*Suits*, a beloved series that first aired on USA back in 2011, has captured the hearts of fans for nearly 15 years. Its popularity surged again in recent years, thanks to its availability on Netflix, which fueled numerous binge-watching marathons. However, despite this momentum, the new spin-off, *Suits LA*, was abruptly canceled following the release of NBC's fall schedule. The decision to pull the plug left many fans wondering why.
Jeff Bader, the brand's president of program planning strategy, shed light on the cancellation. "It's so hard to talk about shows and which ones you bring back, and *Suits LA* had a very short run, but it really just has not resonated the way we thought it would," Bader told Variety after the fall schedule was made public. "There can be many, many reasons why, people are speculating why it hasn’t resonated, but it’s just not really showing the potential to grow for us in the future, unfortunately."
Bader further elaborated on the decision-making process: "And it’s those decisions we had to make. We had to look at the performance of the shows, both on linear and on digital. We had to see the ones that looked like they had growth potential in the future. So we’re looking at how stable they are on their linear performance, how stable they are on digital, which ones are growing and which ones are declining. And we had to make some hard decisions."
He also mentioned that NBCUniversal considers the potential for transferring canceled shows to Peacock, but *Suits LA* did not receive approval for such a move.
When discussing the criteria for keeping shows on the schedule, especially with the need to accommodate sports programming like the NBA on Tuesday nights, Bader explained, "We looked at what their performance was week-to-week, episode-to-episode, on both linear and digital, to just try and glean which ones we thought had the best ratings story. And then on the creative side, the creative teams did the same thing. Which ones have the most potential, or the best potential, to capture a new audience? And these were the two shows that made their way to the top."
*Suits* originally ran for nine seasons from 2011 to 2019. The revival series, *Suits LA*, premiered in February and featured stars like Stephen Amell, Lex Scott Davis, Josh McDermitt, and Bryan Greenberg. Additionally, original *Suits* cast members such as Rick Hoffman, David Costabile, and leading man Gabriel Macht made appearances on the new show. Aaron Korsh, the creator of *Suits*, also served as the creator and executive producer of the spinoff, which aired its final episode on May 11, 2025.
