Glen Powell opened up during an interview with Cosmopolitan.
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Some shows get canceled after a few seasons. Some only last for a few weeks. And then, there are those that get yanked from broadcast after a single night’s airing.
In this golden era of television, there are dozens and dozens of critically hailed TV programs to choose from to suit your personal taste. But even when TV’s at it’s best, that doesn’t mean there have been some serious missteps along the way.
Whether the show didn’t land with audiences, or a scandal or tragedy resulted in an unexpected immediate withdrawal from the broadcasting schedule, we’ve rounded up the television shows that got pulled from air after just one episode. While some shows did eventually air the remainder of the episodes in the can, all of these shows were scrapped from the get-go for various reasons.
And while you’re at it, check out the shows that Netflix canceled so far this year.
Click inside to see which shows only lasted on air for one episode…
Following the Osbourne family’s hit MTV reality series The Osbournes, this new series was meant to replicate their TV success as a variety show featuring the whole family, including skits, comedy and musical performances. Fox canceled it after just one episode. The premiere episode was cut to 35 minutes, and panned by critics – with one questioning whether it was the worst variety show ever.
“Filmed before an entertainment starved audience (who would still go home hungry) once it was over, it involved audience tricks from kissing a granny to getting a marriage ultimatum from a girlfriend,” the Hartford Courant review reads. Five episodes went unaired.
The A&E reality TV series was meant to follow Baywatch star David Hasselhoff in his day-to-day
Glen Powell opened up during an interview with Cosmopolitan.
Ashley Cain has hit back at online trolls after his ex Safiyya Vorajee opened up on their break up. The former professional footballer, 33, and his aesthetic practitioner ex, 36, tragically lost their beloved daughter Azaylia to leukaemia in 2021 when she was just eight months old.The pair, who had been together from 2017, announced their split in March 2022 - weeks before the first anniversary of their child’s death. Safiyya recently opened up on their split - describing how she was left ‘screaming and crying’ inside after Ashley told her he was going to have a baby with another woman.
Following the news that Starz was cancelingShining Vale after two seasons, the reactions have been coming in.
Nope, Friends isn’t considered to be one of the 20 best television shows of all time.
Amanda Bynes is continuing her podcast, after all.
a lot of shows out there — but these are the series that managed to hit a home run week after week without any letdowns in their story arcs or performances.A serial killer, a mysterious writer (played by “The Crown’s” Emma Corrin), a sinister billionaire (Clive Owen), the unique setting of a luxury hotel in Iceland and a multi-layered mystery: this Hulu show was full of juicy ingredients, and it used them well. It also mixed prescient big-picture topics (AI, the climate crisis) with more intimate relatable character drama (Corrin’s character, Darcy, having unresolved feelings for her ex-boyfriend, played by rising star Harris Dickinson).
Demi Lovato has found her future husband in Jordan Lutes, better known as Jutes. Lovato and Lutes went public with their romance in August 2022, and after a little over a year of romance, they are ready to tie the knot.
Amanda Bynes is pausing her new podcast after just one episode.
Matthew Perry, who was best known for playing the funnyman Chandler Bing in the sitcom Friends, tragically passed away on 28 October this year.The actor was found unresponsive in his jacuzzi at his LA home, before being pronounced dead at just 54 years old. Recently, the late actor's autopsy report was shared, which confirmed the star had died from the "acute effects of ketamine." It also stated further contributing factors to Matthew's death, which included drowning, coronary artery disease and the effects of buprenorphine.The post-mortem explained that the latter can be "used to treat opioid use disorder." According to the document, Matthew had been "receiving ketamine infusion therapy for depression and anxiety," but his last dose was reportedly taken one and a half weeks before he died.Therefore, the autopsy revealed that "the ketamine in his system at death could not be from that infusion therapy, since ketamine's half-life is three-to-four hours, or less." Elsewhere in the autopsy report, it states that a female friend had described Matthew's personality as "angry and mean" in the weeks leading up to his death.
Sydney Sweeney and her fiancé Jonathan Davino are taking off!
Demi Lovato is engaged to her boyfriend Jordan "Jutes" Lutes after dating for around a year. The couple, who went public with their relationship in August 2022, got engaged on Saturday [17 December] while in Los Angeles, California. A representative for the star-studded singer confirmed their exciting news with People and said Jutes, 31 popped the question with a pear-shaped diamond solitaire engagement ring.The dazzling ring was created by a luxury jewellery boutique in New York, Material Good.
Anna 'Chickadee' Cardwell, the late daughter of Mama June Shannon, secretly got married after her stage four cancer diagnosis.The Here Comes Honey Boo Boo star tragically passed away aged just 29, after losing her ten month battle with adrenal cancer. According to TMZ, shortly after receiving her cancer diagnosis, Anna married her partner Eldridge Toney on March 4 in Wilkinson County, Georgia, while undergoing chemotherapy. She is said to have wanted to get married whilst she still felt well enough to do so.
BreAnna Bell AMC has canceled “Lucky Hank” after one season, Variety has confirmed. Based on Richard Russo’s “Straight Man” novel, the eight-episode dramedy follows William Henry “Hank” Devereaux Jr. (Bob Odenkirk), an unlikely chairman in a badly underfunded college in the Pennsylvania rust belt.
This won’t help his state of mind… Lucky Hank has been canceled after one season.
Fans of the usually much loved ITV quiz show, The Chase, aren't too happy with the set up following a recent episode. It comes as four contestants, Joann, Ruby, Matthew and Brendan put in an impressive shift but unfortunately lost out on the huge £100,000 cash prize, which would have made them each £25,000 richer. Following the foursome's failure to make it all the way, a slew of viewers have since taken to social media to brand the show as "fixed" - mainly for the reason that professional quizzer, Mark Labbett, otherwise known as 'The Beast,' was given a whole host of easy questions by presenter Bradley Walsh compared to the contestants.
Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes seemed like they were living their best lives as they went public with their romance — you know, aside from getting kicked off TV. Sure, they lost their jobs, but they were also rich and finally free to indulge in their steamy affair. All good, right? Well, it turns out they were both dealing with major mental health struggles! We all know the scandal. The GMA3 co-h
The animated musical comedy series Central Park has been canceled after three seasons at Apple TV+.
Strictly Come Dancing fans have called upon the BBC to cancel this weekend's elimination, after Nigel Harman was forced to withdraw from the competition just hours before the live quarter-finals were due to take place. The 50 year old Casualty star had been looking forward to dancing his way into the next round of the competition with his pro partner Katya Jones, with the couple having pulled out all the stops to perfect their lively Charleston routine set to Step in Time from Mary Poppins. However, during rehearsals Nigel sustained an injury that meant he could no longer safely perform, something which sadly saw him bow out of the contest on medical grounds.
Prime Video is not proceeding with a second season of drama series Riches. Series creator/executive producer Abby Ajayi on Friday shared the news of the show’s end on Instagram.
Swagger star O’Shea Jackson Jr. is speaking out about the Apple TV+ basketball drama’s cancellation after two seasons.