The Best Short Lived TV shows of All Time
TV Shows That Last 2 Seasons and Less Than 2 Seasons.
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- CreatorChuck AdamsonGustave ReiningerStarsDennis FarinaBill SmitrovichTony DenisonThe saga of a Chicago police detective's efforts to stop a young hood's ruthless rise in the ranks of organized crime.
- CreatorGary David GoldbergStarsMarion RossDanny GerardLouis ZorichIn 1956, 14-year-old Alan Silver's life revolves around family, the synagogue and the Dodgers. Grandparents Jules and Sophie live in the same brownstone as Alan, his brother Nate, and their parents Phyllis and George.
- CreatorEarl PomerantzStarsJoel HigginsCarlene WatkinsMeeno PeluceThe Wild West misadventures of a mild-mannered store owner turned town Marshal.
- CreatorFrank LupoStarsJohn J. YorkLance LeGaultChuck ConnorsGrad student Eric Cord becomes infected with lycanthropy after his friend turns into a werewolf and attacks him. Now, Eric and his girlfriend are after the monster that infected his friend, and a tough cowboy bounty hunter pursues Eric.
- CreatorJoe ByrneS.E. HintonJeb RosebrookStarsJay R. FergusonRodney HarveyBoyd KestnerA follow-up to the novel and film of the same name, focusing on a group of troubled teens in 1960s Oklahoma.
- CreatorJim AbrahamsDavid ZuckerJerry ZuckerStarsLeslie NielsenAlan NorthEd WilliamsSight gags, puns and non-sequiturs ensue as bumbling Sgt. Det. Lt. Frank Drebin and his colleagues at Police Squad solve various puzzling cases.
- CreatorBill LeeJohn MoffittStarsJack BurnsBrandis KempMark BlankfieldLive late-night comedy sketch show similar to "Saturday Night Live."
- CreatorPaul RauchStarsCarla BorelliBeverlee McKinseyJerry LanningDaytime Drama, spun off from "Another World," which followed Iris Carrington from Bay City as she rediscovered Alex Wheeler, a former love, and moved to the Houston area. The stories centered around the daily lives of the wealthy Wheelers and Bellmans and the middle-class Marshalls and their ranching and oil interests. Beverlee McKinsey, as Iris, was the first daytime performer to be given starring credit.
- CreatorDavid IsaacsKen LevineRobin SchiffStarsNancy TravisChip ZienMatt LetscherKim Cooper is a producer/writer for the TV show 'Blue Justice'. She has to deal with both her professional career, her three partners Gary, Neal and Rob when writing the show and her boyfriend Mike.
- CreatorGina WendkosStarsNancy McKeonMariska HargitayLouis MandylorIn New York City, friends Annie, Roger, and Elliot work in a personnel agency. Divorcee Didi offers dating advice to the love-seeking Annie and the others.
- CreatorMarc CherryTony VitaleStarsJason BatemanDanny NucciAlec MapaWarren Fairbanks is a gay Greenwich Village writer. His sexual orientation isn't suspected initially by the fellow who has responded to his newspaper ad for a new roommate. Though the road is bumpy for them at first, they strive to reach a common understanding.
- CreatorChris WeitzPaul WeitzDanny ZukerStarsSean MaguireLauren StamileJohn ChoA British stud and an American doofus share an apartment in Manhattan.
- StarsJason AlexanderWendy MakkenaDaniella MonetTony Kleinman and his partner, former professional athlete Bernie Widman, co-host a television talk show in Philadelphia devoted primarily to sports and athletes of all disciplines.
- CreatorJoe KeenanChristopher LloydStarsChristopher GorhamPaula MarshallTy BurrellTherapist Benjamin Barnes lives his life in the shadows of his parents and siblings, all of whom are doctors. At the same time he tries to keep his family together after the addition of his father's much-younger new girlfriend.
- CreatorVictor FrescoStarsJay HarringtonPortia de RossiAndrea AndersIn an amoral science-based company, a manager tries to keep control of his scientists while being pressured by his shrewd boss.
- CreatorPaul FeigStarsLinda CardelliniJohn Francis DaleyJames FrancoA high school mathlete starts hanging out with a group of burnouts while her younger brother navigates his freshman year.
- CreatorJudd ApatowStarsJay BaruchelCarla GalloCharlie HunnamCollege freshman Steve Karp, his girlfriend and their fellow dormmates embark on one of the greatest experiences of their lives. Unfortunately for Steve, his lonely and recently divorced father is tagging along for the ride.
- CreatorJon Harmon FeldmanStarsEliza DushkuShawn ReavesZach GalifianakisA university graduate working in the city morgue is able to repeat the same day over again to prevent murders or other disasters.
- CreatorJoss WhedonStarsEliza DushkuHarry LennixFran KranzA top secret organization erases the identities of attractive young people, turning them into blank "dolls" ready for imprints of temporary identities they need to fulfill assignments for clients.
- CreatorDavid LevyStarsJohn AstinCarolyn JonesJackie CooganThe misadventures of a blissfully macabre but extremely loving family.
- CreatorEd HaasNorm LiebmannStarsFred GwynneAl LewisYvonne De CarloA family of friendly monsters have misadventures, never quite understanding why people react to them so strangely.
- CreatorMark BrazillTerry TurnerBonnie TurnerStarsGlenn HowertonTinsley GrimesChyler LeighThat '80s Show is a half-hour ensemble comedy focusing on a group of twenty-somethings finding their way through the '80s in San Diego.
- StarsDaphne AshbrookGeorgann JohnsonMichael MadsenA family in law enforcement is at war with a crime family with two young lovers, one from each side, caught in the middle.
- CreatorChris ThompsonRobert L. BoyettThomas L. MillerStarsTom HanksPeter ScolariDonna DixonTwo young single ad men must disguise themselves as women to live in the one apartment they can afford.
- CreatorDavid CaspeStarsEliza CoupeElisha CuthbertZachary KnightonThis Chicago-set sitcom follows the intertwined lives of six young urbanites trying to learn the ropes of adulthood. Through breakups and whatever other curve-balls life throws them, the pals stick together.