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Has your favorite TV show been cancelled? Here’s a list of television series that won’t be back for the 2011–2012 TV season. If your favorite is on the list, you have our condolences.
This list encompasses shows that have been cancelled so far, covering those that get the ax between June 1, 2010 and May 31, 2011. In some cases, the last episode of a show aired months earlier but the network didn’t get around to canceling the series until later. If you don’t see what you’re looking for, try the 2008–2009 page, the 2009–2010 listings, or maybe you’ve gotten lucky!
Now, let’s bow our heads and remember these fallen series…
18 to Life (The CW)
A comedic series, about a pair of teens who get married on a dare, didn’t register with US viewers. It’s already been renewed in Canada for a second season. Though the series was confirmed as cancelled in the US, producers have been told that the remaining season one episodes will be run in December and the network might be interested in season two.
100 Questions (NBC)
This sitcom went through a lot of changes before it got to the small screen and was postponed until after the regular season. The ratings were terrible so it was cancelled after six episodes. The last one aired on July 1, 2010. We never saw Charlotte Payne find her match.
As the World Turns (CBS)
This venerable soap opera was incredibly popular in its day but has been struggling for years now. After 54 years on the air, viewers have had to say goodbye to the residents of Oakdale. The last episode aired on September 17, 2010.
At the Movies (syndicated)
Movie critics Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert began this TV show in 1986 under the title Siskel & Ebert & the Movies. The title changed several times over the years. Siskel died in 1999 and Ebert had to step away during his battle with throat cancer in 2006. Other hosts replaced them but couldn’t recapture the magic of the original sparring critics. It was cancelled and the last episode aired on August 14, 2010. Ebert later announced that he and his wife had plans for their own version of the series.
Batman: The Brave and the Bold (Cartoon Network)
This animated series teams the caped crusader with lesser-known heroes and often pays homage to the Adam West TV show from the 1960s. It lasted for two seasons before being cancelled.
Breakthrough with Tony Robbins (NBC)
A feel-good show in which motivational speaker Tony Robbins works with troubled families on a personal level didn’t connect with viewers. NBC cancelled the summer series after two episodes. The remaining four installments were released online.
The Bridge (CBS)
This is a Canadian TV show that follows a cop who’s elected to head the police union. While it’s popular enough in Canada to be renewed for a second season, CBS buried it on Saturday nights and, not surprisingly, it didn’t find an audience in the US. CBS cancelled it after three episodes but CTV will air season two.
Entourage (HBO)
A comedy-drama that follows the acting career of Vincent Chase and his boyhood friends from Queens, NY. The pay-for-view cable channel has announced that season eight will be the TV show’s last. The final batch of episodes are expected to air in Summer 2011.
Friday Night Lights (DirecTV’s Channel 101, NBC)
Centered around high school football in Dillon, Texas, it’s been announced that the critically-acclaimed (but ratings-challenged) television series is ending after five seasons on the air.
Gravity (Starz)
A comedic and dramatic look at an out-patient program for suicide survivors, this television program never found a large audience. It was cancelled after 10 episodes with the last one airing on June 25, 2010.
Hannah Montana (Disney Channel)
Miley Cyrus has decided to call it quits and move on after four seasons. The final episodes are expected to air by Spring 2011.
Huge (ABC Family)
Nikki Blonsky stars in this drama about a summer weight-loss camp called Camp Victory. The series didn’t get enough viewers for the cable channel so it was dropped after just 10 episodes. The “series finale” ran on August 30, 2010.
Larry King Live (CNN)
In June 2010, venerable interviewer Larry King announced that he would be leaving the grind of hosting his own nightly show after more than 25 years. His program will be replaced by one hosted by British television personality and journalist Piers Morgan.
Law & Order: Criminal Intent (USA)
Vincent D’Onofrio and Kathryn Erbe return for this venerable crime drama’s final season of eight episodes. They will air in 2011.
Lone Star (FOX)
The critics and some viewers loved it but Lone Star never found an audience. Revolving around a con man who has a conscience, FOX pulled it after two nights of disastrously bad ratings. There are four episodes left unaired.
My Boys (TBS)
Revolving around a female sports writer in Chicago, this sitcom ran for 49 episodes and four seasons. TBS cancelled it so we’ll likely never find out how the story of PJ and her friends comes to a close.
My Generation (ABC)
A new drama that follows a group of high school students some 10 years after they graduated. The series stumbled out of the gate and ABC pulled it after two episodes had aired. There are six left on the shelf.
No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency (HBO)
Produced in conjunction with the BBC, this series follows a small detective agency in Botswana, run by Mma Ramotswe. The show is finished as a TV series after seven installments but may return as a pair of movies.
Outlaw (NBC)
Jimmy Smits has had some good luck and some bad luck on TV. Unfortunately, this drama about a former Supreme Court Justice was ignored by most viewers. NBC cancelled it after four episodes had aired. The remaining four installments were shifted to Saturday nights.
The Oprah Winfrey Show (syndicated)
The queen of daytime talk is stepping down and will launch new programming on the new OWN cable channel in Fall 2011. The final episode of Winfrey’s syndicated show will air on September 9, 2011
Party Down (Starz)
Following a group of aspiring writers, actors and misfits as they work as a catering team, this series ran for two seasons and 20 episodes. The last episode, which was hardly watched, ran on June 25, 2010.
