User:IJBall/One-season wonders
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The following is a list of some of my favorite "one-season wonders" (i.e. shows that ran only one season before being cancelled), along with some other "one-season wonders" that I'm at least somewhat fond of or whose article I'd like to keep an eye on. I've cheated in a few cases and included shows that ran more like "a season-and-a-half" (e.g. Tru Calling). Note that this list is by no means meant to be inclusive, and is only designed to include those one-season wonders that were "favorites" of mine (which explains the absences of shows like Frank's Place, My So-Called Life or the Melrose Place revival, etc.)
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– First-pass cleanup: Proper (template) episodes table; MOS:TV ordering; infobox cleanup; etc.
– Second-pass cleanup: Addition of appropriate sourcing.
– Already done: article is already in good shape, and needs no major cleanup or additional sourcing.
– Article created by myself: while expansion may be needed (if possible), cleanup will not be needed.
1967
[edit]- The Prisoner (ITV, then CBS)
1978
[edit]- Battlestar Galactica (1978 TV series) (ABC) (Note: Ignoring Galactica 1980...)
- Project U.F.O.** (aka. Project Blue Book (TV series)) (NBC)
1980
[edit]- Thundarr the Barbarian** (ABC)
1981
[edit]- Blackstar (TV series) (CBS)
- Ulysses 31 (...it's complicated... Syndication in the U.S.) (LoE)
1982
[edit]- Bring 'Em Back Alive (TV series) (CBS)
- Police Squad! (ABC)
- Square Pegs (CBS)
- Tales of the Gold Monkey (ABC)
1983
[edit]- AfterMASH (CBS)
- The Renegades (ABC)
- Wizards and Warriors (TV series) (CBS)
- Whiz Kids (TV series) (NBC)
1984
[edit]- Call to Glory (ABC)
- Cover Up (TV series) (CBS)
- E/R (CBS)
- Partners in Crime (NBC)
1985
[edit]- I Had Three Wives (CBS) (summer series)
1986
[edit]- Blacke's Magic (NBC)
- Starman (TV series) (ABC)
- The Wizard (TV series) (CBS)
1987
[edit]- Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future (Syndication)
- Max Headroom (TV series) (ABC)
- The Slap Maxwell Story (ABC)
1988
[edit]- High Mountain Rangers (CBS)
- Knightwatch (ABC)
- Mission: Impossible (1988 TV series)** (ABC)
1989
[edit]- Hard Time on Planet Earth (CBS)
- Island Son (CBS)
- Nightingales (American TV series) (NBC)
1990
[edit]- Broken Badges (CBS)
- The Flash (1990 TV series) (CBS)
- Grand (TV series) (NBC)
- Normal Life (TV series) (CBS)
- Uncle Buck (1990 TV series) (CBS)
- WIOU (TV series) (CBS)
1991
[edit]- Brooklyn Bridge (TV series)** (CBS)
- Dark Shadows (1991 TV series) (NBC)
- Davis Rules** (CBS/ABC)
- Eerie, Indiana (NBC)
- Good & Evil (ABC)
- Homefront (American TV series)** (ABC) (Note: Season 1 was superior; season 2 was a large step-down from that, and was somewhat of a different show...)
- The Pirates of Dark Water** (ABC/Syndication)
- Princesses (TV series) (CBS)
- Tequila and Bonetti (CBS)
- The Torkelsons (NBC) (Note: I'm ignoring Almost Home, which I consider to be an entirely different TV series...)
1992
[edit]- 2000 Malibu Road (CBS) (summer series)
- Bodies of Evidence (TV series)** (CBS) (summer series in season 1)
- Covington Cross (ABC)
- The Edge (TV series) (FOX)
- The Golden Palace (CBS)
- Freshman Dorm (CBS) (summer series)
- The Hat Squad (CBS)
- Raven (American TV series) (CBS)
1993
[edit]- The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. (FOX) (Note: WP:FA)
- Against the Grain (TV series) (NBC)
- Angel Falls (TV series) (CBS)
- The Building (TV series) (CBS)
- The Byrds of Paradise (ABC)
- Class of '96 (FOX)
- Cobra (American TV series) (Syndication)
- Harts of the West (CBS)
- Phenom (TV series) (ABC)
- The Road Home (TV series) (CBS)
- Running the Halls (NBC/TNBC)
- Second Chances (American TV series) (CBS)
- Space Rangers (TV series) (CBS)
1994
[edit]- Burke's Law (1994 TV series)** (CBS) (Note: Article split-out; also could still use more sourcing...)
