List of NBC shows canceled in 2026: Law & Order, Brilliant Minds and more

In 2026, NBC will not renew multiple shows, including Law & Order: Organized Crime and Brilliant Minds, as part of a strategy shift.

NBC has canceled a growing list of television shows in 2026. As the 2025–2026 broadcast TV season draws to a close, some shows, both new and old, will not be returning in the autumn. These include scripted dramas, freshman comedies and long-running daytime programs.

In 2026, NBC will not renew multiple shows, including Law & Order: Organized Crime and Brilliant Minds, as part of a strategy shift. (Brilliant Minds official Instagram page)

According to a roundup published by People magazine, the network’s canceled slate currently includes Law & Order: Organized Crime, Brilliant Minds, Stumble, Access Hollywood, Access Daily, Karamo, The Steve Wilkos Show and The Kelly Clarkson Show.

Frances Berwick, chairman of Bravo & Peacock unscripted for NBCUniversal, said in a statement, per The Hollywood Reporter, “NBCUniversal is making changes to our first-run syndication division to better align with the programming preferences of local stations.”

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1. Among the most high-profile exits is Law & Order: Organized Crime, starring Christopher Meloni as Elliot Stabler. The series will end after five seasons.

When asked if Law & Order: Organized Crime would get a sixth season in a November 2025 interview with PEOPLE, Meloni expressed uncertainty. Meloni later thanked fans on social media for supporting the spinoff since its 2021 debut.

Meloni wrote, “Hey everyone, I just saw that they announced OC, Organized Crime won’t be coming back. So I wanted to take this moment to say thank you to the fans, who not only helped give the character of Elliot Stabler life and longevity, but for sticking with him and welcoming him back.”

He added, “Good ride. It was a good ride, I had a great time playing him. It was a great ride, but thank you.”

2. NBC also pulled the plug on Brilliant Minds, the Zachary Quinto-led medical drama inspired by neurologist Oliver Sacks. The series reportedly struggled with ratings during its second season despite maintaining a dedicated fanbase.

Deadline claims that Brilliant Minds had the lowest ratings of any drama on NBC's linear TV schedule, “with the steepest double-digit year-to-year declines.”

3. Freshman mockumentary comedy Stumble was another casualty after lasting only one season. Entertainment outlets noted that the show failed to gain traction in NBC’s increasingly competitive comedy lineup.

4. One of the biggest surprises involved NBCUniversal’s daytime programming strategy. Access Hollywood and its companion show Access Daily (according to Billboard) are both ending after decades on air. In 1996, the entertainment news program made its premiere.

Scott Evans, Zuri Hall, Kit Hoover, and Mario Lopez are the current hosts of the program.

5. The Kelly Clarkson Show is also set to conclude after seven seasons. According to entertainment reports, Kelly Clarkson decided to step away from daytime television partly to focus on family and music projects.

In an adieu to her show, Clarkson wrote on her Instagram, “I have been extremely fortunate to work with such an outstanding group of people at [The Kelly Clarkson Show], both in Los Angeles and New York.”

She added, “I am forever grateful and honored to have worked alongside the greatest band and crew you could hope for, all the talent and inspiring people who have shared their time and lives with us.”

6. The Steve Wilkos Show ended after a 19-year run, making it one of the longest-running syndicated daytime shows in recent US television history, according to Variety.

7. Daytime talk show Karamo, hosted by Queer Eye star Karamo Brown, was canceled after four seasons.

The Karamo cancelation was announced just a few months after Queer Eye's tenth and final season premiered on Netflix.