Top 50 Exact Moments That Killed TV Shows

Television shows have their ups and downs, but some moments are so catastrophic they completely derail the entire series. Join WatchMojo as we count down the most infamous TV moments that spelled doom for beloved shows, revealing shocking twists, character departures, and creative decisions that fans will never forget! Our countdown includes moments from "Game of Thrones," "Lost," "How I Met Your Mother," "The Walking Dead," and many more iconic series that took unexpected and often controversial turns! What moment killed a TV show for you? Share in the comments.

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[WatchMojo]

What moment killed a TV show for you? Share in the comments.

[donnahaynes]

The whole "Debra is in love with Dexter" thing was completely unnecessary to the Dexter series

[AJ-xcqe]

Speaking as a 90s baby who loved Scrappy, fans blamed him for ruining the franchise and not Hanna Barbera. Because of that, Scrappy is only ever brought back to get insulted instead of writing him better. Even if you hate him, you’d have to admit that’s kinda sad.
The franchise has honestly been running out of ideas and I think bringing Scrappy back in a likable and sympathetic role would at least feel like the franchise is evolving in some way.

[guillermotorres]

The heart killer in Buffy was the musical episode where Buffy tells her friends that when they brought her back, they had pulled her out of heaven

[matthewbaduria]

The 7th season of Gilmore Girls was a disaster, when Amy Sherman Palladino left the show and brought in a new producer, it really destroyed the show.

[deesasster]

I fully disagree with the Buffy addition to this list. 1st. They did not know that the show would be renewed so needed to have a satisfying ending in a very short time frame.
2nd. Season 6th brought an amazing musical episode (I own the soundtrack) and season 7 provided one of the best finales because it kept the story moving forward by revealing there are more [no spoilers]
3rd. I would argue that season 4 of Buffy is more a a misfire. Great individual episodes (Hush!!) Not a good through line
😩 Adam. Nuff said

[emiebex]

Two and a Half men - When they replaced Charlie Harper with Walden Schmidt. Ashton Kutcher killed that show.

[frankieseward]

Mulder and Scully disappearing ruined the X Files. Should've ended at season 7. Like it was supposed to.

[merhaylamlee]

I think the final episode of True Blood should be on this list. It was horribly rushed - that entire last season was horribly rushed..

[Jeremiah_Rivers]

Tyler’s assault should never have been aired. No matter how much I want to un-see it, it’s forever implanted in my memory.

[FishGuyDudeBroski]

Carls death is what killed the walking dead for sure, anyone who read the comics knew right there what kind of show we were watching

[chelseacanales]

Deb knowing that Dexter was doing wasn’t the one that made me mad, what infuriates me is the writers have to ruin the show making her fall in love with him. I know that those two aren’t related but it spoils the show altogether 😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡

[kimanireid]

Joey and Rachel's relationship will always be weird as hell

[Maykay]

28:09 ok, but with Buffy, that was supposed to be the final episode, until it wasn’t.

[thereyou]

At least Scrappy Doo did us a favor in the Horrible Velma series.

[MasterGeek-mkne]

Amazing how many of this moments there are

[Corey_s]

Buffy wasn’t a fake out death. It was intended to be the series finale until a different network brought it back. Do your research properly

[sarahkimberley]

No better picture for this than Dexter. I'm still not over him throwing her in the ocean 😠

[tylergoodman]

The entire 8th season of Game of Thrones was a disaster. P.S. Naming Braun king of Westeros was a terrible mistake. 🎉

[shaliseshaw]

The Brady Bunch, Diffrent Strokes(another kid being added to the show, Arnold not saying, "what'chu talkin' about Willis?", etc. ) Scrappy Doo being added to the Scooby Doo franchise, Dallas, The around the corner era on Sesame Street, and other shows should've been on the list. 📺📺📺📺