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Most Shocking TV Deaths of All Time
Warning: This gallery features major TV deaths from the past five decades. Click through at your own risk.
President David Palmer, 24
Cause of Death: Assassinated by Conrad Haas
Teri Bauer, 24
Cause of Death: Shot by Nina Myers
Lexa, The 100
Cause of Death: Blood loss due to gunshot wound
Francine “Francie” D. Calfo, Alias
Cause of Death: Murdered by lookalike assassin Allison Doren
Nina Krilova, The Americans
Cause of Death: Executed by the Russian government
Laurel Lance, Arrow
Cause of Death: Fatally stabbed by Damien Darhk
Sara Lance, Arrow
Cause of Death: Shot with an arrow by a drugged Thea
Norma Bates, Bates Motel
Cause of Death: Carbon-monoxide poisoning
Linda Reagan, Blue Bloods
Cause of death: Perished in a medevac helicopter crash
Jimmy Darmody, Boardwalk Empire
Cause of Death: Shot by Nucky Thompson
Lance Sweets, Bones
Cause of Death: Beaten by a Navy Seal, who was sent by President of the Shadow Government Glen Durant
Joyce Summers, Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Cause of Death: Brain aneurysm
Tara Maclay, Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Cause of Death: Killed by a stray bullet fired by Warren Mears
Prue Halliwell, Charmed
Cause of Death: Assassinated by Shax
Leslie Shay, Chicago Fire
Cause of Death: Struck by a collapsing pipe in line of duty
Warrick Brown, CSI
Cause of Death: Shot twice by LVPD mole Jeffrey McKeen
Bobby Ewing, Dallas
Cause of Death: Hit by a car driven by ex-sister-in-law Katherine Wentworth (Not really, though!)
Leonard Snart, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow
Cause of Death: Sacrificed himself to take down the Oculus
J.T. Yorke, Degrassi: The Next Generation
Cause of Death: Stabbed by Lakehurst deadbeat Drake
Mike Delfino, Desperate Housewives
Cause of Death: Killed in a drive-by shooting by Donny
Rita Bennett-Morgan, Dexter
Cause of Death: Murdered by the Trinity Killer
Matthew Crawley, Downton Abbey
Cause of Death: Car accident
Sybil Branson, Downton Abbey
Cause of Death: Eclampsia
Lucy Knight, ER
Cause of Death: Stabbed by schizophrenic patient Paul Sobricki
H.R. Wells, The Flash
Cause of Death: Slain by Savitar, after taking Iris’ place
Robb and Catelyn Stark, Game of Thrones
Cause of Death: Red Wedding (need we say more?)
Hodor, Game of Thrones
Cause of Death: Torn apart by wights while (wait for it) holding the door
Ned Stark, Game of Thrones
Cause of Death: Beheaded by Ser Ilyn Payne (per Joffrey Baratheon’s orders)
B.J. Jones, General Hospital
Cause of Death: Taken off life support after her school van was hit by a drunk driver
Will Gardner, The Good Wife
Cause of Death: Shot by his client, Jeffrey Grant
Derek Shepherd, Grey’s Anatomy
Cause of Death: Brain trauma following head-on collision with a semi-trailer truck
George O’Malley, Grey’s Anatomy
Cause of Death: Jumped in front of a bus to save a woman’s life
Lexie Grey, Grey’s Anatomy
Cause of Death: Crushed by plane crash wreckage
Gordon Clark, Halt and Catch Fire
Cause of death: Stroke, triggered by toxic encephalopathy
Steve Crosetti, Homicide: Life On the Street
Cause of Death: Suicide
Lawrence Kutner, House
Cause of Death: Suicide
Zoe Barnes, House of Cards
Cause of Death: Pushed in front of oncoming train
Tom Yates, House of Cards
Cause of Death: Poisoned by Claire
Marvin Eriksen, Sr., How I Met Your Mother
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Wes Gibbins, How to Get Away With Murder
Cause of Death: Asphyxiated and burned to death by Dominick
Michael Cordero, Jane the Virgin
Cause of Death: Aortic dissection, as a result of being shot by Sin Rostro
Rosalind Shays, L.A. Law
Cause of Death: Fell down an elevator shaft
Claire Kincaid, Law & Order
Cause of Death: Car accident
Charlie Pace, Lost
Cause of Death: Drowned at the hands of Mikhail Bakunin
Jin-Soo and Sun-Hwa Kwon, Lost
Cause of Death: Drowned aboard Widmore’s submarine
Lane Pryce, Mad Men
Cause of Death: Suicide
Russell Taylor, Major Crimes
Cause of Death: Shot by serial-killing white supremacist Dwight Darnell
Henry Blake, M*A*S*H
Cause of Death: Plane shot down over the Sea of Japan
Rayna James, Nashville
Cause of Death: Injuries sustained during a car accident
Caitlin Todd, NCIS
Cause of Death: Shot in the head with a lone bullet, as instructed by Ari Haswari
Bobby Simone, NYPD Blue
Cause of Death: Bacterial infection of the brain following a heart transplant
Marissa Cooper, The O.C.
