All the Canceled and Renewed TV Shows in May 2025

Before we can get a look at next season's TV schedules, we'll have to say some tough goodbyes to our old favorite shows. This May, broadcast networks handed out plenty of major renewals and cancellations — starting with The Equalizer, which was canceled after five seasons at CBS. The sun also set on Fox's Rescue HI-Surf. Meanwhile, NBC closed the book on sitcoms Lopez vs. Lopez and Night Court, crime dramas The Irrational and Found, and the legal spin-off Suits LA.

The news was better in the Midwest, as NBC ordered new seasons of each TV show in the One Chicago franchise — Chicago Fire, Chicago Med, and Chicago P.D. — to air next fall. NBC also renewed Law & Order and Law & Order: SVU, as well as freshman dramas The Hunting Party and Brilliant Minds. Fox renewed the competition series The Masked Singer, The Floor, and Extracted; plus its two live-action comedies, Animal Control and Going Dutch; and the animated comedies Grimsburg, Krapopolis, and Universal Basic Guys. CBS renewed its daytime soap opera Beyond the Gates, while The CW renewed a pair of game shows, and ABC renewed a slew of unscripted shows, including American Idol. But other network series remain in limbo, and this page will be updated as more shows learn their fates. (You can also check out our roundup of all of the scripted TV shows on the bubble, complete with our predictions on whether they'll live to see another season. That list will also be updated with news as it comes in.)

And it's not all about the broadcast networks. Streamers and cable networks also took advantage of renewal and cancellation season, with Max renewing the hit comedy Hacks for a fifth season. Apple TV+ handed out renewals to the British comedy Trying and the hit Hollywood satire The Studio, and announced the upcoming end of the sunny Mexican-American series Acapulco. Prime Video canceled the police drama On Call, the supernatural drama The Bondsman, and the fantasy series The Wheel of Time, and renewed the video game adaptation Fallout. Paramount+ with Showtime heard the buzz around Yellowjackets and renewed it for a fourth season. As for Netflix, the streamer renewed eight of its shows, including the hit romance Bridgerton, the political thriller The Diplomat, the Judy Blume adaptation Forever, and the comedy The Four Seasons. And Peacock canceled the comedy Laid after one season.

Whether you're looking to celebrate more of your favorites or mourn the loss of something on your regular rotation, we kept tabs on all the shows that were canceled or renewed in May below. 

More on renewals and cancellations: 

• A complete list of this season's bubble shows
• June's renewals and cancellations
• April's renewals and cancellations

TV show cancellations

• Laid, Peacock: Stephanie Hsu's dark romantic comedy has been canceled after one season. (May 29, Deadline)
• The Wheel of Time, Prime Video: Time is up for the Rosamund Pike-led fantasy series, which has been canceled after three seasons. (May 23, Deadline)
• The Bondsman, Prime Video: The half-hour supernatural drama starring Kevin Bacon as a resurrected bounty hunter couldn't cheat its own death. The Bondsman has been canceled after one season. (May 16, Deadline)
• Power Book III: Raising Kanan, Starz: The Power spin-off will end with its upcoming fifth season, which will add Shameik Moore to the cast. Starz announced the news after the Season 4 finale, with showrunner Sascha Penn saying that the show was always intended to run for five seasons. (May 15, The Hollywood Reporter)
• On Call, Prime Video: The half-hour cop drama, executive produced by Dick Wolf, will not return for Season 2 on Prime Video. Per Deadline, the series is being shopped to other platforms. (May 9, Deadline)
• The Irrational, NBC: NBC is not renewing The Irrational for a third season. The drama loosely based on behavioral economist Dan Ariely, and starring Jesse L. Martin, has been canceled after two seasons. (May 9, Deadline)
• Found, NBC: Crime procedural Found has been canceled at NBC after two seasons. Deadline reported that the show could be shopped around to other networks by its lead studio, Warner Bros. Television. (May 9, Deadline)
• Suits LA, NBC: The spin-off of hit legal drama Suits has been canceled after one season. Like with Found, the cancellation news for Suits LA came shortly before its finale aired. (May 9, Deadline)
• Lopez vs. Lopez, NBC: The comedy starring George Lopez and his daughter, Mayan Lopez, has been canceled after three seasons. (May 9, Variety)
• Night Court, NBC: The Melissa Rauch-led reboot of the 1984 sitcom has been canceled after three seasons. (May 9, Deadline)
• Rescue HI-Surf, Fox: Rescue HI-Surf will be floating out to sea at Fox, which has canceled the Hawaii-set lifeguard drama after one season. (May 7, Deadline)
• Acapulco, Apple TV+: The American-Mexican comedy will end with its upcoming fourth season, which is set to premiere on July 23. (May 6, Apple TV+)
• The Equalizer, CBS: The Queen Latifah-led drama has come to an end after five seasons. CBS announced its cancellation two days before the Season 5 finale, which is now the series finale. (May 2, The Hollywood Reporter)

