Doesn't/Didn't Deserve to Be On Television Because it's Ridiculously Stupid & Bad
by SpaceOctopus | created - 19 Jun 2013 | updated - 13 Jul 2016 | PublicI probably hate you if you like these, since you are the reason they keep airing terrible television shows like these, and why really GOOD shows rarely get past 1-3 seasons if they're lucky. You are the reason why television is becoming more and more awful every day and why I have to constantly find shows that were made before the 2000's if I want to have a better chance of finding anything worth my time. :(
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1. Keeping Up with the Kardashians (2007–2021)
TV-14 | 44 min | Family, Reality-TV
A peek inside the exploits and privileged private lives of the blended Kardashian-Jenner family, including sisters Kim, Kourtney, Khloé, Kendall and Kylie.
Stars: Khloé Kardashian, Kim Kardashian, Kourtney Kardashian, Kris Jenner
Votes: 31,470
This list is in no particular order, but if it was, this would be #1. This is every single thing wrong with people today and why I refuse to watch television on cable or anywhere else where I might accidentally be subjected to this drivel. I sincerely wish these people would all die in a fire.
2. Dexter (2006–2013)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
He's smart. He's lovable. He's Dexter Morgan, America's favorite serial killer, who spends his days solving crimes and nights committing them.
Stars: Michael C. Hall, Jennifer Carpenter, David Zayas, James Remar
Votes: 765,441
Another show that would be good if HBO had made it, but it didn't. Instead, Showtime made it and it sucks really bad. I can't stand the fact that most people I know actually like this pile of crap. The writing is atrocious, most of the acting is bad (although it could be the writer's faults), even the story is ridiculously stupid and bland, especially since Showtime does this to everything they make. The only exception Showtime ever had was Penn & Teller;Bullsh*t (because they pretty much did everything themselves and didn't let Showtime screw it up). I don't want to hear about how much you like Weeds either. It's just another great example of a good idea ruined by Showtime. Showtime is like the cheap knock off of HBO, made in some other country for a small fraction of the price, and passing itself off to all the idiots as the real thing. Most people just aren't intelligent enough to recognize it. It's quite sad. Don't get me wrong though, I love the star actor of Dexter, he was amazingly awesome in Six Feet Under, but he's just completely wrong for this part. It doesn't work.
It seriously irks me that this show has had as many seasons as it does, while I can think of at least 20 amazing shows that never made it past 2 or 3, even though they had more substance in one little scene than Dexter has the entire show. What's even more upsetting is the shear amount of people I know who oh-so-love it & think it's sooooo cool. All I have to say about that is, it's unfortunate you're suckers.
You are the reason why TV rarely has substance anymore. It's just all about shiny, "cool", glamorous, plastic garbage with really stupid lines masquerading as "badass" when they're just a bunch of posers. Look at Deadwood, and you'll see a badass show that is so cool, and it's because they weren't trying so ultra-hard to be cool, and it wasn't their goal. They just wanted to make a good show & they succeeded very well at it.
3. True Blood (2008–2014)
TV-MA | 55 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Telepathic waitress Sookie Stackhouse encounters a strange new supernatural world when she meets the mysterious Bill Compton, a southern Louisiana gentleman and vampire.
Stars: Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer, Sam Trammell, Ryan Kwanten
Votes: 260,035
I'm not even going to start explaining how bad this is....
All I'm going to say is that if you like this, SHAME ON YOU. You are what's wrong with television.
Alan Ball, why?! Why did you do this? I loved you! You betrayed me.... you made so many amazing things....and then you did this...and I'm not sure I can forgive you for it.
4. Sex and the City (1998–2004)
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Four female New Yorkers gossip about their sex lives (or lack thereof) and find new ways to deal with being a woman in the late 1990s.
Stars: Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis, Cynthia Nixon
Votes: 142,659
This show has almost every little horrible thing that bad TV is these days. It's one of the most awful things ever created and it deserves to burn.
5. Dharma & Greg (1997–2002)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Romance
A free-spirited yoga instructor finds true love in a conservative lawyer and they get married on the first date. Though they are polar opposites, he fulfills her need of stability and she fulfills his need of optimism.