Cause of Death: Injuries sustained during a car accident
Keith Scott, One Tree Hill
Cause of Death: Shot by his younger brother Dan
Poussey Washington, Orange Is the New Black
Cause of Death: Accidentally suffocated by CO Bayley
Camille “Cami” O’Connell, The Originals
Cause of Death: Fatally bitten by Lucien Castle
Mrs. S, Orphan Black
Cause of Death: Shot in chest by Ferdinand
Vanessa Ives, Penny Dreadful
Cause of Death: Shot by Ethan
Joss Carter, Person of Interest
Cause of Death: Shot by Simmons
Root, Person of Interest
Cause of Death: Takes a bullet intended for Finch
King Henry, Reign
Cause of Death: Murdered by Francis in a jousting competition
Francis, Reign
Cause of Death: Head trauma
Daniel Grayson, Revenge
Cause of Death: Shot by Agent Taylor (aka Malcolm Black’s daughter) amid his effort to save Emily
Dan Conner, Roseanne
Cause of Death: Heart attack (but we’ll see about that)
Susan Ross, Seinfeld
Cause of Death: Posioned by toxic glue on wedding invitations (poor Lily!)
Shane Vendrell, Mara Sewell and Jackson Vendrell, The Shield
Cause(s) of Death: Shane posioned Mara and Jackson, then died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head
Nate Fisher, Six Feet Under
Cause of Death: Brain hemorrhage following second surgery for AVM
Abbie Mills, Sleepy Hollow
Cause of Death: Sacrificed her soul to seal Pandora’s Box for good
Castiel, Supernatural
Cause of Death: Stabbed with an angel blade by Lucifer
Crowley, Supernatural
Cause of Death: Sacrificed his life to close the rift between worlds by stabbing himself
Tara Knowles-Teller, Sons of Anarchy
Cause of Death: Stabbed in head and neck by Gemma with a barbecue fork
Christopher Moltisanti, The Sopranos
Cause of Death: Crashed his car while driving under the influence, then choked to death on his own blood
Adriana La Cerva, The Sopranos
Cause of Death: Shot by Silvio Dante for working as an FBI informant
Allison Argent, Teen Wolf
Cause of Death: Stabbed by an Oni demon
Gary, Thirtysomething
Cause of Death: Internal bleeding, resulting from a car wreck
Alcide Herveaux, True Blood
Cause of Death: Shot in the head
Bill Compton, True Blood
Cause of Death: Voluntarily staked by Sookie
Tara Thornton, True Blood
Cause of Death: Defeated in a fight with an infected vampire
Lorenzo “Enzo” St. John, The Vampire Diaries
Cause of Death: Heart ripped out by Stefan
Stefan Salvatore, The Vampire Diaries
Cause of Death: Hellfire
Glenn Rhee and Abraham Ford, The Walking Dead
Cause of Death: Heads bashed in by Negan’s iconic bat Lucille
Mrs. Landingham, The West Wing
Cause of Death: Struck and killed by a drunk driver
Stringer Bell, The Wire
Cause of Death: Taken out by Omar and Mouzone
Deep Throat, The X-Files
Cause of Death: Shot in the chest by “Crew Cut Man”
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