just think these great programs were
ultimately taken off the air with the
dumbest of explanations welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top ten TV shows
that were canceled for ridiculous
reasons if you’ll allow me to interject
over at mojo talks we have a little show
called watch club where we talk about
the biggest shows on TV like Legion and
West world check out the playlist at the
link below for this list we’re looking
at the TV shows that were brought to an
end for silly reasons
we’ll be ranking our picks based on the
popularity of the show and for how
ridiculous it’s cancellation was number
10 Veronica Mars canceled to make way
for cheap reality TV a cool soda pop
Veronica Mars began on UPN before
transitioning to the CW for its third
season not only was the series still
garnering strong reviews it was also
enjoying even better ratings but then
the third season was put on hiatus so
the CW could air its new reality show
Pussycat Dolls present the search for
the next doll in its place when Veronica
Mars finally returned two months later
the ratings sank and the series was
subsequently canceled series creator Rob
Thomas eventually said that the CW had
heavily resisted the show’s future
indicating that it was not a great fit
for the new network you’re out of my
life forever
number nine angel cancelled because Joss
Whedon asked for an early renewal are
you firing me
among other things yes
do you think I could get a
recommendation angel was a highly
successful spinoff of Buffy the Vampire
Slayer that enjoyed strong reviews and
particularly great ratings and that
success led to its cancellation as head
writer David fury explained a confident
Joss Whedon went to the head of the WB
and demanded an early renewal so his
crew wouldn’t worry about their future
job prospects rather than renewing angel
the WB flaunted their power and
cancelled it instead much to the shock
of Whedon and the show’s fans and if
Fury’s words are to be believed to the
regret of the WB itself so um are you
still yeah there’s not actually cure for
that right number eight profit cancelled
because its protagonist was an antihero
anti-heroes dominated quality television
in the 2000s on the heels of Tony
Soprano
and while profit would fit right in with
those shows it was released a decade too
early resulting in its downfall Fox
affiliates were bombarded with calls
from distressed viewers who objected to
the main characters actions and
personality and people within the
business industry despised its portrayal
on the show
fortunately Gail I’m the only one who
knows anything about this I can go back
to auditing make the whole thing
disappear ratings plummeted and profit
was canceled after only four episodes
the founder of viewers for quality
television attributed profits failure to
its disturbing nature and it’s now
considered a show ahead of its time
million lay money you look back in a few
years is gonna be the best thing that
ever happened to you number seven
Deadwood canceled because David Milch
didn’t want to do a half season Deadwood
is often considered one of the greatest
television shows of all time and fans
are still hoping it’ll return in the
form of a movie brother mr. McCall
in Kansas Abilene are you still drunk
following season three show creator
David Milch was offered a fourth season
consisting of six episodes after Milch
declined he and HBO reached a deal to
produce two two-hour movies to serve
so finale however these movies never
came to be in 2007 HBO brass put the
odds of the films being made at 5050 and
even a decade later and with a script in
place the possibility of a Deadwood film
still remains uncertain announcing new
plans it’s a good way to you God laughs
number six Firefly
cancelled because the network aired the
episodes out of order don’t you ever
stand for that sort of thing someone
ever tries to kill you you try to kill
him right back if you’re running a TV
network and producing a serialized drama
perhaps it would be a good idea to run
the episodes in order otherwise people
will get confused in bail which is
exactly what happened to Firefly for
example the intended series premiere
serenity was swapped with the second
episode the train job meaning that the
show opened without the necessary back
story and character development Fox then
continued to air the episodes out of
order confusing fans and losing viewers
in the process the show was subsequently
cancelled after 11 episodes leaving
three unaired you’re going to burn in a
very special level of Hell number 5
freaks and geeks cancelled because the
network wanted it to be cooler and
happier Nick was he the one that ate all
my fruit roll-ups freaks and geeks is
undoubtedly a cult classic and it helped
launch the careers of comedians and
stars like Seth Rogen and James Franco
praised for its authenticity in
depicting teenage life many of its
episodes were often sad awkward and
troubling unfortunately this clashed
with the network’s vision for the show
NBC wanted the characters to be cooler
and they wanted the storylines to be
happier and more uplifting I don’t need
another front i I already have two but
the writers stuck to their guns and NBC
lost all hope in the series and
cancelled it after only one season
number four Reading Rainbow cancelled
[Music]
Reading Rainbow levar Burton’s televised
mission to encourage kids to read spend
21 seasons over 20 plus years and won 26
Emmy Awards however that history meant
nothing come 2006 when the No Child Left
Behind Act came into effect in 2002 PBS
put a lot of money towards teaching
children the fundamentals of reading as
Reading Rainbow was a show geared
towards children who already knew how to
read the series was cancelled to fund
shows more in line with this modified
