Still, Disney shunted the show - including reruns of past seasons - off their cable channels (particularly their new Disney XD rebranding) and onto ABC, where it was subject to pre-empting for sports. Disney by this point had made it clear they were tired of Power Rangers, considered it a 'black sheep' in their portfolio and was prepared to cancel it after Bruce Kalish left the show, but Bandai stepped in to give their Cash Cow Franchise at least one more season.
RPM was, quite simply, a make or break season for the franchise and the breaking point for the company that owned it. But Venjix technology is continually advancing, and without more forces even the Rangers may not be able to hold on for much longer.
Humanity's last stronghold is the city of Corinth, which is protected by a force field dome, as well as its own elite team of Power Rangers that take down whatever raids make it through the shield. In an alternate present to the main Rangerverse, the Venjix computer virus has taken over nearly all of the Earth's technological systems and built robotic forces to subjugate mankind. The 17th season of the Power Rangers franchise, RPM used footage from Engine Sentai Go-onger.
