Every year the typically lengthy list of TV shows canceled over the past 12 months makes for grim reading. While some shows deserve the axe more than others — I doubt many viewers shed a tear when Netflix’s Snowflake Mountain was binned — it’s never welcome news to hear that a show won’t be returning. And that’s doubly true when it’s a series that earned critical and audience acclaim but struggled to find a large enough viewership to justify additional seasons.
In 2023, pretty much all of the best streaming services as well as numerous traditional television networks have axed well-reviewed shows. The 7 TV shows on this list all earned a high score on the review aggregate site Rotten Tomatoes, and while most of them were fortunate enough to run for multiple seasons, knowing they won’t be returning in the future is still seriously disappointing. These are the TV shows canceled in 2023 that we wish could have stuck around just a little bit longer.
