There are a few show cancellations that get me as riled up as the sad case of the Fox Pitch. (Well, more than a few, I have very passionate about tv.) The baseball drama — which is now streaming on Hulu — had everything we could want in a series about the first female player in Major League Baseball: Dan Fogelman behind the scenes, Kylie Bunbury leader of an all-star cast that includes Mark-Paul Gosselaar rocking the sexiest beard to grace the television, and real, true-blue, potential. A series with a Black female lead that explores the world of sports and the way to deal with sexism, discrimination, racism, and even mental health? This is what we call a damn jackpot, people!
At this point, you’re probably wondering how a series that sounds very good on paper was cancelled after its first season. Despite general round of applause from fans and experts alike, Pitch suffered from a frustrating lack of promotion his network and the low ratings. Even more damning, the series had to compete with the ratings juggernaut that was its sister series, Fogelman of the About