1951: Tales of Tomorrow

- IMDB user rating: 7.1
- Votes: 385

Referred to as "the granddaddy of all the television science fiction" by "The Twilight Zone" creator Rod Serling, "Tales of Tomorrow" was among the first science fiction anthology series. Famous for its adaptations of classic sci-fi stories like "Frankenstein," the show evolved from the collaboration of science fiction greats, including Arthur C. Clarke and Ray Bradbury.

1954: The Secret Storm

- IMDB user rating: 5.2
- Votes: 261

This soap opera ran for 20 years and followed the life and misfortunes of the unlucky Ames family. Eventually, the series was canceled by CBS and replaced by the celebrity game show "Tattletales."

1957: The Thin Man

- IMDB user rating: 7.1
- Votes: 260

This short-lived mystery series was based on the Dashiell Hammett novel of the same name, originally published in Redbook magazine in December 1933. It featured an ex-private detective and his wife, who together solve mysteries and get dragged into various hijinks. "The Thin Man" was the first television show produced by the iconic Hollywood production company MGM.

1958: Blue Peter

- IMDB user rating: 6.5
- Votes: 564

"Blue Peter" is the longest-running children's show in the world. The British series is considered by many to be far more than a television show. Throughout the past several years though, many viewers and critics feel the once-popular show has lost its luster.

1959: Clutch Cargo

- IMDB user rating: 5.5
- Votes: 256

"Clutch Cargo" is an animated series that follows an adventurer, his sidekick, and his dog as they travel the world. In animation history, the show is remembered for pioneering the Syncro-Vox animation technique, in which actors' lips were superimposed on the animated character drawings to simulate talking and movement on a budget. While innovative, the effect of the animation was uncanny and unconvincing—even for the time.

1964: Crossroads

- IMDB user rating: 4.1
- Votes: 366

This British soap opera focused on a motel owner, her staff, and her children. While it aired until 1988, the budget remained slender throughout the length of the show and affected how many episodes ran each week.

1968: Mayberry R.F.D.

- IMDB user rating: 5.9
- Votes: 736

"Mayberry R.F.D." brought viewers back to Mayberry when "The Andy Griffith Show" went off the air after eight seasons. It also focused on a local widowed father taking care of his young son and even featured the beloved Aunt Bee as their housekeeper. Many fans found the spinoff a poor replacement and thought it paled in comparison to the original.

1971: A Current Affair

- IMDB user rating: 2.0
- Votes: 363

This Australian show focuses on current affairs and remains on the air, though many former fans wonder why. The once-serious journalistic news show now fills its 30 minutes with tabloid fodder like diet fads and celebrity news.

1972: Emmerdale Farm

- IMDB user rating: 4.8
- Votes: 3,301

This British soap opera follows the lives of the residents of a fictional village in England's Yorkshire Dales. Though the show is popular and has been on the air for decades, like many soap operas, it often suffers from bad acting and foolish plotlines. Many fans were also upset when the name of the show changed to "Emmerdale" in 1989.

1974: Get Christie Love!

- IMDB user rating: 6.3
- Votes: 305

This police drama centered on a Black woman detective, Christie Love, as she went undercover to solve crimes. Originally based on the novel "The Ledger," "Get Christie Love!" only ran for one season, as the star, Teresa Graves, became a Jehovah's Witness and left Hollywood shortly after to focus on religion.

1976: The Brady Bunch Variety Hour

- IMDB user rating: 3.6
- Votes: 462

"The Brady Bunch" went off the air in 1974, but the family decided to keep on moving with a show that featured them singing, dancing, and performing comedy skits. Everyone returned for the ill-fated comedy/musical extravaganza except for the original Jan Brady, who was recast. While the family gave it the old Brady try, even luring big-name special guests like Lee Majors and Farrah Fawcett, the show only lasted nine episodes before the Brady Bunch faded off into sitcom syndication.

