25 Signs That Your Favorite Show Is Going to Get Cancelled

Better to have watched and lost than never watched at all.

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We live in a nation gripped by fear. The morning after we watch our favorite TV show, we read our favorite blogger, and then head to Twitter to see if the series has been cancelled. This fear is well-founded. In this crowded marketplace, very few programs have truly good ratings. If the title isn't a military and/or medical acronym, odds are that it's on the chopping block.

How can you tell if your favorite program is being shipped off the Land of Misfit Shows? There are, for better or worse, a number of tell-tale signs. You always see it coming, and not just from the ratings. The writers' room might start making desperate moves to spice up the show. Circumstances outside the show itself can be enough to bring a powerful program to its knees.

You may not want to admit it to yourself, but there are always signs of impending doom. Forewarned is forearmed, TV lovers—these are the 25 Signs That Your Favorite Show Is Going to Get Cancelled.

Written by Brenden Gallagher (@muddycreekU)

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The Main Character Leads A Weird Double Life

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The Audience Skews Old

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It Stars Will Arnett

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It's Already Cheated Death Once

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Twitter Hate-Watches It

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Twitter Starts Loving It

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The Show Is Produced Outside of the U.S.

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Babies and Children Appear

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The Cast Goes to Disney World

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The Kids Grow Up

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The Show Generates Bad Press

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It's On the Wrong Network

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Bryan Fuller or Shawn Ryan Are Tapped as the Showrunner

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It's a Teen Show That Lacks Hotties

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The Spark Is Gone

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Too Much Talent

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The Form Doesn't Fit the Content

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The Showrunner Gets Replaced

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The Show Is Similar to Another Show on the Air

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Critics Love It

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Big Budget, Small Audience

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A Lead Actor Leaves

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A Cast Member Dies

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The Show Moves to Friday or Saturday Night

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They Add "Cool" New Characters

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