In other words, shows that shows somehow and some way, found enough of an audience to sustain them for a significant length regardless of their dubious quality. And they can't just merely be bad TV shows, a very special kind of bad TV show (https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Horrible/LiveActionTV).

This is in sharp contrast to pilots that went nowhere, a one season flop, or a two-season long show that got a significant re-tool (https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Retool/LiveActionTV) at some point to try to fix its issues.

Keep in mind that this isn't simple a question about the very worst TV shows (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_television_shows_considered_the_worst) that you've ever seen, but shows that somehow lasted longer (https://screenrant.com/bad-tv-shows-went-on-too-long-past-prime/) than two seasons despite never significantly improving in quality (https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/GrowingTheBeard/LiveActionTV).

2 Broke Girls

Small Wonder

'Three's Company'. How it wound up lasting longer than a single summer time filler, I'll never understand (along with Lucille Ball's liking for it).

Full House by a mile!

Mr Mayor

I second both Small Wonder and Two Broke Girls, if we're talking sitcoms.

If we're talking all shows, there are hundreds of better candidates: Beavis and Butthead, much of the "reality" crap, and those "entertainment news" shows.

These replies will be entirely subjective, though.

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What about 'Til Death?

That one should've been cancelled by FOX after 2007-08 instead of Back to You, but Sony wanted to take 'Til Death to syndication so badly, wanting to offer so many incentives to FOX to keep it on the air to build a decent syndication package, even though it wasn't a very good show. Not helping matters was 'Til Death changing its focus each season.

What about 'Til Death?

That one should've been cancelled by FOX after 2007-08 instead of Back to You, but Sony wanted to take 'Til Death to syndication so badly, wanting to offer so many incentives to FOX to keep it on the air to build a decent syndication package, even though it wasn't a very good show. Not helping matters was 'Til Death changing its focus each season.At the time I was mad about Back to You's cancellation over Til Death. I still think FOX gave Back to You a raw deal. However, I am now glad it happened that way. Otherwise we might never have gotten the brilliance of The Middle. At least not with Patricia Heaton starring, and anyone else as Frankie Heck wouldn't have been worth making nine seasons out of.

Mr MayorIf we are lucky Mr. Mayor will get cancelled after season 2 and not qualify for this thread. Kyla Kenedy deserves a much better show.

Horrible shows that lasted three or more seasons- I am just sticking to sitcoms and dramas, there is an endless dredge of awful long-running reality shows.

Just Shoot Me!- Lead actor David Spade is an ugly, no-talent hack who shouldn't keep getting acting jobs. Wendie Malick is a mediocre actress at best. And the writing on Just Shoot Me was bloody awful, shame on Rewind picking this garbage up for next year. Not that it matters what they air if I never get an affiliate.
Veronica's Closet- Kirstie Alley was able to do well on ensemble comedy Cheers. But this show starring her was awful.
Married with Children- Garbage like this is why I never liked FOX's image much.
Two and a Half Men- You would expect garbage like this on FOX. CBS, not as much.
Hogan's Heroes- Only good part of this show is the theme song. I like a lot of classics from the 60s era. This one doesn't measure up.
McHale's Navy- Another classic I don't care for. Gomer Pyle and M*A*S*H were much better war comedies than McHale's Navy and Hogan's Heroes.
All in the Family- Yes, I put this on a worst list. I like comedies that are pleasant to watch and not full of ugly political fights, can't stand Archie Bunker or Meathead.
Maude
Good Times- Dynobarf!
The Secret Life of the American Teenager- This show from the creator of 7th Heaven sucked and didn't have any of 7th Heaven's charm.
Friends- the most overrated show of all time
In the Heat of the Night- I don't care for Carroll O'Connor in this show either. Matlock from the same era is a lot more interesting.
How I Met Your Mother
Modern Family- This unfunny show did not deserve all the drooling the Emmys gave it.
30 Rock- same here
The Office
Parks and Recreation
That 70s Show
Designing Women
Amen
any version of Charmed
Alice- There is nothing special about Linda Lavin's acting. The Crystal Bernard era of It's a Living which lives in Alice's shadow is a much better waitress sitcom.
The Walking Dead- My mom had grade school students with no proper parenting who watched this very violent show.
The Drew Carey Show
Family Guy- too bad this didn't stay cancelled
South Park
Reno 911
The King of Queens- This mediocre show being one of the 2000s decades' most popular syndicated sitcoms says it all about how much the overall quality of sitcoms went down after the 20th century ended.

