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counting down our picks for the top ten
TV shows cancelled due to controversy
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were canceled or prematurely ended due
to a major controversy regarding the
filmmakers and/or actors we’re basing
our picks on the severity of the
controversy and the popularity of the
canceled show number 10 The O’Reilly
Factor cancelled because of sexual
misconduct how the Obamacare brawl
affects you and that is the subject of
this evening’s Talking Points Memo The
O’Reilly Factor a political talk show
starring conservative commentator Bill
O’Reilly aired for over two decades on
Fox News
however this long run came crashing down
in April of 2017 when the New York Times
reported that O’Reilly and Fox News had
settled five sexual harassment lawsuits
dating back 15 years more than half of
the O’Reilly factors advertisers pulled
their support following the allegations
and O’Reilly was subsequently fired from
Fox News on April 19th the show
continued for three episodes without
O’Reilly before officially ending on
April 21st 2017 I work for 12 companies
not one time did I have any interaction
with HR any complaints filed against me
number nine Cee Lo Green’s The Good Life
canceled because of offensive tweets Cee
Lo Green’s The Good Life was a reality
show that aired for just six episodes on
TBS starring everyone’s favorite R&B
artist Cee Lo Green sounds charming and
cool right well he was everyone’s
favorite R&B artist and then came the
tweets while pleading no contest to
drugging a woman with ecstasy Cee Lo
Green vented on Twitter and insinuated
that only conscious individuals can be
raped in his words quote people who have
really been raped remember his show was
immediately canceled by TBS and although
a source claimed that it was purely due
to low ratings the
timing is extremely suspect in that case
good night
number eight house of cards canceled
because of sexual misconduct dog not
gonna make it house of cards was once
Netflix’s signature show but in October
2017 actor Anthony Rapp accused star
Kevin Spacey of a sexual advance in 1986
when rap was 14 years old just 12 hours
later Netflix announced that they were
canceling house of cards and that the
upcoming 2018 season would be its last a
few days later Netflix announced that
they were severing all ties with Kevin
Spacey so he would not appear in the
final season and while sources claim
Netflix had decided to end house of
cards before raps accusation many doubt
the authenticity of these claims I think
you’re doing the right thing number 7
politically incorrect cancelled because
of political controversy politically
incorrect now who does not a show called
politically incorrect would be canceled
for being politically incorrect in an
episode dated just one week after 9/11
host Bill Maher and guest Dinesh D’Souza
generated controversy by arguing that
the terrorists were brave warriors and
that the American military were cowards
for quote lobbying cruise missiles from
2,000 miles away we have been the
cowards lobbing cruise missiles from
2,000 miles away that’s cowardly staying
in the airplane when it hits the
building say what you want about it not
coward advertisers quickly withdrew
their support and the network had a lot
of trouble finding advertisers to fund
their show politically incorrect was
cancelled the following June and while
ABC claims that the cancellation was a
result of bad ratings Mar and many
others directly blamed the post 9/11
controversy I mean what wouldn’t it be
easy for the president to get on and say
to mr. bin Laden here are your points
let me tell you why you’re full of crap
number 6 here comes honey boo boo
this is one of those shows that somehow
gripped an entire nation gave its
subjects their 15 minutes of fame and
made them immensely wealthy along the
way by August of 2014 the show would
aired 48 episodes and 7 specials and was
riding high as one of TLC’s most
successful programs however the show was
canceled the following October after it
was revealed that the matriarch June
Shannon was dating the man allegedly
responsible for molesting her own
daughter 10 years earlier he did this to
me why would you let him come around the
girl is no and what he did an entire
season’s worth of episodes went unaired
and here comes honey boo boo quickly
faded into obscurity
number 5 Charlie Rose canceled because
of sexual misconduct that I’m pleased to
have him on this program welcome Charlie
Rose was a long-running talk show in
which the titular host interviewed
leading writers politicians
businesspeople entertainers and
scientists it was syndicated on PBS for
over 25 years until it was swiftly
cancelled in November of 2017 after Rose
was accused of sexual misconduct Charlie
is brilliant and kind and talented and
he’s also a predator and has some
abusive qualities about himself it’s
possible to be more than one thing
bloomberg television and PBS immediately
announced that they were suspending the
show and pulled reruns from the air the
following day they canceled the show’s
distribution and severed their ties with
Rose number 4 Louie canceled because of
sexual misconduct not really single just
alone Louie was one of the most
critically acclaimed comedies of the
last decade but in November of 2017 the
New York Times published a story about
sexual misconduct allegations against
louis c.k according to the women CK had
asked them to watch him masturbate
despite CK having initially denied the
rumors he finally admitted his
transgressions after the time story was
published while Louie had been on an
extended hiatus following the conclusion
of season 5 FX severed all ties with CK
