10 Flop TV Shows That Made ONE Huge Mistake

10. Picking The Worst Character For A Spin-Off - Joey

Truly a show that most people thought was too big to fail, how could a Friends spin-off starring one of its most beloved characters possibly haemorrhage most of its viewership by the start of its second season?

The problem? Joey picked the worst character possible. Now to be clear, Joey Tribbiani (Matt LeBlanc) is a great character in Friends, but literally the worst choice of all six main characters to lead their own show.

Joey is by far the least able to thrive on his own, given both his status as the show's bonafide "joke character" and how many of his finest moments in Friends were defined by his back-and-forth with Chandler (Matthew Perry).

Every other Friends lead would've had an easier time fronting their own series, and while Joey wasn't at all helped by its mediocre writing, Mr. Tribbiani simply wasn't built to exist in his own ecosystem away from his pals.

With its ratings firmly in the toilet by the end of season two, NBC cancelled Joey and the world largely forgot that it ever even happened.