Stars: Jenna Elfman, Thomas Gibson, Joel Murray, Mimi Kennedy
Votes: 32,138
6. Friends (1994–2004)
TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy, Romance
Follows the personal and professional lives of six twenty to thirty year-old friends living in the Manhattan borough of New York City.
Stars: Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc
Votes: 1,087,602
Everything about this show sucks. Sometimes it surprises me this came from the 90's.....but sadly it doesn't surprise me at all that it's one of the most popular shows ever made.....and that is just sad.
7. Weeds (2005–2012)
TV-MA | 28 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
When a suburban mother turns to dealing marijuana in order to maintain her privileged lifestyle after her husband dies, she finds out just how addicted her entire neighborhood already is.
Stars: Mary-Louise Parker, Hunter Parrish, Alexander Gould, Kevin Nealon
Votes: 117,342
I thought I liked this for a bit, but one day I realized how unbelievably stupid it was. Just like every other Showtime show, it has a great story/idea that it just destroyed, ruined and pooped on, then decided to air that on television.
8. Grace Under Fire (1993–1998)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Romance
Grace is a recovering alcoholic, now divorced from an abusive husband, struggling to bring up three children on her own.
Stars: Brett Butler, Casey Sander, Kaitlin Cullum, Dylan Sprouse
Votes: 4,504
9. Accidentally on Purpose (2009–2010)
TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy, Romance
37-year-old Billie breaks up with her boss at the newspaper and gets pregnant by 22-year-old Zack, who moves into her apartment. They both have their pals.
Stars: Jenna Elfman, Jon Foster, Ashley Jensen, Lennon Parham
Votes: 6,649
What is wrong with people?! Why do they LIKE this crap?!
10. Mad About You (1992–2019)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Romance
Mad About You centers on the trials and tribulations of a married couple living in New York.
Stars: Paul Reiser, Helen Hunt, John Pankow, Leila Kenzle
Votes: 25,135
Just stupid.
11. Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (2008)
TV-PG | 42 min | Short, Comedy, Musical
An aspiring supervillain must balance his career and his pursuit of a beautiful do-gooder.
Stars: Neil Patrick Harris, Nathan Fillion, Felicia Day, Simon Helberg
Votes: 44,243
This is an unbelievably giant rip-off of Doctor Steel and it sucks anyways. Pisses me off that so many people like this when Doctor Steel has been around SO much longer, is SO much better, is ACTUALLY Doctor Steel, and is just intelligent, awesome and talented. He makes real music that rules. Shame on you people for encouraging this blatant rip-off.
12. Psych (2006–2014)
TV-PG | 44 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
When a novice sleuth convinces the police he has psychic powers, he and his reluctant best friend are hired on as consultants to help solve complicated cases.
Stars: James Roday Rodriguez, Dulé Hill, Timothy Omundson, Corbin Bernsen
Votes: 105,701
13. Desperate Housewives (2004–2012)
TV-14 | 45 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Secrets and truths unfold through the lives of female friends in one suburban neighborhood after the mysterious suicide of a neighbor.
Stars: Teri Hatcher, Felicity Huffman, Marcia Cross, Eva Longoria
Votes: 139,699
If you like this crap and encourage it, I hate you with every fiber of my being, but nowhere near as much as I hate you if you like the Kardashians.
14. Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 (2012–2013)
TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy
Chloe is a New York party girl with the morals of a pirate. She causes trouble for her best friend James Van Der Beek and her naive small-town roommate June.
Stars: Krysten Ritter, Dreama Walker, Michael Blaiklock, Eric André
Votes: 40,394
15. Two and a Half Men (2003–2015)
TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy, Romance
A hedonistic jingle writer's free-wheeling life comes to an abrupt halt when his brother and 10-year-old nephew move into his beach-front house.
Stars: Jon Cryer, Ashton Kutcher, Angus T. Jones, Conchata Ferrell
Votes: 280,465
16. Sons of Anarchy (2008–2014)
TV-MA | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A biker struggles to balance being a father and being involved in an outlaw motorcycle club.
