TV Shows Cancelled in 2022
Every TV show whose run ended in 2022 and now carries a cancelled verdict — across every network and streamer in the catalogue. The biggest names are explained below, followed by the full list.
162 shows cancelled in 2022
The biggest cancellations of 2022
1. Westworld
Westworld is a show that essentially collapsed under the weight of its own ambition. The first season was a genuine event, a dense, puzzle-box narrative that had audiences obsessively mapping timelines and debating theories. But somewhere in seasons two and three, the show became more interested in its own complexity than in its characters, and a large portion of the audience quietly gave up. By season four, the ratings had fallen dramatically from those early highs, and the viewers who remained were a fraction of what HBO had once been able to count on.
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2. Young Justice
Young Justice has one of the stranger histories in modern animation: cancelled once, revived, and then cancelled again, each time despite a fanbase that was genuinely devoted to it. The first cancellation by Cartoon Network in 2013 came down to the network's preference at the time for shows that sold toys to boys, and Young Justice, with its serialized storytelling and ensemble cast, didn't fit that mold neatly enough. The revival on DC Universe in 2019 was a direct response to fan pressure, and it worked, at least creatively. Seasons three and four expanded the mythology considerably and maintained that 8.6 rating on IMDb, which reflects real audience loyalty.
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3. DC's Legends of Tomorrow
DC's Legends of Tomorrow lasted seven seasons, which is a respectable run for any superhero show, but by the time The CW began restructuring its entire identity in 2022, the show was essentially caught in a larger collapse rather than cancelled on its own merits. The network was sold to Nexstar Media Group, and the new ownership had little interest in maintaining a slate of expensive genre productions that catered to a niche audience. The CW had built its brand almost entirely around DC and genre content, but that model was becoming financially unsustainable without the subsidy arrangements that had previously existed with CBS and Warner Bros. Legends was among several CW shows axed in that wave, along with Batwoman and others from the Arrowverse lineup.
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4. Dynasty
Dynasty's cancellation came after five seasons on The CW, a network that had grown dependent on the show as one of its marquee dramas. The 2017 reboot arrived with considerable buzz and delivered solid ratings in its early years, but viewership began a steady decline starting in season three. By the final season, the show was drawing a fraction of its original audience, a trajectory that made it difficult for The CW to justify continued investment, especially as streaming economics shifted and the network's parent companies reassessed their priorities.
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5. Legacies
Legacies limped to its conclusion after four seasons on The CW, a network where the economics of television had fundamentally shifted against shows like this one. The series, a spin-off of The Vampire Diaries universe, had never commanded the viewership that sustained its parent shows during their peaks. By its final season, the audience had contracted noticeably, and The CW itself was in the midst of a broader contraction, cutting back its schedule and reconsidering its commitments to long-running genre dramas that once formed its backbone.
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6. DC's Stargirl
DC's Stargirl arrived at The CW with considerable promise. The network, which had built a reputation on superhero programming, gave the series a full season order and showcase slot. Yet even a solid IMDb rating of 7.1 and a devoted fanbase could not insulate the show from the economic realities facing traditional television. The CW itself was in transition, having been acquired by Nexstar in 2022, and the new owners had little interest in continuing the expensive superhero dramas that defined the network's past. Stargirl's production costs were substantial, and the show's ratings, while respectable within the context of The CW's audience, were not strong enough to justify renewal in an environment where networks were cutting budgets across the board.
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7. Raised by Wolves
Raised by Wolves arrived on HBO Max with considerable fanfare and the backing of Ridley Scott, but it never managed to build the broad audience that prestige sci-fi drama typically requires. The show's deliberately obscure mythology and slow pacing found an engaged core of viewers, but that core was never large enough to justify the high production costs associated with the series. By the time the second season wrapped in early 2022, HBO Max was already shifting its strategy away from the kind of sprawling, expensive genre projects that demanded patient audiences and multiple seasons to payoff.
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8. Batwoman
Batwoman never quite found stable ground during its three-season run on The CW. The show opened to decent numbers in 2019, but viewership declined noticeably as it moved forward, a pattern that became harder to ignore by the third season. The low IMDb score of 3.6 reflects a disconnect between what the show was trying to do and what audiences, particularly vocal fans of the source material, were willing to accept. The cast turnover (most notably Ruby Rose's departure after season one) created continuity issues that the show struggled to overcome, and the replacement lead, Javicia Leslie, could not reverse the momentum.
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9. Fate: The Winx Saga
Fate: The Winx Saga fell victim to Netflix's shifting strategy around young adult fantasy. The show, which adapted the Italian animated series Winx Club for live action, had solid viewership in its first season but couldn't sustain that momentum. By the time the second season arrived in 2022, the landscape had changed. Netflix was retreating from lengthy commitments to YA properties that didn't perform consistently across its global audience, particularly as the company faced subscriber losses and mounting pressure to cut costs.
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10. Space Force
Space Force never found its footing with either critics or audiences, and after two seasons Netflix decided to cut it loose. The show, which debuted in 2020 with considerable promotion behind it, struggled to define what it actually was: a broad workplace comedy about the newly established Space Force branch, or a drama about military ambition and bureaucracy. That tonal confusion carried through both seasons, and viewers responded with indifference. The 6.7 IMDb score reflects the general sentiment that the show was watchable enough but not compelling enough to keep around.
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All shows cancelled in 2022
Frequently asked
- How many TV shows were cancelled in 2022?
- IsItRenewed tracks 162 TV shows with a cancelled verdict whose run ended in 2022.
- What was the biggest show cancelled in 2022?
- By audience popularity, Westworld is the most popular 2022 cancelled show on this list.
- How does IsItRenewed decide a show was cancelled in 2022?
- A show is grouped under 2022 when its last episode aired that year and its current verdict is cancelled. The news archive does not reach that far back, so the last-aired year is used.