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The animated series Smiling Friends will end with Season 3, despite THR reporting it had been renewed for two additional seasons; creators Michael Cusack and Zach Hadel say burnout led them to conclude the show after Season 3, with the final two episodes airing April 12 on Adult Swim. Adult Swim supports the decision and left open the possibility of reviving the project in the future.
The Rock the Country festival's South Carolina date in Anderson was canceled after several artists, including Shinedown, pulled out amid lineup disruptions; the Kid Rock-led tour will still visit seven other stops, with no official reason given for the SC cancellation.
Twisted Sister has canceled its 2026 50th-anniversary reunion shows after Dee Snider resigned due to health challenges, including degenerative arthritis and heart issues; the run would have featured core members and was to be the group’s first tour since 2016, with the band saying the future will be determined in the coming weeks as Snider emphasized he’d rather walk away than perform in pain.
ISU Gymnastics announced the Feb. 6 meet against West Virginia has been canceled because there aren’t enough student-athletes to safely field a team. The Cyclones’ next competition is Feb. 13 at 7 p.m. against Western Michigan in Hilton Coliseum during ISU’s Beauty and the Beast event, which also features West Virginia in the wrestling portion.
The LPGA shortened its season-opening Tournament of Champions in Orlando to 54 holes after unusually cold conditions, with Nelly Korda winning, while critics blasted the safety rationale and questioned why a Monday finish wasn’t pursued, noting a later commissioner letter that defended the decision as protecting players from weather risks.
Debmar-Mercury is canceling Sherri, Sherri Shepherd's syndicated daytime talk show, after four seasons, citing an evolving daytime television landscape rather than the show or host; final episodes are slated to air this fall, and the production company says it will explore alternatives for the program on other platforms.
Variety reports that Sherri, a daytime talk show hosted by Sherri Shepherd, is ending after four seasons; Season 4 production will continue with final episodes slated for fall, and Debmar-Mercury says the decision reflects changes in the daytime television landscape and that options for the show on other platforms are being explored.
Composer Philip Glass withdrew the premiere of Symphony No. 15, Lincoln, from the Kennedy Center, saying its message conflicts with the center’s leadership after Trump-aligned changes; the National Symphony Orchestra was set to perform, while the center framed the decision as a matter of keeping politics out of the arts.
Ubisoft canceled the Prince of Persia: Sands of Time Remake after a company-wide reset, saying the project didn’t meet new quality standards despite promising early visuals; leaked 2024 pre-alpha workshop images circulated online, fueling fan mourning as Beyond Good & Evil 2 remained in production and the company faced layoffs and leadership scrutiny.
Netflix has quietly canceled Alice in Borderland after its third season, which set a viewership record with 25 million views, and there’s been no official confirmation of a fourth season; the news came in Netflix’s end‑of‑year engagement report rather than a formal press release.
Renée Fleming has canceled performances at the Kennedy Center as a Trump-appointed board moves to rename the venue, illustrating how Trump-era changes are affecting the arts institution.
Meghan Markle’s Netflix series With Love, Meghan posted weak post-summer viewership in 2025, with about 2 million views in the last four months and a mid-1,200s ranking in Netflix’s What We Watched data, prompting reports that Netflix canceled the show; Netflix declined to comment. Season 2 underperformed relative to Season 1 (5.3M views in the first half), and did not crack Netflix’s Top 10 or Luminate’s US Top 50, though cancellation chatter persists; Markle and Harry remain under a downgraded first-look Netflix deal plus the Archewell/As Ever arrangement.
Virginia Tech and James Madison University canceled their planned 2026 college football game, removing a scheduled non-conference matchup.
Former ZeniMax Online Studios founder Matt Firor confirmed that the cancellation of the highly anticipated game Project Blackbird, which he had waited his entire career to create, led to his resignation. The game, a sci-fi third-person shooter set on an exoplanet, was in development for over seven years and showed promising gameplay, but was abruptly canceled due to Microsoft layoffs related to AI investments. Firor expressed respect for the development team and now enjoys the game as a community member, while former team members are working on new projects.
Snow has settled across the East of England, including Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire, following weather warnings and cold health alerts, leading to cancellations of some outdoor events.