More TV coverage:

• New shows and movies on Netflix
• New shows and movies on Max
• New shows and movies on Prime Video
• New shows and movies on Hulu
• The ultimate guide to what to watch in May

TV show renewals

• The Chi, Paramount+ with Showtime: Lena White's drama about a community in South Chicago has been renewed for an eighth season, tying it with Dexter, Homeland, and Weeds for Showtime's second-longest running series. (May 29, Deadline) 
• Welcome to Wrexham, FX: The sports docuseries about Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds' Welsh football club, Wrexham AFC, has been renewed for a fifth season. (May 28, The Hollywood Reporter)
• Hacks, Max: The hit comedy about comedy is no joke. The day before Hacks' fourth season finale, Max announced that the series, which stars Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder, will return for Season 5. (May 27, Max)
• Women in Blue (Las Azules), Apple TV+: The Spanish-language series about Mexico's first female police force has been renewed for Season 2. (May 20, Variety)
• Yellowjackets, Paramount+ with Showtime: Showtime hears the wilderness, and the wilderness hears Showtime. The teen cannibals of Yellowjackets will be back for a fourth season. (May 20, Paramount+ with Showtime)
• Scrabble, The CW: The game show based on the board game will return for a 30-episode second season on The CW, with Craig Ferguson taking over as host. Season 1 host Raven-Symoné will stay on as an executive producer. (May 19, The CW)
• Trivial Pursuit, The CW: The trivia game show, also based on the board game, will be back for a 30-episode second season, with LeVar Burton returning as host and executive producer. (May 19, The CW)
• Bridgerton, Netflix: Rejoice, dearest gentle readers. The steamy romance based on Julia Quinn's novels has been renewed for two seasons, taking it through Season 6. Netflix also announced that Bridgerton Season 4 will be released in early 2026. (May 14, Netflix)
• Forever, Netflix: Mara Brock Akil's drama adapting Judy Blume's book of the same name was renewed for a Season 2 just days after the first season's premiere. (May 14, Netflix)
• The Four Seasons, Netflix: Pack your bag for more vacations, because The Four Seasons has been renewed for a second season. The comedy's star-studded Season 1 cast included Tiny Fey, Steve Carell, and Colman Domingo. (May 14, Netflix) 
• The Diplomat, Netflix: Politics are messy, and they're bound to get messier in The Diplomat Season 4. Netflix renewed the drama starring Keri Russell ahead of Season 3's premiere. (May 14, Netflix)
• Survival of the Thickest, Netflix — FINAL SEASON: Say hello to more Mavis Beaumont. The series, co-created by Michelle Buteau and Danielle Sanchez-Witzel and based on Buteau's memoir of the same name, has been renewed for a third and final season. (May 14, Netflix)
• My Life With the Walter Boys, Netflix: Ahead of its Season 2 premiere, Netflix renewed the coming-of-age drama based on the novel by Ali Novak, which was first published on Wattpad, ffor a third season. (May 14, Netflix)
• Million Dollar Secret, Netflix: The competition show where participants aim to identify and eliminate a contestant holding on to a million dollars — in order to win the million dollars themselves — has been renewed for a second season. (May 14, Netflix)
• Love on the Spectrum, Netflix: The reality series following singles who are on the autism spectrum is coming back for a fourth season. "The uniqueness of individuals within Love on the Spectrum has allowed people to be confident to pursue their version of relationships and friendships and love," co-creator Karina Holden told Tudum. (May 14, Netflix)
• Fallout, Prime Video: The adaptation of the video game franchise was renewed for Season 3 ahead of the Season 2 premiere, which is coming in December. (May 12, Prime Video) 
