TIME'S top 10 shows that overstayed

[Neoscrilla]

Family Guy

This.

[Acturus]

I thought Ax-men and Ice Road Truckers were past their date one episode into their first season and they're on like season 4-5.... although some people may not be history channel people.

I don't watch new Simpsons episodes with the regularity I once did, but I enjoyed last night's episode.

Scrubs was brilliant up until the end of the regular cast. Med School sucked.

It's kind of hard to view "reality shows" as overstayed, because most of them are the same from day 1. I think this survey and list are synonymous with the concept of "jumping the shark", which, ironically, Happy Days is on the list.

As for Scrubs, I think it was a victim of vision. I was told that Scrubs was supposed to be a comedic version of ER, where no main character lasted more than a couple seasons. NBC didn't like it, saw the appeal of the cast, and insisted they stay. When NBC finally got rid of the show, the creator decided he would pick up his vision. That's why there was the season of the new crop of interns, and then they re-designed the show to be Med School.

Unfortunately, it became Saved by the Bell: The New Class all over again.

Which begs the question, shouldn't Saved by the Bell be on that list?

[Lexa]

Family Guy is so unfunny now, it's just really sad. I used to be in stitches over that show.

I stopped watching Heroes in the clusterfuck that was season 2, but someone said the most recent season picked up a little bit again? Idk, someone come get me if they reach season 1 quality again.

Scrubs should have ended when Zach Braff peaced out. That 70's Show should have ended when half the f'in cast left.

[Baelorn]

I stopped watching Heroes in the clusterfuck that was season 2, but someone said the most recent season picked up a little bit again? Idk, someone come get me if they reach season 1 quality again.

The most recent season was almost up to Season 1 quality until about halfway through when it went back into the standard "Fuck it, nothing that happened before now matters" spiral.

[GRT]

Why is Heroes not on this list? The show didn't deserve a second more than its 1st season, maybe not even that.



edit: shit, beaten

[Not Kuno]

Newer:

Simpsons
Family Guy
Scrubs
Heroes

Older:
Saved by the Bell
Full House
Family Matters

[Weltall]

They are dead on about 24. That show has been awful for a long time now...

[Rhyis.]

Heroes and Family Guy should definitely be on that list.

[Mjd]

The Tonight Show With Jay Leno.

[Qalbert]

Jay Leno.

ftfy

[Chun Liroy]

I'm surprised Fresh Prince of Bel Aire isn't up there.

Taking away your black card.

[Null]

Do you mean the last real Scrubs was your favorite or Med School? The Med School season was a disaster for a lot of reasons.

I don't consider the Med school season to be Scrubs.

[Corrderio]

How the fuck is AFV on that list but Family Guy isn't?

I can get more laughs in one episode of AFV than I can in an entire season of Family Guy.

[Titanss]

http://www.time.com/time/specials/pa...976244,00.html

While Fox's 24 just announced this season would be its last, some thought the show's terrorism tactics were long outdated. As we gear up to say goodbye to 24, TIME takes a look at other television series that stayed at the party a bit too long:

1) 24
2) Survivor
3) At the Movies
4) Happy Days
5) ER
6) America's Funniest Home Videos
7) The Simpsons
8) That '70s Show
9) Moonlighting
10) The Real World

I agree about Survivor and The Real World. Kinda meh, about the rest.

I agree with Happy days, ER, AFHV, The Simpsons, That 70's Show, and The Real World

Never watched Moonlighting, At the Movies

[Eliseos]

I don't really agree with the positioning of 24. Sure the two seasons before this one weren't that great, but I don't think it makes it the top overstayed show of all time. This season has been one of the best, and I don't think two subpar seasons means it gets the #1 spot in this list.

[Akucaen]

-1 Internet. The last season was my favorite by far. The two before that were bad though.

The latest season of scrubs has made me laugh harder than I have (at the series) in a long time past passing chuckles.

[Pendas]

A bad Season of 24 is better than a good season of any other show on that list.

[Souj]

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[deshende]

Survivor is just as good now as it's ever been.

(Meaning I still enjoy it though I know I worded it for haters to agree with the statement as well).

[Xno Kappa]

Family Matters. Used to love that show when I was a kid but I looked at some episodes recently out of boredom and holy crap were the last few seasons garbage.

Should also be a list of shows that didn't have enough seasons like Martin.