following the allegations essentially
number three Roseann canceled because of
racist tweet I thought you were dead
Roseanne Barr achieved something most TV
stars can only dream of her beloved
sitcom was brought back 20 years after
its initial conclusion it garnered
strong if mixed reviews and was an
enormous rating success pimen she blew
it
Barr took to Twitter to tell her
followers that Obama senior advisor
Valerie Jarrett looked like quote Muslim
Brotherhood and Planet of the Apes had a
baby Roseanne you’re not gonna believe
this but she tweeted something
outrageous
I know Yeah right the tweet obviously
generated a ton of outrage and ABC
swiftly cancelled Roseanne stating that
her remarks were quote abhorrent
repugnant and inconsistent with our
values yep that’s one way to put it and
it’s interesting that ABC holds a higher
standard to their employees then
apparently the White House does number
two 19 Kids and Counting canceled
because of past abuse like here comes
honey boo boo 19 Kids and Counting was a
rating smash for TLC that both weirdly
mesmerised fans and generated a ton of
hate towards its subjects this show
followed the devout Duggar family which
included parents Jim Bob and Michelle
and yes their 19 children however a
terrible secret was revealed in 2015 in
touch weekly revealed a police report
from 2006 claiming that the eldest son
Josh Duggar had sexually fondled five
girls including four of his younger
sisters while they were asleep many
advertisers pulled their support and TLC
quickly cancelled the show before we
unveil our number one pick here are some
honorable mentions
so you guys he might be known as a
rapper but here in Atlanta he’s known
for having a levitate and ten baby mamas
forty kids with no parents no teachers
anywhere and their leaders their kids –
it’s the first ever kid nation
on Tuesday the third horse died since
the beginning of the the show’s
production number one Paula’s best
dishes cancelled because of racist
comments I want to apologize to
everybody for the wrong that I’ve done
celebrity chef Paula Deen known for her
delicious and super rich southern
comfort cuisine had a long and
successful history with the Food Network
her first show
Paula’s home cooking premiered in 2002
and she followed this up with both
Paula’s party and then Paula’s best
dishes however Deen found herself in
some hot grease when she admitted during
a legal deposition to having used racial
slurs the Food Network was quick to act
they severed ties with Deen and decided
against renewing her contract ending
Paula’s best dishes and terminating
their long relationship with the queen
of butter I worked hard enough made
mistakes but that is know do you agree
with our picks check out these other
great clips from watch mojo and subscribe for new videos every day
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
TV shows cancelled due to controversy
before we begin we publish new content
every day so be sure to subscribe to our
channel and ring the bell to get
notified about our latest videos for
this list we’re ranking TV shows that
were canceled or prematurely ended due
to a major controversy regarding the
filmmakers and/or actors we’re basing
our picks on the severity of the
controversy and the popularity of the
canceled show number 10 The O’Reilly
Factor cancelled because of sexual
misconduct how the Obamacare brawl
affects you and that is the subject of
this evening’s Talking Points Memo The
O’Reilly Factor a political talk show
starring conservative commentator Bill
O’Reilly aired for over two decades on
Fox News
however this long run came crashing down
in April of 2017 when the New York Times
reported that O’Reilly and Fox News had
settled five sexual harassment lawsuits
dating back 15 years more than half of
the O’Reilly factors advertisers pulled
their support following the allegations
and O’Reilly was subsequently fired from
Fox News on April 19th the show
continued for three episodes without
O’Reilly before officially ending on
April 21st 2017 I work for 12 companies
not one time did I have any interaction
with HR any complaints filed against me
number nine Cee Lo Green’s The Good Life
canceled because of offensive tweets Cee
Lo Green’s The Good Life was a reality
show that aired for just six episodes on
TBS starring everyone’s favorite R&B
artist Cee Lo Green sounds charming and
cool right well he was everyone’s
favorite R&B artist and then came the
tweets while pleading no contest to
drugging a woman with ecstasy Cee Lo
Green vented on Twitter and insinuated
that only conscious individuals can be
raped in his words quote people who have
really been raped remember his show was
immediately canceled by TBS and although
a source claimed that it was purely due
to low ratings the
timing is extremely suspect in that case
good night
number eight house of cards canceled
because of sexual misconduct dog not
gonna make it house of cards was once
Netflix’s signature show but in October
2017 actor Anthony Rapp accused star
Kevin Spacey of a sexual advance in 1986
when rap was 14 years old just 12 hours
later Netflix announced that they were
canceling house of cards and that the
upcoming 2018 season would be its last a
few days later Netflix announced that
they were severing all ties with Kevin
Spacey so he would not appear in the
final season and while sources claim
Netflix had decided to end house of
cards before raps accusation many doubt
the authenticity of these claims I think
you’re doing the right thing number 7
politically incorrect cancelled because
of political controversy politically
incorrect now who does not a show called
politically incorrect would be canceled
for being politically incorrect in an
