<em>Vinyl’</em>s Cancellation Sheds Light on HBO’s Current Struggles

HBO's most immediately vexing problem—what to do with the drama Vinyl, which underwhelmed in the ratings and was met with tough reviews after its February premiere—has been conclusively solved. The series, which was to receive a reboot in its second season after the departure of showrunner Terence Winter, has instead been cancelled, a semi-surprising move given the fact it had previously been renewed.