sense of educational programming one
night this baby bat gets lost and her
whole world is turned upside down
the book and the bat are called
Stellaluna
number three Batman cancelled because
someone destroyed the sets the mid-60s
Batman was a delightfully campy affair
that in just three seasons saw 120
episodes air on ABC but by the end of
the third season ratings had dropped and
ABC canceled the show NBC seeing a
potential goldmine acted quickly and
agreed to take the series however it
seems like someone didn’t get the memo
as the sets which cost hundreds of
thousands of 1960s dollars were
destroyed
NBC perhaps not wanting to pony up the
cash
time and effort for new sets ended the
deal instead Batman was finished for
good holy semantics Batman you never
cease to amaze me no time for
compliments now Robin we must sport some
criminals to the Batmobile
number two Young Justice cancelled
because it wasn’t selling enough toys
sometimes it feels like kids TV is
nothing but a giant toy ad sometimes it
is young justice was a series about
teenage superheroes until it was
canceled by the Cartoon Network after
two seasons in December 2013 the writer
producer of multiple DC Comics animated
series Paul Dini revealed on a podcast
that the show was allegedly cancelled
because too many girls were watching and
quote they don’t buy toys young justices
creator Greg Weisman initially denied
this reasoning but later confirmed that
the series was indeed cancelled because
Mattel who funded the show wasn’t
selling enough tie-in toys the good news
is the show is set to be brought back
for a third season in 2018 I’m a little
overwhelmed you’re overwhelmed Freese
was underwhelmed why isn’t anyone ever
just whelmed number one Ellen canceled
because Ellen came out as gay has there
ever been any one you felt you clicked
with
and what was his name
Susan Ellen is notable for being one of
the first mainstream television shows to
feature an openly gay protagonist
unfortunately that notoriety also
contributed to its cancellation in the
fourth season both Ellen DeGeneres and
her on-screen namesake came out as a
lesbian I’m so afraid to tell people I
mean I just Susan I’m gay while the show
was picked up for another season the
episodes of that season aired with a
parental advisory warning due to Ellen
being gay
finally amid tons of controversy
backlash and criticism over the show
focusing too much on gay issues ABC
cancelled Ellen at the conclusion of its
fifth season well done team
another perfect drink what did you guys
think let us know in the comments below
and don’t forget to check out watch club
on mojo talks where we talk about the
biggest shows on TV like Legion and
glass world check out the playlist at
the link below do you agree with our
picks check out these other great clips
from watch mojo and subscribe for new videos every day
ultimately taken off the air with the
dumbest of explanations welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top ten TV shows
that were canceled for ridiculous
reasons if you’ll allow me to interject
over at mojo talks we have a little show
called watch club where we talk about
the biggest shows on TV like Legion and
West world check out the playlist at the
link below for this list we’re looking
at the TV shows that were brought to an
end for silly reasons
we’ll be ranking our picks based on the
popularity of the show and for how
ridiculous it’s cancellation was number
10 Veronica Mars canceled to make way
for cheap reality TV a cool soda pop
Veronica Mars began on UPN before
transitioning to the CW for its third
season not only was the series still
garnering strong reviews it was also
enjoying even better ratings but then
the third season was put on hiatus so
the CW could air its new reality show
Pussycat Dolls present the search for
the next doll in its place when Veronica
Mars finally returned two months later
the ratings sank and the series was
subsequently canceled series creator Rob
Thomas eventually said that the CW had
heavily resisted the show’s future
indicating that it was not a great fit
for the new network you’re out of my
life forever
number nine angel cancelled because Joss
Whedon asked for an early renewal are
you firing me
among other things yes
do you think I could get a
recommendation angel was a highly
successful spinoff of Buffy the Vampire
Slayer that enjoyed strong reviews and
particularly great ratings and that
success led to its cancellation as head
writer David fury explained a confident
Joss Whedon went to the head of the WB
and demanded an early renewal so his
crew wouldn’t worry about their future
job prospects rather than renewing angel
the WB flaunted their power and
cancelled it instead much to the shock
of Whedon and the show’s fans and if
Fury’s words are to be believed to the
regret of the WB itself so um are you
still yeah there’s not actually cure for
that right number eight profit cancelled
because its protagonist was an antihero
anti-heroes dominated quality television
in the 2000s on the heels of Tony
Soprano
and while profit would fit right in with
those shows it was released a decade too
early resulting in its downfall Fox
affiliates were bombarded with calls
from distressed viewers who objected to
the main characters actions and
personality and people within the
business industry despised its portrayal
on the show
fortunately Gail I’m the only one who
knows anything about this I can go back
to auditing make the whole thing
disappear ratings plummeted and profit
was canceled after only four episodes
the founder of viewers for quality
television attributed profits failure to
its disturbing nature and it’s now
considered a show ahead of its time
million lay money you look back in a few
