All the Canceled and Renewed TV Shows in April 2026

TV renewal and cancellation season is in full swing. After an eventful March, April picked up the baton with more broadcast renewals. Law & Order: SVU is extending its record-breaking run on NBC; ABC is bringing back comedies Scrubs and Shifting Gears, alongside dramas like The Rookie; CBS has ordered two more seasons of soap opera Beyond the Gates; and Fox's Memory of a Killer will return. Over on cable, the HBO comedy Rooster has been renewed. And the streamers have been busy: Paramount+ is keeping The Madison around, Netflix has renewed Stranger Things: Tales From '85 and Love on the Spectrum, Peacock is moving back into The 'Burbs, and Prime Video is bringing back Young Sherlock.

In sadder news, Law & Order: Organized Crime is over at Peacock and NBC, and Peacock's The Copenhagen Test failed to score a second season. Prime Video has also canceled The Boys spin-off Gen V and rock band drama The Runarounds. Plus, a few shows have landed bittersweet renewals: Prime Video's Hazbin Hotel and MGM+'s From will each be back for a fifth and final season, and Disney's Wizards Beyond Waverly Place will return this summer for a third and final season. Even magical powers can only take you so far in today's cutthroat TV landscape. 

Whether you're looking to celebrate 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 April below. 

ALSO READ: May's renewals and cancellations / March's renewals and cancellations

TV show cancellations

• Gen V, Prime Video: The Boys' college-set spin-off has been canceled after two seasons, just weeks before The Boys will wrap up its run. The franchise will continue with another spin-off, Vought Rising, which is expected to debut in 2027. Another spin-off, The Boys: Mexico, is currently in development. (April 24, Deadline) 
• Law & Order: Organized Crime, Peacock: The Law & Order: SVU spin-off, which spent four seasons on NBC before moving to Peacock, has been canceled after five seasons. Christopher Meloni's Elliot Stabler can't catch a break. (April 16, Deadline)
• The Copenhagen Test, Peacock: The case is closed on the spy thriller starring Simu Liu and Melissa Barrera; it's been canceled after one season. (April 15, Variety)
• The Runarounds, Prime Video: There will be no encore for the YA drama about teens forming a rock and roll band. The Runarounds has been canceled after one season. The eponymous band, formed for the show, will continue to tour. (April 6, Deadline)

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TV show renewals

• Scrubs, ABC: The prognosis is good for the doctors at Sacred Heart; the Scrubs revival will scrub in for a second season at ABC. (April 30, The Hollywood Reporter)
• Shifting Gears, ABC: The father-daughter sitcom starring Tim Allen and Kat Dennings will be back for Season 3. (April 30, The Hollywood Reporter)
• Stranger Things: Tales From '85, Netflix: The animated Stranger Things spin-off was renewed for Season 2 less than a week after the show's debut. Showrunner Eric Robles told The Hollywood Reporter that the new season will delve deeper into the history of Hawkins, including the lore behind the founding of the town. (April 28, Netflix)
• Hazbin Hotel, Prime Video — FINAL SEASON: The adult animated musical comedy has been renewed for a fifth season, which will be the show's last. Fans are getting plenty of advance notice; a premiere date for Season 3 has not been announced. (April 25, Prime Video)
• Fear Factor: House of Fear, Fox: The gross-out reality competition reboot, hosted by Johnny Knoxville, has been renewed for a second season. (April 23, Fox)
• Dancing with the Stars, ABC: The reality competition is returning to the stage for Season 35, and ABC has already announced two of the stars competing for the Mirrorball: The Traitors' Maura Higgins and Summer House's Ciara Miller. (April 22, Variety)
• Law & Order: SVU, NBC: While Stabler's run on Organized Crime has ended, Mariska Hargitay's Olivia Benson will keep holding down the fort. SVU will be back for Season 28, extending its streak as the longest-running primetime drama on American TV. Deadline reports that the renewal was actually locked in last year but wasn't announced until now. (April 16, Deadline)
• Beyond the Gates, CBS: The daytime soap set in an affluent gated community has been renewed for Seasons 3 and 4. (April 15, CBS)
• Harlan Coben's Final Twist, CBS: The true-crime docuseries from the famed author — whose work has been adapted into multiple streaming series — appeared on CBS's 2026-2027 primetime TV schedule, effectively marking its renewal for Season 2. (April 15, CBS)
• From, MGM+ — FINAL SEASON: The Harold Perrineau-led sci-fi horror series has been renewed for a fifth season, which will bring the story to an end. Creator John Griffin told The Hollywood Reporter, "We all came to the realization that if we made that sixth season, it would be for us, because it's just too hard to say goodbye." The news came ahead of the April 19 premiere of Season 4. (April 15, MGM+)
• The Madison, Paramount+: The Madison, which Paramount+ touts as creator Taylor Sheridan's "most-watched debut ever," will be back for a third season. The news comes early; production has wrapped on Season 2, but a premiere date hasn't been announced. (April 14, Paramount+)
• Young Sherlock, Prime Video: This was an easy case to solve. The hit mystery series following a teenaged Sherlock Holmes (played by Hero Fiennes Tiffin) has been renewed for a second season. Guy Ritchie will return to direct the Season 2 premiere. (April 14, Prime Video)
• The 'Burbs, Peacock: The new comedy based on the 1989 film and starring Keke Palmer is renewing its lease for a second season. (April 13, Peacock)
• The Rookie, ABC: The Rookie hasn't hit retirement age just yet. ABC is bringing back the police procedural for Season 9. (April 13, Variety)
• Will Trent, ABC: Special Agent Will Trent will return to solve more cases in Season 5. (April 13, Variety)
• Welcome to Wrexham, FX: The sports docuseries from Rob Mac and Ryan Reynolds won a major prize: It's been renewed for three more seasons. The renewal takes it through an eighth season on FXX and Hulu. Season 5 premieres May 14. (April 10, FX)
• Rooster, HBO: The Steve Carell-led college comedy will be back for Season 2. According to HBO, Rooster is "pacing as the most watched freshman HBO comedy in over a decade." (April 9, HBO)
• Canada Shore, Paramount+: GMSL. (Gym, maple syrup, laundry.) The north of the border extension of MTV's iconic Jersey Shore franchise has been renewed for a second season. (April 7, Deadline)
• Memory of a Killer, Fox: Fox wants you to remember Memory of a Killer. The hitman drama starring Patrick Dempsey and Michael Imperioli has been renewed for a second season. (April 6, Deadline)
• Love on the Spectrum, Netflix: The U.S. version of the reality dating series, which debuted its fourth season on April 1, will be back for Season 5. Variety reports that fan favorite Connor Tomlinson will not return for the new season. (April 3, Variety)
• Wizards Beyond Waverly Place, Disney+ and Disney Channel — FINAL SEASON: The Wizards of Waverly Place sequel series is conjuring up a four-part third season, which will be its last. Selena Gomez will make her directorial debut with the premiere and will also appear in multiple episodes. (April 2, Deadline)