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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. 1
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    Down 420

    Firefly

    Sean Maher, Gina Torres, Alan Tudyk More
    BUY
  2. 2
    Up 1534
    Down 593

    Arrested Development

    Alia Shawkat, Jeffrey Tambor, Tony Hale More
    BUY
  3. 3
    Up 975
    Down 590

    Freaks and Geeks

    Linda Cardellini, Natasha Melnick, John Francis Daley More
    BUY
  4. 4
    Up 942
    Down 591

    Pushing Daisies

    Chi McBride, Swoosie Kurtz, Lee Pace More
    BUY
  5. 5
    Up 933
    Down 512

    Dead Like Me

    Jasmine Guy, Laura Harris, Greg Kean More
    BUY
  6. 6
    Up 871
    Down 522

    Deadwood

    Wild Bill Hickok, Izabella Miko, Ian McShane More
    BUY
  7. 7
    Up 1215
    Down 516

    Futurama

    Dick Clark, Billy West, Frank Welker More
    BUY
  8. 8
    Up 982
    Down 507

    Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

    Leven Rambin, Richard T. Jones, Summer Glau More
    BUY
  9. 9
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    Down 358

    Star Trek: The Original Series

    Majel Barrett, James Doohan, William Shatner More
    BUY
  10. 10
    Up 769
    Down 578

    Veronica Mars

    Harry Hamlin, Kristen Bell, Lisa Rinna More
    BUY
  11. 11
    Up 740
    Down 545

    Dollhouse

    Enver Gjokaj, Amy Acker, Eliza Dushku More
    BUY
  12. 12
    Up 696
    Down 511

    Reaper

    Bret Harrison, Allison Hossack, Missy Peregrym More
    BUY
  13. 13
    Up 757
    Down 414

    Terra Nova

    Christine Adams, Shelley Conn, Stephen Lang More
    added by: MarceeStewart
    BUY
  14. 14
    Up 657
    Down 507

    Dark Angel

    Michael Weatherly, J. C. MacKenzie, Jennifer Blanc More
    BUY
  15. 15
    Up 726
    Down 340

    Jericho

    Don Francks, John Leyton, Marino Mase
    BUY
  16. 16
    Up 687
    Down 450

    Rome

    Kerry Condon, Kevin McKidd, Kenneth Cranham More
    BUY
  17. 17
    Up 766
    Down 399

    Star Trek: Enterprise

    Jolene Blalock, Linda Park, Anthony Montgomery More
    BUY
  18. 18
    Up 816
    Down 627

    Heroes

    Cristine Rose, Greg Grunberg, Robert Forster More
    BUY
  19. 19
    Up 131
    Down 80

    Leverage

    Beth Riesgraf, Gina Bellman, Timothy Hutton More
    added by: Juba
    BUY
  20. 20
    Up 398
    Down 175

    Eureka

    Felicia Day, Colin Ferguson, Matt Frewer More
    added by: nr1bacc
    BUY
  21. 21
    Up 622
    Down 346

    Chappelle's Show

    Dave Chappelle, Sachandra Grandoit, Greer Barnes More
    BUY
  22. 22
    Up 179
    Down 87

    Fringe

    John Noble, Kirk Acevedo, Mark Valley More
    added by: Carol Archer
    BUY
  23. 23
    Up 609
    Down 337

    Stargate Atlantis

    Richard Dean Anderson, Mitch Pileggi, Jewel Staite More
    added by: flanigandaily
    “ Joe Flanigan, David Hewlett, Jason Momoa, Rachel Luttrell „
    BUY
  24. 24
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    Down 549

    Family Guy

    Seth MacFarlane, Mike Henry, Alec Sulkin More
    BUY
  25. 25
    Up 603
    Down 294

    Star Trek: The Next Generation

    Jonathan Frakes, Whoopi Goldberg, Brent Spiner More
    BUY
  26. 26
    Up 135
    Down 57

