--- --- # Kevin Bacon Thanks Fans After _Following_ Cancellation by [Christopher Rosen/EW](https://time.com/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Christopher Rosen/EW May 9, 2015 3:24 PM UTC by [Christopher Rosen/EW](https://time.com/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Christopher Rosen/EW May 9, 2015 3:24 PM UTC [Fox canceled _The Following_ on Friday](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/05/08/fox-cancels-following-after-3-seasons), and while the show is currently being shopped around to other distribution platforms, star Kevin Bacon used the opportunity to thank the series’ loyal fans and crew. > [](https://twitter.com/kevinbacon/status/596795989870059520) > [](https://twitter.com/kevinbacon/status/596804844750417920) > [](https://twitter.com/kevinbacon/status/596805807817109505) Other Fox shows to get the ax this week included _The Mindy Project_ and _Backstrom._ Follow [@jameshibberd](https://twitter.com/JamesHibberd) and [@natalieabrams](https://twitter.com/NatalieAbrams) for up-to-the-minute details on all the latest television news. Head here for a full list of what’s been [canceled and renewed thus far](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/05/08/canceled-shows-list). This [article](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/05/09/kevin-bacon-the-following-cancellation-tweets) originally appeared on [EW.com](http://www.ew.com) Kevin Bacon 'Following' Cancellation: He Thanks His Fans ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3852778/kevin-bacon-following-cancellation/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3852778/kevin-bacon-following-cancellation/"},"headline":"Kevin Bacon Thanks Fans After Following Cancellation","datePublished":"2015-05-09T15:24:51.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T07:04:25.741Z","description":"\"Big love to all of our loyal fans\"","url":"https://time.com/3852778/kevin-bacon-following-cancellation/","keywords":["Television"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Christopher Rosen/EW"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3852778/kevin-bacon-following-cancellation/","name":"Kevin Bacon Thanks Fans After Following Cancellation"}}]}] ```