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Shows That Got Cancelled After Just One Episode

Ozzy, Sharon, Kelly and Jack Osbourne

Osbournes Reloaded (2009)

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.

David Hassellhoff posing with a car

The Hasselhoffs (2010)

The A&E reality TV series was meant to follow Baywatch star David Hasselhoff in his day-to-day life. Less than a million people tuned in for the back-to-back two episode premiere, and A&E canceled the show a few days later.

“The show followed the former America’s Got Talent judge and Baywatch legend as he guided the music careers of his two daughters, Taylor Ann and Hayley. The first episode aired on Sunday night and drew 718,000 viewers – and viewership for the second installment, which aired on the same night, dropped to 505,000,” People reported at the time. The full series eventually aired in the UK in 2011 on The Biography Channel.

Computer with the number 2000

Dot Comedy (2000)

Dot Comedy was described as a very early attempt at bringing Internet humor to TV audiences, and premiered at the end of 2000. The show was hosted by Annabelle Gurwitch and the Sklar Brothers. It brought in 4.1 million viewers in its premiere episode before being cancelled. The remaining four episodes never aired.

Money bills fanned out in a hand

The Rich List (2006)

From the makers of Weakest Link and Dog Eat Dog, this competition TV game show aired for only episode on FOX in 2006. The show was pulled from the time slot and replaced by The O.C. in the following week after debuting to 4 million viewers.

The competitors were tasked with making lists of things, like biggest grossing movies or People‘s Sexiest Men Alive, and the winning team was the one that could name the most. Eamonn Holmes was the host.

Although it failed on FOX, it was brought back 2 years later on GSN as The Money List with Fred Roggin.

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