Saturday, May 30, 2009

R.I.P.

Pushing Daisies airs its final 3 episodes in the next 3 weeks and it got me to thinking, what other shows will be joining the pie maker in the graveyard this year. Well, here's a complete list of shows that were cancelled or ended this year. The ones that I actually took the time to watch are marked.

4Real (CW)
Ending after seven episodes, final episode on 11/23/2008

13: Fear Is Real (CW)
Ending after one season, final episode on 11/23/2008

**According To Jim (ABC)
Ending after eight seasons, final episode on 6/2/2009

America's Toughest Jobs (NBC)
Ending after one season, final episode on 10/25/2008

**Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader? (FOX)
Ending after three seasons, final episode on 8/14/2009

Battlestar Galactica (SCI)
Ending after four seasons, final episode on 3/20/2009

Boston Legal (ABC)
Ending after five seasons, final episode on 12/8/2008

Celebrity Exposé (MNT)
Ending after two seasons, final episode on 10/27/2008

Charlie Jade (SCI)
Ending after one season, final episode on 10/21/2008

The Chopping Block (NBC)
Ending after one season, final episode on 7/17/2009

Christina's Court (SYN)
Ending after three seasons, final episode on TBA

Crusoe (NBC)
Ending after one season, final episode on 1/31/2009

**Cupid (ABC)
Ending after one season, final episode on 6/16/2009

D.L. Hughley Breaks The News (CNN)
Ending after one season, final episode on 3/28/2009

**David Alan Grier's Chocolate News (COM)
Ending after one season, final episode on 12/17/2008

**Deal Or No Deal (NBC)
Ending after four seasons, final episode on 5/18/2009

Dirty Sexy Money (ABC)
Ending after two seasons, final episode on 8/8/2009

**Do Not Disturb (FOX)
Ending after three episodes, final episode on 9/24/2008

**Don't Forget The Lyrics! (FOX)
Ending after two seasons, final episode on 6/19/2009

Easy Money (CW)
Ending after four episodes, final episode on 10/26/2008

**Eleventh Hour (CBS)
Ending after one season, final episode on 4/2/2009

**Eli Stone (ABC)
Ending after two seasons, final episode on 7/11/2009

**The Emperor's New School (DSNY)
Ended after two seasons, final episode on 11/20/2008

ER (NBC)
Ending after fifteen seasons, final episode on 4/2/2009

Everybody Hates Chris (CW)
Ending after four seasons, final episode on 5/8/2009

The Ex List (CBS)
Ending after four episodes, final episode on 10/24/2008

Extreme Trains (HST)
Ending after one season, final episode on 12/30/2008

Flip That House (TLC)
Ending after four seasons, final episode on 10/28/2008

**Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends (CAR)
Ending after six seasons, final episode on 5/3/2009

**Frank TV (TBS)
Ending after two seasons, final episode on 12/23/2008

The Game (CW)
Ending after three seasons, final episode on 5/15/2009

Game Show In My Head (CBS)
Ending after one season, final episode on 1/24/2009

Greg Behrendt's Wake-Up Call (SOAP)
Ending after one season, final episode on 2/12/2009

Guiding Light (CBS)
Ending after fifty-eight seasons, final episode on 9/18/2009

Harper's Island (CBS)
Ending after one season, final episode on 7/11/2009

Haunting Evidence (TRU)
Ending after three seasons, final episode on 10/25/2008

Hole In The Wall (FOX)
Ending after one season, final episode on 3/15/2009

Homeland Security USA (ABC)
Ending after one season, final episode on 3/10/2009

Howie Do It (NBC)
Ending after one season, final episode on 5/1/2009

In Harm's Way (CW)
Ending after five episodes, final episode on 10/26/2008

In The Motherhood (ABC)
Ending after one season, final episode on 7/9/2009

Jail (MNT)
Ending after two seasons, final episode on 7/14/2009

Judge David Young (SYN)
Ending after two seasons, final episode on TBA

Judge Karen (SYN)
Ending after one season, final episode on TBA

**Kath & Kim (NBC)
Ending after one season, final episode on 3/12/2009

Kings (NBC)
Ending after one season, final episode on 7/25/2009

Knight Rider (NBC)
Ending after one season, final episode on 3/4/2009

Koppel On Discovery (DSC)
Ending after three seasons, final episode on 7/12/2008

Kyle XY (FAM)
Ending after three seasons, final episode on 3/16/2009

The L-Word (SHO)
Ending after six seasons, final episode on 3/8/2009

Late Night With Conan O'Brien (NBC)
Ending after sixteen seasons, final episode on 2/20/2009

Life (NBC)
Ending after two seasons, final episode on 4/8/2009

Life On Mars (ABC)
Ending after one season, final episode on 4/1/2009

Lipstick Jungle (NBC)
Ending after two seasons, final episode on 1/9/2009

**MADtv (FOX)
Ending after fourteen seasons, final episode on 5/16/2009

Magic's Bggest Secrets Finally Revealed (MNT)
Ending after one season, final episode on 5/18/2009

Masters Of Illusion (MNT)
Ending after one season, final episode on 5/18/2009

**The Middleman (FAM)
Ending after one season, final episode on 9/1/2008

**Million Dollar Password (CBS)
Ending after one season, final episode on 6/14/2009

**Mind Of Mencia (COM)
Ending after four seasons, final episode on 7/23/2008

Momma's Boys (NBC)
Ending after one season, final episode on 1/19/2009

The Morning Show With Mike & Juliet (SYN)
Ending after three seasons, final episode on TBA

