Top 20 Saddest TV Deaths

We're not crying, you're crying! For this list, we’ll be looking at the most heartbreaking demises of beloved television characters. Brace yourselves, there are major spoilers ahead! Our countdown includes demises from ''Smallville'', ''Better Call Saul'', ''Breaking Bad'' and more! Which of these had you reaching for the tissues? Let us know in the comments below!

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[WatchMojo]

Which of these had you reaching for the tissues? Let us know in the comments below!

[joshdelagarza]

I love how the breaking bad universe introduced both Hank and Howard as sort of a bullying presence to our protagonists Walter and Saul, but by the end we realized they were the true good guys in the story.

[jimmymurphy]

Howard Hamlin's death absolutely crushed me. A character initially set up as a major antagonist became one of the most sympathetic characters in the entire show. His death made feel empty inside and the scene in which Howard confronts Jimmy and Kim before he gets shot by Lalo gave me goosebumps. Better Call Saul is a superior show to Breaking Bad in my opinion. It is mindblowing how the show managed to make me hate Howard at first then be completely on his side in that episode and disgusted by Jimmy and Kim at the end. What a masterpiece of a show.

[danielperry]

I still find Glenn's death was the hardest to watch seeing such a pure man get savagely beaten. The universe Glenn was a part of was evil and ugly yet he felt like the only light. It's funny cause I use to hate negan but now I have grown to respect how he's grown.

[codyhiginbotham]

Howard’s death was extremely heartbreaking especially because he was only killed for being there when Lalo appeared
Wrong place at the wrong time 😰

[Poppomatic]

I lost my dad a few years after I saw Marshall lose him. Didn’t realize how accurate the “I’m not ready for this” comment is.

[TheThird]

Sophia's death in The Walking Dead absolutely crushed my soul.

[shawclinkenbeard]

The death of Henry Blake on MASH is heartbreaking. I believe it should've been on this list.

[rjkore]

When Glenn died all motivation to watch The Walking Dead died too...😭😭

[jermainehaslam]

Glenn's and Abraham's deaths are so heartbreaking, two great characters and important members of Rick's group!

[gabrieltrejo]

The Seymore episode had me crying for half an hour after the show was over and made me tear up again when it was revealed to be #1.

Even though it's a cartoon, it's so relatable to anyone who has ever loved and lost a pet. A dogs love is unconditional and if you treat them right they will love you for the rest of their lives.🐶💕😭

[raxnn]

One that was for sure missed was John Ritter in 8 Simple Rules, he had a heart attack in real life and died and they wrote it into the show.

[TSierra]

I remember Seymour’s death, I was a kid watching the episode and I have never felt so heart broken in my life. It was so sad :(

[isaiahach]

the death of Barry's mom in the Flash's season 1 finale was pretty heart wrenching as well. the woman i was seeing at the time pulled me in and held me when she saw the tears in my eyes. she realized it brought back the memories of my mom's passing in 2011 so her amazing, beautiful self, comforted my broken ass

[clockworkprincess]

Glenn's death wasn't just sad, it was downright traumatizing 💀

[UnchartedMedia]

While Jonathan's death is sad in Smallville, the death that always got me was Ryan. He was this psychic kid that his powers were slowly killing him. When he showed up for his second episode and said his goodbyes, it absolutely broke me

[BjoernLewin]

Joyce‘s death was almost ‚poetic‘ - they way they did that in Buffy was so shocking and tragic and handled with such incredibly sensitivity that it set the bar for many shows!

[michaelaeifler]

The dead of Marschalls dad was so touching because Jason Segal didn't know that his series dad would die and he was devestated that he never would be able again to play with him.😔

[__Hyde__]

Opie has one of the saddest deaths in sons of anarchy . He died protecting his club but you could tell he had died long before that with Donna. This was his exit and to finally be at peace.

[jamesespey]

I would like to put in one from the past: Edith Bunker in All in the Family. Throughout the run of the series it always seemed that Archie was the logical one to die first. But then, when Archie stumbles into the empty Bunker bedroom & grieves over Edith's death, the entire "live" audience joins in the grievance.