1982: Today

- IMDB user rating: 3.6
- Votes: 332

"Today" is Australia's longest-running morning news and infotainment show, and has been rocked by scandals involving its rotation of hosts over the years. These scandals caused ratings to suffer, particularly as the show competes with another Australian breakfast news program called "Sunrise."

1984: The Master

- IMDB user rating: 4.4
- Votes: 1,478

A young Demi Moore appeared in this television series about an aging ninja who searches for his daughter with the help of his young apprentice. Lee Van Cleef, one of the show's stars, was known for his portrayal as the villain of many spaghetti Westerns, and many viewers had a hard time seeing him as a ninja. There was also little chemistry between co-stars Van Cleef and Timothy Van Patten, which may have contributed to the series' cancellation after one season.

1986: The Oprah Winfrey Show

- IMDB user rating: 5.1
- Votes: 5,231

Airing for 25 years, Oprah's talk show featured celebrity guest appearances ranging from Michael Jackson to Tom Cruise. While the show was highly-awarded, it also courted controversy due to its platforming of polarizing figures like Dr. Oz and anti-vax advocates like Jenny McCarthy. "The Oprah Winfrey Show" ended its run in 2011.

1987: The Bold and the Beautiful

- IMDB user rating: 3.4
- Votes: 7,895

Two families' stories unfold in Los Angeles in the world of high fashion in this American soap opera. While the show remains on television after more than 30 years, fans have expressed gripes with the dragging and preposterous storylines, even by soap opera standards, and many have stopped watching.

1988: Garbage Pail Kids

- IMDB user rating: 3.4
- Votes: 278

"Garbage Pail Kids" was an animated show about a group of kids with—you guessed it—garbage-related names and appearances. Inspired by the trading cards of the same name, the show never saw the light of day in the U.S. after many complained about its gross and inappropriate humor. It did circulate outside the U.S., however, where it picked up a cult following.

1989: Fair City

- IMDB user rating: 2.7
- Votes: 622

This Irish soap opera chronicles the lives of the residents in the town of Carrigstown. Though it is one of the most-watched television shows in Ireland, many viewers find it laughable and an amateur effort in terms of production. Bad acting, regurgitated storylines, and subpar writing make it hard to understand this series' staying power.

1991: The Jerry Springer Show

- IMDB user rating: 3.7
- Votes: 4,463

"The Jerry Springer Show," which aired for 27 years, was a sensational talk show where guests often shared the most outrageous stories. Often fights erupted with the host or show security intervening. Many believed that producers encouraged guests to lie and staged and provoked the on-air fight, but none of that could stop people from tuning in daily to see what new disaster might erupt.

1994: Thunder in Paradise

- IMDB user rating: 5.3
- Votes: 2,113

Two ex-Navy SEALs and their high-tech speedboat, Thunder, go on mercenary missions. Hulk Hogan was one of the leads, though the series only lasted for one season. It received a 38% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, in part due to Hogan's less-than-stellar acting skills.

1997: The View

- IMDB user rating: 2.5
- Votes: 8,406

A panel of women discusses news, celebrities, politics, and other relevant topics on this daytime talk show that has been on the air for more than 25 seasons. "The View" has had its share of controversies; many viewers agree that each host shift negatively impacts the show's quality.

1998: Fox and Friends

- IMDB user rating: 3.1
- Votes: 2,266

"Fox and Friends" is the Fox network's morning news show. A conservative-leaning show, many viewers have called it biased and one-sided.

1999: Loose Women

- IMDB user rating: 2.2
- Votes: 1,301

"Loose Women" is a British talk show hosted by four women. It delves into news, politics, and celebrity gossip. It has had a rotating panel of presenters over its two-decade-plus run. Filmed in front of a live studio audience, the show is still on today.

2001: Celebrity Big Brother

- IMDB user rating: 4.4
- Votes: 1,220

Celebrities spend time in the Big Brother house while viewers watch their every move and evict them one by one. Reality stars, actors, Olympians, and singers have appeared on the show, which has quite the guest list. Many viewers complain that not only are the episodes staged but that the celebrities are either has-beens or pseudo-celebrities.

