the show had stronger reception than a simple cancellation headline might imply.
Stumble, a mockumentary about junior college cheerleading, is also reported to be ending after one season. The series starred Jenn Lyon and is listed with especially strong audience marks on Rotten Tomatoes, though those scores should be treated as reported ratings from review aggregators rather than proof of broad viewership strength.
The Hunting Party had a more divided reception. The crime procedural followed an investigative team pursuing dangerous escapees from a secret prison and starred Melissa Roxburgh and Josh McKenzie. Its reported critics score was much lower than its audience score, creating one of the sharper critic-viewer splits among the shows listed.
Daytime and syndicated shows affected
The daytime side of the changes is tied more directly to NBCUniversal’s syndication strategy. The Kelly Clarkson Show is reported to be ending after seven seasons and more than 1,000 episodes. Clarkson has said she wanted to step away from the daily show to spend more time with her children, though a precise final broadcast timeline should not be overstated beyond what has been publicly confirmed.
Access Hollywood is also reported to be ending after nearly 30 years. The entertainment news program launched in the 1990s and has been associated in recent years with hosts including Mario Lopez, Kit Hoover, Zuri Hall and Scott Evans. Reports have described remaining episodes as continuing into the summer, but the exact end date should be treated cautiously.
Access Daily, the companion lifestyle and entertainment program, is expected to end as part of the same syndication pullback. The show evolved from Access Hollywood Live and mixed celebrity interviews, entertainment coverage, food, fashion and lifestyle segments.
The Steve Wilkos Show is also on the reported list. Hosted by Steve Wilkos since 2007, the syndicated daytime talk show became a long-running fixture in the conflict-driven talk format. Production has been described as winding down, with remaining original episodes expected to air after filming wrapped.
Karamo, hosted by Queer Eye’s Karamo Brown, rounds out the reported daytime cancellations. The show premiered in 2022 and focused on personal conflicts, family disputes and advice-centered segments.
Why the cuts are happening
There is no single public explanation that cleanly covers all nine reported cancellations. Scripted shows are usually judged on a mix of live and delayed viewing, streaming value, production cost, schedule needs and longer-term network priorities. Syndicated daytime shows face a different set of pressures, including local station demand, advertising economics and the broader decline of traditional daytime viewing.
For NBCUniversal, the clearest confirmed thread is the shift away from parts of first-run syndication. That helps explain why several daytime and entertainment-news titles are grouped together, while the scripted cancellations appear to reflect a separate round of lineup decisions before the 2026-27 season.
The result is a broad cleanup of NBC and NBCUniversal programming: fewer legacy daytime titles, fewer under-review scripted series and more space for the company to rebuild its schedule around the shows and formats it wants to prioritize next.