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TV Shows Canceled Before Their Time

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This list of canceled TV shows that didn't deserve to die is ranked by TV fans around the world. From shows that ended too soon to shows that shouldn't have been taken off the air at all, these are the TV shows canceled well before their time was up. Vote on your favorite comedy shows, dramas, sci-fi series, and crossover TV programs, or add your own list of TV shows that should have been given a second chance.
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  1. 51
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    Tru Calling

    A. J. Cook, Zach Galifianakis, Jason Priestley More
    BUY
  2. 52
    Up 46
    Down 32

    Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

    Marc Alaimo, Nana Visitor, Alexander Siddig More
    added by: Carol Archer
    BUY
  3. 53
    Up 349
    Down 239

    Alcatraz

    Robert Forster, Sarah Jones, Parminder Nagra More
    BUY
  4. 54
    Up 149
    Down 158

    The Wire

    Idris Elba, Aidan Gillen, Frankie Faison More
    added by: Dave123
    BUY
  5. 55
    Up 346
    Down 182

    Animaniacs

    Julie Brown, Chick Vennera, Tom Bodett More
    BUY
  6. 56
    Up 379
    Down 223

    Mystery Science Theater 3000

    Joel Hodgson, J. Elvis Weinstein, Frank Conniff More
    BUY
  7. 57
    Up 282
    Down 371

    Invader Zim

    Rosearik Rikki Simons, Lucille Bliss, Kevin McDonald More
    BUY
  8. 58
    Up 204
    Down 109

    WKRP in Cincinnati

    Tim Reid, Gordon Jump, Richard Sanders More
    added by: susielqt
    BUY
  9. 59
    Up 15
    Down 17

    Dirty Sexy Money

    Will Shadley, Shawn Michael Patrick, Blair Underwood More
    added by: Jedralski
    BUY
  10. 60
    Up 95
    Down 97

    Kyle XY

    Jaimie Alexander, Matt Dallas, Jean-Luc Bilodeau More
    BUY
  11. 61
    Up 310
    Down 284

    The Ren and Stimpy Show

    Harris Peet, Billy West, John Kricfalusi More
    BUY
  12. 62
    Up 226
    Down 285

    Moonlight

    Alex O'Loughlin, Shannyn Sossamon, Sophia Myles More
    BUY
  13. 63
    Up 178
    Down 361

    Wonderfalls

    Diana Scarwid, Neil Grayston, Tracie Thoms More
    BUY
  14. 64
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    Down 406

    Seinfeld

    Larry David, Liz Sheridan, Estelle Harris More
    BUY
  15. 65
    Up 189
    Down 161

    Boston Legal

    Candice Bergen, William Shatner, Monica Potter More
    BUY
  16. 66
    Up 15
    Down 8

    Taxi

    Judd Hirsch, Andy Kaufman, Randall Carver More
    added by: Videoport Jones
    BUY
  17. 67
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    ALF

    Anne Schedeen, Andrea Elson, Benji Gregory More
    added by: DougWigleyJr
    BUY
  18. 68
    Up 174
    Down 240

    Friday Night Lights

    Kyle Chandler, Connie Britton, Michael B. Jordan More
    BUY
  19. 69
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    Down 305

    The Critic

    Judd Apatow, Nancy Cartwright, Nick Jameson More
    BUY
  20. 70
    Up 5
    Down 11

    Saving Grace

    Mark L. Taylor, Kenneth Johnson, Bailey Chase More
    added by: coolhand
    BUY
  21. 71
    Up 110
    Down 64

    Leverage

    Beth Riesgraf, Gina Bellman, Timothy Hutton More
    added by: Juba
    BUY
  22. 72
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    Sanctuary

    Christopher Heyerdahl, Ryan Robbins, Amanda Tapping More
    added by: DennisNJ
    BUY
  23. 73
    Up 1
    Down 0

    The Nine Lives of Chloe King

    Grace Phipps, Benjamin Stone, Skyler Samuels More
    BUY
  24. 74
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    Down 412

    Will & Grace

    Leslie Jordan, Sean Hayes, Megan Mullally More
    BUY
  25. 75
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    Police Squad!

