# Have they have ever cancelled a show in midseason, after the first season?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [September 27, 2005, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-they-have-ever-cancelled-a-show-in-midseason-after-the-first-season/323687 "2005-09-27T16:09:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2005, 8:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-they-have-ever-cancelled-a-show-in-midseason-after-the-first-season/323687/21 "2005-10-16T08:20:24Z")

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> [@NDP](#):
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> Also, wasn’t \*My So-Called Life \* cancelled in midway through its second season?

No. There were 19 episodes and it wasn’t picked up for another season. Almost got brought back, but the last word was that Claire Danes’ film schedule wouldn’t permit.

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**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2005, 9:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-they-have-ever-cancelled-a-show-in-midseason-after-the-first-season/323687/22 "2005-10-16T09:02:32Z")

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> [@thwartme](#):
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> Sadly, I feel Arrested Development will as well.
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> thwartme

Yeah, the writing’s on the wall. They may not finish season 3.

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**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2005, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-they-have-ever-cancelled-a-show-in-midseason-after-the-first-season/323687/23 "2005-10-16T18:33:07Z")

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> [@phungi](#):
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> The Mole, Celebrity Edition…

The first Celebrity Mole was pulled from the ABC lineup, but later returned, rerunning the episodes that had already aired, and going to the end this time.

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**Author:** ![IUchem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/aca169/32.png) [@IUchem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IUchem)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2005, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-they-have-ever-cancelled-a-show-in-midseason-after-the-first-season/323687/24 "2005-10-16T19:56:47Z")

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I haven’t seen Twin Peaks mentioned yet…

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