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In an age where programs jump the proverbial shark in their first or second seasons, these shows were/are a special breed. This list compiles shows that either were canceled too early and/or should never have been canceled at all.

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    Justin Lee, Patricia Velásquez, Alia Shawkat, Jeffrey Tambor, Christine Taylor, Carrie Preston, Tony Hale, Jason Bateman, Henry Winkler, Rob Riggle, Ron Howard, Jessica Walter, Portia de Rossi, David Cross, Jeff Garlin, Will Arnett, Zach Braff, Ben Stiller, Michael Cera, Heather Graham, Charlize Theron, Jane Lynch, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Ione Skye, Patrice Oneal More
    Mitchell Hurwitz
    2003-11-02
    Fox Broadcasting Company
  2. 2
    Nikki Cox, Johnny Galecki, Kevin Nealon, Ryan Stiles, Courtney Thorne-Smith, Norm Macdonald, Bruce Jarchow, Ian Gomez, Laurie Metcalf, Faith Ford, Max Wright, Artie Lange, Richard Pryor, Kate Walsh, Dennis Miller, Tichina Arnold More
    Norm Macdonald, Bruce Helford
    1999-03-24
    American Broadcasting Company
  3. 3
    Trace Beaulieu, Samaire Armstrong, Linda Cardellini, Natasha Melnick, John Francis Daley, Ben Foster, Jerry Messing, David Krumholtz, Shia LaBeouf, Busy Philipps, Sam McMurray, James Franco, Jason Segel, Sarah Hagan, Claudia Christian, Lizzy Caplan, Thomas F. Wilson, Becky Ann Baker, Martin Starr, Ben Stiller, Dave "Gruber" Allen, Seth Rogen, Rashida Jones, Jason Schwartzman, Leslie Mann, Samm Levine, Riley Smith, Joe Flaherty, Kayla Ewell, Joanna García, Chauncey Leopardi, Steve Bannos, Mike White, Shaun Weiss, Kevin Tighe, Brianna Brown More
    Paul Feig
    1999-09-25
    NBC
  4. 4
    Phil Hartman, D. B. Cooper, Dennis Miller, John Ritter, Ella Joyce, Leelee Sobieski, Stephen Root, Maura Tierney, Lauren Graham, Dave Foley, Jane Lynch, Andy Dick, Ben Stiller, Vicki Lewis, David Cross, Patrick Warburton, Judd Apatow, Joe Rogan, Jon Lovitz, Janeane Garofalo, Khandi Alexander, Bebe Neuwirth, Norm Macdonald More
    Paul Simms
    1995-03-21
  5. 5
    Geoffrey Arend, Sarah Hagan, Ben Stiller, Jenna Fischer, Felicia Day, Kevin Hart, Seth Rogen, Lizzy Caplan, Charlie Hunnam, Jason Segel, Alexa Davalos, Tom Welling, Martin Starr, Monica Keena, Carla Gallo, Jay Baruchel, Loudon Wainwright III, Timm Sharp More
    Judd Apatow
    2001-09-25
    Fox Broadcasting Company
  6. 6
    John Gallagher Jr., John Slattery, Julie Bowen, Dave Attell, Rachel Cronin, Greg D'Agostino, Justin Long, Janeane Garofalo, Patricia Velásquez, Kelly Ripa, John Goodman, Sabrina Lloyd, Michael Ian Black, Ginnifer Goodwin, Lesley Boone, Daryl Mitchell, Jana Marie Hupp, Tom Cavanagh, Mike Starr, Josh Randall, Neil Patrick Harris, John Krasinski, Danny DeVito, Burt Reynolds, Patrice Oneal More
    Rob Burnett
    2000-10-08
    NBC
  7. 7
    Alice Playten, Doris Belack, Fred Newman, Billy West, Becca Lish, Greg Lee, Jeff Bergman More
    Jim Jinkins
    1991-08-11
  8. 8

