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New York Undercover

**New York Undercover** is an American television police/crime drama series created by Dick Wolf and Kevin Arkadie for Fox which aired from 1994 to 1999.

## Premise

The series focused on J.C. Williams and Eddie Torres, two undercover police detectives in New York City's Fourth Precinct who were assigned to investigate various crimes and gang-related cases.

In the show's third season, a new detective Tommy McNamara was introduced, but in the season finale, he and Torres were killed by a gang of bank robbers.

In its final season, Williams and Detective Nina Moreno were assigned to a new unit where they eventually captured the last bank robber responsible for the deaths of Torres and McNamara.

## Why It Was Cancelled

"New York Undercover" was cancelled in February of 1999 after four seasons; before the fourth season, there was some talk about a fifth season, but due to low ratings, those plans were cancelled.
NASCAR on TNN

***NASCAR on TNN*** was the name of a television program that broadcast NASCAR races on **The Nashville Network** (now Paramount Network).

## Why It Was Cancelled

NASCAR wanted to capitalize on its increased popularity at the start of the 21st century, so the organization decided that future television deals would be centralized; that is, the networks would negotiate with NASCAR directly for a regular schedule of telecasts, as opposed to negotiating with each individual race track. With many tracks now falling under the ownership of either the France-family led International Speedway Corporation or the Bruton Smith led Speedway Motorsports, it was much easier for consolidated television packages to be negotiated. NASCAR wanted to increase the number of races by each partner, and have as many races on broadcast networks as possible, to prevent fans from missing races.

During the final season of the old broadcast arrangement in 2000, NASCAR had races on CBS, TNN, ESPN, ABC, NBC and TBS. ESPN and its parent network ABC broadcast the most races during the 2000 season (18). TNN had the second most (8, plus The Winston All-Star Race), followed by CBS (4, plus the Busch Clash and 125-mile qualifying races for the Daytona 500), TBS (3), and NBC (1).

The first consolidated TV deal was struck on December 15, 1999.

Under the new deal, Fox Sports, FX, NBC and TBS (later moved to TNT) agreed to pay $2.4 billion for a new six-year package, covering the Winston Cup (now NASCAR Cup) Series and Busch (now Xfinity) Series schedules.

* Fox and FX would televise the first 16 races of the 2001, 2003 and 2005 seasons and races 2 through 17 of the 2002, 2004 and 2006 seasons. Fox would air the Daytona 500 in the odd-numbered years. All Busch Series races during that part of the season would also be on Fox/FX.
* NBC and TNT would televise the final 17 races of the even-numbered years as well as the Daytona 500 and the last 18 races of the odd-numbered years, as well as all Busch Series races held in that time of the year.

With its limited reach in terms of viewers, and with changes being made to the network itself in order to attract younger viewers, TNN couldn't provide the platform or scope that NASCAR wanted for its future television partners. As a result, after nearly 10 years of live coverage, as well as tape delayed coverage on *American Sports Cavalcade* in the 1980s, TNN's partnership with NASCAR came to a close at the conclusion of the 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. The network's final broadcast was the Checker Auto Parts/Dura Lube 500 on November 5. TNN's final NASCAR broadcast as **The Nashville Network** was the 2000 MBNA.com 400 on September 24. It became **The National Network** the next day, and on the last couple of TNN races, the new logo was in the top right corner, instead of the transparent Nashville Network logo.
Flo

**Flo** is an American television comedy series and spin-off of "Alice" created by Robert Getchell for CBS which aired from 1980 to 1981.

## Premise

The series centered on Florence Jean "Flo" Castleberry, a sassy, street-smart waitress who returns to her hometown of Fort Worth, Texas where she becomes the proprietor of a rundown old roadhouse that she names Flo's Yellow Rose.

## Why It Was Cancelled

Although "Flo" was successfully in the top 20 throughout its run, it was cancelled in 1981 after two seasons & 29 episodes.
Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide

**Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide** is an American television sitcom series created by Scott Fellows for Nickelodeon which aired from 2004 to 2007.

## Premise

The series follows the lives of middle schooler Ned Bigby and his two best friends, Moze and Cookie. Ned writes various tips in his "survival guide" and uses them to help himself & his classmates survive middle school.

## Why It Was Cancelled

The show ended on June 8, 2007 after three seasons with a one-hour special made-for-TV movie.

## Proposed spin-off

In June of 2008, Devon Werkheiser signed a development deal with Nickelodeon for a spin-off series that would've dealt with Ned Bigby's adventures in high school, but those plans never materialized due to Scott Powers working on another Nickelodeon show, "Big Time Rush" and the other main cast members being committed to other TV projects.
Back Together

## Back TogetherSong by SZA

"**Back Together**" is an unreleased song by SZA that was intended for her first studio album CTRL*.* It features Tame Impala. ( listen)

## Lyrics

**[Verse 1: SZA]**

I know I wanted to be your pretty lover

I only wanted to be your undercover

And now you can't commit, baby, now you're throwing fits

'Cause your phone ain't ringing like it used to do

How do you feel?

Now you wanna take it back, now you wanna ghost somebody

Why you gotta treat me like that, you're already with somebody

**[Refrain: SZA]**

Suddenly I don't understand, when I call, when I come by

I don't need no man

**[Chorus: SZA]**

Suddenly you wish we were back together

Telling me you wanna get back together

Just the way you had me was so much better

Say you didn't think it would be forever

(Ooh)

**[Verse 2: SZA]**

I don't know I just, I have better things to do

Better men to call, better time to spend an'

How do your man try to get you up, get you up, get you-

How do you look good, when you put it like that?

