Talk:List of television series canceled after one episode/Archive 1

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Does anyone remember a show called dotComedy? i'm sure that was cancelled after a single episode

• it, or a programme with the same name, has run in the UKTimothyJacobson (talk) 17:12, 7 July 2008 (UTC)

 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 138.16.7.219 (talk) 17:43, 28 September 2007 (UTC) 

This list should be categorized somewhere. Any ideas? 23skidoo 23:21, 24 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Due to some confusion, the edit history of this page is now found at List of television shows cancelled after one episode. Thanks,
Luc "Somethingorother" French 03:28, 1 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Due to the length of the subtopic "Series cancelled before airing a single episode", shouldn't that be spun off into its own page (along with whatever comments apply, and edited to be listed either alphabetical or chronological)? Not sure what the process for that is. -- Wizardimps 07:51, 28 December 2006 (UTC)

Heil Honey, I'm Home

For Heil Honey, I'm Home, the article says: "Not merely was the show cancelled after episode one, the rest of the series (which had already been taped) was not broadcast."

Seems like an unnecessary sentence because doesn't the fact that the show was cancelled after the first episode by definition mean that the rest of the season was not broadcast. Hope there are no objections to me changing that sentence :) Akamad 14:07, September 11, 2005 (UTC)

A note to the wikipedians who are overseeing this page. The note with this series says that, as of 2006, it is the only UK show cancelled after one episode, but, later down the list it says that the BBC 2 show Trev and Trav was axed after one ep in 2001. Someone who knows anything about either of these shows (and my thanks to the person who can) may want to clear up this discrepancy. MarnetteD | Talk 14:32, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

Trev and Trav never existed, it appears to have been submitted as a joke (probably by someone called Trev, or Trav).

I've added Hardwicke House. There was a pilot, then the first episode was shown on the following night. It created such a backlash that ITV cancelled it and never showed another episode. I think it deserves a place a this list, it was cancelled within 36 hours of the first broadcast, and is one of the most notorious moments in British television. Psychonaut3000 00:47, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

Then two episodes of Hardwicke House were aired. Close, but no cigar. 147.70.242.40 01:32, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

ABC

For obvious reasons, it is confusing to shorten the American Broadcasting Company's name to ABC, given that a minority of Wikipedia users are American. Perhaps something like American ABC would be more appropriate. Sumthingweird 23:05, 28 December 2005 (UTC)

It's also confusing to lengthen the name to "American Broadcasting Company", since that's no longer its name (it was changed long ago to "American Broadcasting Companies" (plural), and then when Disney acquired it in 1996, just plain "ABC"). Would anyone object to "ABC (US)"? --Heath 66.32.1.24 17:40, 1 January 2006 (UTC)

Yes, that's acceptable. The argument about ABC (US) legally changing its name is also invalid because the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (and undoubtedly others) also changed their names.

I would suggest inquiring at the Town Pump or with senior Wikipedia management before trying to establish a style, since I've yet to come across any articles relating to ABC programming that makes this distinction. It may be true that the "minority" of Wikipedians are American (can someone actually support that with a citation BTW?) but the fact is the American ABC is known worldwide, whereas the Australian ABC and the British ABC production company of the 1960s, are not as instantly recognizable. Also, I do believe the American ABC predated the other two by many years, so if anything, references to the other ABCs should be cited ABC (Australia), ABC (UK) etc. 23skidoo 22:39, 4 January 2006 (UTC)

Relax. People will figure it out due to context. Most of the time articles or 'ABC' gets hotlinked, so it doesn't matter. Htra0497 04:50, 31 July 2007 (UTC)

Emily's Reasons

I have removed this text for now:

• Emily's Reasons Why Not

2006 sitcom featuring actress Heather Graham. After a huge publicity campaign, awful reviews by television critics and a viewing audience of only 6.2 million people, ABC pulled the plug on this show permanently.

