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Throughout TV chronicle , audiences and showrunners have believed a show was finished , only for it be accidentally renewed . In some cases , fan communities rallied to save a show , relentlessly campaigning via societal medium or ( before the cyberspace ) handwritten letters to the studio . Fans ofStar TrekandFriday Night Lightssucceeded in win over the same studio apartment to revive their shows , 40 years apart .
On the other script , the game of TV show cancellations and renewals is also affected by embodied word and unornamented fortune . Writers do their best to mould with studio apartment executive to end the show at the correct time . However , there are some cases where a show should not have been renewed . With appearance likeBuffy the Vampire SlayerandOnce Upon a Time , the history was complete when the show was given another time of year . The following season were of decidedly poor quality .
10Galavant (2015-2016)
Galavant is considered lucky to have gotten a second season.
9Lucifer (2016-2021)
Lucifer was saved by fans and Netflix.
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The phantasy TV showLuciferis found on the DC Comics character created by Neil Gaiman , Sam Kieth , and Mike Dringenberg . The show observe the devil himself , who abandons ruling Hell and moves to Los Angeles to give a nightclub and work with the LAPD.Luciferwas cancelledafter three season on Fox , but was break up up by Netflix for another three seasons .
When it look as thoughLuciferwas coming to an terminal , drove chisel of fans participate in the # SaveLucifer run , encouraged by show co - creator Joe Henderson comment that the story was not over:“We created a season finale with a immense cliffhanger so that there was no way Fox could invalidate us . Instead , we ’re going to cross the hell out of you rooter . I ’m so deplorable for that”(viaEntertainment Weekly ) .
The cancelation of some TV shows has been so surprising and undeserved that fans joined forces and successfully saved their favorite show .
8Buffy The Vampire Slayer (1997-2003)
Buffy’s death is an indicator that the show was supposed to end.
downcast paygrade led Joss Whedon to believe that time of year 5 would be the last for Buffy Summers ( viaVulture).Buffy the Vampire Slayerseason 5 ’s endinggives Buffy a desperate sacrificial death , seemingly bringing her story to an terminal . However , the show was strike from WB to UPN and continued for another two time of year . Buffy the Vampire Slayerseason 6 is divisive , chiefly because ofBuffy give birth an abusive human relationship with Spike . knotty storylines have led people to argue thatBuffy the Vampire Slayerwould have been better off ending after season 5 .
7Once Upon A Time (2011-2018)
Once Upon a Time carried on longer than it should have.
Despite the showrunners believing they would be cancelled after time of year 1 ( viaVariety),ABC’sOnce Upon a Timelasted for seven seasons . While ABC eagerly nibble up thefailedOnce Upon a metre in Wonderlandspinoffin 2013 , they twist downAdam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis ' proposedEpicspinoffin 2021 , demonstrating a exit of interest . The main show ’s initiation of fictional character from Graeco-Roman lit and modern Disney movies , including Elsa , Anna , Dr. Jekyll , and Mr. Hyde , signal that the writers were run out of fairy story to use . Season 7 even introduce a plot element that allows new versions of already lay down reference such as Cinderella to come out .
6Friday Night Lights (2006-2011)
Friday Night Lights was renewed because of an intense fan campaign.
Friday Night Lights , root on by H.G. Bissinger ’s nonfiction novelFriday Night Lights : A Town , a Team , and a Dream , follows the trial and tribulations of a high-pitched shoal football team in a fictional town in rural Texas . small valuation put the show in risk of cancellation due to downcast valuation after season 2 . fan come up , some of whom sent NBC ’s Entertainment director Ben Silverman broken light bulbs with the Good Book “ Light On ” write on the side ( viaVulture).NBC later struck a passel with DirecTV to co - grow three more seasons ofFriday Night Lights , and the show ended after season 5 .
5Parks And Recreation (2006-2015)
The showrunners believed Parks & Rec would be cancelled several times.
Creator Michael Shur wrote several seasons ofParks and Recreationbelieving it would be the show ’s last ( viaEntertainment Weekly).Parks & Recstruggled with low ratings and often being compared toThe Officein its early days . The writer believe that they require to end the show on a high musical note led to some of its gravid moments appearing earlier than they might have otherwise , including Andy and April ’s wedding and Leslie and Ben ’s marriage . YetParks & Recmanaged to pull through several times before the show at last concluded with time of year 7 .
4Star Trek: The Original Series (1966-1969)
The influential sci-fi TV series was saved from cancellation by fans.
Gene Roddenberry kick off one of themost famous sci - fi franchisesin history withStar Trek : The Original Series , following the adventure of the original Enterprise gang . The show was cancelled after only two seasons , do rooter to write letters to NBC executives arguing for the show ’s rehabilitation ( viaVox ) . They were successful andStark Trekgot one more season . WhileStar Trekprobably still would have influenced sci - fi movies and television shows with only two season , it is singular that fans get to relish the third season .
3Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013-2021)
Brooklyn Nine-Nine was also saved by a social media campaign.
Schur ’s other popular clowning seriesBrooklyn Nine - Ninefocuses on a squad of detectives of the fictional 99th Precinct of the NYPD . The show was cancel after five seasons at Fox but waspicked up by NBC following the rooter ' # SaveBrooklyn99 cause . Hulu and Netflix also appeared to be interested in the show at different point , but both decided not to act on it ( viaDeadline).Brooklyn Nine - Ninecontinued for three more class for a sum of eight seasons – Schur seems to be consistently lucky at ward off cancellation .
2Family Guy (1999-Present)
Family Guy was brought back two years after being cancelled.
The long - be given reanimate TV showFamily Guy , following the now - iconic Griffin family unit , was cancelled doubly . The first clip was after the death of season 2 , but Fox arrange an extra 13 episodes shortly after . It was then cancelled " for good " after time of year 3 . However , Family Guyremained incredibly democratic and its videodisc sale were super profitable , leading to the serial ' revitalisation two age later . It is astounding thatFamily Guycomprises more than 20 season today when it had such a jumpy start .
From luminescence to A League Of Their Own and The Peripheral , some TV shows were shockingly canceled despite having been renewed for a young time of year .
1Friends (1994-2004)
The Friends showrunners thought both season 8 and 9 were the end.
AsFriendsstarted to wind down , the writer were bring thing one time of year at a prison term . According toFriendsco - creator David Crane ( viaradiotimes.com ) ,
" When we were doing the eighth season , we were told , ' This is the remainder . ' And then they negotiated another season , so we ’re in for nine . " We were state at a certain compass point on nine that ' This is dead the last season ' . And then a hebdomad afterward , they come back and went , ' Well … ' And so we get to the 10th season and said , ' Let ’s be really percipient : we ca n’t keep not knowing where we ’re going . ' So we knew , definitively , it was the last one . "
An unexpected renewal might be a welcome surprise . However , in the suit of theFriendswriters , they wanted to cognize when the show would end , so they could decently wrap up all the storylines . sports fan and showrunners likewise will fight to save their favorite series – but should also say so when it is time to stop things .
Source : Entertainment Weekly(Galavant),Entertainment Weekly(Lucifer),Vulture(Buffy),Variety , Vulture(Lights),Entertainment Weekly(Parks & Rec),Vox , Deadline , radiotimes.com
