List of Television Series Canceled After One Episode - Special Cases

Special Cases

Due to more complex situations, such as shows canceled independently in separate countries, the following programs can be said to have been canceled after one episode under a special set of circumstances only.

You're in the Picture (January 20, 1961)
CBS game show starring Jackie Gleason, which received such negative reviews that Gleason used the same timeslot on January 27 to apologize. He called the previous week's show "the biggest bomb—it would make the H-bomb look like a two-inch salute". Gleason used the timeslot to revive The Jackie Gleason Show as a talk show for the remainder of his contract.
Who's Your Daddy? (January 3, 2005)
Fox reality series that involved an adopted woman trying to pick her biological father out of a group of impostors. The show attracted protest from adoptive families and adoption-rights groups before airing. This episode aired as a "special", not a "series premiere", and as such the series can be said to have been canceled before airing an episode.
Viva Laughlin (October 22, 2007)
CBS musical comedy-drama that takes place at a casino in Laughlin, Nevada, based on the BBC series Blackpool. CBS canceled the Hugh Jackman-produced series after two episodes had aired, Australia's Nine Network aired the first episode on October 22 and then canceled it the following day.

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