Although the two online sources cited on the show's article do indicate that ABC has stopped production (though I'd prefer if they were cites other than Hollywood rumor pages) I cannot find any sources to support that the show was taken off the air after a single showing. Six episodes were produced, and those episodes may yet run. If someone can provide a source that the show only aired once, please do, as I can't find a news report or anything to support that (unlike The Wire which was reported left, right, and center after it was pulled after a single airing). CNN hasn't reported on it at all as far as I can see. 23skidoo 05:42, 20 January 2006 (UTC)

• Citation of a Washington Post article discussing the cancellation has been added. Above information is incorrect: the show was canceled the day after the premiere. 147.70.242.40 20:21, 14 September 2007 (UTC)

Funniest edit comment ever

If this was accidental, the comment "Grammer fix" is classic!Sumthingweird 13:43, 21 January 2006 (UTC)

CITATION NEEDED

"Club Roast shows including Chevy Chase's show and other comedians on Comedy Central only had one TV special as audiences thought the shows were offensive."

Excuse me? Not only am I not sure what this means, exactly, I'm not sure if what it's trying to say--whatever that may be--is true. 172.144.150.15 14:00, 5 May 2006 (UTC)

If it wasn't an actual weekly series, it probably shouldn't be listed here anyway. 23skidoo 15:18, 21 June 2006 (UTC)

Transformers: Zone

I'm pretty well versed in Transformers lore, and Zone was released as an OVA. To the best of my knowledge, it NEVER aired on Japanese television, although it may have been intended to. The story did continue in various manga, however. I don't think it was intended to be a pilot for a series, either, as a WHOLE bunch of crap happens over the course of the show, moreso than would be necessary for a pilot. Generally speaking, I believe Zone is a one-shot OVA intended to introduce the characters and concepts, and there were no plans for further animated episodes. -HX 16:38, 20 June 2006 (UTC)

Suggesting article be moved

I just realized that using the term "television SHOWS" is quite misleading and inaccurate, because a television show could be a series episode, or a one-off special, or a single-time news/sport event broadcast, for that matter. What we're talking about here are television SERIES -- productions that have been commissioned for a number of episodes which, for whatever reason, are pulled after a single airing, never to be seen again.

For this reason, I am suggesting this article be moved to List of television series canceled after one episode. If there are no strenuous objections to this in the next few days, I'll be bold and make the move myself, but I want to gauge opinion first. 23skidoo 15:22, 21 June 2006 (UTC)

I think it should be changed to List of television series canceled after one airing, since two-episode single-airing shows are included on the list. Calbaer 19:23, 29 August 2007 (UTC)

I have thinking about the same thing in moving the article to something very similar to what Calbaer had in mind, specifically, move to list of television series canceled after a single day of broadcast but considered not submit the suggestion to rename on account of small subsection and equal technicality is hardly a reason in light of bigger problems like referencing entries the article. With that in mind, I say weak oppose--Kevin586 19:35, 29 August 2007 (UTC)

Strong oppose. Proposed titles are vague: "after one airing" would include, for example, most reality shows which are not repeated. It would be better to keep as-is and downplay as "exceptions" or "special cases" the two series that were cancelled the day after the airing of the first two (back-to-back) episodes. I would also contend that the proposed title is in fact POV, depending on the definition of the phrase, while the current, precise title is NPOV: one airing of exactly one episode of a multi-episode series (and not a miniseries). B.Wind 18:43, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

Crusade

Babylon 5 spin off (Crusade (TV series)) was cancelled before it was aired - probably worth including...

Not that I'm aware of. The show ran for the standard 13 episodes and it was cancelled sometime during that period. What's your source that it was cancelled before broadcast? In any event it doesn't count because all the episodes of Crusade were broadcast. We're talking about shows taken off the air after one showing. 23skidoo 03:49, 25 June 2006 (UTC)

Did you bother to read anything about "Crusade" at all?

1. Read Wikipedia article on Crusade - it clearly states "production was cancelled before the first episode was broadcast".

2. Additional reference. It was cancelled 5 months before any episode aired.

3. The article has a section "Series cancelled before airing a single episode" for which I suggest "Crusade" - in that section many shows eventually aired (as Crusade did too).

Futurix 11:20, 26 June 2006 (UTC)

That section no longer exists. Crusade should definitely be mentioned in this article. Here is another source clearly stating that the show was cancelled months before the first episode aired. This report was posted on February 26, 1999, and the first episode of Crusade did not air until June 9 of that year.--Pat Berry (talk) 05:07, 19 August 2009 (UTC)

Ah, I see now. The "Series cancelled before airing a single episode" section was spun off into a separate article. I'll direct my comments there.--Pat Berry (talk) 05:58, 19 August 2009 (UTC)

The Book Of Daniel

Does this count? only one episode did air.

