NBC Cancels Brilliant Minds After 2 Seasons, Stumble After 1

NBC has canceled its medical drama Brilliant Minds after two seasons and its freshman comedy Stumble after one, as the network finalizes its lineup for the 2026-27 television season.

Brilliant Minds, starring Zachary Quinto as Dr. Oliver Wolf, a neurologist with prosopagnosia who leads a team at Bronx General Hospital, drew inspiration from the works of the late Oliver Sacks, including The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat. The series, created by Michael Grassi and executive produced by Greg Berlanti among others, debuted in late 2024. Its second season aired 14 of 20 episodes before the network pulled it from the schedule in February to accommodate extended episodes of The Voice. The remaining six episodes will begin airing on May 27. Despite critical acclaim, with an 88 percent approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes and an 81 percent audience score, the show averaged just over 3 million viewers per episode, marking it as NBC's lowest-rated drama on linear television and showing double-digit declines from its first season.

The ensemble cast included Tamberla Perry as psychiatrist Carol Pierce, Ashleigh LaThrop as resident Ericka Kinney, Aury Krebs as Dan Dang, Teddy Sears as...