What about 'Til Death?

That one should've been cancelled by FOX after 2007-08 instead of Back to You, but Sony wanted to take 'Til Death to syndication so badly, wanting to offer so many incentives to FOX to keep it on the air to build a decent syndication package, even though it wasn't a very good show. Not helping matters was 'Til Death changing its focus each season.

'Til Death (https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Series/TilDeath) is particularly (https://variety.com/2010/tv/news/fox-finally-finds-a-way-to-kill-til-death-16613/) notorious (http://www.noreruns.net/2021/04/25/dvd-review-til-death-the-complete-series/) for its fourth (https://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/showthread.php?t=239025) and final season (https://www.avclub.com/nobodys-watching-the-strange-genius-of-the-fourth-seas-1798220591), where they kept replacing cast members just for a recurring gag, introduced characters just to retcon them out, and animated sequences. They had already recast the daughter (https://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/showthread.php?t=263964) multiple times, with four separate actresses playing her (including Krysten Ritter and Kate Micucci).

....................I haven't heard of any show with this title. :lol:

'Three's Company'. How it wound up lasting longer than a single summer time filler, I'll never understand (along with Lucille Ball's liking for it).I am still not a Three's Company fan and don't seek it out to watch. However, Three's Company is not a totally terrible show either as John Ritter was an excellent lead actor.

I am still not a Three's Company fan and don't seek it out to watch. However, Three's Company is not a totally terrible show either as John Ritter was an excellent lead actor.

He was and I miss him.

The Cleveland Show. This was Seth's attempt to make a black Family Guy. Garbage! Seth failed trying to be the next Norman Lear.

Dear John

Horrible shows that lasted three or more seasons- I am just sticking to sitcoms and dramas, there is an endless dredge of awful long-running reality shows.

Just Shoot Me!- Lead actor David Spade is an ugly, no-talent hack who shouldn't keep getting acting jobs. Wendie Malick is a mediocre actress at best. And the writing on Just Shoot Me was bloody awful, shame on Rewind picking this garbage up for next year. Not that it matters what they air if I never get an affiliate.
Veronica's Closet- Kirstie Alley was able to do well on ensemble comedy Cheers. But this show starring her was awful.
Married with Children- Garbage like this is why I never liked FOX's image much.
Two and a Half Men- You would expect garbage like this on FOX. CBS, not as much.
Hogan's Heroes- Only good part of this show is the theme song. I like a lot of classics from the 60s era. This one doesn't measure up.
McHale's Navy- Another classic I don't care for. Gomer Pyle and M*A*S*H were much better war comedies than McHale's Navy and Hogan's Heroes.
All in the Family- Yes, I put this on a worst list. I like comedies that are pleasant to watch and not full of ugly political fights, can't stand Archie Bunker or Meathead.
Maude
Good Times- Dynobarf!
The Secret Life of the American Teenager- This show from the creator of 7th Heaven sucked and didn't have any of 7th Heaven's charm.
Friends- the most overrated show of all time
In the Heat of the Night- I don't care for Carroll O'Connor in this show either. Matlock from the same era is a lot more interesting.
How I Met Your Mother
Modern Family- This unfunny show did not deserve all the drooling the Emmys gave it.
30 Rock- same here
The Office
Parks and Recreation
That 70s Show
Designing Women
Amen
any version of Charmed
Alice- There is nothing special about Linda Lavin's acting. The Crystal Bernard era of It's a Living which lives in Alice's shadow is a much better waitress sitcom.
The Walking Dead- My mom had grade school students with no proper parenting who watched this very violent show.
The Drew Carey Show
Family Guy- too bad this didn't stay cancelled
South Park
Reno 911
The King of Queens- This mediocre show being one of the 2000s decades' most popular syndicated sitcoms says it all about how much the overall quality of sitcoms went down after the 20th century ended.

Great list. Especially All in the Family. It's a pain to watch it now. It really hasn't age well and the same goes for Alice. It was a spinoff of a Martin Scoresesee movie which is a million times better. Stick with the movie. This is a bad example of transferring movies to tv shows. There are good ones and there are bad ones. This is the latter.

