NBC Cancels Brilliant Minds and Stumble Ahead of Upfronts, Promising Clear Endings

NBC canceled sophomore medical drama Brilliant Minds and freshman comedy Stumble ahead of its 2026 upfronts, saying a tight schedule and the need to make room for future hits forced the moves despite the network valuing the shows and aiming to give fans a proper ending; Brilliant Minds posted steep declines and was pulled from the schedule earlier with six episodes left, while Stumble struggled in a Friday single-camera slot behind Happy’s Place, prompting NBC to realign development and order new pilots—Newlyweds (multicam) and Sunset P.I. (single-camera)—to better pair future offerings with corresponding formats.