NBC has cancelled the mockumentary sitcom Stumble after one season, a few months after its Season 1 finale aired on March 13.
Stumble, which premiered on November 7, 2025, follows a top-tier cheerleading coach, Courtney Potter, played by Jenn Lyon, who suffers a public fall from grace after a scandalous video emerges.
She takes a job at the underdog Headlston State Junior College to reclaim her legacy and become the youngest coach in history.
At the college, Potter trains a ragtag group of inexperienced students to compete at the national level.
The series was written and produced by Liz Astrof and Jeff Astrof, with Jeff Blitz directing multiple episodes and the pilot.
Further, it was filmed at the Universal Television studios with Monica Aldama and Dana Honor as the executive producers, too.
Reason why NBC cancelled Stumble
The series, which was airing on Friday nights, had an average of 0.17 ratings in the 18- to 49-year-olds demographic and 1.79 million viewers during the first season.
Despite getting some positive feedback, the series drew low ratings and is one of the least-watched shows on CBS this season, leading to its cancellation.
Stumble’s fans’ reaction to the cancellation
Following the cancellation, fans of Stumble have taken it to social media to share disappointment, frustration and humour.
While others are pointing fingers at the network’s decisions, some are mourning the loss of a show they felt had a strong comic potential.
“That narcoleptic cheerleader gag from the pilot will live rent-free in my head for the rest of my life. I never laugh out loud, but that line and delivery got me hard,’ a user said on Reddit.
“These companies love to produce shows and then put 0 effort into promoting them. It’s like they want them to be cancelled, probably for tax purposes,” another said.
“This is completely NBC’s fault. The show premiered on a Friday night, and they kept it on Friday for the first few months. Fridays have always been known as the night networks send shows to die. It should have been teamed up with St Denis from the start,” another fan said.
“NBC is pathetic for cancelling Stumble. They had a great first season, and if they gave it the benefit of word of mouth and a second season, I bet it would have become as iconic as Parks and Rec. I hate this fucking timeline,” a user said