    Quantum Leap

    added by: dkonigsbach
    BUY
  27. 27
    Up 578
    Down 398

    V

    Charles Mesure, David Richmond-Peck, Laura Vandervoort More
    BUY
  28. 28
    Up 481
    Down 420

    Life

    Damian Lewis, Sarah Shahi, Robin Weigert More
    BUY
  29. 29
    Up 461
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    Twin Peaks

    Ray Wise, Lara Flynn Boyle, Sherilyn Fenn More
    BUY
  30. 30
    Up 357
    Down 215

    My Name Is Earl

    Jason Lee, Nadine Velazquez, Ethan Suplee More
    BUY
  31. 31
    Up 419
    Down 473

    My So-Called Life

    Tom Irwin, Claire Danes, Bess Armstrong More
    BUY
  32. 32
    Up 295
    Down 484

    Undeclared

    Seth Rogen, Charlie Hunnam, Jason Segel More
    BUY
  33. 33
    Up 502
    Down 283

    Battlestar Galactica

    Herb Jefferson, Jr., Lorne Greene, Maren Jensen More
    BUY
  34. 34
    Up 72
    Down 61

    Torchwood

    Naoko Mori, Eve Myles, John Barrowman More
    added by: Carol Archer
    BUY
  35. 35
    Up 492
    Down 429

    The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.

    John Astin, Kelly Rutherford, Julius Carry More
    BUY
  36. 36
    Up 141
    Down 100

    Jericho

    Ciarán McMenamin, David Troughton, Robert Lindsay More
    BUY
  37. 37
    Up 457
    Down 444

    Carnivàle

    Nick Stahl, Toby Huss, Diane Salinger More
    BUY
  38. 38
    Up 331
    Down 252

    Stargate Universe

    Louis Ferreira, Julia Benson, Richard Dean Anderson More
    added by: AnthonyBower
    “ Out of all the Stargate Series, I have to say this one was the most excieting. Great cast, Thrilling story, New twist. Absolutly loved it! I was so upset when I heard it was cancelled! If this series had been brought to TV 10 years ago it would have lasted 10 seasons. I really wanted to know how the series was going to end and if they were going to make it back to earth. i guess we will never know. :( „
    BUY
  39. 39
    Up 335
    Down 243

    Lie to Me

    Hayley McFarland, Brendan Hines, Mekhi Phifer More
    added by: TheQuillyOne
    BUY
  40. 40
    Up 273
    Down 189

    Angel

    Amy Acker, Mercedes McNab, Vincent Kartheiser More
    BUY
  41. 41
    Up 205
    Down 138

    Farscape

    Claudia Black, Ben Browder, Wayne Pygram More
    BUY
  42. 42
    Up 416
    Down 389

    NewsRadio

    Phil Hartman, D. B. Cooper, Stephen Root More
    BUY
  43. 43
    Up 88
    Down 45

    Buffy the Vampire Slayer

    Danny Strong, Nicholas Brendon, Emma Caulfield More
    added by: BridgetCram
    BUY
  44. 44
    Up 450
    Down 424

    The Tick

    Nestor Carbonell, Patrick Warburton
    BUY
  45. 45
    Up 359
    Down 422

    Sports Night

    Jeff Mooring, Joshua Malina, Robert Guillaume More
    BUY
  46. 46
    Up 322
    Down 283

    The Finder

    Amy Aquino, Geoff Stults, Maddie Hasson More
    BUY
  47. 47
    Up 113
    Down 85

    Gilligan's Island

    Tina Louise, Dawn Wells, Jim Backus More
    BUY
  48. 48
    Up 367
    Down 333

    FlashForward

    Brían F. O'Byrne, Dominic Monaghan, Christine Woods More
    BUY
  49. 49
    Up 481
    Down 321

    Married... with Children

    Fergie, Matt LeBlanc, Gary Coleman More
    BUY
  50. 50
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    Tru Calling

    A. J. Cook, Zach Galifianakis, Jason Priestley More
    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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