10 Exact Moments We Knew a Show Was Getting Cancelled

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Some good things are meant to end, but other shows just make it painfully obvious it’s time to pull the plug. Join us as we explore those undeniable moments when a beloved series or revival showed all the telltale signs that its fate was sealed. From controversial exits and lead actor changes to declining ratings and baffling creative decisions, these are the exact moments we knew it was over for our favorite TV productions.

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00:00now is as good a time as any

00:01welcome to ms mojo and today we're looking at the telltale signs that showed us certain tv

00:11series were headed for cancellation take this as your spoiler alert this is weird i mean me leaving

00:20it's like it's real outlook good and just like that sometimes it's better to leave a good thing

00:30untouched but the team behind ajlt thought their continuation of sex in the city would recapture

00:38the magic instead the revival sequel failed to live up to the original's glory the characters

00:43we once adored felt like strangers and often just plain annoying i should get back there

00:49wow i don't know which is worse that you slept with a nun or a tourist attempts to modernize the show

00:58with new faces and forced diversity rang hollow season one and two were somewhat tolerable but by

01:06season three it became clear the show had lost its direction i can't do this right now i'm in bed with

01:13quiet he's asleep okay he had a bad night oh my god oh i'm so sorry okay i'll go bye

01:22kitchen door open oh my god no it isn't characters came and went without purpose storylines felt empty

01:32and the sharp writing that wants to find the franchise was gone so when the showrunner announced the show

01:38was coming to an end we weren't shocked it was a long time coming the woman realized she was not alone

01:45she was on her own

01:47sobs arrested development critical love doesn't always translate to ratings arrested development was

01:55adored by critics and even snagged six primetime emmys and a golden globe award unfortunately that

02:02praise didn't stop its decline all right how do you feel about coming to a fundraiser at our house

02:07how much does it pay it's just a free dinner i'll be there great i'll be in the cafeteria

02:13oh he's such a pig by season three the writing was on the wall fox had already slashed the number of

02:20episodes for the season to just 13 it was a glaring warning sign and the show itself leaned into the

02:27joke episode 9 was basically a meta cry for help with characters openly mocking the low ratings and

02:33begging viewers to save our bluths our backs are against the wall and it's just hard to accept that

02:39it's really come to begging sometimes it's the only way to stay in the game please tell your

02:44friends about this show sure the self-awareness was clever but it didn't save the show by 2006

02:51the axe finally fell and fans who'd been watching closely weren't surprised thankfully netflix revived

02:57the show in 2013 we've been given plenty of chances and maybe the bluths just aren't worth saving

03:04maybe we're not that likable you know we're very self-centered double fantasy the idol sam levinson's

03:11the idol follows a pop star who becomes entangled with a mysterious nightclub owner i like you

03:16i like you too

03:20got the best job in the world it might sound intriguing on paper but both fans and critics

03:29recoiled almost immediately beyond its messy on-set controversies the show veered into disturbing

03:36territories right from the start by episode 2 it was clear this was about a woman seemingly okay

03:42with abuse like some warped male fantasy as critics put it

03:46many scenes include verbal abuse degradation and manipulation setting up a narrative where pain

04:04and control were romanticized it became extremely hard to watch as the story progressed still the idol

04:10limped to episode 5 before hbo pulled the plug honestly who could have endured that for more than

04:16one season the system is broken designated survivor there's no denying designated survivor's first

04:34season was riveting the suspense sprawling conspiracy and political maneuvering made it almost impossible

04:41to look away you make a good point

04:43and seeing that this is my kitchen

04:48i am relieving you of your command effective immediately what general you are fired but once the core mystery was resolved

04:57season two felt adrift and slow to find its direction critics and fans say it meandered into procedural drama

05:04losing the urgency that hooked viewers abc eventually cancelled it after season two

05:09which wasn't all that surprising by season three under netflix the show felt almost unrecognizable

05:15i've promised we'd settle accounts well of your badge anna everything i have done everything has been to protect this country

05:22you can't just that's enough we're done at that point it was obvious the series was running out of gas

05:29where could it possibly go from there despite the streaming revival the show was cancelled again

05:33in the end designated survivor went from must watch tv to a show that overstayed its welcome

05:39i thought a lot about what you said and i think you're right

05:43i started taking things too personally this is not about me this is about them i serve the american people

05:50knee deep roseanne hi dan where you at at the end of my rope where are you

05:56many consider roseanne one of the greatest sitcoms ever made during its original run it broke ground

06:02with its honest and raw look at working-class american life the first episode of the revival

06:07in 2018 proved the magic was still there reaching 27 million viewers and earning an immediate revival

06:14for season 11 why does everybody else think i'm dead you looked happy i thought maybe you moved on

06:21that all came crashing down when roseanne barr fired off a racist tweet comparing obama's former advisor

06:28valerie jarrett to an offspring of planet of the apes the backlash was instant and brutal within hours

06:36abc pulled the plug the ninth episode became the revival's very last and season 11 never happened

06:42instead from the ashes rose the connors but this time without its namesake star

06:47it doesn't make any sense i got her knees fixed i flushed all her pills chapter 66 house of cards

06:57the downfall of netflix's political drama was pretty easy to see coming the series had always resolved

07:04around frank underwood played by kevin spacey it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say he was the show

