‘Kenan’, ‘Mr. Mayor’, ‘The Endgame’ Done at NBC

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Networks finalize schedules before Upfront Week

Kenan Thompson
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Comedies Kenan and Mr. Mayor, and drama The Endgame will not return on NBC. Kenan lasted two seasons, as did Mr. Mayor. The Endgame lasted one.

Kenan follows a widowed father, played by Kenan Thompson, who is the host of an Atlanta morning show and is raising two daughters. Don Johnson and Chris Redd are also in the cast.

Mr. Mayor is about a retired businessman, played by Ted Danson, who runs for mayor of Los Angeles, and wins. Holly Hunter is also in the cast.

The Endgame is about a recently captured international arms dealer who orchestrates coordinated bank heists throughout New York for a mysterious purpose. The show premiered in February. Morena Baccarin stars.

NBC offers its upfront presentation in New York May 16. ■

Michael Malone
Michael Malone

Michael Malone is content director at B+C and Multichannel News. He joined B+C in 2005 and has covered network programming, including entertainment, news and sports on broadcast, cable and streaming; and local broadcast television, including writing the "Local News Close-Up" market profiles. He also hosted the podcasts "Busted Pilot" and "Series Business." His journalism has also appeared in The New York Times, The L.A. Times, The Boston Globe and New York magazine.