NBC Exec on Suits LA Cancellation: 'Tough Choices Were Necessary'

*Suits* has been a beloved series since its debut on USA in 2011, gaining a significant resurgence in popularity when it became available on Netflix, sparking countless binge-watching sessions. However, despite this renewed interest, the spin-off *Suits LA* faced a different fate, being canceled after just one season. The decision to cancel *Suits LA* was announced with the release of NBC’s fall schedule, leaving fans wondering about the reasons behind this move. Jeff Bader, NBCUniversal’s president of program planning strategy, shed light on the decision.

“It’s so hard to talk about shows and which ones you bring back, and *Suits* had a very short run, but it really just has not resonated the way we thought it would,” Bader explained to Variety following the public release of the fall schedule. “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.”

Suits LA was canceled after just one season. Photo by: Nicole Weingart/NBC via Getty Images. Bader elaborated on the factors considered in 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.”

Bader also mentioned that NBCUniversal routinely evaluates the potential for transferring canceled network shows to Peacock, but *Suits LA* did not receive the go-ahead for such a move.

Regarding the shows that survived the cut, Bader outlined the criteria that made them appealing to the network: “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,” he told the outlet. “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 aired for nine seasons from 2011 to 2019. The revival series, *Suits LA*, premiered in February and featured stars such as Stephen Amell, Lex Scott Davis, Josh McDermitt, and Bryan Greenberg. Additionally, original *Suits* cast members like Rick Hoffman, David Costabile, and leading man Gabriel Macht made guest appearances. Aaron Korsh, the creator of *Suits*, also served as the creator and executive producer of the spin-off, which concluded its run with its final episode on May 11, 2025.