There's the word 'cancel' but it doesn't fit my needs as only the company that airs a show can cancel it. In my case, it's, let's suppose,
There were numerous attempts by Christian activists to [the word] the controversial show as they deemed it immoral.
"shut down", "cancel" and "closed" all have similar meanings, but rather different connotations in this precise example.
"closed" implies that the scheduled run has come to an end, normally, nothing unusual.
"cancel" tends to imply that a show did not even start.
"shut down" has clearly negative connotations here, and is often used like: "shut down by the authorities" i.e. stopped due to a perceived violation of a rule, or indeed of public morals.
