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Supernatural and Cougar Town no longer have a home in the UK, after being dropped by Sky Living.

The broadcaster confirmed that it hasn't picked up the rights to future seasons for both shows.

In a statement on Sky's website, the company said: "We understand fans of the show may be disappointed by this news and we want to reassure you that we appreciate your passion for TV, Sky Living and these shows in particular.

"Please be assured that here at Sky Living we're committed to bringing you a fantastic line-up of new shows in 2014. To find out more about what's coming up over the next few months please visit www.sky.com/living.

"Of course, we take your feedback very seriously, and we anticipate a lot of you will want to get in touch with us about this. We can't promise to reply to you all on an individual basis, but we'll make sure we post any updates on Facebook, Twitter or online.

"Meantime we have lots on offer here on Sky Living, and are working hard to bring you even more exciting and entertaining shows in 2014."

Supernatural is currently airing a ninth season in the US and has a 10th commissioned. A spin-off series, Bloodlines, is also in development. Cougar Town's fifth season is airing on TBS in America.

Previously, Sky Living dropped MTV drama series Teen Wolf.

The channel's current US import list, however, is very busy. Chicago Fire, Hannibal and Elementary have all been hits for the channel and it also airs Grey's Anatomy, Criminal Minds, Bones and Dracula.

A fair few US series are being dropped in the UK lately, it's not surprising though if they air them months after their original broadcast in the US. There's no point in airing a US series if you can't broadcast it in a similar time frame to the American broadcast.

I can see Netflix picking up a lot of the dropped series, they had a lot of success with the exclusive rights to Breaking Bad and I'm surprised they haven't opted for chasing after more exclusives.