I never cared for All in the Family. The voices of Archie and Edith are so irritating as is the constant bickering. And yes, it is a pain to watch now. I can only take about 10 seconds of it before I have to turn the channel.

The Walking Dead- My mom had grade school students with no proper parenting who watched this very violent show.

What does that have to do with the show itself? Have you watched it?

Diff'rent Strokes
The Nanny

Here are some of mine:
Gimme a Break!
Diagnosis: Murder
Matlock
In the Heat of the Night
Gunsmoke
Bonanza
Married with Children
The Drew Carey Show
Suddenly Susan
Coach
Amen
30 Rock
A.P. Bio (this counts as it is on Peacock now)
Superstore (I liked the early seasons, the later ones not so much)
Parks and Recreation
McHale's Navy
Hogan's Heroes
Two and a Half Men
Modern Family
South Park
Family Guy
The Simpsons

The Drew Carey ShowI agree that is a lousy show. But I thought you were a fan who was upset LAFF dropped it?

What does that have to do with the show itself? Have you watched it?AMC used to be a good rival to TCM also airing commercial free movies, until they sold out for gory shows like The Walking Dead. I also resent TWD's smash hit status that helped kill several of my favorite Sundays at 9:00 shows like Resurrection, Believe, and Genius Junior. I have not watched but the ads for it are bad enough, I very much doubt I would like a bloody zombie show.

AMC used to be a good rival to TCM also airing commercial free movies, until they sold out for gory shows like The Walking Dead. I also resent TWD's smash hit status that helped kill several of my favorite Sundays at 9:00 shows like Resurrection, Believe, and Genius Junior. I have not watched but the ads for it are bad enough, I very much doubt I would like a bloody zombie show.

That’s a subjective opinion and not an objective one. The Walking Dead is not a bad quality show if you look at its budget and effects.

A show could be “high quality” in how it is made, but make no money and be deemed a flop.

Two And A Half Men.
Friends. puke:

Ed.

The Cosby Show
Law and Order SVU

Welcome Back Kotter

One Day at a Time.

I sometimes wonder that if you are seeing a show that is in production, do you find it better, than seeing the same show many years later. As for All in the Family, it was a topical show and seeing it now and never seeing it before, it very well could turn you off. I watched Mr Peepers with Wally Cox for the first time about a year ago and found the show a bit flat. But maybe seeing it in the 1950's
when it first came out, I might have felt differently.

I agree that is a lousy show. But I thought you were a fan who was upset LAFF dropped it?

No. I watched it on LAFF a couple times, my Dad likes the early seasons of it, I just don't care for it. You may be thinking of Empty Nest, LAFF should have never dropped that one.

How about Laverne & Shirley?

Laverne & Shirley almost always aired in the timeslot following its parent show, Happy Days. Its ratings falling massively during season 5 (from 1st place to 42nd), and recovering once it returned to the post-Happy Days timeslot, is perfect evidence of L&S ONLY working well as a hammock show between HD and Three's Company, and nothing more. And then L&S was cancelled after its eighth year despite ranking in 25th place for 1982-83, and only because ABC rejected Penny Marshall's request to move production of L&S to New York. Cindy Williams's departure after season 7 and the resulting creative decline in season 8 did not help matters for L&S.

All these issues made Laverne & Shirley look terrible. A total white elephant during its original run indeed.:(

Two & A Half Men

Silver Spoons - revisited this on the Roku channel and it hasn't aged well, predictable cute little boy syndrome that gets awful with each episode.

Webster - did we really need another sitcom with an orphaned precocious little black kid, didn't we have Diff'rent Strokes for that?

ALF has to be up there amongst the worst

Chicago PD It shows that Dick Wolf is overrated and it shows that the cop show genre should be put to sleep for a while

I am still not a Three's Company fan and don't seek it out to watch. However, Three's Company is not a totally terrible show either as John Ritter was an excellent lead actor.

I also never liked Three’s Company. The show was dumb, had similar storylines, the “oh, this was a big misunderstanding!” I just never found it funny except for Norman Fell who played Mr Roper. I also applaud Threes Company by giving Don Knotts one more good money playing role at the end of his career. But the show was lame. I even bought the first season of the series in a flea market for cheap and the show still lost me a few episodes in.