Stars: Charlie Hunnam, Katey Sagal, Mark Boone Junior, Kim Coates
Votes: 323,346
17. The Vampire Diaries (2009–2017)
TV-14 | 43 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
The lives, loves, dangers and disasters in the town, Mystic Falls, Virginia. Creatures of unspeakable horror lurk beneath this town as a teenage girl is suddenly torn between two vampire brothers.
Stars: Nina Dobrev, Paul Wesley, Ian Somerhalder, Kat Graham
Votes: 349,641
18. Modern Family (2009–2020)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Three different, but related, families face trials and tribulations in their own uniquely comedic ways.
Stars: Ed O'Neill, Sofía Vergara, Julie Bowen, Ty Burrell
Votes: 483,186
19. Skins (2011)
TV-14 | 42 min | Comedy, Drama
About a group of teenagers in their final years of high school in Baltimore.
Stars: Danny Flaherty, Ron Mustafa, James Newman, Jesse Carere
Votes: 5,830
20. Privileged (2008–2009)
TV-14 | 45 min | Comedy
A Yale-educated journalism major reluctantly becomes a live-in tutor for two spoiled granddaughters of a Palm Beach cosmetics business magnate.
Stars: JoAnna Garcia Swisher, Lucy Hale, Ashley Newbrough, Allan Louis
Votes: 4,263
21. Drop Dead Diva (2009–2014)
TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy, Drama
A vapid aspiring model killed in a car crash gets brought back to life as an intelligent, overweight lawyer, hoping to find the meaning of inner beauty.
Stars: Brooke Elliott, Margaret Cho, Kate Levering, April Bowlby
Votes: 20,995
22. Better with You (2010–2011)
30 min | Comedy
Two sisters are at different stages in their respective relationships.
Stars: JoAnna Garcia Swisher, Jennifer Finnigan, Josh Cooke, Jake Lacy
Votes: 3,368
23. Everybody Loves Raymond (1996–2005)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy
The comical everyday life of sports columnist Ray Barone and his dysfunctional family.
Stars: Ray Romano, Patricia Heaton, Brad Garrett, Doris Roberts
Votes: 77,131
24. Melissa & Joey (2010–2015)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy, Romance
After a family scandal leaves Mel, a local politician, in charge of her niece and nephew, she hires a man named Joe to become the family's male nanny, or "manny."
Stars: Melissa Joan Hart, Joey Lawrence, Taylor Spreitler, Nick Robinson
Votes: 19,752
25. Franklin & Bash (2011–2014)
TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Lawyers and lifelong friends Jared Franklin and Peter Bash are recruited by a large firm's major partner after winning a high-profile case.
Stars: Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Breckin Meyer, Reed Diamond, Malcolm McDowell
Votes: 14,472
26. Cougar Town (2009–2015)
TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy, Romance
Follows the escapades and relationships of a group of neighbors living in Gulfhaven, Florida.
Stars: Courteney Cox, Christa Miller, Busy Philipps, Dan Byrd
Votes: 45,868
27. Mad Love (2011)
30 min | Comedy, Romance
Revolves around a quartet of single friends in New York City; two are falling in love, and two despise each other--at least initially.
Stars: Jason Biggs, Sarah Chalke, Judy Greer, Tyler Labine
Votes: 4,370
28. Love Bites (2011)
TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
It pulls back the curtain to bring modern romance to light, in a way you've never seen before. It's about love and all the crazy things people do, like pretending to be virgins to arouse a guy's interest.
Stars: Becki Newton, Greg Grunberg, Constance Zimmer, James MacDonald
Votes: 2,492
29. NCIS (2003– )
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Follows the Major Case Response Team (MCRT) from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS), as they get to the bottom of criminal cases connected to Navy and Marine Corps personnel.
Stars: David McCallum, Sean Murray, Mark Harmon, Brian Dietzen
Votes: 162,942
30. Modern Family (2009–2020)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Three different, but related, families face trials and tribulations in their own uniquely comedic ways.
