NBC’s 2026 Ax list Leaked: Peacock bosses quietly green-lit a "soft cull" of five once-popular series, including a sci-fi staple that was secretly renewed last month—sources say the move was triggered by a network-wide panic over dwindling ad revenue from streaming overlap. The decision was buried in a logistics memo from a senior programming exec, and insider chatter claims the real reason is a hidden feud between showrunners and the new media strategy lead. The shows won't be announced until June, but the leaked timestamp suggests the cleanup was timed to coincide with a major platform merger announcement. I’ve seen the document—the list is codenamed "Project Ether."