The move, first reported on Twitter by Wall Street Journal media reporter Joe Flint, makes sense in the case of the recently cancelled Hannibal: The network essentially is burning off the remaining episodes of the Hannibal Lecter thriller’s third and final season, like it did with series like Smash.
But less than a month ago, the Charles Manson drama Aquarius was (surprisingly) renewed for a second season — a status that makes its weekend move puzzling.