How do you look good, when you put it like-

How do your man try to get you up, get you up, get you-

How do you look good, when you put it like that?

How do you look good, when you put it like-

**[Open Verse]**

**[Refrain: SZA]**

Suddenly I don't understand, when I call, when I come by

I don't need no man

**[Chorus: SZA]**

Suddenly you wish we were back together

Telling me you wanna get back together

Just the way you had me was so much better

Say you didn't think it would be forever

(Ooh)

**[Verse 3: SZA]**

Hello? Yeah, I hear you

Yeah, yeah, I've seen you calling

Six times, I don't know, I just

I have better things to do, pass the times it's-

**[Refrain: SZA]**

Suddenly I don't understand, when I call, when I come by

I don't need no man to fly, maybe we

**[Verse 4: SZA]**

Maybe we get back, maybe we don't

Maybe we call, maybe it's gone

Maybe you'll love me, maybe you won't

(Ooh)

We'll see, come again, we can talk about it

Suddenly you wanna, call on, or love on, or hold on to my-

Well call them other girls

You can try, you can see, if it works, gladly

I'm a little bored, I got a little more things to entertain my time

And summer getting real close, weather getting real hot

Shorts getting real short, skin getting real tight

**[Bridge: SZA]**

(Back together)

I don't want a place for you

(Back together)

I don't even have a place to even begin getting back to you

(So much better)

I think you've run its course

(Be forever)

I think you've reached the end of the line, darling

I think you've reached the end

Keep it classy, don't cry

I know it hurts, I know you want it

I know you long for the love

So "back together" sounds like an old tune

Like a holiday since passed

Just a call I won't answer no more

**[Outro: SZA]**

(Back together)

(Back together)

I'm onto new things, new sounds, new feels, new times

(So much better)

And you old news (Be forever)

You old news, I can't stand it (Ooh)

I don't know I just
Living Dolls

**Living Dolls** is an American television sitcom series and spin-off of "Who's the Boss?" created by Ross Brown for ABC which aired from September 26, 1989 to December 30, 1989.

## Premise

The series centered on four teenage girls (including Samantha Micelli's friend, Charlie Briscoe) who pursue a modeling career with a New York modeling agency run by Trish Carlin.

## Why It Was Cancelled

The show received negative feedback and was also the only TV series to receive an "F" grade by People magazine in its 1989 Fall Preview issue. After 12 episodes aired, "Living Dolls" was cancelled in December of 1989.
Motorcity

***Motorcity*** is an American animated television series created and directed by Chris Prynoski. It is produced by Titmouse, Inc. and Disney Television Animation.

## Premise

The show occurs in a fictitious futuristic Detroit, Michigan, which is an elevated metropolis built over the old Detroit, classified as Detroit Deluxe. It is owned by evil billionaire Abraham Kane, who rules the citizens under strict laws and banning personal freedoms including automobile transportation. However, Kane faces one last obstacle; a group of hot-rod wielding rebels who call themselves the Burners, led by Mike Chilton. The Burners rise to stop Kane from conquering Detroit's last oasis of freedom-an underground refuge dubbed Motorcity.

## Why It Was Cancelled

Disney handled the show rather poorly; they frequently moved it around the timeslot, and it went on a hiatus just as the fanbase started to grow. There was also leaking certain episodes during the said hiatus and very little advertising.
Reba

**Reba** is an American television sitcom series created by Allison M. Gibson, starring country music singer Reba McEntire which aired on the WB from 2001 to 2006, and on the CW from 2006 to 2007.

## Premise

The series centered on the lives of recent divorcee Reba Hart, her ex-husband, Brock & his new wife, Barbra Jean and her three children: Cheyenne (who becomes pregnant during her senior year of high school and marries her boyfriend, Van), Kyra and Jake.

## Why It Was Cancelled

Midway through its sixth season, word began circulating that the CW had ordered "the back nine" or remaining episodes that would've given "Reba" full-season order, but in January of 2007 during the CW's TCA Press Tour, it was revealed that the show had been cancelled after six seasons & 127 episodes.
Small Wonder

**Small Wonder** is an American television science fiction/sitcom series created by Howard Leeds which aired in first-run syndication from 1985 to 1989.

## Premise

The series chronicled the family of a robotics engineer that secretly creates a robot modeled after a human girl and tries to pass it off as their adoptive daughter, Vicki (which is an an acronym for Voice Input Child Identicant).

## Why It Was Cancelled

The show ended in 1989 after four seasons & 96 episodes.
Lou Grant

**Lou Grant** is an American television drama and spin-off of "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" created by James L. Brooks & Allan Burns for CBS which aired from 1977 to 1982.

## Premise

After losing his job at WJM-TV in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Lou Grant relocates to Los Angeles, California where he becomes a city editor for the Los Angeles Tribune newspaper.

## Why It Was Cancelled

After five seasons & 114 episodes, "Lou Grant" was cancelled, although its cancellation was the subject of controversy; it was said that Ed Asner's political views were the reason for it, but CBS denied that the cancellation had anything to do with politics and said that the ratings had fallen in the last two seasons.
Larryboy: The Cartoon Adventures

***Larryboy: The Cartoon Adventures*** (also titled as ***Larryboy**)* is an American 2D-animated direct-to-video series spin-off of the *VeggieTales* franchise by Big Idea, the series had a total of 4 episodes having a release from 2002 to 2003.

