Some cancellations always hurt more than others, and that was certainly the case throughout 2025. In fact, some of the cancellations are ones we’re still salty about, knowing that the shows deserved so much better.
May 2025 was a bloodbath for many, especially for fans of NBC shows. And while some of the cancellations made sense (although still hurt), others made us angry. As fall 2025 has arrived (and almost come to an end), the decision to cancel some shows has been met with more anger due to the way the schedules have played out and some of the behind-the-scenes issues with other shows.
For this, we’re looking at the cancellations we’re salty about — not that we’re necessarily sad about. It’s a slightly different feeling.
Found
There is no doubt that when we think of unjust cancellations of 2025, Found is at the top of the list. This show had a loyal fan base, excellent production quality, and important storytelling. It was more than just a show for entertainment, bringing us heartbreak, romance, and topics of found families.
Over the course of two seasons, we watched how trauma affects people. Gabi Mosely set up her own private firm as a way to help people and prevent them going through what she went through. However, she had a secret that would shock the world. She held her captor in her basement, forcing him to help her find missing people. Throughout the second season, she had to deal with her captor being out on the loose again and then questions after he was arrested.
The series ended with some major cliffhangers, as Gabi told the world everything that she did. Sir was found attacked and potentially dead in his cell, and the team had to figure out the way forward as Gabi told the truth. We’ll always wonder what it means moving forward, and while the series is heading to Netflix, it may be too little, too late to save it.
FBI: International
Both FBI spinoffs were canceled in 2025, but it’s one that we’re most salty about. After four seasons, FBI: International was canceled. It came off the back of a change to the cast, as Luke Kleintank left the series after three seasons, leading to a new team leader having to come in.
Something that makes us salty about this cancellation is the way FBI: International season 4 became the Wes Mitchell show. Jesse Lee Soffer’s character took over every single episode, and it meant that various characters were left sidelined. Now, if there was another season, we could have probably accepted that, but with it being the final season, it was a bad move.
On top of that, FBI: International ended on a major cliffhanger. This was bad planning on the writers’ parts, as they had the time to rework that final episode to make it more of a series finale (the way FBI: Most Wanted did), but it also showed that there was much more to come. Had CIA been able to get off the ground rather than have all its issues, maybe we could have accepted the cancellations, but with that show’s problems, it makes us saltier about FBI: International’s cancellation.
The Cleaning Lady
After four wonderful seasons, The Cleaning Lady came to an end. Now, granted, the storytelling did slip a little in the fourth season, but that didn’t justify the cancellation.
What really makes us salty is that there was a clear ending planned out. The Cleaning Lady season 5 could have easily worked as the final season to wrap up Thony’s story, which had always been leading up to her season 4 ending. She had finally taken control, and this offered her a chance to dismantle the cartle from the inside.
It’s just another case of us being forgotten about as fans. What’s the point in getting invested in a story if it doesn’t have the chance to wrap up fully? Networks need to treat us better!
911: Lone Star
One of the biggest disappointments about the 2024–2025 TV season was the ending of 911: Lone Star. There was a lot to be immediately disappointed about going into this season, with Grace no longer being part of the story being the biggest thing. Having Judd without Grace just didn’t work, and while Wyatt certainly tried to carry the dispatcher arcs, he just wasn’t Grace.
On top of that, the series just didn’t quite hit the mark. Some of the characters were forgotten about and underused, especially Paul, and the show became too heavily focused on Owen Strand — and it had already become the Strand Show.
However, the salty part was feeling like there wasn’t the closure we needed. Things were too neatly wrapped up in a bow, we didn’t get the cameos we desperately needed, and overall, it just felt like everyone had more to offer. FOX shouldn’t have canceled it, and if the network really had to do that, ABC should have picked it up rather than pushing forward with 911: Nashville.
Grosse Pointe Garden Society
When it comes to quirky dramas, Grosse Pointe Garden Society hit all the right notes. It had the fun sopay storylines, the murder mystery plot, and the steady growth of characters. There were moments that had us doing double-takes about the way characters reacted, and there were twists that we simply didn’t see coming.
However, NBC canceled the series after just one season. This was despite a cliffhanger that made it clear there was more to tell and a new mystery to solve.
What made us really salty about this one was the treatment of the show by the network. Grosse Pointe Garden Society was originally given a horrible timeslot, on Sundays at 10/9c. Sunday nights have become the new death slot of TV, and it’s almost like NBC wanted it to fail. Moving it to Fridays at 8/7c didn’t help in the way that NBC would have wanted it to, but it still remained steady, making it clear that fans wanted this show. It deserved better, and it makes us angry that it was canceled.