*Suits*, the beloved legal drama that captivated audiences since its debut on USA in 2011, has enjoyed a remarkable journey over nearly 15 years. The series experienced a significant revival thanks to its full availability on Netflix, sparking countless binge-watching marathons. However, the recent spin-off, *Suits LA*, couldn't sustain this momentum and was abruptly canceled following the release of NBC's fall schedule. The decision to pull the plug on *Suits LA* was explained by Jeff Bader, the brand's president of program planning strategy, in a conversation with Variety.
“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 stated after the fall schedule was made public. He elaborated, “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 further explained the decision-making process, saying, “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 noted that NBCUniversal considered moving canceled shows to Peacock, but *Suits LA* did not receive the green light for such a transfer. Regarding the shows that survived the cuts, 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 ran for nine seasons from 2011 to 2019. The revival series, *Suits LA*, premiered in February and featured a cast including 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.