Stars: Ed O'Neill, Sofía Vergara, Julie Bowen, Ty Burrell
Votes: 483,186
31. The O.C. (2003–2007)
TV-PG | 44 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A troubled youth becomes embroiled in the lives of a close-knit group of people in the wealthy, upper-class neighborhood of Newport Beach, Orange County, California.
Stars: Mischa Barton, Adam Brody, Peter Gallagher, Kelly Rowan
Votes: 96,145
32. Private Practice (2007–2013)
TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A spin-off of the medical drama "Grey's Anatomy" centering on the life of neonatal surgeon Addison Montgomery.
Stars: Kate Walsh, Paul Adelstein, KaDee Strickland, Taye Diggs
Votes: 28,970
33. Grimm (2011–2017)
TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
A homicide detective discovers he is a descendant of hunters who fight supernatural forces.
Stars: David Giuntoli, Russell Hornsby, Silas Weir Mitchell, Sasha Roiz
Votes: 130,664
34. Glee (2009–2015)
TV-PG | 44 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
A group of ambitious misfits try to escape the harsh realities of high school by joining a glee club headed by a passionate Spanish teacher.
Stars: Lea Michele, Jane Lynch, Matthew Morrison, Cory Monteith
Votes: 155,439
35. Greek (2007–2011)
TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Freshman Rusty Cartwright arrives at college and decides he no longer wants to be the boring geek from high school. He decides to pledge a fraternity. He is offered 2 bids; one from his sister's boyfriend Evan's fraternity and one from Cappie, his sister's ex-boyfriend's fraternity. Rusty must learn to handle his new life, and his new relationship with his sister. His sister must decide if she ... See full summary »
Stars: Clark Duke, Scott Michael Foster, Spencer Grammer, Paul James
Votes: 25,149
36. Grey's Anatomy (2005– )
TV-14 | 41 min | Drama, Romance
A drama centered on the personal and professional lives of five surgical interns and their supervisors.
Stars: Ellen Pompeo, Chandra Wilson, James Pickens Jr., Justin Chambers
Votes: 341,578
Take it from someone who has seen every episode, this show is garbage. It's a soap opera wrapped in an enigma of puke. Every bad kind of writing is in it & every song is a horrible, horrible, HORRIBLE cover/rip-off of a good or decent song, so bad it makes you want to pee in the singers eyes. This show gets more ridiculously over-the-top stupid dramatic every season, I'm surprised anyone is still even alive. The end of every season results in some hardcore, traumatizing & horrible event that nobody would survive emotionally & just continue working after. Seriously, one would be enough for 99% of people to be completely destroyed as people & unable to work anymore, but a damn shooting, a plane crash, a ridiculous storm that kills people complete with an overturned bus & explosion, a bomb in a body cavity, a drowning and on and on and on.
I seriously regret the day I started watching this, because unfortunately as stupid as it is & how much I hate it, it's one of those things I need to see through to the end, and it seems like this is never going to have one. Why the hell is it still airing? WHY?! Are they trying to torture me? Just end it already! Put it out of our misery!
37. Shameless (2011–2021)
TV-MA | 60 min | Comedy, Drama
A scrappy, feisty, fiercely loyal Chicago family makes no apologies.
Stars: Emmy Rossum, William H. Macy, Ethan Cutkosky, Jeremy Allen White
Votes: 285,067
The original British show this was copied from, is actually pretty good....
38. Rake (2014)
TV-14 | 43 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
An outspoken and self-destructive criminal defense lawyer takes on the most challenging cases.
Stars: Greg Kinnear, John Ortiz, Miranda Otto, Necar Zadegan
Votes: 3,358
Why would you take something that was already perfect & ruin it like this? The original, Australian "Rake" is one of the best shows ever, and it's good because of the actor & the writing. Two things this show doesn't have. It's just plain garbage. Way to go, America, we've succeeded in destroying another wonderful & already watchable thing because we were too talent-less to come up with something original ourselves. The original is in English, and there's no reason you shouldn't be able to watch it unless you're lazy...
39. Orphan Black (2013–2017)
TV-MA | 44 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A streetwise hustler is pulled into a compelling conspiracy after witnessing the suicide of a girl who looks just like her.
