# The fox network cancels even more cult favorite TV shows **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [May 11, 2018, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fox-network-cancels-even-more-cult-favorite-tv-shows/813958 "2018-05-11T02:03:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Flyer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/flyer/32/7298_2.png) [@Flyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flyer)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2018, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fox-network-cancels-even-more-cult-favorite-tv-shows/813958/41 "2018-05-13T22:43:19Z")
> [@Wesley\_Clark](#): > > What good shows did ABC eliminate? Fox seems to be the king of eliminating cult classic shows, going back for years and years. I realized that ABC was run by cretins and morons when they cancelled _No Ordinary Family_. ---
**Author:** ![russian\_heel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f05b48/32.png) [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2018, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fox-network-cancels-even-more-cult-favorite-tv-shows/813958/42 "2018-05-14T01:16:39Z")
If the TV shows generated ratings they would not get cancelled. That’s how TV works. It’s hard to make money off “cult” shows. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2018, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fox-network-cancels-even-more-cult-favorite-tv-shows/813958/43 "2018-05-14T02:04:05Z")
> [@russian\_heel](#): > > If the TV shows generated ratings they would not get cancelled. That’s how TV works. It’s hard to make money off “cult” shows. But that would assume that making money is what they’re all about! I just can’t believe that is true. Why Rupert Murdoch, selfless soul that he is, would undoubtedly sacrifice every cent of his fortune and end his life as a homeless beggar in a ditch if he could make _just one more person happy_ in this life :). No, no - this must be the result of something far more nefarious. Maybe virulent contagion on the sets of these shows. Or foreign interference perhaps :mad:. ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2018, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fox-network-cancels-even-more-cult-favorite-tv-shows/813958/44 "2018-05-14T16:40:48Z")
Spectrum (Time Warner) isn’t showing any Fox stations here. They said NorthWest Broadcasting has removed programming from Spectrum because ‘they (NorthWest) are demanding ridiculous huge fee increases’. Fox shows are free with a TV antenna and much is available on the internet. This shittery, holding Fox shows hostage, has gone on before, and they usually work out a deal, passing the cost on to the hapless cable tv customer, but not as long as this - weeks and weeks have gone by. ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2018, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fox-network-cancels-even-more-cult-favorite-tv-shows/813958/45 "2018-05-15T20:35:18Z")
> [@Snooooopy](#): > > I’d love to see _Lucifer_ come back. I think it’s a great show. But I also can’t help but think that whenever the fans of a show freak out hard enough to bring that show back to life, it automatically becomes more difficult for any other show in that round of cancellations to duplicate the feat, you know? And with _Brooklyn Nine-Nine_ snagging the first golden ticket, _Lucifer_ fans will have to work that much harder. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I need to track down some goat’s blood, a pentagram made from the bones of a criminal and a suitable sacrificial altar. That IS what was decided upon for the campaign to save _Lucifer_ from oblivion, right? Lucifer had a rocky 3rd season, but the last 2 episodes, especially the finale, were amazing. Lucifer needs to come back! ---
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2018, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fox-network-cancels-even-more-cult-favorite-tv-shows/813958/46 "2018-05-16T00:02:31Z")
> [@russian\_heel](#): > > If the TV shows generated ratings they would not get cancelled. That’s how TV works. It’s hard to make money off “cult” shows. > Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk I disagree. Cult shows come back because after they are cancelled people end up buying the DVDs and watching the shows in syndication. That is what happened to things like futurama or family guy. The network realizes they killed a show that could still turn a profit so they bring it back. I like brooklyn 99, but I always watched it on hulu. I don’t know if my viewing gets counted in the ratings they use to determine if a show should be kept or not. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fox-network-cancels-even-more-cult-favorite-tv-shows/813958.md?page=2)