## Premise

The video series are about Larry the Cucumber being a janitor at the Daily Bumble white being a superhero named Larryboy when he will fight crime and villain's in Bumblyburg.

## Why It Was Cancelled

1. The only main reason right now was that Big Idea went bankrupt in 2003 following a lawsuit by HiT Entertainment, and the box office failure of *Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie,* and that the reception was mixed at the time because of the fact of how it didn't used CGI.

## The Result

* When Qubo was launched in September of 2006, they aired the four episodes of the show and *3-2-1 Penguins* as *3-2-1 Penguins and LarryBoy Stories* and they also aired LarryBoy and the Bad Apple in the said show, and the show is nowadays no longer on air even though *3-2-1 Penguins* aired until 2014 though.
Morningstar/Eveningstar

**Morningstar/Eveningstar** is an American television drama series created by Earl Hamner Jr. which aired from March 25, 1986 to May 6, 1986.

## Premise

The series centered on kids from an orphanage called Morningside that moves into a senior citizen retirement community called Eveningside after the building is destroyed in a fire.

## Why It Was Cancelled

The show was cancelled presumably due to low ratings, lasting for one season and seven episodes.
Tabitha

**Tabitha** is an American television fantasy sitcom and spin-off of "Bewitched" created by Jerry Mayer for ABC which aired from 1977 to 1978.

## Premise

The series centered on Tabitha Stephens (the witch daughter of Samantha and Darrin Stephens), who is working as a production assistant with her brother, Adam at a TV station in Los Angeles, California.

## Why It Was Cancelled

"Tabitha" failed to catch on with viewers (unlike "Bewitched") and was cancelled in January of 1978 after one season & 11 episodes.
Molloy

**Molloy** is an American television sitcom series created by George Beckerman for Fox which aired from July 25, 1990 to August 15, 1990.

## Premise

The series centered on Molloy Martin, a carefree 11-year-old girl whose life is turned upside down when she moves in with her divorced father & his extended family after the death of her mother.

## Why It Was Cancelled

During the 1989-90 TV season, actress Mayim Bialik committed to two pilots: "Molloy" and "Blossom." The two programs were in competition with each other as both of them vied to be a starring vehicle for Bialik.

In the summer of 1990, "Molloy" went into production first with a seven-episode order. After the seven episodes were completed, Bialik filmed the original pilot episode for "Blossom" which was going to air on NBC as a comedy special that summer as well.

On July 5, 1990 (two weeks before "Molloy" premiered), NBC aired the "Blossom" special to high ratings; however, "Molloy" received lackluster ratings during its tryout run and was cancelled after four episodes aired (leaving three of them unaired).

After "Molloy" was cancelled, it allowed NBC the option to put "Blossom" into production as a regular TV series where it ran for five seasons.
The Carrie Diaries

***The Carrie Diaries*** is an American teen comedy-drama television series developed by Amy B. Harris for The CW. It is a prequel to the HBO television series *Sex and the City* and based on the 2010 book of the same name by Candace Bushnell.

## Premise

The first season focuses on Carrie Bradshaw during her junior year of high school in 1984 as she explores life in New York City while interning at a fashion magazine, while the second season focuses more on her expanding life in the city as well as the lives of her friends.
Murder in Small Town X

***Murder in Small Town X*** (sometimes abbreviated as ***MiSTX***) is an American reality television series created by George Verschoor, Robert Fisher Jr., and Gordon Cassidy, and was hosted by Sgt. Gary Fredo, a Californian Police Investigator, that aired on Fox. Although classified as a reality series, given the format's unique nature, it was more accurately described as a hybrid of a reality TV show, game show, and mystery drama.

## Premise

The premise of the show was to bring 10 contestants from around the United States of America to the small fishing village of Eastport, Maine (called "Sunrise" in the show) to act as amateur investigators to solve a series of fictional murders.

## Why It Was Cancelled

Although critically acclaimed, the series did not achieve strong ratings and was thus not renewed. The format was sold to BBC who made a British version (with slight amendment to the rules) in 2003 entitled *The Murder Game*, though that show also suffered from poor rating and critical reviews.
Surviving Suburbia

***Surviving Suburbia*** is an American sitcom created by Kevin Abbott.

## Premise

Often referred to as the male version of *Roseanne*, the show focuses on a father named Steve Patterson, his wife Anne, and their two children, Henry and Courtney. The Pattersons lead ordinary, uneventful lives until their new next-door neighbors begin causing several problems, turning their surburban lifestyle upside-down.
Crossing Jordan

**Crossing Jordan** is an American television crime drama series created by Tim Kring for NBC which aired from 2001 to 2007.

## Premise

The series centered on Dr. Jordan Cavanaugh, a forensic pathologist employed with the Massachusetts Office of the Chief Medical Examiner who helps solve crimes.

## Why It Was Cancelled

The show's sixth season finale was originally promoted as a cliffhanger where all the main characters were involved in a plane crash and stranded on top of a mountain which was reported to end with no resolution as the story would pick up at the onset of a subsequent season.

