
Spring 2026 Renewals and Cancellations: The Farewell-Season Pattern
The 2026 scorecard is dominated not by brutal cancellations but by announced goodbyes — The Boys, Yellowjackets, Outlander — as streamers and networks plan their endings in advance.
Licensing deals, subscriber counts, carriage disputes, production spend and studio results, reported as the ledger deciding which shows continue.

The 2026 scorecard is dominated not by brutal cancellations but by announced goodbyes — The Boys, Yellowjackets, Outlander — as streamers and networks plan their endings in advance.

With Sinners setting a nominations record and the March 15 ceremony airing on ABC and Hulu, the Oscars have become television's most expensive rental.

For the second straight year there was no winter TCA press tour, and midseason television promotion has quietly moved to award shows, streamer sizzle reels and one-off panels.

The Pitt, The Studio and Adolescence split the television hardware on January 11, and every single one of them lives on a streamer.