TV Shows That Jumped The Shark A Long Time Ago And Need To Die

TV series are fickle. One season of a show might be the greatest exploration of modern storytelling to hit the small screen. But its follow-up may be nothing more than one big, hot, flaming pile of garbage.

(See “True Detective.”) Some series manage to push past the sophomore slump and stay great for years. But others just drag on. And there’s no discernible end in sight. These are the TV shows that should be cancelled. Because they have way, way overstayed their welcome.

“Homeland”

As much as we love Claire Danes as Carrie Mathison (and we do), we can only take so much of her brand of crazy on “Homeland.” Yes, we get it. She’s bi-polar and has a penchant for exactly the wrong type of guy. But it’s the same crazy obsessive behavior week after week. Time to let it go.

“Family Guy

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A show with more than its fair share of ups and downs, “Family Guy” was cancelled by Fox initially after its second season, then again after its third, before eventually being brought back for another 13 seasons. Honestly though, it’s probably 10 seasons too many.

There are only so many dick jokes.

“Supernatural”

“Supernatural” has had a great run, at least in comparison to some other series on this list. But Jesus, 13 years is long enough. Showrunners should have pulled the plug as soon as they did the same to Bobby (the first time), but with all this death and rebirth, who’s to say when it’ll end.

“Hawaii Five-0”

You would think that after the controversy surrounding its two lead Asian actors leaving over an equal pay dispute (hello, 2017!), “Hawaii Five-0” would have done the decent thing and just bowed out altogether. But oh no! It’s still holding on, with or without casting diversity.