Are you certain? I thought it ran for a couple of weeks. If you can find a source confirming it only aired once, then yes it would count. 23skidoo 13:26, 27 September 2006 (UTC)

It ran for three weeks, according to tv.com and zap2it.com [1]. 147.70.242.40

I think it should be listed as a special case then, as many stations did not air it AT ALL (like the Mormon owned Salt Lake City NBC station) due to it's controversial content, and far fewer aired it after the first episode. That it even aired after the first episode is news to me, as it was NOT aired beyond the first episode in my area. 68.103.144.26 (talk) 10:56, 30 August 2014 (UTC)

Article needs references

Interesting article, but almost the entire thing appears to be unreferenced. References need to be added. Dugwiki 20:41, 4 October 2006 (UTC)

It's looking better with the referencing, but much more is needed, as evidenced by the newly-applied tags... 147.70.242.40 23:33, 5 October 2007 (UTC)

The article is plagued with a spelling issue. The title is "List of television series CANCELED after one episode", yet several sections say "CANCELLED." The American version is 'canceled' while others recognize 'cancelled.' I normally push for the American spelling if an article is solely about an American subject, but since this isn't, shouldn't it be at the very least consistent?204.17.31.126 (talk) 00:28, 31 March 2010 (UTC)

"If I Did It"

I found out that O.J. Simpson's new project and series called If I Did It: Here's How It Happened, which was to be based on an upcoming book, was cancelled along with the book just 6 days after it was announced. Here's the link. --Angeldeb82 21:54, 25 November 2006 (UTC)

• It was a book and a two-part interview, not a television series; so it wouldn't qualify for the article. B.Wind 08:49, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

should "The Oblongs" be on this list?

If I recall correctly, the Oblongs was a animated series that lasted one season the former WB network in America several years ago. Did it really get pulled mid-way through its only broadcast in Australia?--Kevin586 18:36, 19 April 2007 (UTC)

It was mentioned that it only aired one episode in Australia. This is an international list. Riverfront4416 22:50, 23 April 2007 (UTC)

What's Allan Watching?

I don't remember this show ever airing and I watched a lot of Fox back in those days. It may have been a failed pilot that never aired. Terehend72 23:25, 23 August 2007 (UTC)

According to the IMDB, it was a failed pilot that aired on FOX. I'm removing it from the list until someone can provide a citation showing that it was indeed a series that was cancelled after airing of the first episode. Failed, unsold pilots don't belong here. 147.70.242.40 23:46, 5 October 2007 (UTC)

Anchorwoman

Will somebody please add Anchorwoman (show) to the list of shows cancelled after 1 episode? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.63.107.194 (talk • contribs)

• See bottom section: two episodes were aired on premiere night; so it was put there along with Beware of Dog, which met a similar fate five years earlier. 147.70.242.40 18:27, 12 October 2007 (UTC)

Missing entries?

I have noticed that two television series are missing but dissappeared somewhere in the editng. Can someone explain the rationale for removing Heil Honey I'm Home! and Dot Comedy?--Kevin586 17:53, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

Series vs pilot

"There is some difference of opinion among published sources as to whether this show should be classified as a series or a pilot."

Huh? I thought a pilot was PART of a series, making this distinction irrelevant. Maybe this article should explain this. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.57.220.248 (talk) 18:15, 7 February 2008 (UTC)

quarterlife

No, the heading is not a typo - the title of the short-lived NBC series is not capitalized, according to the NBC web site. Please do not revert. B.Wind (talk) 22:49, 9 March 2008 (UTC)

The same thing applies to the longer-lived ABC series thirtysomething. That was how it was stylized on air and in print advertising, but English rules for proper names prevails, making it Thirtysomething (see Wikipedia's Manual of Style at MOS:TRADE and MOS:CAP). Otherwise, we would see such renderings as THREE'S COMPANY and the PRiCe iS Right.—Twigboy (talk) 01:24, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

