What Were the First TV Shows Canceled Each Season?
This gallery was originally published in 2015 and has been updated for the new TV season.
They're usually not the worst (though, with a few notable exceptions, they're almost never among the best). And they aren't necessarily the most derivative or least interesting, nor are they lacking in talent. What they are, for a variety of reasons, is unwatched ... and thus extremely short-lived. We're talking about the fall TV season's first cancellations.
Like in 2016, this year's first cancelation came a bit later than normal—in early November. And, once again, it was not the season's lowest-scoring show that got the axe. How many canceled shows can you remember from past years? Find out in our brief look back at the last 18 years of television infamy ...
(2005) Who can't relate to a comedy about two mentally unstable lawyers who meet through a shared therapist and go into business together? Apparently, everyone: Head Cases ranked 104th (out of just 115 shows) in the ratings, shedding over half of its viewers after its premiere. Fox didn't wait for another drop, canceling the Chris O’Donnell / Adam Goldberg sitcom after that 2nd episode.