- Christy (TV series) (CBS)
- Earth 2 (TV series) (NBC)
- The 5 Mrs. Buchanans (CBS)
- Hotel Malibu (CBS) (summer series)
- McKenna (TV series) (ABC)
- Models Inc. (FOX)
- One West Waikiki** (CBS)
- Saved by the Bell: The College Years (NBC)
- Something Wilder (NBC)
- Under Suspicion (TV series) (CBS)
- Winnetka Road (NBC)
1995
[edit]- Almost Perfect** (CBS)
- American Gothic (1995 TV series) (CBS)
- Central Park West (TV series) (CBS)
- Dweebs (TV series) (CBS)
- Extreme (1995 TV series) (ABC)
- Flash Forward (Disney)
- Live Shot (UPN)
- Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years (Syndication)
- The Marshal** (ABC)
- The Monroes (1995 TV series) (ABC)
- Murder One (TV series)** (ABC) (Note: Season #2 was virtually an entirely new, and different, show...)
- Muscle (TV series) (WB)
- Ned and Stacey** (FOX)
- Nowhere Man (TV series) (UPN)
- Partners (1995 TV series) (FOX)
- Party Girl (TV series) (FOX)
- Platypus Man (UPN)
- Space: Above and Beyond (FOX)
- Strange Luck (FOX)
- University Hospital (TV series) (Syndication)
- VR.5 (FOX)
1996
[edit]- Dark Skies (NBC)
- EZ Streets (CBS)
- Kindred: The Embraced (FOX)
- Malibu Shores (NBC)
- Profit (TV series) (FOX)
- Savannah (TV series)** (WB)
- Two (TV series) (Syndication in the U.S.)
1997
[edit]- C-16 (ABC)
- The Gregory Hines Show (CBS)
- Michael Hayes (TV series) (CBS)
- Once a Thief (TV series) (Syndication in the U.S.)
- Orleans (TV series) (CBS)
- Pacific Palisades (TV series) (FOX)
- Pauly (FOX)
- Roar (1997 TV series) (FOX)
- Sleepwalkers (TV series) (NBC)
- Social Studies (TV series) (UPN)
- The Visitor (TV series) (FOX)
1998
[edit]- Brimstone (TV series) (FOX)
- Buddy Faro (CBS)
- Cupid (1998 TV series) (ABC)
- Fantasy Island (1998 TV series) (ABC) (Note: Article split-out; also could still use more sourcing...)
- Four Corners (American TV series) (CBS)
- Hyperion Bay (WB)
- Legacy (American TV series) (UPN)
- Little Men (TV series) (PAX(!))
- Love Boat: The Next Wave** (UPN)
- The Magnificent Seven (TV series)** (CBS)
- Maximum Bob (ABC)
- Mortal Kombat: Conquest (Syndication)
- Push (TV series) (ABC)
- Sins of the City (USA)
- Three (TV series) (WB)
- Vengeance Unlimited (ABC)
1999
[edit]- Dilbert (TV series)** (UPN)
- G vs E (USA)
- Harsh Realm (FOX)
- It's Like, You Know...** (ABC)
- Jack & Jill (TV series)** (WB)
- Safe Harbor (TV series) (WB)
- Shasta McNasty (UPN)
- Total Recall 2070 (...it's complicated... later Syndication in the U.S.)
