'Champions' Canceled at NBC as Producers Shop Mindy Kaling Comedy

The network has opted to cancel the comedy from writer and exec producer Mindy Kaling after one season. Producers Universal Television, where Kaling is under an overall deal, are said to be in discussions to find a new home for Champions. It's unclear if Hulu, which has in-season stacking rights to the comedy starring Anders Holm, is among the destinations being discussed for the series. That made it the lowest-rated NBC series of the 2017-18 season and one of the five worst performers across all of the Big Four. It's worth noting that producers Universal Television were the driving force in moving Brooklyn Nine-Nine to NBC after Fox's surprising cancellation.

'Champions' Canceled By NBC After One Season, May Explore Future Elsewhere

NBC has made a final decision on Champions, opting not to renew the freshman comedy for a second season. Bio, which was renewed for a second season, and in line with the season average of Great News, which has been canceled. (For a gallery of series canceled by the broadcast networks, click the image above.) Champions is executive produced by Grandy, Kaling, Matt Warburton, Howard Klein and Michael Spiller, who also directs. Series is produced by Universal Television, 3 Arts Entertainment, Charlie Grandy Productions, Inc. and Kaling International.

Mindy Kaling's Champions Canceled by NBC

As it stated in According to The Hollywood Reporter, NBC has canceled the freshman series from writer and executive producer Mindy Kaling after just one season. Unfortunately, it was NBC's lowest performing show of the season, which is why this cancellation doesn't come as a huge surprise. The next step is obviously to shop it to Hulu, which also has a history of saving shows, especially where Mindy Kaling is concerned. When her comedy, The Mindy Project was dropped by Fox after its third season, Hulu came to its rescue, picking it up for a fourth, fifth and sixth season before the show came to a close. While Hulu has the in-season streaming rights for Champions, there's no word on whether it could live on to a Season 2 there.

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