However, once NBC decided against renewing "Crossing Jordan" for another season, fans were treated to a different ending where Jordan professed her love for homicide detective Woody Hoyt. Two days before the finale aired, NBC cancelled the series.
T. J. Hooker

**T. J. Hooker** is an American television police drama series created by Rick Husky which aired on ABC from 1982 to 1985, and on CBS from 1985-1986.

## Premise

The series centered on police sergeant Thomas Jefferson "T.J." Hooker, who gives up his previous position as a detective after the death of his partner in a bank robbery to return to duty as a uniformed patrol officer and teaches rookie police officers at the Academy Precinct of the Los Angeles County Police Department.

## Why It Was Cancelled

After its fourth season, ABC cancelled "T.J. Hooker" in the summer of 1985, but CBS revived it for an fifth season and the show ended in May of 1986.
The Burning Zone

**The Burning Zone** is an American science fiction/drama series created by Coleman Luck for UPN which aired from 1996 to 1997.

## Premise

The series followed a government task force who have been assigned to investigate chemical and biological threats. Although it initially incorporated supernatural and religious elements, the show shifted towards more action-oriented storylines.

## Why It Was Cancelled

In a University of California, Los Angeles report, senior fellow Harlan Lebo wrote that "The Burning Zone" is one of two shows (along with "The Sentinel") that received complaints for its use of violence.

UPN cancelled the show in 1997 and rescheduled its Tuesday night lineup with four additional sitcoms (including "Clueless").
Samurai Jack

***Samurai Jack*** is an American action-adventure animated television series created by Genndy Tartakovsky for Cartoon Network.

## Premise

The show tells the story of a young prince from a feudal Japan-inspired setting, whose father received a magic katana used to defeat and imprison the supernatural shape-shifting demon Aku. Eight years later, Aku escapes, and the Emperor sends away his son to travel the world and train so he can return and use the magic sword to defeat Aku, whom he faces and almost defeats upon his return. But Aku creates a time portal that sends the prince turned samurai into the distant future, with anticipation that he would be able to deal with the samurai by that time.

Arriving in a dystopian retrofuturistic Earth ruled by Aku and eventually adopting the name of Jack (his given name is never mentioned), the prince must overcome various obstacles in his quest to travel back to his own time and defeat Aku. But for every time he gets near to finishing his quest, Jack's chance slips and he must forcibly continue his journey.

## Why It Was Cancelled

Cartoon Network was going through transitions, and Tartakovsky, not wanting to rush in finishing the story as there was no time to think about it at the time and because of his involvement in creating *Star Wars: Clone Wars*, decided to leave the show where it was, which ultimately left it open-ended.

## Revival

A fifth and final season was made to conclude the story and aired on Adult Swim on March 11, 2017, thirteen years after the fourth season concluded.
Renegade

**Renegade** is an American television action/adventure/crime drama series created by Stephen J. Cannell which aired in first-run syndication from 1992 to 1996, and on the USA Network from 1996 to 1997.

## Premise

The series centered on Reno Raines, a police officer who is framed for a murder he didn't commit and goes on the run, joining forces with Native American bounty hunter Bobby Sixkiller to clear his name & avoid being captured.

## Why It Was Cancelled

"Renegade" ended in 1997 after five seasons & 110 episodes.
Nash Bridges

**Nash Bridges** is an American television police/crime drama series created by Carlton Cuse for CBS which aired from 1996 to 2001.

## Premise

The series focused on Nash Bridges and Joe Dominguez, two Inspectors who work with the Special Investigations Unit for the San Francisco Police Department in San Francisco, California.

## Why It Was Cancelled

Despite obtaining fair Nielsen ratings, the sixth season of "Nash Bridges" would be its last season, ending in May of 2001 after six seasons & 122 episodes. Paramount Network Television (who produced the show) felt that its $2 million per episode production cost was too much.

CBS hoped to get a 7th season out of the series, but it did not work out because Paramount was unwilling to pay even though Viacom had own both CBS & Paramount at the time. Also, Don Johnson was getting tired and he was ready to move on from the series.
Nick Studio 10

***Nick Studio 10*** was a short lived programming block that aired on Nickelodeon from February 18, 2013 to June 17, 2013.

## Why It Was Cancelled

The block was panned by critics, fans of Nickelodeon and even children who criticized the block being unfunny, wasting food and talents and interrupting other shows on Nickelodeon.
Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher

**Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher** is an American television sitcom series created by Dennis Rinsler and Marc Warren for The WB which aired from 1996 to 1998.

## Premise

The series originally centered on aspiring actor Nick Freno working as a long-term substitute teacher for a 5th grade class. In the second season, it was changed to Nick teaching a high school remedial class.

## Why It Was Cancelled

Despite the addition of Donna D'Errico to the cast in the spring of 1998 which was seen as a last-ditch attempt to save the show from cancellation, "Nick Fresno: Licensed Teacher" was eventually cancelled in May of 1998 after two seasons & 43 episodes.
Lime Street

**Lime Street** is an American television action-drama series created by Linda Bloodworth-Thomason for ABC which aired from September 21, 1985 to October 26, 1985.

## Premise

The series followed widower James Cluver who investigates insurance cases for a living and raises his two daughters, Elizabeth & Margaret Ann with the help of his father, Henry.

## Why It Was Cancelled

Three episodes and the pilot episode of "Lime Street" had been shot when Samantha Smith (who portrayed the role of Elizabeth) was killed in a plane crash in August of 1985. Although production on the show continued after Smith's death, the role was never recast and it was subsequently dedicated to her memory.

