Shows that have been cancelled are a category unto themselves.

Sometimes, its due to unsustainably high production costs.

Sometimes, its negotiations that fall through.

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Over the years, another category has emerged: shows that were cancelled too soon.

But the data pipe is also known for cancelling popular shows before fans were ready to see them go.

Despite this, he works for her, helping her after she gets criminal charges dropped against him.

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The series follows the bond between mother and son along with the very different ways they perceive the law.

Fans campaigned to bring the series back, but it didnt happen.

But popular police procedural dramas like this one usually last for a dozen or longer.

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Despite being one of the networks highest-rated series,CBS said the cancellation was madedue to budget cuts.

She hides this fact from most people, trying to live a normal life.

But when shes not working in her antique store, she tries to help tortured spirits cross over.

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This requires interacting with their loved ones, not all of whom believe in her abilities.

CBS made the decision based on rising costs and declining viewers,according toEntertainment Weekly.

But that lasted only seven episodes before the show got the boot from the line-up again.

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Despite being so short-lived,Jerichois named byTV Guideas one of the top cult shows ever.

Created byJonathan Nolanalong withJ.J.

Abramsand others, at the heart of this show are two men.

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He wants to secretly use the machine to learn about then stop potential attacks.

Now, she must search for answers as to how she became impregnated.

Each person on his team has a special set of skills, from psychiatry to mechanical engineering and mathematics.

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Together, they are an unstoppable, though also eccentric, force.

It was set in a high school and centered around a group of teenagers navigating typical coming-of-age challenges.

A relatable sitcom even decades later,Square Pegshad real potential to become iconic.

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But CBS cancelled the show after just a single season of 20 episodes.

It was quirky and fun, and lasted for four seasons.

But it could have been something much bigger.

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The sitcom is about three generations of the Short family living in Los Angeles.

Single women begin flocking to him, and Wade doesnt know how to handle all the attention.

The Unicornwas cutting and funny with a great supporting cast that also includesRob CorddryandMichaela Watkins.

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A close-up of Skeet Ulrich in Jericho, squinting his eyes outside in a T-shirt.

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Michael Emerson and Jim Caviezel standing next to each other outside in Person of Interest

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Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Halle Berry in the dark outside looking up at something in Extant.

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The cast of CBS’s Scorpion gathered around Elyes Gabel at a computer

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Two young girls having lunch in a school cafeteria in the TV show Square Pegs.

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Zoe Lister-Jones smiling while sitting in her office on Life in Pieces.

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