Paramount+ Pulls TV Shows from Streaming: Which Ones Were Canceled?
Paramount+ has discontinued several TV shows from its streaming service—so which ones have been removed?
According to Deadline, the majority of the eliminated titles were from Nickelodeon. Confirmed shows include Big Time Rush, House of Anubis, Doug, Blue’s Room, Kung-Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness, Fanboy & Chum Chum, The Penguins of Madagascar, Game Shakers, and Breadwinners.
Other children and tween series that were cut include The Ren & Stimpy Show, Rugrats, AwesomenessTV, Welcome to the Wayne, Wonder Pets, Let’s Just Play: Go Healthy Challenge, and Zoofari.
This marks another wave of removals from Paramount+. Earlier in March, the platform had already axed numerous children’s shows, including the animated Rugrats reboot, Big Nate, Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Blue’s Clues & You!, Ryan’s Mystery Playdate, and That Girl Lay-Lay. Additionally, in February, several live-action shows were cut, such as Fairly OddParents: Fairly Odder, The Real World: Homecoming, No Activity, Coyote, Interrogation, and The Twilight Zone, prior to the merger with Showtime.
Streaming services like Hulu, Disney+, and Max have previously garnered attention for canceling shows and subsequently removing them from their platforms. Hulu shocked its users by announcing its intention to erase shows canceled after one season from its service. This plan was revealed in May 2023 as part of a broader corporate strategy to reduce streaming expenses.
“As we expand globally, we’ve come to realize that we’ve produced a lot of content that isn’t necessarily boosting subscriber growth,” stated Disney CEO Robert Iger at that time. “We’re being much more selective about what we choose to produce.”
This shift followed the merger of HBO Max, which brought together WarnerMedia (the owner of HBO Max) and Discovery (the owner of Discovery+) to form Warner Bros. Discovery. Max, previously known as HBO Max, quietly eliminated several original films from its platform, including Lana Condor and Cole Sprouse’s Moonshot and the 2020 remake of The Witches, featuring Anne Hathaway.
Changes are also underway at The CW following its acquisition by Nexstar. In May 2022, chairman and CEO Mark Pedowitz addressed the speculation surrounding the network, which originated in 2006 as a merger of WB and UPN, amid significant show cancellations.
“None of these decisions were easy. We had extensive discussions with our studios and parent companies, all recognizing that this is a transitional period for The CW,” he informed reporters. “Thus, some tough financial and strategic choices had to be made at every level.”
A few months later, Nexstar CEO Perry Sook confirmed the company’s acquisition of The CW. He noted that Nexstar plans to target an older demographic compared to the network’s previous focus.
“The CW is currently the lowest-rated broadcast network. We believe this mainly reflects its programming aimed at the 18-to-34 demographic, while the average CW viewer is 58 years old,” he stated. “Over time, we’ll adopt a different programming strategy for the CW.”
All of The CW’s original programming—except for All American—has come to an end. The CW now predominantly features Canadian imports and unscripted content.