Due to competition from "The Golden Girls" and "227" on NBC, the show had trouble finding an audience and it was cancelled at the request of the producers in October of 1985 after five episodes aired; however, the remaining three episodes aired on the Lifetime network in 1987. The episodes that were recorded after Samantha Smith's death made the producers realize that continuing with production had not been a wise decision.
Ryan's Hope

**Ryan's Hope** is an American television soap opera series created by Claire Labine & Paul Avila Mayer for ABC which aired from 1975 to 1989.

## Premise

The series revolved around the trials and tribulations of the Ryans, a large Irish-American family living in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan, New York.

## Why It Was Cancelled

During the '80s, falling ratings, numerous cast changes and production issues ultimately led to ABC cancelling "Ryan's Hope" in October of 1988 with the series finale airing on January 13, 1989.
Smart Guy

**Smart Guy** is an American television sitcom series created by Danny Kallis for The WB which aired from 1997 to 1999.

## Premise

The series followed T.J. Henderson, a 10-year-old prodigy from Washington, D.C. who is moved from elementary school to the 10th grade where he attends the same high school as his older siblings, Yvette and Marcus.

## Why It Was Cancelled

The WB cancelled "Smart Guy" in 1999 after three seasons and 51 episodes.
No Ordinary Family

***No Ordinary Family*** is an American science-fiction comedy-drama television series created by Greg Berlanti and Jon Harmon Feldman. It aired on ABC and CTV in Canada.

## Premise

The show centers on the Powells, a typical American family living in fictional Pacific Bay, California, whose members gain special powers after their plane crashes in the Amazon, Brazil.

## Why It Was Cancelled

The show earned low ratings during its one season.
The Bionic Woman

**The Bionic Woman** is an American television science fiction/action-adventure series and spin-off of "The Six Million Dollar Man" created by Kenneth Johnson which aired on ABC from 1976 to 1977, and on NBC from 1977 to 1978.

A short-lived remake of the show aired on NBC in 2007.

## Premise

The series centered on the adventures of Jaime Sommers, a professional tennis player who is given bionic implants after she is injured in a skydiving accident.

Jaime is then assigned to secret missions as an occasional agent of the Office of Science Intelligence while teaching middle & high school students in her regular life.

## Why It Was Cancelled

After the show's second season, ABC decided not to renew "The Bionic Woman" for another season, feeling that it was no longer attracting the kind of demographic that ABC wanted. NBC picked up the series for a third season where it aired from September 1977 to May 1978.
Promised Land

**Promised Land** is an American television drama series and spin-off of "Touched by an Angel" created by Martha Williamson which aired from 1996 to 1999.

## Premise

The series centered on Russell Greene and his family (including his wife, Wendy, son Josh, daughter Dinah, nephew Nathaniel and his mother, Hattie) as they travel across the country in an Airstream trailer, finding short-term work at each stop and helping out individuals & families.

In the third season, the Greenes settled down in a poor neighborhood in Denver, Colorado where Russell volunteered at a neighborhood teen center called the Ridley Center and Claire worked as a guidance counselor at the local high school.

## Why It Was Cancelled

"Promised Land" was cancelled in May of 1999 after three seasons and 68 episodes.
Marcus Welby, M.D.

**Marcus Welby, M.D.** is an American television medical drama series created by David Victor for ABC which aired from 1969 to 1976.

## Premise

The series centered on Marcus Welby, M.D., a family practitioner from California with a kind bedside manner who treats a wide variety of patients with the assistance of his partner, Steve Kiley, M.D., and nurse & office manager, Consuelo Lopez.

## Why It Was Cancelled

By the mid-1970s, the popularity of medical dramas began to wane and the ratings for "Marcus Welby, M.D." began to drop and ended its run in 1976 after seven season & 169 episodes.
Murphy Brown

**Murphy Brown** is an American television sitcom series created by Diane English for CBS which originally aired from 1988 to 1998; a revived version of the show aired from 2018 to 2019.

## Premise

The series centered on Murphy Brown, a famous investigative female journalist and newsanchor for the TV show, "FYI." In the revived version, she hosted a cable morning news show called "Murphy in the Morning."

## Why It Was Cancelled

By the start of the 1996-97 television season, viewership for "Murphy Brown" was beginning to decline. Despite adding comedian Lily Tomlin to the show after the departure of Grant Shaud, the ratings continued to drop, especially after it was moved from Mondays to Wednesdays.

The show was renewed for a 10th and last season; the last episode of the original series aired in May of 1998.

## Revival

In January of 2018, it was announced that CBS ordered a 13-episode revival of "Murphy Brown" which aired for a single season and was cancelled in May of 2019.
The Danny Thomas Show

**The Danny Thomas Show** (titled "Make Room for Daddy" for its first three seasons) is an American sitcom series which aired on ABC from 1953 to 1957, and on CBS from 1957 to 1964.

## Premise

The show originally centered on the life of Danny Williams, a successful comedian and nightclub entertainer at the Copa Club, whose job left his wife, Margaret to care for their two children, Terry and Rusty on her own.

The show's format was later changed to Danny (who was now a widower) juggling a performing career while raising his two children alone. He later remarried to a nurse, Kathy O'Hara, who had a daughter, Linda.

