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Canceled After One Episode

Fun and Fortune (January 6, 1949)

ABC game show hosted by Jack Lescoulie. The game consisted of contestants trying to identify an item hidden behind a curtain based on four clues.

Who's Whose? (June 25, 1951)

A panel quiz show hosted by Phil Baker that aired on CBS in which three celebrity panelists (Robin Chandler, Basil Davenport, and Art Ford) tried to determine which of three male contestants was married to which of three female contestants. This show was brought to the air on short notice to replace The Goldbergs, which was dropped when its creator Gertrude Berg refused to fire the blacklisted actor Philip Loeb. While some sources have classified this show as a television pilot, a contemporary news account in the New York Times confirms that this was a series which was dropped by its sponsor (General Foods) after one airing.

The Melting Pot (June 11, 1975)

BBC sitcom written by Spike Milligan, who also starred as "Mr. Van Gogh", a Pakistani illegal immigrant in London. The debut was shown on BBC1, but the remaining five episodes have never been seen.

Co-Ed Fever (February 4, 1979)

CBS sitcom that attempted to imitate the then-successful National Lampoon's Animal House. The pilot was aired as a "special preview" of the upcoming season, but the series was canceled shortly thereafter. The other five completed episodes remain unaired in the United States, but were shown in Vancouver, Canada on BCTV in a late-afternoon weekend timeslot.

Heil Honey I'm Home! (September 30, 1990)

British TV's Galaxy comedy that spoofed American sitcoms of the 1950s and 1960s by featuring caricatures of Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun who live in matrimonial bliss until they become neighbours to a Jewish couple.

South of Sunset (October 27, 1993)

CBS private-detective show starring Glenn Frey of rock band The Eagles. Despite being heavily promoted during the World Series, the show was canned not only due to bad ratings but because news coverage of wildfires in Malibu had pre-empted the show on much of the West Coast (although KCBS showed the pilot on October 30 at 11:30 PM). The remaining five episodes aired on VH1 a year later.

Public Morals (October 30, 1996)

Steven Bochco-produced CBS sitcom about a vice squad unit of the New York City Police Department. The cast included Bill Brochtrup, reprising the role of John Irvin, a recurring character on another Bochco series, NYPD Blue. Thirteen episodes were produced, and the pilot was originally scheduled to air first, but several affiliates refused to show it. CBS then decided to air a different episode from the thirteen produced, but even that was too much to ask, as it turned out to be the only one aired. Brochtrup and his character returned to NYPD Blue, becoming a regular.

Lawless (March 22, 1997)

Fox action series starring former American football star Brian Bosworth as a private investigator.

Dot Comedy (December 8, 2000)

ABC series featuring humorous material from the Internet.

Comedians Unleashed (October 8, 2002)

An attempt by Animal Planet to mimic Comedy Central's stand-up comedy shows, but with animal-themed jokes. The episode was rerun a few times before being removed from the programming lineup. This is not to be confused with the 2006 syndicated series Comics Unleashed, hosted by Byron Allen.

The Will (January 8, 2005)

CBS reality show in which family members and friends competed to be named the beneficiary of a will. The series eventually aired in its entirety on Fox Reality Channel, and aired in New Zealand as well.

Emily's Reasons Why Not (January 9, 2006)

ABC sitcom starring Heather Graham as a single career woman, unlucky in love, who employs a list-making system to help her determine when it's time to give up and move on. The series was canceled on January 10 by ABC programming chief Steve McPherson when he decided that it was "not going to get better and we needed a quick change". It was reported that ABC executives committed to the show without seeing its pilot.

The Rich List (November 1, 2006)

Game show by the British producers of The Weakest Link and Dog Eat Dog, adapted for the U.S. from an ITV pilot that was not picked up. Despite being heavily promoted on Fox during the World Series, the show was axed on November 3 following low ratings. GSN revived the show in 2009 as The Money List, hosted by Fred Roggin; this iteration, the first GSN original to employ a returning-champion aspect, lasted nine episodes. The remaining episodes from the original series remain unaired.

The Debbie King Show (March 5–6, 2007)

Aired in the UK on the controversial channel ITV Play with no publicity, the show (like all the others on the channel) was a live premium rate phone-in quiz presented by Debbie King who has previously hosted the popular Quizmania. As well as being a quiz, viewers were invited to phone/text in views towards current events. However earlier the same day ITV announced that transmission of the ITV Play channel was being suspended after that evening's programmes due to an investigation into its premium-rate phone services. Despite this, ITV still decided to push ahead with the launch of the series. The following week, it was decided that the ITV Play channel would permanently cease transmission (due to issues over participation television that had recently emerged). Although ITV Play did continue as a limited service on ITV1 The Debbie King Show was unceremoniously canceled, having only aired for two-and-a-half hours.

Quarterlife (February 26, 2008)

NBC broadcast version of the popular MySpace series, with an intent to air on Sunday nights following its debut. Following the dismal reception of the premiere episode, the other five episodes were aired in a marathon on NBC Universal sibling channel Bravo on March 9.

Secret Talents of the Stars (April 8, 2008)

CBS reality talent show where celebrities competed by participating in talents that differed from their profession. Although the show was to follow a seven-week tournament-style structure with home-viewer voting (which would have taken the show through May 13 with a May 22 "grand finale"), the series was pulled after its debut due to extremely low ratings.

Osbournes: Reloaded (March 31, 2009)

Fox variety show hosted by The Osbournes – Ozzy, Sharon, Jack, and Kelly. The remaining five episodes were immediately shelved due to a combination of bad reviews and several Fox affiliates (including the entire Raycom and Local TV LLC station chains) either airing the program in an early-morning timeslot or not at all due to content concerns.

Impact Wrestling Rewind (July 12, 2012)

A Spike TV show followed by a live taping of Impact Wrestling recapping the previous two-hour episode from the previous week in this one-hour program. The show was canceled after one episode due to extremely low ratings, as the program premiered during the DirecTV-Viacom dispute.