- Zoe, Duncan, Jack and Jane** (WB)
2000
[edit]- Cleopatra 2525** (Syndication)
- FreakyLinks (FOX)
- Grosse Pointe (TV series) (WB)
- Higher Ground (TV series) (Fox Family)
- Level 9 (TV series) (UPN)
- The Others (TV series) (NBC)
- Secret Agent Man (TV series) (UPN)
- Titans (2000 TV series) (NBC)
2001
[edit]- All About Us (TV series) (NBC/TNBC)
- All Souls (TV series) (UPN)
- The Chronicle (TV series) (Sci-Fi)
- Pasadena (TV series) (FOX)
- Raising Dad (WB)
- Special Unit 2** (UPN)
- Thieves (ABC)
- The Tick (2001 TV series) (FOX)
- Wolf Lake (CBS/UPN)
2002
[edit]- Andy Richter Controls the Universe** (FOX)
- Baby Bob** (CBS)
- Family Affair (2002 TV series) (WB) (Split-out from Family Affair)
- Fastlane (TV series) (FOX)
- Glory Days (2002 TV series) (WB)
- Hack (TV series)** (CBS)
- John Doe (TV series) (FOX)
- Presidio Med (CBS)
- Robbery Homicide Division (CBS)
- The Twilight Zone (2002 TV series) (UPN)
2003
[edit]- Black Sash (TV series) (WB)
- Girls Club (TV series) (FOX)
- The Handler (TV series) (CBS)
- Keen Eddie (FOX)
- Line of Fire (2003 TV series) (ABC)
- Miss Match (NBC)
- On the Spot (TV series) (WB)
- Run of the House (WB)
- Threat Matrix (ABC)
- Tru Calling** (FOX)
- Veritas: The Quest (ABC)
2004
[edit]- Dr. Vegas (CBS)
- Kevin Hill (UPN)
- Kingdom Hospital (ABC)
- LAX (TV series) (NBC)
- The Mountain (TV series) (WB)
- North Shore (TV series) (FOX) (summer series)
- Wonderfalls (FOX)
2005
[edit]- Empire (2005 TV series) (2005) (summer series)
- Invasion (TV series) (2005)
- Point Pleasant (TV series) (2005)
- Surface (TV series) (2005)
2006
[edit]- Beyond the Break (The N)
- Smith (TV series) (CBS)
- South Beach (2006 TV series) (UPN)
2009
[edit]- Defying Gravity (TV series) (ABC) (summer series)
- Mental (TV series) (FOX) (summer series)
2010
[edit]- Detroit 1-8-7 (ABC)
- The Good Guys (2010 TV series) (FOX)
- Hellcats (WB) (Note: WP:GA)
- Human Target (2010 TV series)** (FOX)
2011
[edit]- Charlie's Angels (2011 TV series) (ABC)
- The Nine Lives of Chloe King (ABC Family)
- The Secret Circle (TV series) (CW)
2012
[edit]- 666 Park Avenue (ABC)
- Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23** (ABC)
- Made in Jersey (CBS)
- Transporter: The Series** (TNT)
2013
[edit]- Almost Human (TV series) (FOX)
- Back in the Game (ABC)
- Betrayal (TV series) (ABC)
- Camp (TV series) (NBC) (summer series)
- Crossing Lines (NBC) (Note: Only one season ever aired in the U.S., so it technically counts...)
- Cult (TV series) (CW)
- Deception (2013 U.S. TV series) (NBC)
- Dracula (TV series) (NBC)
- Red Widow (ABC)
- Zero Hour (2013 TV series) (ABC)
2014
[edit]- Bad Teacher (TV series) (summer series)
- Believe (TV series) (NBC)
- Black Box (TV series) (ABC)
- Crossbones (TV series) (NBC)
- Forever (2014 TV series) (ABC)
- Friends with Better Lives (CBS)
- Intelligence (American TV series) (CBS)
- Killer Women (ABC)
- Selfie (TV series) (ABC)
- State of Affairs (TV series) (NBC)
- Reckless (TV series) (CBS) (summer series)
- Taxi Brooklyn (NBC) (summer series)
2015
[edit]- A.D. The Bible Continues (NBC)
- The Astronaut Wives Club (ABC) (summer series)
- Battle Creek (TV series) (CBS)
- Galavant** (ABC)
- The Grinder (TV series) (FOX)
- Limitless (TV series) (CBS)
- The Messengers (TV series) (CW)
- Minority Report (TV series) (FOX)
- Second Chance (2016 TV series) (FOX)
- The Whispers (TV series) (ABC) (summer series)
2016
[edit]- American Gothic (2016 TV series) (CBS) (summer series)
- BrainDead (CBS) (summer series)
- Containment (TV series) (CW)
- Frequency (TV series) (CW)
- The Great Indoors (TV series) (CBS)
- Houdini & Doyle (FOX)
- No Tomorrow (TV series) (CW)
- Rush Hour (American TV series) (CBS)
2017
[edit]- The Blacklist: Redemption (NBC)
- Emerald City (TV series) (NBC)
- Hooten & the Lady (Sky 1/CW)
- Time After Time (TV series) (ABC)
Others
[edit]- A Man Called Shenandoah (ABC, 1966–67)
Notes
[edit]** Show technically ran two (or one-and-a-half) seasons, but I'm including it anyway...