Persons Unknown (NBC)
A group of strangers find themselves trapped in small town and are under constant scrutiny of security cameras. The show tanked in the ratings on Monday nights and was shuffled off to Saturdays, the TV graveyard. NBC promoted it as a self-contained series but plenty of things were left unresolved by the end. The finale aired on August 28, 2010.
Secret Diary of a Call Girl (Showtime)
Star and executive producer Billie Piper signed a deal for the fourth and final season of this UK series. They’ll begin airing on ITV2 in late January 2011. There’s no word yet on when they’ll run in the US.
Smallville (The CW)
After 10 seasons, it looks like Clark Kent will finally become Superman. Will we get to see the man of steel slip on the familiar blue and red tights before the end? We’ll have to wait and see.
What do you think? Are there any shows on this list that you’ll particularly miss?
Image courtesy NBC.
HUMMMM…. OWN ??? New Cable..???? anybody see “Being There” ……..watch the ending very close.. what/where do the “6 men” put the body… the pyramid that is on our dollar…hummm… the eye….
reversed… NWO
New World Order
I think it terrible that the network has cancelled OUTLAW this was one of the better series and yet here we go again. I loved that series. I’m so sick of this so called scripted reality shows, really its a joke that like the ever ready bunny. They just keep going, going and going. Then when they have a great show, they cancel the show immediately. I hope the public comes to their senses, because like Oprah we have really bad television to keep us entertained. So I hope when a show has some substance, it won’t be cancelled after… Read more »
D: Hannah Montana canceled? D:
Entourage, Party Down and Friday Night Lights were all great shows with excellent writing with so many cookie cut reality shows it’s really sad when quality shows get cut. It’s great that Entourage will end with good ratings rather than fizzle out and drag on like Smallville has done this season. Why isn’t Boardwalk Empire on the chop block? That’s a show to watch instead of reading a boring book to fall asleep.
Outlaw is a very good show and has/had great potential. I believe that the stations don’t want to these shows to succeed. If they did, they would put them in better timeslots to compete with the garbage on the other stations. Tuesdays, Thursday 9:00 (when people are struggling to find something decent to watchz). Perhaps TNT or USA will pick it up, although they already have Rizzoli and Isles (excellent), Leverage and The Closer. Outlaw can work, it’s just that the marketing for the show and the timeslots don’t work for the people who would be interested in watching this… Read more »
I really enjoyed watching Outlaw, I cannot believe it was
cancelled. I have liked everything that Jimmy Smits has done and
was excited to see that he had another show on the air after so
long. I found myself looking for when the next episode was going to
air and could not find it anywhere. If these TV networks would put
quality shows on at a decent hour, maybe it would get more
viewers.
I, too, liked “Outlaw.” I had never even been a fan of Jimmy Smits, but the show was very entertaining.
I kind of liked Persons Unknown. It picked up quite a bit halfway through the season and I was looking forward to seeing it every week. The last show was cool and would have kept my interest but alas I think it is gone. Too bad another network couldn’t revive some of the great shows that were cancelled.
Ike
I AGREE !!! Outlaw was GREAT !!! I will miss that show!!!
I’m very disappointed that outlaw got cancelled. Network television is overrun with “Reality Shows”. My other favorites that were just cancelled, Flashforward, Terriers. It’s all about the number of viewers. It’s sad when a well written, well acted show like Outlaw gets cancelled and everyone one is watching to see what drunken situation “Snookie” is into.
Add ” The Good Guys” to the list.
@Anonymous: It’s not cancelled yet but is sure to be.
Gotta wonder what these networks are thinking. They wonder why viewership and ratings are down and they keep pulling this stuff. Last season there were shows on every night that we liked, this season not so much. Was looking forward to OutLaw but never got to see it. Like what Jimmy Smitts does and was into Cane when it got the axe.
i can not believe they cancelled OUTLAW
I loved Oprah! She’s done so much good. Many others will come after her but won’t have the “it” factor that she has. She’s in a class by herself.
But….I have cable and will watch less abc now. I only tune in to abc for Oprah and the sometimes…the bachellor/bachellorette. ABC is weak. CBS is the best channel for shows and NBC for news.
Really liked Outlaw. Smits and his supporting cast members did a good job. It was well written and brought to light many social injustices. Guess the masses will be led around by reality shows like Jersey Housewives which have no social redeaming qualities, just bad TV.
social injustices. the episode about sb1070 in az was complete nonsense. the law was portrayed as one where a police officer could pull any person off the street and demand to see proof of citizenship. that is far from the truth but because of the left leaning media most of america does not know this. it was clearly a far left show that was geared to the mass of uneducated people in our country. stop watching jon stewart for your news. maybe you should try reading the wsj and nyt so you can get both sides of every issue.
The Wall Street Journal and the New York Times to get both sides? I suppose you really believe that FOX news is Fair and Balanced too. Don’t get me wrong, WSJ has some excellent in depth reporting on some topics but the Journal makes no effort to cover both sides of anything of consequence. When it comes to news papers and magazines they are all biased, be it liberal or conservative. Some try to take this into acount and make the effort to offer equal space but conservative papers have a hard time drawing quality liberal writers and vice-versa. The… Read more »
I completely agree don’t forget the Jersey shore another horrible show
i agree i thought Outlaw was great!!
I also Agree regardless of how accurate the “Law” was ( The last I checked it was a Fiction not a factual Show), I thought Outlaw had potential to be a Great Show! It is unfortunate that more people did not get a chance to see it before it was dropped.