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TV shows can capture our attention and devotion in ways that no other form of entertainment can quite match. The ongoing, serialized nature of the TV show likely contributes to our feeling of commitment. We spend a longer duration of time with the show than we do, say, with a movie, and this results in a sort of committed feeling to the shows that really speak to us. We end up feeling sort of as if we are experiencing the lives of the characters we come to love.

We regularly communicate with them and feel a deep connection to their ups and downs. These relationships, although similar to the ones we have with other people, develop more slowly because there is usually a greater barrier to interaction. However, due to the power of shared experiences, these connections can eventually become very strong.

Fortunately, we are living through what has commonly been called the television? golden age. Thanks to the outpour of high-quality content brought upon by streaming services like Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime Video, there are more shows than ever before for us to become obsessed with. The only problem is that, with this huge influx of great shows, it becomes increasingly difficult to anticipate which ones will remain being produced for another season and which ones are to get the ax.

It is always awful to discover that a show that you loved has been canceled. It's not easy to stay in the loop with what shows are getting the green light for additional seasons and which ones are getting canned. A lot of this information is for some reason kept relatively under wraps.

TV Series Finale is a website that publishes information about show cancellations, so that you can avoid being blindsided by them.

History

According to the About section of this site, it began in 2005 as a website devoted to the last episodes of television shows. What we quickly found is that people also wanted to know if their favorite shows had been canceled or were ending. This led to a larger focus on cancellations and, by extension, TV show renewals. According to TV Series Finale, the best way to predict whether a show will be canceled is by tracking its ratings. Higher ratings mean more money for the network to produce new episodes. TV Series Finale has tracked ratings for years, and now posts that data so that readers can follow along and get an idea if their shows will be canceled.

So, not only does TV Series Finale offer definitive news regarding which shows are and are not being canceled, they also meticulously track historically indicative data in order to speculate (with a high degree of accuracy) what shows look as if they might be facing the chopping block soon based on ratings.

This strikes me as a brilliant idea. I am so happy to have finally found a website that puts in the work on this front. No longer do I have to be caught off guard with a shocking show cancellation. At least now I can mitigating my expectations beforehand.

Design

Well, this is an issue with TV Series Finale's website design because it does not have a lot of money to spend on good web designers and it takes money to pay for good web design. This is why I think the website is designed poorly-not because it's bad in any way, but because it doesn't have the resources to make things look better. The site does not look very professional. I find a few cheesy logos and banners here and there that nauseate me. The site works perfectly well; I just wish it looked better. Aside from a carousel slideshow of featured content placed in an awkwardly shaped box at the top of the page, the majority of TV Series Finale is a jumble of text and too-small thumbnail images. In my opinion, this site could be opened up quite a bit. It feels like they tried to put way too many things onto a single page, which has resulted in a sloppy execution.

Content

The television series finale falls short in terms of design, but its content more than makes up for it. It offers a variety of family-friendly news articles on which users can comment (the community is overwhelmingly positive compared to other entertainment news sites). There are also plenty of articles to peruse that speculate on whether shows might be renewed or not, lists of canceled shows (all-time and recent), TV show air status pages, etc. You can access the raw data that TV Series Finale uses to create its ratings and rankings through a link on their website. They also offer daily network rankings, which show you where shows stand in the eyes of the networks on which they air. So, when it comes to keeping track of TV series content, TV Series Finale has everything you need.

Desktop and Mobile Experience

Unfortunately, as it has been reported, TV Series Finale does not currently have an app available. This is sort of a given, as they are not a hugely profitable website. The only way they draw in profits, as far as I know, comes from a very low number of advertisements - which makes for a great desktop experience. However, I cannot help but think that an app for this website would be incredibly useful. For just the notifications alone, it would be a lifesaver. If possible, I would love to see this website turned into an app.

Suggestions that I have for TV Series Finale

I think that TV Series Finale should make the user experience of this site a little more personalized. Even small tweaks, I think, could go a really long way here. For instance, allowing people to sign up as users and following their favorite shows would be incredible. In fact, I would go as far as to say that this feature is almost a necessity - TV Series Finale, please get to work on this immediately! Hello, I have an idea for TV Series Finale. Maybe they could make more money by offering a premium service in which users could track their favorite shows and be given an ad-free experience. Then they could use that money to also build an app. However, at this time TV Series Finale is suffering from some sorely missed opportunities.