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The biggest and most expensive TV flops of all time, ranked

Small-screens flops
How did we arrive at our ranking?
17th. Rome (2005)
16th: Vinyl (2016)
15th: The Get Down (2016)
14th: Joey (2004)
13th: Kaos (2024)
12th: Kings (2009)
11th: Terra Nova (2011)
10th: Bionic Woman (2007)
9th: Camelot (2011)
8th: Battlestar Galactica (1978)
7th: Father of the Pride (2004)
6th: Cop Rock (1990)
5th: Supertrain (1979)
4th: Viva Laughlin (2007)
3rd: Marvel's Inhumans (2017)
2nd: The Acolyte (2024)
1st: Secret Invasion (2023)
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Small-screens flops

Not every TV show is destined for success. For every Game of Thrones or Friends, there are countless series that fail to find an audience or flop spectacularly from the off.

We've ranked 17 of the biggest and most expensive small-screen disasters ever. From ill-fated sitcoms to big-budget productions that epically bombed, read on to discover which shows make our list...

All dollar amounts in US dollars.

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Danielle McAdam

27 November 2024

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