'White Collar' was cancelled due to a steady decline in its ratings since the end of season 4, along with the networks creative decision to create more space for edgier show. Had the ratings and viewership been consistently high, the show might have had a chance.

Is Kate really dead in White Collar?

Adler pulled a billion dollar Ponzi scheme and vanished, along with a lot of people's—including Neal and Kate's—money. Kate is later killed in a plane explosion, leaving Neal depressed and angry.

Why did Tiffani Thiessen leave White Collar?

Thiessen recently had a baby with husband Brady Smith and was unable to make regular appearances in the first half of the season. “A lot of those [scenes] in the first six episodes I shot here in Los Angeles on a studio with a green screen behind me,” says the actress.