I know that there are all of the musical licensing issues (https://davidwain.com/thestatefaq) the show (https://web.archive.org/web/20061031150437/http://www.jumptheshark.com/s/thestate.htm) had, which is why it took so long for it to come out (https://www.avclub.com/the-state-the-complete-series-1798206592) on DVD.

Besides that, did the show (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_State_(American_TV_series)) ultimately suffer from a clash between what MTV wanted (https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Series/TheState) in a show created (https://www.reddit.com/r/OldSchoolCool/comments/whx7dc/the_comedy_troupe_the_state_whose_show_on_mtv_ran/) by 11 twenty somethings to be and what 11 NYU film and theater geeks wanted it to be? Later, the company (https://www.thethings.com/the-state-is-an-mtv-cult-classic-but-where-is-the-cast-today/) decided to leave MTV to try to negotiate a network deal, which led to a one time special (https://www.reddit.com/r/ObscureMedia/comments/tb0kwx/the_state_43rd_annual_halloween_special_an/) on CBS. And then, various members of the group split up for a time.

MTV's The State became an alternative sketch comedy hit to rival SNL, so why did it end after four seasons? Let's dig into the comedy troupe's rise and fall. (https://www.slashfilm.com/1884157/why-mtv-the-state-ended/#Echobox=1749741075)