• Beast Games, Prime Video: The heavily criticized competition series from YouTuber MrBeast in which 1,000 contestants try to win millions of dollars has been renewed for two more seasons. (May 12, Prime Video)
• Beyond the Gates, CBS: The Duprees are not going anywhere. Michele Val Jean's daytime soap opera following an affluent family in a Maryland suburb has been renewed for Season 2. (May 12, Variety)
• Lupin, Netflix: Omar Sy's gentleman thief will be back in a fourth season of the hit French series, which is now in production in Paris. (May 12, Deadline)
• The Hunting Party, NBC: The Melissa Roxburgh-led drama has hunted down a second season, which will move to Thursday nights. (May 12, Deadline)
• Brilliant Minds, NBC: The medical drama starring Zachary Quinto will be scrubbing in for Season 2. (May 12, Deadline)
• The Floor, Fox: The Rob Lowe-hosted quiz show has been renewed for two seasons, taking it through Season 5. (May 10, Deadline)
• Extracted, Fox: The wilderness survival competition will survive to see a second season. (May 10, Deadline)
• Grimsburg, Fox: Jon Hamm's Marvin Flute will be back on the case in Season 3 of this animated comedy. (May 10, Deadline)
• Krapopolis, Fox: The animated comedy created by Community's Dan Harmon has been renewed for Season 5 before the premiere of Season 3. (May 10, Deadline)
• Universal Basic Guys, Fox: The new animated comedy about brothers enrolled in a universal basic income program has been renewed for Season 3 ahead of the premiere of Season 2. (May 10, Deadline)
• America's Funniest Home Videos, ABC: Babbling babies and groin shots are a formula for renewal. (May 9 , ABC)
• American Idol, ABC: The onetime champion of TV ratings returns for Season 24, its ninth on ABC. (May 9, ABC)
• Celebrity Jeopardy!, ABC: The trivia show for the stars is returning for Season 4. (May 9, ABC)
• Celebrity Wheel of Fortune, ABC: Buy an 'E' — The game show has been R-N-W-D for another season. (May 9, ABC)
• Shark Tank, ABC: ABC is investing in Season 17 of its entrepreneurial competition. (May 9, ABC)
• Law & Order, NBC: The flagship series in Dick Wolf's Law & Order franchise will return for Season 25. (May 8, NBC)
• Law & Order: SVU, NBC: Mariska Hargitay's Olivia Benson will be back for a 27th season of Law & Order: SVU. Michele Fazekas will take over as showrunner. (May 8, NBC)
• The Masked Singer, Fox: The celebrity singing competition will be back for Season 14 — but it's taking a quick break. For the first time since its debut, The Masked Singer will not air a new season in the fall; the next season is expected to premiere in January 2026. (May 7, Deadline)
• The Challenge, MTV: The reality competition series isn't going anywhere. Season 41 will air sometime this summer. (May 7, MTV)
• Animal Control, Fox: Joel McHale's comedy about Seattle-based animal control workers will be back for a fourth season. (May 7, Fox)
• Going Dutch, Fox: Denis Leary's series about a U.S. military base in the Netherlands survives! Season 2 will premiere in the 2025-2026 season. (May 7, Fox)
• The Studio, Apple TV+: The comedy about the inner workings of a fictional film studio will be back to skewer Hollywood again in Season 2. Creators and executive producers Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg said in a statement, "We're excited to keep all our industry friends and colleagues guessing as to when one of their personal stories will stream on Apple TV+." (May 6, Apple TV+)
• Trying, Apple TV+: The British comedy series has been renewed for Season 5. (May 6, Deadline)
• Chicago Fire, NBC: Firehouse 51 will be back in action for Season 14 next fall. (May 5, NBC)
• Chicago P.D., NBC: NBC has ordered Season 13 of the police procedural set in the Windy City. (May 5, NBC)
• Chicago Med, NBC: The docs at Gaffney Chicago Medical Center will scrub in for Season 11 later this year. (May 5, NBC)