    William Duell, Peter Lupus, Ed Williams More
    BUY
  26. 76
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    Down 461

    Friends

    James Michael Tyler, Allisyn Ashley Arm, Jennifer Aniston More
    BUY
  27. 77
    Up 66
    Down 44

    The Dresden Files

    added by: mindfieldzx
    BUY
  28. 78
    Up 197
    Down 308

    Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip

    Timothy Busfield, Lucy Davis, Nate Corddry More
    BUY
  29. 79
    Up 5
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    Doctor Who Confidenti

    added by: peter.glover1
    BUY
  30. 80
    Up 2
    Down 6

    The Chicago Code

    Billy Lush, Camille Guaty, Delroy Lindo More
    added by: clash1977
    BUY
  31. 81
    Up 115
    Down 149

    Life on Mars

    Greg D'Agostino, Harvey Keitel, Michael Imperioli More
    added by: danlee
    BUY
  32. 82
    Up 16
    Down 25

    Sledge Hammer!

    David Rasche, Anne-Marie Martin, Harrison Page
    added by: angelaisgigi
    BUY
  33. 83
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    V

    Jane Badler, Andrew Prine, Michael Durrell More
    BUY
  34. 84
    Up 157
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    Caprica

    Polly Walker, Esai Morales, Eric Stoltz More
    BUY
  35. 85
    Up 72
    Down 125

    Invasion

    Eddie Cibrian, Kari Matchett, William Fichtner More
    added by: iceman69
    BUY
  36. 86
    Up 35
    Down 38

    The Avengers

    Douglas Muir, Julie Stevens, Patrick Macnee More
    BUY
  37. 87
    Up 22
    Down 20

    Law & Order

    S. Epatha Merkerson, Jerry Orbach, Paul Sorvino More
    added by: aqualung85
    BUY
  38. 88
    Up 164
    Down 307

    Journeyman

    Gretchen Egolf, John Noble, Reed Diamond More
    BUY
  39. 89
    Up 190
    Down 285

    Joan of Arcadia

    Joe Mantegna, Mary Steenburgen, Amber Tamblyn More
    BUY
  40. 90
    Up 63
    Down 108

    Detroit 1-8-7

    D. J. Cotrona, Erin Cummings, Shaun Majumder More
    added by: Rocker704
    BUY
  41. 91
    Up 108
    Down 75

    The Unit

    Michael Irby, Robert Patrick, Demore Barnes More
    BUY
  42. 92
    Up 41
    Down 36

    Titus

    Cynthia Watros, Christopher Titus, David Shatraw More
    BUY
  43. 93
    Up 56
    Down 59

    Last Resort

    added by: will6160
    BUY
  44. 94
    Up 83
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    The A-Team

    Marla Heasley, George Peppard, Melinda Culea More
    BUY
  45. 95
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    Memphis Beat

    Danielle Panabaker, Daniel Hugh Kelly, Sunny Mabrey More
    added by: cjew15
    BUY
  46. 96
    Up 4
    Down 9

    Harper's Island

    Amber Borycki, Cassandra Sawtell, Beverley Elliott More
    added by: tvranker98
    BUY
  47. 97
    Up 132
    Down 229

    Early Edition

    Shanésia Davis-Williams, Kyle Chandler, Myles Jeffrey More
    BUY
  48. 98
    Up 1
    Down 0

    Las Vegas

    Vanessa Marcil, Tom Selleck, James Lesure More
    BUY
  49. 99
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    The Flash

    Alex Désert, Amanda Pays, Mike Genovese More
    BUY
  50. 100
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    The Event