## Why It Was Cancelled

After three seasons, ABC cancelled "Make Room for Daddy" and was later picked up by CBS for its 1957-58 TV season. During the show's 11th & final season, Danny Thomas decided to retire from the show, and it ended in the spring of 1964.
Roseanne

***Roseanne*** is an American sitcom created by Matt Williams for ABC. It originally ran from 1988 to 1997, but was revived for one season in 2018.

## Premise

The show centers on the Conners, an American working-class family struggling to get by on a limited household income in their home at 714 Delaware Street in the drab fictional mid-state excurb of Lanford, Illinois. The family consists of outspoken Roseanne, her husband Dan, and their three children: Becky, Darlene, and DJ. Later in the series, Roseanne becomes pregnant again and gives birth to a boy named Jerry Garcia Conner.

## Why It Was Cancelled

On May 29, 2018, Roseanne posted a message on Twitter reading: *"muslin brotherhood and planet of the apes had a baby=vj"* (which referred to Valerie Jarrett, an Iranian-born African-American who served as a Senior Advisor to former U.S. president Barack O'Bama from 2009 to 2017).

The "ape" tweet was widely criticized as racist. Following this and concerns about Roseanne's behavior (which include conspiracy theories about George Soros), ABC renounced the decision to renew the show for an eleventh season.

Afterwards, Hulu removed all episodes of the original and revival series from its library; Viacom-owned cable channels Paramount Network, TV Land and CMT dropped the series from their lineups effective the following day while digital multicast network Laff pulled reruns from its schedule effective immediately.
NASCAR on TBS

***NASCAR on TBS*** is the name of a former television program that broadcast NASCAR races on the TBS cable network. Select NASCAR Winston Cup Series (now NASCAR Cup Series), Busch Series (now Xfinity Series), and Craftsman Truck Series races were aired on TBS from its debut in 1983 up to the 2000 season.

## Why It Was Cancelled

Races were switched to TNT in 2001 as part of the then-new NASCAR television deal, although the initial plans were for TBS Superstation to carry the races. Instead, Turner decided that NASCAR would better fit TNT's "We Know Drama" slogan.
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

**Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles** (sometimes abbreviated as "Terminator: TSCC" or "TSCC") is an American television science fiction/action series created by Josh Friedman for Fox which aired from 2008 to 2009.

It is a spinoff of the "Terminator" film series, although it only follows the first two films and completely ignores the rest of the sequels.

## Premise

Picking up four years after the events of "Terminator 2: Judgment Day", the show follows Sarah Connor, her son John and Cameron (a Terminator that has been re-programmed to protect John) as they spend a life on the run from a Terminator, Cromartie, who is sent back to kill John, and FBI Special Agent James Ellison, who initially believes Sarah to be an insane criminal.

## Why It Was Cancelled

In May of 2009, Fox Entertainment president Kevin Reilly announced that Fox would not renew the show for a third season despite fan efforts.
House of Cards

***House of Cards*** is an American political thriller web television series created by Beau Willimon. It is an adaptation of the 1990 BBC miniseries of the same name and based on the novel of the same name by Michael Dobbs.

## Premise

The show is set in Washington, D.C. and is the story of Congressman Frank Underwood, a Democrat from South Carolina's 5th congressional district and House Majority Whip. He is passed over for appointment as Secretary of State, so he initiates an elaborate plan to attain power, aided by his wife Claire Underwood. The series deals with themes of ruthless pragmatism, manipulation, and power.

## Why It Was Cancelled

On October 31, 2017, Netflix cancelled the series, announcing that the upcoming sixth season will be its last. The cancellation was announced hours after actor Anthony Rapp publicly stated that lead actor Kevin Spacey had made a sexual advance on him at a 1986 party when Rapp was 14. Multiple sources stated that the decision was made prior to Rapp's accusation, but the announcement nevertheless caused suspicions for its timing. The following day, it was announced that production on the season would be temporarily suspended, according to an official joint statement from Netflix and MRC, "to give us time to review the current situation and to address any concerns of our cast and crew". On November 3, 2017, Netflix announced that they will no longer be associated with Spacey in any capacity whatsoever. On December 4, 2017, Ted Sarandos, Netflix's chief content officer, announced that production will restart in 2018 with Robin Wright in the lead, without Spacey's involvement, and revealed that the sixth and final season of the show will consist of eight episodes.
Lucky Louie

**Lucky Louie** is an American television sitcom series created and starring Louis C.K. for HBO which aired from June 11, 2006 to August 27, 2006.

## Premise

The series followed the life of Louie, a working-class man who works part-time as a mechanic at his best friend, Mike's muffler shop.

## Why It Was Cancelled

HBO ordered eight scripts for a second season of "Lucky Louie", but cancelled it in September of 2006 after one season and 12 episodes. The numerous reasons for its cancellation ranged from the nature of the show to network economic pressure.
Salute Your Shorts

**Salute Your Shorts** is an American television comedy series created by Steve Slavkin for Nickelodeon which aired from 1991 to 1992.

## Premise

The series centered on the antics of a group of teenage campers at the fictional summer camp, Camp Anawanna.

## Why It Was Cancelled

"Salute Your Shorts" was not renewed for a third season due to budget issues and most of the cast members were unwilling to relocate from Los Angeles, California to Orlando, Florida (where Nickelodeon Studios is located).
The Big Bang Theory

**The Big Bang Theory** is an American television sitcom series created by Chuck Lorre & Bill Prady for CBS which aired from 2007 to 2019.

