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10-22-2025, 08:24 PM
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2004 was a strange year for TV drama. While hits like Lost and Desperate Housewives were redefining television, plenty of other shows tried like Wonderfalls and Life as We Know it— and failed — to make their mark. From supernatural hospital horror to courtroom experiments and teen dramas, networks were throwing everything at the wall to see what stuck.
In this video, we’re looking back at 10 one-season drama series from 2004 that couldn’t survive the year. Some had big stars, others had wild concepts, and a few were just unlucky. Whether they were too ambitious or too early for their time, they all became short-lived pieces of TV history.
0:00 Intro
0:27 The Mountain (The WB)
1:44 Medical Investigation (NBC)
3:04 Century City (CBS)
4:35 The D.A. (ABC)
5:30 Hawaii (NBC)
6:45 Kingdom Hospital (ABC)
7:51 The Jury (Fox)
8:48 Life As We Know It (ABC)
10:01 Wonderfalls (Fox)
11:12 Jack & Bobby (The WB)
2004 was a strange year for TV drama. While hits like Lost and Desperate Housewives were redefining television, plenty of other shows tried like Wonderfalls and Life as We Know it— and failed — to make their mark. From supernatural hospital horror to courtroom experiments and teen dramas, networks were throwing everything at the wall to see what stuck.
In this video, we’re looking back at 10 one-season drama series from 2004 that couldn’t survive the year. Some had big stars, others had wild concepts, and a few were just unlucky. Whether they were too ambitious or too early for their time, they all became short-lived pieces of TV history.
0:00 Intro
0:27 The Mountain (The WB)
1:44 Medical Investigation (NBC)
3:04 Century City (CBS)
4:35 The D.A. (ABC)
5:30 Hawaii (NBC)
6:45 Kingdom Hospital (ABC)
7:51 The Jury (Fox)
8:48 Life As We Know It (ABC)
10:01 Wonderfalls (Fox)
11:12 Jack & Bobby (The WB)