10 Banned TV Shows That Shocked The World

9. High School Shootings Made Paramount Lose Their Nerve - Heathers

Paramount Network originally intended to air this TV adaptation of the classic 1988 black comedy classic Heathers earlier this year, but following February's Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, the edgy series, which dabbles in similar subject matter, was pushed back to the summer.

A month prior to its premiere, though, the network dropped the show entirely, a full 10-episode season of which had already been produced, due to Viacom executives expressing discomfort with the show's thorny themes in light of yet another high school shooting.

Several episodes had already been screened and reviewed by critics, though - they weren't kind, shockingly - and because the rights had already been sold internationally, the show can still be viewed in other territories despite effectively being banned in the U.S.