The original post: /r/television by /u/unitedfan6191 on 2025-04-24 00:27:07.
Hi.
Hope you’re doing well.
I’m referring to shows with low ratings or other challenges where creators, writers, producers, or fans had to advocate, possibly through petitions, to keep it on the air each season or to get it picked up by another network after it got canceled.
One that comes to mind is Brooklyn Nine-Nine, after it got cancelled by Fox after season 5 and NBC picked it up for three more seasons. The ratings were actually pretty good at first, but gradually declined before season 5 and from what I’ve read NBC was initially reluctant to pick it up.
What shows do you think were lucky each time they renewed/found another network?