Jenn Lyon Leads Nbc Canceled Shows 2026 With Stumble, Brilliant Minds Gone
nbc canceled shows 2026 started with two scripted losses: Brilliant Minds and Stumble will not return for the 2026-27 season. The move clears two slots from NBC’s lineup and leaves Law & Order and The Hunting Party waiting for the next call.
Brilliant Minds and Stumble
Brilliant Minds, the sophomore medical drama starring Zachary Quinto, was NBC’s lowest rated drama series on linear and had the steepest double-digit year-to-year declines. NBC pulled it from the schedule in February to make room for two-hour Voice episodes on Monday, and the remaining six episodes will be released on May 27.
Stumble, a freshman comedy headlined by Jenn Lyon, was NBC’s other cancellation. The series aired on Fridays behind Happy’s Place and came from Universal Television, but its audience never matched its reception.
Ratings, Scores, and Timing
Stumble posted 82% with critics on Rotten Tomatoes and 96% with viewers, a rare split that still did not translate into survival on NBC’s schedule. For a network looking at renewal math, that gap says more about reach than approval.
Brilliant Minds had the opposite problem. Its linear ratings sat at the bottom of NBC’s drama pile, and the year-to-year declines were steep enough to push it off the board before the rest of the season settled.
Law & Order Still Waiting
Law & Order and The Hunting Party remained on the bubble after NBC made its first cancellation decisions for the 2026-27 season. The mothership Law & Order was launched in 2022 after NBC canceled it in 2010 and brought it back 12 years later, while The Hunting Party stayed in play as a sophomore series.
The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins was looking good for renewal and was likely to get another shorter order, which means NBC’s scripted map is still moving. The cleanest read now is simple: two shows are out, two more are still waiting, and the network has already shown it is willing to cut before the fall schedule locks.