2002: Last Call with Carson Daly

- IMDB user rating: 3.1
- Votes: 1,296

After his success on MTV's "Total Request Live," NBC gave Carson Daly his own late-night talk show. Originally done in a traditional talk show format with celebrity interviews, things changed in 2009 when Daly took to the streets and filmed interviews and performances at different Los Angeles locations. Upon the show's cancelation after 18 seasons, many fans were surprised that the show was still on the air or that Daly had a show at all.

2003: I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!

- IMDB user rating: 3.2
- Votes: 1,136

This British reality show features a group of celebrities who must complete challenges in the great outdoors to survive. Viewers vote on who stays, who goes, and ultimately choose a winner. The show has weathered scandals related to allegations of animal cruelty, bullying, and more.

2006: House of Payne

- IMDB user rating: 3.4
- Votes: 6,141

Tyler Perry's slapstick sitcom is one of the longest-running sitcoms with a majority-Black cast and was renewed in 2020 after its initial end in 2012. The show deals with themes of substance use disorder but has been criticized for treating the dark subject matter with too much humor.

2007: The Nutshack

- IMDB user rating: 2.3
- Votes: 2,209

Two very different cousins are forced to live together in this Filipino American animated comedy. The only two seasons of the show aired four years apart in 2007 and 2011. Many viewers were disappointed in the animation and didn't find the series funny.

2008: Paris Hilton's My New BFF

- IMDB user rating: 2.0
- Votes: 1,570

Lasting only two seasons, "Paris Hilton's My New BFF" was a reality competition show in which people vied for the title of Paris Hilton's best friend. Only months after the end of the first season, Hilton claimed the winner and she were no longer friends.

2009: Toddlers & Tiaras

- IMDB user rating: 1.7
- Votes: 3,645

"Toddlers and Tiaras" features children competing in beauty pageants and receiving harsh criticism, not only from the beauty pageant world but from the parents who allowed their children to compete. Children tanned, wore hair extensions, and even practiced elaborate dance and singing routines, much to the disgust and dismay of viewers everywhere. The series also stirred up quite a bit of controversy.

2017: Life of Kylie

- IMDB user rating: 3.4
- Votes: 1,181

The youngest of the Kardashian-Jenner crew, Kylie got her own separate reality television show in 2017 after launching the makeup brand that ultimately made her the youngest self-made billionaire in 2019. Despite the notorious shenanigans of "Keeping Up with the Kardashians," critics panned "Life of Kylie" for being less fun and more controlled.

2018: Below the Belt

- IMDB user rating: 1.6
- Votes: 1,083

Hosted by ex-MMA fighter Brendan Schaub, "Below the Belt" is a talk show combining combat sports commentary with entertainment and pop culture. Schaub is known for his controversial guests like anti-vax podcaster Joe Rogan and his unfiltered sense of humor.

2019: A Little Late with Lilly Singh

- IMDB user rating: 1.4
- Votes: 7,478

Canadian YouTuber and comedian Lilly Singh hosts her own late-night talk show on NBC. While many are thrilled to see a woman of Indian descent hosting a late-night show on a major network, many viewers are put off by jokes they see as racist and unfunny. The show ended after two years on NBC.

2021: High Guardian Spice

- IMDB user rating: 1.4
- Votes: 1,931

One of the first original series on the anime streaming service Crunchyroll, "High Guardian Spice" is an animated series about four girls training to become their city's magical defenders. Praised for its representative slate of LGBTQ+ characters, the show was nevertheless panned by critics, who called it unambitious and boring.

2022: Hype House

- IMDB user rating: 1.9
- Votes: 3,022

"Hype House" is a reality television show which follows a group of young TikTok content creators living together in L.A. Highlighting the stress of maintaining and growing internet fame, the show has received mostly negative reviews, with some critics going so far as to call it depressing.