Why is syfy cancelling so many shows

That leaves only The Magicians and Van Helsing as shows with a renewal beyond the season. The success of a show often depends on the advertising revenue it can get for the live broadcasts, and that is driven by the same day ratings.

Dark Matter and The Expanse were infamously cancelled because their same day ratings were not good enough to bring in sufficient advertising revenue. The numbers keep going down for the network including for its highest rated shows, and it is essentially surviving on ratings scraps at this point.

The network has also done a poor job of working out streaming deals for its shows which makes it harder for them to draw in supplemental revenue from those venues. Syfy previously did a good job of partnering with international networks, particularly those up north in Canada. But we are seeing much less of that these days. Another important thing to note is that no original scripted show has ever run for more than five seasons on Syfy. Stargate: SG-1 did have ten total, but only the last half of its run aired on sci fi.

Five appears to be the cap for series bad news for The Magicians heading into next year , and eighteen of the 28 mentioned above have gone three seasons or less ten have only had one season. Fans have believed for a long time that this network does not support its shows, and the numbers surely reinforce that. Syfy tried to backtrack and return to its sci fi roots around the season. But lately the network has been following a spaghetti-against-the-wall strategy of throwing different shows out there hoping one will stick as the next Walking Dead or Game of Thrones.

In addition, it appears to be changing its strategy again as it going for known properties such as The Magicians based on a book series and Deadly Class based on a comic , with few of its current shows have much in the way of science fiction. The sci fi community in general has shunned the network, starting with the rebranding and expedited with the cancellations of fan-favorite shows like Dark Matter and The Expanse. And with the target audience turning away from the network, plus the overall ratings drying up, there is definitely a question of how much longer Syfy can remain viable.

The network has not adjusted to the modern audience, and it is offering less and less that sci fi fans are even interested in. Chiller shuttered its doors in in , and that network was also owned by NBCUniversal.

Quite a number of the cable channels are turning away from scripted programming knowing that they cannot compete with higher budgets that the streaming services and premium cable channels are pumping into their shows. At the least, it surely seems that Syfy is no longer competitive with its scripted originals.

It would not be surprising if those faded from the network in the next couple of years or so, and surely seems possible that Syfy could become another Peak TV casualty and close down shop just like Chiller.

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The people who run this channel have absolutely NO business sense! Who are these clowns anyway? I have a business degree, and I know how to make money and keep my customers coming back and bringing their friends. First of all, we would no longer be SyFy anymore. Look, there is always a way to make a deal!

Troy — I hear you. Sad to see the shell of the Sci-Fi Channel anymore. Comet TV is much, much better. I just discovered this channel. I have a secret hope that perhaps they can become what the Sci Fi Channel used to be, I. The last show I enjoyed was Dark Matter. Even now I watch it on Netflix with hopes of a netflix season 4 and 5- or maybe a mini to wrap everything up..

Just as things start getting real interesting, the show gets pulled. I have stopped watching syfy altogether. Wake me up if any good cancelled shows make a return. Nick Roman Rozon is the owner and has gained a whispered reputation as someone who could sell the haunted houses that nobody else could. Meanwhile, Megan Donovan Read is a medical student who just inherited a house from her grandfather.

The first season of SurrealEstate averaged a 0. Will Syfy cancel or renew SurrealEstate for season two? I suspect that it will be renewed in Canada and Syfy will air season two in the United States. Subscribe for free alerts on SurrealEstate cancellation or renewal news. What do you think? Were you hoping that the SurrealEstate TV show would be renewed for a second season?

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. Shame on syfy,was looking forward to season2. Never give a smart show a chance,just all the inane shows! I was looking for a good show to replace my favorite spooky but with a story show Supernatural when it wrapped up 15 incredible years. Excellent job writers!! Surreal Estates got me hooked. Now I am waiting for season 2 to be renewed first of course. Please do so!!!

I think one of the main reasons why they decided to end Wynonna Earp at 4 seasons, besides low ratings and lack of direction, was that the company behind Wynonna Earp made a deal to foot most of the bill to have it air on Syfy and they struggled to come up with the revenue to pay for it especially the last couple of seasons.

The company is a comic book company that the people evolved has got all their eggs … Read more ». Great job, guys! Whoever is in charge there needs to fired and then fired again for good measure! Other than Resident Alien…what does the syf-fy channel have to do with Sci-Fi?

The question answers itself. This used to be a good network once upon a time. It almost seems like they just want to cancel it. I wish that worldwide views would be taken into consideration re: ratings. I really wish Syfy would reconsider cancelling this show. Just watching it means nothing.

A miracle happened. I agree, we had several favorite shows on SyFy but rarely watch it any longer because they keep canceling the shows we love. I hope the management of SyFy enjoys losing viewers because it has found a sure fire way of doing just that.

You have to wonder who makes the decisions on programming at Syfy. They cancelled series with much higher viewership; and thus lost those viewers. Now they have trouble getting viewers to even bother to tune in to the network to see what new shows or returning shows they have. Way to drive a network to … Read more ». Home News Cancelled or Renewed?