Good TV shows that only lasted one season

East Side,West Side[great show with George C. Scott& Cecily Tyson]...Baby I'm Back[very funny show with Demond Wilson and a young Kim Fields]Destry[good western with John Payne]The Outer Limits[I think it only ran one season-1963-64].

 

Firefly is now a cult classic. It didn't even last one season but managed to spawn a theatrical film.

 

Both are awesome.

 

Polish Squad.

 

The New Breed[Good Police Drama with the great Leslie Neilson-long before he did comedy].

 

Freaks and Geeks.

 

My So-Called Life

 

Pan Am and Awake were two shows I was sad to see go after only one season.

 

Flash Forward. I'm still bitter...

 

Freaks and Geeks should have lasted more than one season.

 

First one that came to mind!

 

Teen Angel

 

Frank's Place

Gideon's Crossing

 

Ron Glass is really great in that.

 

I thought that Future Cop (1977 ABC sci-fi/police series w/Ernest Borgnine, John Amos and Michael Shannon) was pretty good in its brief run (all of which I've seen on DVD).

 

The Powers That Be. Great political comedy with John Forsythe, David Hyde-Pierce, Holland Taylor, and others. Very funny but never found an audience.

Nero Wolfe -William Conrad; 'nuff said.

Ellery Queen - Jim Hutton and David Wayne. Great writing and innovative premise with Queen breaking the 4th wall at the end asking viewers if they solved the mystery. All episodes have good guest stars and thankfully a very nice DVD set came out a few years ago.

Holmes and YoYo - ok, just kidding on this one.

 

Wonderfalls.

 

The Adventures of Brisco County Jr.

 

Meh... Conrad was miscast. The TV movie a few years earlier w/Thayer David (best ever Wolfe) was much better.

A great show

 

so many jokes

must resist the temptation...

 

Fawlty Towers

EdIt: might have been two seasons of 6, instead of 1 of 12

 

Yancy Derringer (1958-9)

Jock Mahoney as a debonair gambler in 1868 New Orleans. Solid scripts with amusing repartee and excellent production (compare it to the very modest look of Jim Bowie, also produced at Desilu), with Jock giving his best ever performance (he was rather dull before and afterward).

According to Mahoney the show was cancelled b/c CBS demanded ownership.

 

the re-tooled fantasy island with Malcolm McDowell. McDowell was sarcastic and tough with the guests. No mollycoddling, really new approach

 

My Friend Flicka[The Stars didn't get along].

 

I second the Adventures of Ellery Queen. A great show.