episode dated just one week after 9/11
host Bill Maher and guest Dinesh D’Souza
generated controversy by arguing that
the terrorists were brave warriors and
that the American military were cowards
for quote lobbying cruise missiles from
2,000 miles away we have been the
cowards lobbing cruise missiles from
2,000 miles away that’s cowardly staying
in the airplane when it hits the
building say what you want about it not
coward advertisers quickly withdrew
their support and the network had a lot
of trouble finding advertisers to fund
their show politically incorrect was
cancelled the following June and while
ABC claims that the cancellation was a
result of bad ratings Mar and many
others directly blamed the post 9/11
controversy I mean what wouldn’t it be
easy for the president to get on and say
to mr. bin Laden here are your points
let me tell you why you’re full of crap
number 6 here comes honey boo boo
this is one of those shows that somehow
gripped an entire nation gave its
subjects their 15 minutes of fame and
made them immensely wealthy along the
way by August of 2014 the show would
aired 48 episodes and 7 specials and was
riding high as one of TLC’s most
successful programs however the show was
canceled the following October after it
was revealed that the matriarch June
Shannon was dating the man allegedly
responsible for molesting her own
daughter 10 years earlier he did this to
me why would you let him come around the
girl is no and what he did an entire
season’s worth of episodes went unaired
and here comes honey boo boo quickly
faded into obscurity
number 5 Charlie Rose canceled because
of sexual misconduct that I’m pleased to
have him on this program welcome Charlie
Rose was a long-running talk show in
which the titular host interviewed
leading writers politicians
businesspeople entertainers and
scientists it was syndicated on PBS for
over 25 years until it was swiftly
cancelled in November of 2017 after Rose
was accused of sexual misconduct Charlie
is brilliant and kind and talented and
he’s also a predator and has some
abusive qualities about himself it’s
possible to be more than one thing
bloomberg television and PBS immediately
announced that they were suspending the
show and pulled reruns from the air the
following day they canceled the show’s
distribution and severed their ties with
Rose number 4 Louie canceled because of
sexual misconduct not really single just
alone Louie was one of the most
critically acclaimed comedies of the
last decade but in November of 2017 the
New York Times published a story about
sexual misconduct allegations against
louis c.k according to the women CK had
asked them to watch him masturbate
despite CK having initially denied the
rumors he finally admitted his
transgressions after the time story was
published while Louie had been on an
extended hiatus following the conclusion
of season 5 FX severed all ties with CK
following the allegations essentially
number three Roseann canceled because of
racist tweet I thought you were dead
Roseanne Barr achieved something most TV
stars can only dream of her beloved
sitcom was brought back 20 years after
its initial conclusion it garnered
strong if mixed reviews and was an
enormous rating success pimen she blew
it
Barr took to Twitter to tell her
followers that Obama senior advisor
Valerie Jarrett looked like quote Muslim
Brotherhood and Planet of the Apes had a
baby Roseanne you’re not gonna believe
this but she tweeted something
outrageous
I know Yeah right the tweet obviously
generated a ton of outrage and ABC
swiftly cancelled Roseanne stating that
her remarks were quote abhorrent
repugnant and inconsistent with our
values yep that’s one way to put it and
it’s interesting that ABC holds a higher
standard to their employees then
apparently the White House does number
two 19 Kids and Counting canceled
because of past abuse like here comes
honey boo boo 19 Kids and Counting was a
rating smash for TLC that both weirdly
mesmerised fans and generated a ton of
hate towards its subjects this show
followed the devout Duggar family which
included parents Jim Bob and Michelle
and yes their 19 children however a
terrible secret was revealed in 2015 in
touch weekly revealed a police report
from 2006 claiming that the eldest son
Josh Duggar had sexually fondled five
girls including four of his younger
sisters while they were asleep many
advertisers pulled their support and TLC
quickly cancelled the show before we
unveil our number one pick here are some
honorable mentions
so you guys he might be known as a
rapper but here in Atlanta he’s known
for having a levitate and ten baby mamas
forty kids with no parents no teachers
anywhere and their leaders their kids –
it’s the first ever kid nation
on Tuesday the third horse died since
the beginning of the the show’s
production number one Paula’s best
dishes cancelled because of racist
comments I want to apologize to
everybody for the wrong that I’ve done
celebrity chef Paula Deen known for her
delicious and super rich southern
comfort cuisine had a long and
successful history with the Food Network
her first show
Paula’s home cooking premiered in 2002
and she followed this up with both
Paula’s party and then Paula’s best
dishes however Deen found herself in
some hot grease when she admitted during
a legal deposition to having used racial
slurs the Food Network was quick to act
they severed ties with Deen and decided
against renewing her contract ending
Paula’s best dishes and terminating
their long relationship with the queen
of butter I worked hard enough made
mistakes but that is know 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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