    Something So Right

    Jere Burns, Mel Harris, Leslie Bibb, Emily Ann Lloyd, Kevin Nealon, Michael Milhoan, Christine Dunford, Marne Patterson, Barry Jenner, Billy L. Sullivan More
    1996-09-17
  9. 9
    Emily Procter, Leslie Bibb, Shanésia Davis-Williams, Peri Gilpin, Constance Marie, Kyle Chandler, Jane Krakowski, Tamara Taylor, Leigh-Allyn Baker, Kristy Swanson, Myles Jeffrey, Fisher Stevens, Ron Dean, Billie Worley, Felicity Huffman More
    1996-09-28
    CBS
  10. 10
    Paula Marshall, Jayne Brook, William H. Macy, Jeff Mooring, Joshua Malina, Robert Guillaume, Felicity Huffman, Peter Krause, Josh Charles, Sabrina Lloyd, Teri Polo, Brenda Strong, Ted McGinley, Lisa Edelstein, Robert Mailhouse, Ron Ostrow, Kayla Blake, Greg Baker, Timothy Davis-Reed, Aaron Sorkin, Yeardley Smith More
    Aaron Sorkin
    1998-09-22
    American Broadcasting Company
  11. 11
    Meredith Bishop, Will Estes, Benjamin Smith, Marguerite Moreau, Larisa Oleynik, Natanya Ross, Josh Keaton, Darris Love, Benjamin Kimball Smith, Michael Blakley, Dorian Lopinto, Jessica Alba, Louan Gideon More
    Ken Lipman, Thomas W. Lynch
    1994-10-08
    Nickelodeon

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  1. justkidding
    Television shows that never should have been killed at 8/06/2009 12:26 PM
    pushing daisies that show was amazing. the best. never should have been cancelled. and life was good too.
    if you don't know them, you've gotta watch them.
  2. cyork23
    The Norm Show at 8/04/2009 2:53 PM
    I like it!
  3. cyork23
    NewsRadio at 8/04/2009 11:04 AM
    Awesome!
  4. Anonymous
    Television shows that never should have been killed at 7/16/2009 11:00 AM
    Okay list - Sports Night had to go - some of the humor worked but the drama/conflict was contrived and over written - an AS weakness - AS shows never stand the test of time.
  5. jeffreygirouard [List Creator]
    Sports Night at 5/19/2009 2:32 PM
    Another USA find. A Felicity Huffman show I could stand to watch. The satire has proved to be a Nostradamus-esque glimpse into what the sports/entertainment juggernaut SportsCenter has become.
  6. jeffreygirouard [List Creator]
    Early Edition at 5/19/2009 2:29 PM
    This was a great show. Kyle Chandler, now of FNL fame, was awesome in this role. They took a stupid, unoriginal premise and made it compelling.
  7. jeffreygirouard [List Creator]
    The Secret World of Alex Mack at 5/19/2009 2:27 PM
    IDK. I really just always thought Larisa Oleynik was really hot.
  8. jeffreygirouard [List Creator]
    Doug at 5/19/2009 2:26 PM
    By far my favorite "Nicktoon." The awkward everyman qualities of its main character, coupled with the show's imagination makes this a show a classic.
  9. jeffreygirouard [List Creator]
    Something So Right at 5/19/2009 2:23 PM
    Another show a little before my time. Marnette Patterson is on a different list. Thank you USA, thank you.
  10. jeffreygirouard [List Creator]
    Ed at 5/19/2009 2:21 PM
    Discovered this show only after finding Michael Ian Black completely hilarious on all those VH1 decade shows.
  11. jeffreygirouard [List Creator]
    Undeclared at 5/19/2009 2:19 PM
    Short-lived, but not forgotten. Unfortunately, this show aired while I was in middle school. Looking back I had no idea how tragically accurate some of the caricatures on the show would turn out to be.
  12. jeffreygirouard [List Creator]
    Arrested Development at 5/19/2009 2:15 PM
    This show is probably so underated its overrated, but I don't care. Anything with David Cross and Appollo Creed will rank high on my list.
  13. jeffreygirouard [List Creator]
    NewsRadio at 5/19/2009 2:11 PM
    Great show. A little before my time, but I've seen just about ever episode on USA reruns.
  14. jeffreygirouard [List Creator]
    Freaks and Geeks at 5/19/2009 2:10 PM
    I feel like this show should be on most 21-30 yr old's lists. And with the recent super stardom of some of its cast probably is...because ppl want to look cool.
  15. jeffreygirouard [List Creator]
    The Norm Show at 5/19/2009 2:09 PM
    The Chauncey Billups of Comedy, in that he is well respected among his professional peers (check out the Bob Saget Roast) and largely slept on by the pop**ation at large. Norm is one of the most underrated comedians of our time. This also ranks high on my greatest shows of all-time list.
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