07:10it's important what it means around the world even symbolically but i believe in power even more

07:17for its own sake but in 2017 multiple allegations of sexual misconduct against spacey forced netflix

07:25to cut ties with him that's when fans knew the show was on borrowed time instead of cancelling

07:31outright netflix pressed on with a sixth season promoting robin wright to the lead role

07:36my turn

07:41frank was written off entirely his death explained off screen the result a final episode stripped of the

07:49intrigue and sharp energy that once made the show addictive running eight episodes season six

07:56marked the end of a once beloved drama i couldn't let him destroy everything we built

08:01i had to protect the legacy from the man nice to meet you walden schmidt two and a half men

08:10cbs comedy two and a half men was built on the chemistry between charlie his brother and his nephew

08:17take out one of them and the formula falls apart are you saying you want me to come back and live with

08:22you well truthfully no i want jake to come back and live with me but i figure you're a package deal

08:28that's exactly what happened in season nine after charlie sheen's wild rant against creator chuck lorry

08:34his character was killed off and ashton kutcher stepped in as a replacement sure the ratings spiked

08:41up at first with millions tuning in to see the shake-up but let's be real the show was never the same

08:46again that's my dead brother oh i'm sorry i made you spill him that's okay that's okay i'll dust

08:55bust him later soon numbers slipped the spark dimmed and by season 12 it was finally cancelled truth is

09:01we saw it coming the moment she walked away because without charlie two and a half men was missing its

09:08heart remember four years ago how i told you i'd only be here for a few days i think i can figure it out

09:13i can't wait for this to be over the note laverne and shirley you can't name a show laverne and

09:22shirley and expect it to live the same once half the duo vanishes that's exactly what happened to

09:28this beloved show about two quirky friends if i want to have my dreams you should let me have them

09:34you shouldn't want to tear them down silly as they may be sometimes i dream for you too season eight

09:41second episode ends with the two still in the picture but by the very next episode shirley's gone

09:47leaving only a note listen to this laverne i couldn't wait for you to get back from the dance

09:53walter got transferred and i decided to go with him i don't know when we'll be back so this is goodbye

09:59behind the scenes however cindy williams had grown pregnant and allegedly refused to sign a contract

10:05requiring her to work on her due date so she abruptly left a clear sign that the series was

10:12in trouble sure factors like declining popularity played a role but it didn't seem like it last long

10:18without shirley so when it wasn't renewed after season eight it was no surprise oh man

10:24good night shirley wherever you are the new rachel glee though glee didn't end right after the

10:33original cast graduated we knew the clock was ticking by season four new characters were pushed

10:39to the center stage while the show tried to follow its alumni we don't win with stars we win as a team

10:45one that supports new members i don't want to hear any more this this new rachel stuff okay the result

10:51felt messy as the story was all over the place jumping from new york to lima the storylines they were

10:57incoherent to follow and the once light-hearted tone was overshadowed by heavier darker subject

11:04matter fans also struggled to connect with the new additions after getting attached to the originals

11:09i get it now that you know i'm related to your boy i'm good enough for your stupid club

11:13no when i saw you were related to him i realized how much good glee club did him

11:19maybe want to take a chance on you season after season ratings declined as viewers grew increasingly

11:26unhappy with the new direction still the show pressed on until 2013 when kevin riley confirmed

11:32that season six would be the last as far as i could see the glee club was nothing more than a place where

11:38a bunch of cowardly losers go to sing their troubles away and elude themselves that they live in a world

11:44that cares one iota about their hopes before we unveil our top pick here are a few honorable mentions

11:50our first day of school scrubs the show lost its charm without the characters we love

11:56but he's coming back no after his vacation no

12:01and no one ever saw him again requiem the x-files after molder's disappearance it felt like the show was

12:15hyperion heights once upon a time with the series new direction it felt unfamiliar you know what i

12:34found hundreds of other books with the stories i thought i knew but told differently like you know

12:40there's a frank snowite and an italian one there's endless possibilities i'm thinking of you all the

12:46while the vampire diaries the end was imminent with the major cast departure i'm so sorry

12:53i'm so sorry this isn't your fault hey we'll both get everything that we want

13:03we just can't have it at the same time desire is all you need yellowstone kevin costner's departure

13:11marked the beginning of the end he killed everything our father's ever done everything he's achieved

13:19everything he left to us every memory before we continue be sure to subscribe to our channel and

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13:39switch on notifications till the next goodbye that 70s show oh for pete's sake come on

13:46so long point place the heartwarming friendship group was always the heart of that 70s show eric

13:59donna kelso hide jackie and fez gave the series its spark with teenage mischief basement banter and a

14:07bond that made you feel like part of the gang but when toe for grace left after season seven the comedy

14:13series lost a vital piece of its charm soon after kutcher followed appearing only sporadically in

14:19season eight this sucks i'm not leaving till tomorrow and you are crying burn that's when it became clear

14:32the show was nearing its end even though producers brought in josh mayers as randy he just couldn't

14:38fill the space they'd left behind the chemistry was honestly gone ratings slipped and by 2006 after

14:44season eight the show took its last bow hey guys last one upstairs how's to call red a dumbass

14:50what shows cancellation didn't surprise you at all drop a line in the comment section

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