Nikki and Nora - Placed On Hiatus After One Episode

Placed On Hiatus After One Episode

The following series are sometimes included on lists of shows canceled after one episode, but strictly speaking do not belong there. The following series were placed on hiatus after a single episode aired, but were later brought back by the originating networks, and aired their remaining episodes on the originating networks some months later (usually during a non-ratings period).

Melba (January 28, 1986)

CBS sitcom starring Melba Moore as a single mother who runs a New York information bureau; the series premiered on the day of the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. CBS immediately pulled the show from its schedule, then aired the remaining episodes in the summer.

The Great Defender (1995)

Fox legal drama starring Michael Rispoli as a My Cousin Vinny-type lawyer; the premiere aired opposite 60 Minutes and received dismal ratings, so the series was promptly placed on hiatus. Fox aired the remaining episodes in the Summer.

Family Forensics UK (2005)

LivingTV reality show, it was canceled in November 2005 after one episode had been broadcast when the producers discovered that their private investigator, Michael Brown, had been convicted that October of six child sex offences. Brown was in breach of his contract for not telling the producers about this, and Living TV apologized for broadcasting the one episode. Pulling the show cost Living £600,000. The show was re-filmed with another team, and broadcast in April and May 2006.

It's Now or Never (July 22, 2006)

British light entertainment ITV1 program presented by Phillip Schofield; two episodes were produced to be aired in a Saturday night timeslot during the summer of 2006, but only the first was aired owing to ratings of 1.7 million viewers, or 10% of the available audience. The second episode was eventually aired later in the year, on December 30, 2006.

The Master (August 16, 2006)

Australian quiz show hosted by Mark Beretta on the Seven Network, which was axed after the premiere received low ratings (744,000 viewers). The following six episodes were eventually broadcast on the network, albeit in non-ratings periods. Ironically, the second and third episodes (December 12 and 19) showed an increase in ratings by approximately 95,000 viewers.

Proving Ground (June 14, 2011)

G4 popular science reality show hosted by Ryan Dunn and Jessica Chobot in which stunts from video games, films and comic books are tested in the real world. The series was pulled from G4's schedule after Dunn was killed in a car accident shortly after the airing of the first episode. G4 began airing the remaining eight episodes in July 2011, but no further decision has been made to continue the series without Dunn.