Stars: Tatiana Maslany, Dylan Bruce, Jordan Gavaris, Kevin Hanchard
Votes: 116,930
I wanted to get into this, but it was so stupid.
40. Orange Is the New Black (2013–2019)
TV-MA | 59 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Convicted of a decade-old crime of transporting drug money, ordinarily law-abiding Piper Chapman is sentenced to 18 months behind bars and quickly discovers the realities of life-changing prison time.
Stars: Taylor Schilling, Danielle Brooks, Taryn Manning, Emma Myles
Votes: 320,073
Just as stupid as Weeds.
41. Entourage (2004–2011)
TV-MA | 28 min | Comedy, Drama
Film star, Vince Chase, navigates the vapid terrain of Los Angeles with a close circle of friends and his trusty agent.
Stars: Kevin Connolly, Adrian Grenier, Kevin Dillon, Jerry Ferrara
Votes: 176,795
42. 16 and Pregnant (2009– )
TV-14 | 60 min | Reality-TV
Get an intimate look into the lives of teenagers as they navigate adolescence while facing unplanned pregnancies and go from high school students to parents-to-be.
Stars: Drew Pinsky, Vinnie Vineyard, Ebony Jackson, Joshua Rendon
Votes: 2,797
43. My Super Sweet 16 (2005– )
TV-PG | 30 min | Documentary, Reality-TV
Spoiled rotten sixteen year old boys and girls get lavish parties throw by wealthy parents.
Stars: Mary Morrison, Quincy Brown, Shad Moss, Rachel Steiner
Votes: 3,168
44. Family Guy (1999– )
TV-MA | 22 min | Animation, Comedy
In a wacky Rhode Island town, a dysfunctional family strives to cope with everyday life as they are thrown from one crazy scenario to another.
Stars: Alex Borstein, Seth MacFarlane, Seth Green, Mila Kunis
Votes: 364,017
I liked this when I was 13. Then I grew up.... Peter is frankly one of the most annoying characters ever & this show is just lame. I do like American Dad, but unfortunately some of the Family Guy ickiness is starting to bleed into it a bit & infect the show. However, it's still pretty funny.
45. Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! (2007–2017)
TV-14 | 11 min | Comedy, Music
Two comedians, average nobodies, and celebrity guest stars perform bizarre low-budget comedy sketches.
Stars: Tim Heidecker, Eric Wareheim, Bob Odenkirk, John C. Reilly
Votes: 11,980
46. Arrow (2012–2020)
TV-14 | 42 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Spoiled billionaire playboy Oliver Queen is missing and presumed dead when his yacht is lost at sea. He returns five years later a changed man, determined to clean up the city as a hooded vigilante armed with a bow.
Stars: Stephen Amell, Katie Cassidy, David Ramsey, Susanna Thompson
Votes: 445,969
47. Hannah Montana (2006–2011)
TV-G | 23 min | Comedy, Family, Music
Adventures of a teenage pop star who keeps her identity secret from even her closest friends by using a disguise on-stage.
Stars: Miley Cyrus, Emily Osment, Jason Earles, Billy Ray Cyrus
Votes: 43,750
48. iCarly (2007–2012)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
Carly hosts her own home-grown web show, iCarly, Carly and sidekick Sam's regular webcasts ultimately feature everything from comedy sketches and talent contests to interviews, recipes, and problem-solving.
Stars: Miranda Cosgrove, Jerry Trainor, Jennette McCurdy, Nathan Kress
Votes: 44,730
49. Drake & Josh (2004–2007)
TV-Y7 | 23 min | Comedy, Family
Two teenage boys with clashing personalities - one is a slick musician, the other a clumsy nerd - must navigate high school and family life together after becoming step-brothers.
Stars: Drake Bell, Josh Peck, Miranda Cosgrove, Nancy Sullivan
Votes: 43,592
50. Workaholics (2011–2017)
TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy
A single-camera comedy featuring three friends who work together as telemarketers from 9 to 5, and live together from 5 to 9.
Stars: Blake Anderson, Adam Devine, Anders Holm, Maribeth Monroe
Votes: 56,214
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