NBC has officially confirmed the cancellation of Zachary Quinto’s medical drama Brilliant Minds and Jenn Lyon’s cheerleading sitcom Stumble.
This announcement comes ahead of Brilliant Minds Season 2’s mid-season return on May 27. At the moment, it still has six remaining episodes left for its second and final season. Per Deadline, the medical TV show’s cancellation was inevitable, despite being well-received by critics and the audience during its debut season. The latest installment wasn’t able to surpass its previous season, as the show has become NBC’s lowest-rated drama series on linear broadcast.
As for Stumble, despite its promising premise, NBC’s newest mockumentary sitcom about a competitive cheerleading coach taking on the challenge of training an inexperienced college team failed to capture the interest of a much wider audience. Despite garnering positive reviews on Rotten Tomatoes (82% Tomatometer, 96% Popcornmeter), Stumble has ultimately been canceled after one season due to low viewership ratings during its Friday timeslot.
What shows like Brilliant Minds and Stumble that fans can watch next?
For fans disappointed with Brilliant Minds and Stumble’s cancellations, there are several shows similar to them that you can surely enjoy.
For viewers who loved Quinto’s performance as Dr. Oliver Wolf in Brilliant Minds, you can check out the acclaimed TV shows: Fox’s House, which starred Hugh Laurie for eight seasons, and ABC’s The Good Doctor starring Freddie Highmore. Both shows center around very intelligent and incredible protagonists who solve difficult medical cases in their own unique ways. If you’re looking for something more dramatic, Fox’sThe Resident,starring Matt Czuchry, is also a medical drama show that you can check out. It also offers storylines featuring doctors challenging the system to help their patients.
For Stumble fans who were intrigued by the sitcom’s cheerleading setting, Netflix’s hit non-scripted series Cheer will give viewers more insight into the competitive world of collegiate cheerleading. Although there’s less comedy, Monica Aldama’s docuseries chronicles the real experience of a champion cheerleading squad. However, if you enjoyed Stumble’s mockumentary format, NBC’s iconic workplace comedy series The Office, which ran for nine seasons starring Steve Carell, is a show you can definitely be obsessed with. It also centers around another dysfunctional group trying to do their best. Another similar show to Stumble is Apple TV’s Ted Lasso, which also centers around a great coach trying to bring an underdog football team to victory. The Jason Sudeikis-led sports comedy will be returning for its fourth season on August 5.