**Moral Orel (ASW)
Ending after three seasons, final episode on 12/18/2008

My Gym Partner's A Monkey (CAR)
Ending after four seasons, final episode on 11/27/2008

My Own Worst Enemy (NBC)
Ending after nine episodes, final episode on 12/15/2008

Opportunity Knocks (ABC)
Ending after nine episodes, final episode on 6/30/2009

**Osbournes: Reloaded (FOX)
Ending after one episode, final episode on 3/31/2009

Prison Break (FOX)
Ending after four seasons, final episode on 5/15/2009

**Privileged (CW)
Ending after one season, final episode on 2/24/2009

**Pushing Daisies (ABC)
Ending after two seasons, final episode on 6/13/2009

**Reaper (CW)
Ending after two seasons, final episode on 5/26/2009

**Roommates (FAM)
Ending after one season, final episode on 5/4/2009

Samantha Who? (ABC)
Ending after two seasons, final episode on TBA

Secret Millionaire (FOX)
Ending after one season, final episode on 12/18/2008

The Shield (FX)
Ending after seven seasons, final episode on 11/25/2008

Shin Chan (ASW)
Ending after two seasons, final episode on 12/14/2008

**Sit Down, Shut Up (FOX)
Ending after one season, final episode on 5/10/2009

Sophie (FAM)
Ending after five episodes, final episode on 4/20/2009

South Of Nowhere (N)
Ending after three seasons, final episode on 12/12/2008

Stargate Atlantis (SCI)
Ending after five seasons, final episode on 1/9/2009

The Starter Wife (USA)
Ending after two seasons, final episode on 12/12/2008

Street Patrol (MNT)
Ending after two seasons, final episode on 8/4/2009

Stylista (CW)
Ending after one season, final episode on 12/17/2008

Superstars Of Dance (NBC)
Ending after one season, final episode on 1/26/2009

Survivorman (DSC)
Ending after three seasons, final episode on 12/19/2008

Swingtown (CBS)
Ending after one season, final episode on 8/29/2008

TALKSHOW With Spike Feresten (FOX)
Ending after three seasons, final episode on 5/16/2009

**Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (FOX)
Ending after two seasons, final episode on 4/10/2009

Testees (FX)
Ending after one season, final episode on 12/18/2008

The Tonight Show With Jay Leno (NBC)
Ending after seventeen seasons, final episode on 5/29/2009

The Tony Rock Project (MNT)
Ending after one season, final episode on 3/11/2009

**Trading Spaces (TLC)
Ending after eight seasons, final episode on 12/6/2008

Trivial Pursuit: America Plays (SYN)
Ending after one season, final episode on TBA

**TRL (MTV)
Ending after nineteen seasons, final episode on 12/16/2008

Trust Me (TNT)
Ending after one season, final episode on 4/7/2009

Under One Roof (MNT)
Ending after one season, final episode on 1/14/2009

The Unit (CBS)
Ending after four seasons, final episode on 5/10/2009

The Unusuals (ABC)
Ending after one season, final episode on 6/17/2009

**Valentine (CW)
Ending after four episodes, final episode on 10/26/2008

Vice Squad (MNT)
Ending after one season, final episode on 2/3/2009

Without A Trace (CBS)
Ending after seven seasons, final episode on 5/19/2009

The World's Funniest Moments (MNT)
Ending after one season, final episode on 5/20/2009

Worst Week (CBS)
Ending after one season, final episode on 6/6/2009

The Xtacles (ASW)
Ending after two episodes, final episode on 11/9/2008

My Name I Earl was left off for some reason, but it also was cancelled. Ironically, when I started getting into it a couple years ago, I said that it would get cancelled just because I started watching it, and sure enough, that's what happened.

So, looking over this list, are there any shows that you wish weren't cancelled? Glad that are gone?

6 comments:

Unknown said...

Most of those are ones I've never heard of. However, I don't watch a whole lot of TV. One that I really enjoyed, though, was Without a Trace.

Unknown said...

wow, that was quite a list...hehehe

Christopher Jones said...

Chocolate News was one of the few reasons for me to even care about Comedy Central (Sarah Silverman is one of the other reasons.)

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Mystery Man said...

Sherry- same here, but it still is quite a hefty list of shows that have been cancelled

PJ- wasn't it, though?

C.B. - i loved it, too. I also like South Park and Root of All Evil. Shame they didn't cancel that Dmitri Martin show, though.

catko-i'm not holding my breath about it

Isolated Existence. said...

I really like The Unusuals and I'm still upset about Terminator! I love Battlestar Galactica but never saw it on TV. Rented the first and second season so I have to catch on. Have stayed away from spoilers!

I miss ER and Lipstick Jungle. I enjoyed the characters.

My Own Worst Enemy and Privileged, I wish they had given these shows a chance to grow.

Life in Mars, I had started to liked the show when they canceled it. Didn't like the ending, they could have done something better.

Osbournes Reloaded, so glad they canceled it! That show was disgusting and vulgar and believe me it I'm no prude.

Kyle XY, have to watch the last season online 'cause I missed it.