    Clifton Collins, Jr., Taylor Cole More
    added by: KeithSeigle
    BUY

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    1. Tarra Setting
      TV Shows Canceled Before Their Time at 10/25/2012 3:30 PM
      Glad to have a bearing on canceled tv shows now.
    2. Jeffry Avino
      TV Shows Canceled Before Their Time at 8/28/2012 4:30 PM
      It's cool to appreciate more regarding cancelled tv shows.
    3. DigBick
      TV Shows Canceled Before Their Time at 6/04/2012 7:05 AM
      I only have one thing to say: "My Name Is Earl"
    4. major h.
      TV Shows Canceled Before Their Time at 11/08/2011 9:21 AM
      where's dead like me? that should be on here. makes me laugh every time i watch it!
    5. old fart
      TV Shows Canceled Before Their Time at 10/31/2011 12:35 PM
      anyone here watch TV before 1990? how about WKRP?
    6. darthschwartz
      TV Shows Canceled Before Their Time at 10/19/2011 2:25 PM
      Undergrads
    7. plamondon
      TV Shows Canceled Before Their Time at 9/18/2011 9:17 PM
      Savages.

      Man that was brilliant. Some of the actors play in other series now, Like the actor who played Kyle Savage (seen as a bad boy in several "cop" series) or the blond girlfriend (played cute girls in several shows, she is now... Penny of The Big Band Theory).
    8. DankoJones
      Arrested Development at 7/29/2011 11:25 PM
      Yeah agreed analise it was soo stupid to do that i couldent belive it.And how many superstars where on that sho before there time
    9. andyshick
      TV Shows Canceled Before Their Time at 5/17/2011 4:57 PM
      What about Life on a Stick, Reunion, Justice, Traveler, Bleep My Dad Says, and Vanished (Vanished due to its hasty wrapup following the announcement of its cancellation.
    10. BladeCaptain
      TV Shows Canceled Before Their Time at 5/09/2011 10:56 AM
      Let us not forget the newest in canceled before their time. \n\nNo Ordinary Family, and Caprica. Though honestly, Caprica should have stayed on DVD and kept its R Rating or gone to Starz or the Like so it could have been the "Adult" Series it was intended.\n\nAnd No Ordinary Family? WTF
    11. david.steinsdoerfer
      TV Shows Canceled Before Their Time at 4/19/2011 10:28 PM
      Well Arrested Development was not canceled...they did what most shows fail to do and end before their time is up...The creators and producers knew when to wrap it up. Arrested Development is an amazingly funny television show.
      1. AaronLowe
        TV Shows Canceled Before Their Time at 5/23/2012 3:42 PM
        Not true--it was canceled. They even tried to get it additional seasons on HBO and Showtime. There is a joke about HBO in one of the episodes.
    12. Ivanka
      TV Shows Canceled Before Their Time at 4/16/2011 11:26 AM
      I hated what they did to Heroes - kept putting it on at a later time. THAT'S why their viewers dropped! I loved that show and also absolutely loved Pushing Daisies. Both these shows were so original
    13. artsenyc
      TV Shows Canceled Before Their Time at 4/16/2011 4:16 AM
      my so call life ...i am still mad about that!!!!
    14. afewmore
      TV Shows Canceled Before Their Time at 3/22/2011 9:12 AM
      Missing Torchwood, that series only started getting good at the last episode where they dumped out everything they had on those characters and ended it. Also, Sherlock from "Masterpiece Mystery!" which ended in the middle of an episode (although they might make more next year, but that is ages away!!). From anime, "Darker Than Black" and "Samurai Champloo" both left people desperate for more seasons.
      1. rickbobby
        TV Shows Canceled Before Their Time at 5/01/2011 3:35 PM
        torchwood is not cancelled they are now making series 4
    15. CyndeHarven
      Friends at 2/21/2011 11:14 AM
      I love Friends...but I think they pulled the plug just in time.
    16. mollie
      Pushing Daisies at 1/21/2011 10:32 AM
      Totally agree! This is one show that died way before it's time!
    17. analise.dubner
      Arrested Development at 1/21/2011 10:21 AM
      Biggest tragedy in the history of TV... but at least it went out on a high note

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