Also, Joyce DeWitt was the best looking woman on that show. Suzanne Somers is a dog with a nice body, an absolutely annoying woman who had a Hollywood career because she signed her soul away on blood to Satan. If life was fair, Suzanne Somers would have worked at a truck stop in Oklahoma. Which is where Joyce DeWitt is since she hasn’t had a paying job since the show.

One Day at a Time.

Are you talking about the original or the remake?

Step By Step and Two And A Half Men come to mind. :barf: I'm sure there are more I can think of at some point.

Ed.

I know it's heresy due to the unknown tribe of fans somehow keeping it going but. ..

I nominate "The Simpsons". How it lasted more than 30 episodes much less 30 years is beyond me!

I know it's heresy due to the unknown tribe of fans somehow keeping it going but. ..

I nominate "The Simpsons". How it lasted more than 30 episodes much less 30 years is beyond me!

This gets also gets my vote. Looking at it now, it's so overrated. It should have stayed in the 90s.

The Odd Couple. I like the Matthew Perry version so I thought I'd give the original a try. It's not funny at all. A few members on the board here said season 2 and onward are better, but I'm surprise the show lasted a second season. The writing isn't good.

All in The Family. The show would have been so much better if it was just Archie and Edith with the neighbors. The character of Mike ruins this show. There's no rewatchability because once is enough for Mike's pompous attitude.

Charmed the original. Once Shannen was fired, that show should have ended. The quality went down the ****ter because all the producers cared about was showing off the actress's bodies than the story of Charmed.

Here's Lucy. There wasn't any point to this show except to pimp out Lucy's children in the spotlight. By this point, Lucy had already done everything you can do in physical comedy on I Love Lucy, Lucy / Desi Comedy Hour, and The Lucy Show. I don't think it's any wonder this show didn't have much of a run in syndication because it was useless programming.

The original ODAAT. Never seen the remake.

I know it's heresy due to the unknown tribe of fans somehow keeping it going but. ..

I nominate "The Simpsons". How it lasted more than 30 episodes much less 30 years is beyond me!The X-Files is 100 times better than The Simpsons. Ratings reflected that too from what I have been following so far on TV Tango (X-Files had become a strong self starting hit while still on Fridays). But The X-Files has sadly been a flop in syndication while you will never get rid of The Simpsons.

A few of my choices for worst shows of all time:


Full House
Family Matters
Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air
Family Guy
Riverdale
The Neighborhood
Who's The Boss?
Growing Pains
Reba
Sister Sister
Moesha
That's So Raven
Roc
Gimme A Break
Dr. Ken
Call Me Kat
One Day At A Time 2.0
Martin
Hangin' With Mr. Cooper
The Steve Harvey Show

Family Guy OMG! I can't believe this is still on.

Friends
Will And Grace
Alice
Ellen

Designing Women too

A few of my choices for worst shows of all time:


Full House
Family Matters
Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air
Family Guy
Riverdale
The Neighborhood
Who's The Boss?
Growing Pains
Reba
Sister Sister
Moesha
That's So Raven
Roc
Gimme A Break
Dr. Ken
Call Me Kat
One Day At A Time 2.0
Martin
Hangin' With Mr. Cooper
The Steve Harvey Show
Great list. Now there are a lot of these shows I wished I never saw.

Not a fan of Friends nor The Office.

A few of my choices for worst shows of all time:


Full House
Family Matters
Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air
Family Guy
Riverdale
The Neighborhood
Who's The Boss?
Growing Pains
Reba
Sister Sister
Moesha
That's So Raven
Roc
Gimme A Break
Dr. Ken
Call Me Kat
One Day At A Time 2.0
Martin
Hangin' With Mr. Cooper
The Steve Harvey ShowGoing with the premise of this thread, Dr. Ken did not last more than two seasons so it doesn't qualify. As for The Neighborhood, I would still like to know if you are basing this on the pilot. I was far from sold on it at that point, but The Neighborhood improved from the rough pilot and became a quality show.

Going back further to the 1960s is Gilligan's Island. Panned by the critics but became a hit in reruns after a three year run.

Going back further to the 1960s is Gilligan's Island. Panned by the critics but became a hit in reruns after a three year run.

You are SO wrong!!

blue bloods an awful show that somehow just keeps going on and on and on

blue bloods an awful show that somehow just keeps going on and on and on

You're wrong, Blue Bloods is a great show! :mad:

Ed.