NBC is making sweeping changes to its 2026-2027 TV season, with several beloved shows coming to an end in the coming months.
Recently, the network has announced major cancellations of several scripted series and first-run syndicated programs, amid a shifting TV landscape.
From long-running staples like Access Hollywood to a beloved Law & Order spinoff, here are all of the shows NBC has pulled the plug on so far in 2026.
Brilliant Minds
Among NBC’s latest cancellations is the two-season medical drama Brilliant Minds. Starring Zachary Quinto as Dr. Oliver Wolf, an eccentric yet highly gifted neurologist who uses unconventional methods to treat patients, the series has been the network’s lowest-rated scripted drama this season, according to Deadline.
“Honestly, we have a very, very tight schedule,” Jeff Bader, NBCUniversal’s President of Program Planning Strategy, told Deadline May 1 of the show’s cancellation. “Because we have a lot of sports, for our entertainment time periods, we had to actually give up on some shows that we really love to make room to launch our future potential hits.”
The series will return with its final six episodes beginning May 27 at 8 p.m. ET, with its series finale airing July 1.
Law & Order: Organized Crime
In April, NBC announced it had axed Law & Order: Organized Crime, nearly a year after the conclusion of its fifth season. The Law & Order spinoff centered on Christopher Meloni’s hard-headed Detective Elliot Stabler.
“I just saw that they announced Organized Crime won’t be coming back. I wanted to take this moment to say thank you to the fans who not only helped give the character of Elliot Stabler life and longevity, but for sticking with him and welcoming him back. It was a good ride,” Meloni said in an Instagram video at the time.
“I had a great time playing him. It was a great ride. Thank you. You helped give me a career that I never dreamed of, nearly 17-odd years.”
Stumble
After just one season, the network’s sitcom Stumble was scrapped May 1. The single-camera mockumentary, which follows a former first-class cheerleading coach staging the ultimate comeback, initially faced low ratings, due in part to its Friday-night time slot.
Still, after a few shifts to its premiere time in an attempt to jumpstart its ratings, it did not reach a wide enough audience for NBC to renew it.
“I love that show,” Bader told Deadline. “Obviously, there is an issue with a single-cam coming out of the multi-cam, just tonally, it was different than Happy’s Place. We have very limited real estate, and we did the best we could, I feel terrible about it.”
Access Hollywood and Access Daily
NBC staple Access Hollywood, along with its companion show, Access Daily, was canceled in March. The former, launched in 1996 as a rival to CBS’s Entertainment Tonight, will continue producing original episodes through September. It is currently hosted by Mario Lopez, Kit Hoover, Zuri Hall and Scott Evans.
“NBCUniversal is making changes to our first-run syndication division to better align with the programming preferences of local stations,” said Frances Berwick, Chairman of Bravo & Peacock unscripted for NBCUniversal, in March.
“The company will remain active in the distribution of our existing program library and other off-network titles, while winding down production of our first-run shows. These shows have provided audiences with great talk and entertainment content for many years and we’re very proud of the teams behind them.”
Karamo
Along with the surprise cancellation of Access Hollywood in March came the end of Karamo, the four-season talk show hosted by Queer Eye’s Karamo Brown.
The show, which focuses on resolving personal conflicts, family drama and relationship issues, will continue airing through the summer before coming to an end in September.
The Kelly Clarkson Show
In February, Kelly Clarkson decided to end her popular daytime talk show, The Kelly Clarkson Show, after seven seasons, citing that she had “too much” on her plate.
“I think everybody probably gets the timing,” she told guest host Carson Daly at the time. “Our family life, the dynamic changed a bit, and it has changed for a minute now. You got kids, we’ve all got kids, and it’s one of those things when you kind of start seeing life as how precious it is, too. It’s like, ‘You know what, I’m really busy.”
The show, which has won numerous Daytime Emmys, will wrap up this fall.
The Steve Wilkos Show
The Steve Wilkos Show, hosted for nearly 20 years by former Chicago policeman Steve Wilkos, was also among the titles impacted by the network’s March decision to wind down its production of first-run shows.
The long-running talk show centers on real-life drama, focusing on topics like domestic abuse, infidelity and family crises. It also sees guests undergo lie detector tests.
While production on the show already concluded in March, new episodes will continue running through the summer.
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