10 Revived TV Shows That Should've Stayed Cancelled

10. Scrubs

Bill Lawrence’s hospital sitcom inspired a devoted fandom, with loyal viewers charmed by the gently surreal humour, occasional moments of genuinely poignant high drama, and star Zach Braff, here at his most bearable.

It had a solid eight season run, and while the quality had dipped sharply towards the end, the show geared itself up for an eighth and final run that was as good as it had been in years, closing on a beautiful episode celebrating the show’s history in an affecting way.

Like a problem gambler, though, they didn’t know when to quit. Cancelled after a fitting crescendo, ABC revived Scrubs for a ninth season focussing on a new crop of medical students, clearly with the intention of keeping the show going on indefinitely.

It didn’t work, for a simple reason: no one liked the new direction. The characters and actors were perfectly fine, but after eight years, no one was too interested in starting again afresh. They retained some players from the old show, but it wasn’t to be. It just ruined a nice ending, basically.