Apparently you aren't aware of the revised WP:NAME and WP:MOS that permit eBay, iPod, eHarmony, and many others. The official NBC.com site does not capitalize the name of the series at all, and we should reflect the information by official, reliable sources regarding its name. Oh, by the way, check the official sites of The Price Is Right for its official name. B.Wind (talk) 02:23, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

I am well aware of the examples you cite above. The very narrow exception to the rule is clearly stated at the link you provided, with my emphasis: Exceptions include article titles with the first letter lowercase and the second letter uppercase, such as iPod and eBay. It then refers to WP:TRADE for more information. There it clearly states: choose the style that most closely resembles standard English, regardless of the preference of the trademark owner. Further down the page is Thirtysomething, which the series producers and ABC consistently styled as thirtysomething. Quoting again:

“ Trademarks rendered without any capitals are always capitalized: Avoid: thirtysomething is a television show that may have been sponsored by adidas, but not by craigslist, because the show was over before craigslist existed. Instead, use: Thirtysomething is a television show that may have been sponsored by Adidas, but not by Craigslist, because the show was over before Craigslist existed. ”

It does not really matter what is "official," because all lower-case and all upper-case titles are used to CALL ATTENTION TO THEMSELVES. (See?) This does not mean we throw out the capitalization rules we learned in grammar school. And no wonder, that the creative team behind the lower-cased thirtysomething would also stylize quarterlife the same.—Twigboy (talk) 05:23, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

Limozeen- But They're In Space

The metafictional show "Limozeen: But They're In Space" from the Homestarrunner universe was canceled five minutes into the pilot episode (and the characters in the show, despite it being a cartoon, are informed of this during the broadcast). Should there be any remark about this? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 199.94.76.172 (talk) 00:21, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

I would say no. This list should be restricted to actual, real-world happenings. Anyone else have any thoughts on this?

Call for removal of three series from this list

Sorry, but I don't believe The Great Defender, The Master, and Melba belong on this list. All of these shows were placed on hiatus after one episode. Later episodes of these series all aired on their originating networks. At the very least, these series should be hived off into a separate section: Series that were placed on hiatus after one episode had aired. (Or something similar.) 172.168.240.222 (talk) 15:22, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

Public Morals

The full series was shown on ITV (in the UK) TimothyJacobson (talk) 17:12, 7 July 2008 (UTC)

Discussion regarding new addition

I was doing to reviews of articles and I discovered that Aly & AJ: Sister Act was either a pilot or premier episode featuring the musical duo that was canceled because their schedule. I have not done fact checking beyond that and I would like to get the consensus of other editors about its worthiness to be included in this article.--Kevin586 (talk) 17:37, 29 September 2008 (UTC)

A new addition I would like for editors to consider is Rosie Live. A variety show hosted by Rosie O'Donnell. I have not heard or seen much about it supposedly it has been cancelled according to entertainment report on the local news and I can only recall it being broadcasted once during the Thanksgiving Holiday.--Kevin586 (talk) 18:06, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

• I just came here to see if that show was added. I am not sure if it can be included here or not though. It might have been a one-episode tv special rather than a full tv series. NorthernThunder (talk) 00:13, 5 December 2008 (UTC)

With the subsequent and I say conflicting entertainment reports, I am not sure either. Some sources say that after the abysmal rating rosie herself ended the show while other sources claim network executives cancelled it (or agreed with rosie). Perhaps it be included; I do not think it would be necessary to cancel a one time special unless it was proposed as a series.--Kevin586 (talk) 18:12, 10 December 2008 (UTC)

You're in the Picture

You're in the Picture appears twice, in the main list and as a "special case". I don't want to be the one to decide where it goes, but the two listings should be consolidated and the show put on one list or the other.--ChasFink (talk) 21:56, 4 December 2008 (UTC)

Push

In the late 90s there was a show about athletes called "Push" ... I am pretty sure it only lasted 1 episode .... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.159.75.17 (talk) 04:14, 10 December 2008 (UTC)

I'm pretty sure it lasted three.149.175.37.122 (talk) 22:27, 29 April 2009 (UTC)

ADD THIS PLEASE

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Da_boom_crew DA BOOM CREW — Preceding unsigned comment added by 186.45.83.144 (talk) 18:49, 8 November 2011 (UTC)

Sorry, four episodes were shown of this one.149.175.30.30 (talk) 01:05, 3 December 2011 (UTC)