TV Shows That Were Canceled After Just One Episode & Why

Some shows get canceled after one season. Some only last for a few episodes. And then, there are those that get yanked from broadcast after a single night’s airing.

In this golden era of TV, there are hundreds of critically hailed TV shows to choose from to suit your personal taste. But even when TV is doing well, that doesn’t mean there have been some serious misfires along the way.

Whether the show didn’t hit with audiences, or a scandal resulted in an unexpected immediate withdrawal from the broadcasting schedule, some shows just didn’t go on past one episode before being canceled.

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.

Click through to see which shows only lasted on air for one episode…