## Premise

The series originally centered on five characters residing in Pasadena, California: Leonard Hofstadter and Sheldon Cooper, two nerdy physicists at Caltech that share an apartment together; Penny, a waitress & aspiring actress who lives down the hall from Leonard & Sheldon; and Leonard & Sheldon's friends and co-workers, aerospace engineer Howard Wolowitz and astrophysicist Raj Koothrappali.

Over time, the supporting characters (including neuroscientist Amy Farrah Fowler, microbiologist Bernadette Rostenkowski, experimental physicist Leslie Winkle and comic book store owner Stuart Bloom) were promoted to starring roles.

## Why It Was Cancelled

After 12 seasons & 279 episodes, "The Big Bang Theory" ended in May of 2019.
Star

**Star** is an American musical drama television series created by Lee Daniels & Tom Donaghy which aired on FOX from December 14, 2016 to May 8, 2019.

## Premise

The series followed Star Davis, her sister, Simone and her best friend, Alex who navigate the music business on their road to success as girl group Big Trouble.

## Why It Was Cancelled

In May of 2019, "Star" was cancelled by FOX after 3 seasons and 48 episodes. Fans began an #SAVESTAR campaign on social media platforms and online petitions were created on websites such as change.org to help save it from cancellation which gained over 100,000 signatures.

Despite reports that the BET and OWN networks were possible contenders for picking up "Star", creator Lee Daniels announced on his Instagram account on May 31, 2019 that despite his efforts, he was unable to find another home for the show,
Ravenswood

**Ravenswood** is an American television supernatural teen drama/mystery-thriller series & spin-off of "Pretty Little Liars" created by I. Marlene King, Oliver Goldstick & Joseph Dougherty for ABC Family which lasted from 2013 to 2014.

## Premise

The series is set in the fictional town of Ravenswood, Pennsylvania, and follows five strangers whose lives become intertwined by a deadly curse that has plagued their town for generations. They have to dig into the town's dark past to solve the mysterious curse.

## Why It Was Cancelled

The show was met with low ratings and ABC Family cancelled it after one season & 10 episodes.
Pig Sty

**Pig Sty** is an American television sitcom series created by Dan Staley and Rob Long for UPN which aired from January 23, 1995 to May 15, 1995.

## Premise

The series followed five male roommates (Randy Fitzgerald, Cal Evans, P.J. Morris and Joe "Iowa" Dantley) sharing an apartment together in New York City and their female superintendent, Tess Galloway.

## Why It Was Cancelled

UPN cancelled "Pig Sty" in May of 1995 after one season and 13 episodes due to low ratings.
Meego

**Meego** is an American television science fiction sitcom series created by Ross Brown for CBS which aired from September 19, 1997 to October 24, 1997.

## Premise

The series followed Meego, a 9,000-year-old shape-shifting alien who ends up living with single father, Dr. Edward Parker and his three children: Trip, Maggie & Alex after his spaceship crashes and the family tries to pass him off as a human being.

## Why It Was Cancelled

"Meego" received mixed to negative reviews from critics. After six episodes aired, the show was cancelled by CBS and "Kids Say the Darndest Things" replaced it on the CBS schedule in January of 1998.
The Brady Bunch

**The Brady Bunch** is an American television sitcom series created by Sherwood Schwartz for ABC which aired from 1969 to 1974.

## Premise

The series followed the lives of the Bradys, a blended family which consisted of widowed architect Mike (who has three sons: Greg, Peter & Bobby) and housewife Carol (who has three daughters: Marcia, Jan & Cindy).

## Why It Was Cancelled

In the show's fifth season, a new character, Cousin Oliver was added to the cast in an attempt to fill the age gap left by the maturing Brady children which was cited as the moment the show "jumped the shark."

After the character appeared in the final six episodes of the fifth season, ABC cancelled *The Brady Bunch* in 1974. The show later became extremely popular through syndication.
On Our Own (1994)

**On Our Own** is an American television sitcom series created by David W. Duclon for ABC which aired from 1994 to 1995.

## Premise

The series centered on the Jerricos, a family of seven children (who all have names that start with the letter "J") where older brother Josh raises his younger siblings after the death of their parents.

Originally, Josh dressed up in disguise as an older woman named Aunt Jelcinda to fool their case worker, Alana Michaels.

The format was later changed to Josh having full custody of his siblings and a new character, Scotti Decker, was introduced; she was a professional & attractive contractor who rented a room in the Jerricos' house in exchange for the work she was doing on their home.

## Why It Was Cancelled

In December of 1994, "On Our Own" was placed on hiatus and the show's format retooled; however, when it returned in March of 1995, the show's new format didn't help ratings and it was cancelled in April of 1995 after one season & 20 episodes.
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

**Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman** is an American television superhero/action-drama series developed by Deborah Joy LeVine for ABC which aired from 1993 to 1997. It is based on the DC Comics character, Superman created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster.

## Premise

The series focused on the relationship & romance between Clark Kent and Lois Lane, and the adventures of Clark's alter-ego, Superman.

## Why It Was Cancelled

During the show's fourth season, ABC announced that there would be a fifth season of "Lois & Clark: The New Adventures." The producers and writers were unprepared when ABC decided that no new episodes would be produced.