years is gonna be the best thing that
ever happened to you number seven
Deadwood canceled because David Milch
didn’t want to do a half season Deadwood
is often considered one of the greatest
television shows of all time and fans
are still hoping it’ll return in the
form of a movie brother mr. McCall
in Kansas Abilene are you still drunk
following season three show creator
David Milch was offered a fourth season
consisting of six episodes after Milch
declined he and HBO reached a deal to
produce two two-hour movies to serve
so finale however these movies never
came to be in 2007 HBO brass put the
odds of the films being made at 5050 and
even a decade later and with a script in
place the possibility of a Deadwood film
still remains uncertain announcing new
plans it’s a good way to you God laughs
number six Firefly
cancelled because the network aired the
episodes out of order don’t you ever
stand for that sort of thing someone
ever tries to kill you you try to kill
him right back if you’re running a TV
network and producing a serialized drama
perhaps it would be a good idea to run
the episodes in order otherwise people
will get confused in bail which is
exactly what happened to Firefly for
example the intended series premiere
serenity was swapped with the second
episode the train job meaning that the
show opened without the necessary back
story and character development Fox then
continued to air the episodes out of
order confusing fans and losing viewers
in the process the show was subsequently
cancelled after 11 episodes leaving
three unaired you’re going to burn in a
very special level of Hell number 5
freaks and geeks cancelled because the
network wanted it to be cooler and
happier Nick was he the one that ate all
my fruit roll-ups freaks and geeks is
undoubtedly a cult classic and it helped
launch the careers of comedians and
stars like Seth Rogen and James Franco
praised for its authenticity in
depicting teenage life many of its
episodes were often sad awkward and
troubling unfortunately this clashed
with the network’s vision for the show
NBC wanted the characters to be cooler
and they wanted the storylines to be
happier and more uplifting I don’t need
another front i I already have two but
the writers stuck to their guns and NBC
lost all hope in the series and
cancelled it after only one season
number four Reading Rainbow cancelled
[Music]
Reading Rainbow levar Burton’s televised
mission to encourage kids to read spend
21 seasons over 20 plus years and won 26
Emmy Awards however that history meant
nothing come 2006 when the No Child Left
Behind Act came into effect in 2002 PBS
put a lot of money towards teaching
children the fundamentals of reading as
Reading Rainbow was a show geared
towards children who already knew how to
read the series was cancelled to fund
shows more in line with this modified
sense of educational programming one
night this baby bat gets lost and her
whole world is turned upside down
the book and the bat are called
Stellaluna
number three Batman cancelled because
someone destroyed the sets the mid-60s
Batman was a delightfully campy affair
that in just three seasons saw 120
episodes air on ABC but by the end of
the third season ratings had dropped and
ABC canceled the show NBC seeing a
potential goldmine acted quickly and
agreed to take the series however it
seems like someone didn’t get the memo
as the sets which cost hundreds of
thousands of 1960s dollars were
destroyed
NBC perhaps not wanting to pony up the
cash
time and effort for new sets ended the
deal instead Batman was finished for
good holy semantics Batman you never
cease to amaze me no time for
compliments now Robin we must sport some
criminals to the Batmobile
number two Young Justice cancelled
because it wasn’t selling enough toys
sometimes it feels like kids TV is
nothing but a giant toy ad sometimes it
is young justice was a series about
teenage superheroes until it was
canceled by the Cartoon Network after
two seasons in December 2013 the writer
producer of multiple DC Comics animated
series Paul Dini revealed on a podcast
that the show was allegedly cancelled
because too many girls were watching and
quote they don’t buy toys young justices
creator Greg Weisman initially denied
this reasoning but later confirmed that
the series was indeed cancelled because
Mattel who funded the show wasn’t
selling enough tie-in toys the good news
is the show is set to be brought back
for a third season in 2018 I’m a little
overwhelmed you’re overwhelmed Freese
was underwhelmed why isn’t anyone ever
just whelmed number one Ellen canceled
because Ellen came out as gay has there
ever been any one you felt you clicked
with
and what was his name
Susan Ellen is notable for being one of
the first mainstream television shows to
feature an openly gay protagonist
unfortunately that notoriety also
contributed to its cancellation in the
fourth season both Ellen DeGeneres and
her on-screen namesake came out as a
lesbian I’m so afraid to tell people I
mean I just Susan I’m gay while the show
was picked up for another season the
episodes of that season aired with a
parental advisory warning due to Ellen
being gay
finally amid tons of controversy
backlash and criticism over the show
focusing too much on gay issues ABC
cancelled Ellen at the conclusion of its
fifth season well done team
another perfect drink what did you guys
think let us know in the comments below
and don’t forget to check out watch club
on mojo talks where we talk about the
biggest shows on TV like Legion and
glass world check out the playlist at
the link below do you agree with our
picks check out these other great clips
from watch mojo and subscribe for new videos every day
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