10 TV Shows That Flopped Their Final Season

10. Arrested Development

Though Netflix's revival of cancelled sitcom Arrested Development served up a rather underwhelming, messy fourth season, it seems a little better in light of the hugely disappointing season five, which released in two parts across 2018 and 2019.

By this point it was painfully clear that nobody's heart was truly in the show, unaided by easily the weakest writing of the entire series, which couldn't even be spiced up by the presence of an overarching murder-mystery plot.

Season four, despite its many flaws, at least offered up a highly memorable batch of episodes, but the fifth season's worst crime might be that it's just so damn forgettable.

While nothing can ever take away from the brilliance of the show's first three seasons, this was an undeniable down note on which to conclude one of the most beloved sitcoms of all time. 

Some fans even have enough vitriol for season five that they don't consider it canon and avoid it on repeat viewings. Yikes.