The Hunting Party TV series« took a roundabout route but ended up with the same result as another NBC drama, «Brilliant Minds» : it was closed after two seasons.
Universal Television, an NBC subsidiary and the studio behind the Melissa Roxburgh-starring crime drama, is expected to shop the series to other networks. Netflix, which currently holds the U.S. rights, would be a logical choice.
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The Hunting Party series« , created by J.J. Bailey, was the last series scheduled to air in 2025-2026, and its fate had not yet been determined. NBC delayed the decision until after the new programming rounds, as executives took additional time to evaluate the series' performance on both traditional networks and streaming platforms.
The chances of a series left in limbo after network schedules for the next season are always slim. Judging by the mediocre performance «Hunting Party» , the series would most likely have been closed a month ago.
Jeff Bader, NBCUniversal's president of programming planning and strategy, was quite forthright in explaining the decision to replace TV series "Hunting Party", which this season aired on Thursdays at 10:00 PM after «Law & Order: Special Victims Unit» , to the main series «Law and Order » next fall.
«"We're looking to expand our network, and this is the time when we think we can do better," he told Deadline last month. "There's nothing wrong with that. «"Hunting Party"» No, but within the framework of our linear schedule, we definitely need to try to improve our performance.».
The drama about a team tasked with tracking down and capturing dangerous killers has seen greater success on streaming platforms, which has extended its run.
Popularity TV series "Hunting Party"« has grown significantly since the release of the first season on Netflix in the US in February, which showed strong viewing figures.
The show's arrival on Netflix didn't lead to a significant boost in ratings for NBC in the second season; they remained relatively stable throughout. But I heard there was a positive effect on Peacock, where the show was already performing well.
Since NBC and Peacock shared programming responsibilities, both a third season on the broadcast network and a transition to a Peacock original were considered, sources said. Ultimately, after some calculations, neither option proved viable.
As a result, according to NBC, there will be four new drama series for the 2026-27 season. «The Rockford Files» и «Line of Fire» , as well as comedies «Sunset Pi» и «Newlyweds» — and three cancelled drama series «"Brilliant Minds »" And «Hunting Party» , as well as comedy «Stumble» .
«"Frankly, we have a very, very tight schedule," Bader said last month. "Because we have a lot of sports coverage, we've had to cut some of our favorite shows in the entertainment slot to make room for our potential future hits. So we've allocated time to four programs, even though we could have done with fewer; it's very difficult for us to do more.".
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