The show had weakened in its Sunday timeslot at 8:00pm and had shifted to 7:00pm in January. It was moved to Saturdays in the spring, but the ratings dropped even further, finishing in 104th place & averaging less than 10 million viewers per episode. It was removed from the schedule in May of 1997, ending after four seasons & 88 episodes.
Scorpion

***Scorpion*** (stylized as ***</SCORPION>***) is an American action drama television series created by Nick Santora for CBS.

## Premise

Scorpion is said to be the last line of defense against complex, high-tech threats around the globe. Drawing on a diverse set of skills and experience such as coding, psychology, and engineering, they are able to solve these situations. The team tackles a variety of problems, many of which are extremely complicated. While they are frequently called into service by the Department of Homeland Security, they also accept work from private individuals and organizations.

## Why It Was Cancelled

Ratings were beginning to lag as the series progressed.
Lucky 7

**Lucky 7** is an American television drama series developed by David Zabel and Jason Richman for ABC which aired from September 24, 2013 to October 1, 2013. It is based on the British TV series, "The Syndicate."

## Premise

The series followed a group of seven employees at a gas station in Queens, New York who win the lottery and learn that while money may solve their problems, it ends up creating new ones.

## Why It Was Cancelled

The pilot episode of "Lucky 7" earned a 1.3 rating in the 18 to 49 demographic, making it the lowest-rated fall drama premiere in ABC history. In October of 2013, ABC cancelled the show after two episodes due to low ratings. All eight episodes were released on iTunes in 2014.
Sons and Daughters (1974)

**Sons and Daughters** is an American television drama series which aired on CBS from September 11, 1974 to November 6, 1974. It was launched from the pilot TV movie, "Senior Year."

## Premise

Set in California during the mid-1950s, the series followed Jeff and Anita, two high school students falling in love with each other.

## Why It Was Cancelled

Although critics felt that "Sons and Daughters" had potential, it wasn't a hit with viewers and CBS cancelled the series after nine episodes aired.
Beware of Dog

***Beware of Dog*** is an American sitcom created by Rob Gilmer for Animal Planet. It was the network's first sitcom series.

## Premise

The program focuses on a bearded collie named Jack, who's *Look Who's Talking*-style narration provided his perspective of his newly adopted family.

## Why It Was Cancelled

The show was panned by critics, who derided it as cheap and unoriginal for a sitcom. As a result, the show was pulled after airing two of its seven planned episodes.
Pushing Daisies

***Pushing Daisies*** is an American fantasy mystery comedy-drama television series created by Bryan Fuller for ABC.

## Premise

The show centers on the life of Ned, a pie maker gifted with the mysterious ability to reanimate the dead by touching them. Some conditions come with this talent. Ned quickly learns that if something is revived for more than exactly one minute, a similar "life value" in the vicinity drops dead, as a form of balance. Additionally, if he touches the revived person or thing a second time, they die again, permanently. Together with his formerly deceased childhood crush Chuck, private investigator Emerson Cod and co-worker Olive Snook, Ned uses his abilities to to solve murder cases.

## Why It Was Cancelled

Because of the Writer's Guild strike, the show completed just nine episodes of a 22-episode season. Instead of attempting to complete the first season, the writers planned to begin work on the second season with production resuming around March to June 2008. While the show was picked up for a second season, ratings were declining and ABC opted not to order additional episodes beyond the second season's initial thirteen.

Fuller published a comic on the show's official site with new mysteries and background information not seen in the television episodes. He also expressed desire to produce a feature film to wrap things up.
The Borgias (2011 TV series)

***The Borgias*** is a historical-fiction drama television series created by Neil Jordan.

## Premise

The series is set around the turn of the 16th century and follows the rise of the Borgia family to the pinnacle of the Roman Catholic Church and their struggles to maintain their grip on power.

## Why It Was Cancelled

The cancellation was implied to be due to the expense of production, with plans for a two-hour wrap-up finale also scrapped.
Sirens (2014 TV series)

***Sirens*** is an American comedy series developed by actor Dennis Leary and screenwriter Bob Fischer, and loosely based on the British series of the same name.

## Premise

The series follows the work lives of three Chicago EMT paramedics with the Eminent Ambulance Company and the unusual - often crude or humorous - situations and people in need of their assistance.

## Why It Was Cancelled

It is believed that the reason was for the show unable to find an audience outside of its dedicated fanbase and because the United States did not own the rights to it, which prevented the decision of making a third season.
Muscle

**Muscle** is an American television sitcom series created by Rob LaZebnik for The WB which aired from January 11, 1995 to May 24, 1995.

## Premise

Set as a parody of prime time soap operas of the '90s, the show centered on the murder of "Big" Jim Atkinson, the president & founder of a chain of gyms called Survival Gym in New York City, and his son, Kent was determined to find out who his father's killer was.

## Why It Was Cancelled

Due to low ratings, "Muscle" was cancelled in May of 1995 after 13 episodes aired, leaving it on an unresolved cliffhanger.
The Best Times

**The Best Times** is an American television drama series produced by Seth Freeman for NBC which aired from April 19, 1985 to June 24, 1985.

## Premise

The series followed widow and single mother Joanne Braithwaite who works as an English teacher at John F. Kennedy High School where her teenage daughter, Mia also attends, and the students at the school.

## Why It Was Cancelled

NBC cancelled the show after one season and six episodes in June of 1985 presumably due to low ratings.