Why do so many US series get cancelled and leave us dangling?

[NoMarymary]

Where has Once Upon A Time Gone?
Thirteenth floor cancelled.
Dracula cancelled
Penny dreadful cancelled.
Fast forward (which was a brilliant idea and well acted)

I am sure there are tons more. I now rarely bother with US series!

I think they are so keyed into making money they stretch out a good idea forever in case it's a hit and when it's not as popular as it should be they cancel. Much better idea to compress the idea into a brief series (note Sherlock) rather the this TV teasing.

Any more?

Greek. I liked watching that oh and ugly Betty

Dh moaned about firefly
I know it a comedy rather than a series but franklin and bash was brilliant and I assume isn't coming back

Brothers and Sisters seemed to stop midway

I thought ONCE was still going?

Flash Forward

From the makers of Lost. Brilliant first series, then cancelled. I have always wanted to know how it would end.

And they cancelled Intelligence , although I have heard there's a campaign to get it picked up by another channel . Idiots !

Once is still going just no uk broadcaster which is annoying!!

Shame about penny dreadful been meaning to watch s1

I really liked flash forward too.

Did that thing about numbers with kiefer Sutherland go anywhere?

Touch was great but stopped after 2 series.

And all those crappy reality shows get renewed year after year.

They make tv as a vehicle for adverts. For the time slot the show is in they want to attract a particular demographic for advertisers. If they are not getting that mix (the right % of 18-35, gender split, earnings bracket etc) they will cancel shows that are critically acclaimed and that attract a lot of (the wrong) viewers.

Totally agree about Brothers and Sisters!!

They used to drag out everything to the "nth" degree but then in the final episode Sally Field did a voice over that gave us in three minutes more information than we ever had.

Such a shame.

Loved Pan Am as well, the crazy scheduling by BBC2 did not help either...

Loved both Intelligence and Almost Human, gutted that both got cancelled. My bereavement started with Firefly many moons ago

Once is definitely still going as there are clips of new episodes on YouTube featuring Frozen characters and my favourite man Hook

I think it is because the networks are constantly wanting new shows to hook people in so viewing figures are the be all and end all. I always feel like things are left unfinished.

I've seen friends in the US tweeting about OUAT, so I'm pretty sure a new series is on over there.

I'm miffed about Penny Dreadful though.

Once is available on Netflix, not sure if its the US version. DD watches it.

I loved Prime Suspect USA but it was cancelled.

I loved Glory Daze, cancelled after one series

loved flash forward
and the other one with the aliens on the plane (no idea about the name)

Dead Like Me should have run and run - I loved that series. Stopped after 2 seasons, for no reason I can fathom.

Loved brothers and sisters
Tru calling was brill but stopped mid season
Have started to watch dominon which is based on the film legion found out its got a second season so i will enjoy it now liked fast forward too

The new series of Dallas has been cancelled after 3 seasons.

I loved Flash Forward.

Glory daze was excellent!! Not sure it was ever meant to have more than one series though, I got the impression that was always it.

I liked Prime Suspect USA too. Totally unlike Prime Suspect but really good as a TV police programme. I was watching it and the Canadian police thing King around the same time and they were both cancelled.