Our condolences, TVLine readers: It seems there are quite a few fallen TV series you’re still mourning.
Earlier this summer, we looked back on 50 shows that were cut short after their first seasons, despite their massive potential. Our wide-ranging list included dramas like Fox’s Pitch, quirky comedies such as ABC’s Selfie and animated fare a la MTV’s Clone High — but you had some of your own favorites to add to the mix, too.
Below, we’ve highlighted 15 more one-hit wonders that received a whole lotta love in our comments section, from recent cancellations (ABC’s Whiskey Cavalier) to an early ’90s throwback (we haven’t thought about The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. in a very long time).
Our list of readers’ favorites also includes a short-lived Bones spinoff, an ABC Family gem that’s also among the best one-season teen dramas, and a whopping three series starring Dave Annable. (The man has range!) But there’s plenty of TV grief left for shows like NBC’s high-concept thriller Awake, ABC’s Jason Ritter vehicle Kevin (Probably) Saves the World and Fox’s heartwarming medical drama Red Band Society, among others.
Scroll through the list below to see all 15 one-season shows our readers still miss, then drop a comment with more series that said goodbye too soon.
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666 Park Avenue (2012-13)
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THE CAST: Rachael Taylor (Marvel’s Jessica Jones), Dave Annable (Brothers & Sisters), Terry O’Quinn (Lost), Vanessa Williams (Ugly Betty)
THE PLOT: When Jane (Taylor) and Henry (Annable) begin co-managing the Drake residential hotel, they come to find the building is home to dark supernatural forces.
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The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. (1993-94)
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THE CAST: Bruce Campbell (Burn Notice), Julius Carry (Doctor Doctor), Christian Clemenson (CSI: Miami), Comet the Horse
THE PLOT: A lawyer-turned-bounty hunter (Campbell) is hired to track down the outlaw John Bly and his gang in the Old West, encountering futuristic technology and science fiction elements along the way.
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Awake (2012)
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THE CAST: Jason Isaacs (The OA), Laura Allen (All My Children), Dylan Minnette (13 Reasons Why), Wilmer Valderrama (That ‘70s Show), Steve Harris (The Practice)
THE PLOT: After an LAPD detective (Isaacs) and his family get into a serious car accident, he finds himself living in two different realities — one where the accident killed his wife, the other where it killed his son — and struggles to determine what is actually real.
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The Black Donnellys (2007)
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THE CAST: Tom Guiry, Jonathan Tucker (Kingdom), Billy Lush (Low Winter Sun), Michael Stahl-David (Narcos), Olivia Wilde (House)
THE PLOT: Four young Roman Catholic, Irish-American brothers get entangled with New York City’s world of organized crime.
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The Brave (2017-18)
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THE CAST: Anne Heche (Men in Trees), Mike Vogel (Under the Dome), Tate Ellington (Quantico), Demetrius Grosse (Banshee), Natacha Karam (9-1-1: Lone Star)
THE PLOT: A squad of military heroes must make personal sacrifices while embarking on highly dangerous and challenging missions.
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Deception (2018)
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THE CAST: Jack Cutmore-Scott (Cooper Barrett’s Guide to Surviving Life), Ilfenesh Hadera (Billions), Lenora Crichlow (Being Human), Justin Chon (Just Jordan), Laila Robins (The Blacklist)
THE PLOT: After his career is upended by scandal, a famed magician (Cutmore-Scott) helps the FBI solve crimes as a consulting illusionist.
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The Finder (2012)
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THE CAST: Geoff Stults (Enlisted), Maddie Hasson (Twisted), Mercedes Mason (Fear the Walking Dead), Michael Clarke Duncan (The Green Mile)
THE PLOT: A spinoff of Bones, this procedural follows an Army veteran (Stults) who suffers a brain injury that allows him to see patterns others wouldn’t catch.
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Grand Hotel (2019)
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THE CAST: Demián Bichir (Weeds), Roselyn Sanchez (Without a Trace), Denyse Tontz (The Fosters), Bryan Craig (General Hospital), Wendy Raquel Robinson (The Game)
THE PLOT: This drama follows the personal and professional lives of those working at a family-run hotel in Miami Beach.
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Jane by Design (2012)
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THE CAST: Erica Dasher (Guidance), Andie MacDowell (Cedar Cove), David Clayton Rogers (Blindspot), India de Beaufort (Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist), Matthew Atkinson (The Bold and the Beautiful), Nick Roux, Rowly Dennis
THE PLOT: When she’s mistaken for an adult, high school student Jane Quimby (Dasher) begins leading a double life as a twentysomething working in the fashion world.
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Journeyman (2007)
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THE CAST: Kevin McKidd (Grey’s Anatomy), Gretchen Egolf (Martial Law), Moon Bloodgood (Falling Skies), Reed Diamond (Franklin & Bash), Brian Howe (Justified)
THE PLOT: A newspaper reporter (McKidd) begins jumping backward in time, each time encountering someone whose destiny he is meant to change.
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Kevin (Probably) Saves the World (2017-18)
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THE CAST: Jason Ritter (Parenthood), JoAnna Garcia Swisher (Reba), Kimberly Hebert Gregory (Vice Principals), India de Beaufort (Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist), J. August Richards (Angel)
THE PLOT: After surviving a suicide attempt, a down-on-his-luck man (Ritter) is tasked by God with saving the world.
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Life on Mars (2008-09)
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THE CAST: Jason O’Mara (The Man in the High Castle), Michael Imperioli (The Sopranos), Gretchen Mol (Boardwalk Empire), Jonathan Murphy (October Road), Harvey Keitel (Bugsy)
THE PLOT: Based on the British series of the same name, this crime drama follows Sam Tyler (O’Mara), a New York City detective who is hit by a car in 2008, then regains consciousness in 1973.
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Red Band Society (2014-15)
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THE CAST: Octavia Spencer (Truth Be Told), Dave Annable (Brothers & Sisters), Charlie Rowe (Salvation), Griffin Gluck (American Vandal), Ciara Bravo (Big Time Rush), Rebecca Rittenhouse (The Mindy Project)
THE PLOT: A group of teenagers live together as patients in Ocean Park Hospital’s pediatric ward.
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Reunion (2005-06)
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THE CAST: Dave Annable (Brothers & Sisters), Alexa Davalos (The Man in the High Castle), Will Estes (Blue Bloods), Sean Faris (Pretty Little Liars), Chyler Leigh (Supergirl), Amanda Righetti (The Mentalist)
THE PLOT: Six high school friends gather for their 20-year class reunion, where a member of the group is brutally murdered.
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Whiskey Cavalier (2019)
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THE CAST: Scott Foley (Scandal), Lauren Cohan (The Walking Dead), Ana Ortiz (Ugly Betty), Tyler James Williams (Everybody Hates Chris), Josh Hopkins (Cougar Town), Vir Das (the U.K.’s Mumbai Calling)
THE PLOT: The odd-couple pair of FBI Agent Will Chase (Foley) and CIA operative Frankie Trowbridge (Cohan) leads an interagency team of spies who save the world.
