1. WIOU (CBS) - After being fired from a network news agency, Hank Zaret goes back to working at Channel 12/WNDY where he was once an intern. In the pilot episode, the long-time anchor of WNDY has a heart attack during the broadcast in which Zaret goes to help him; while others think that he is faking it.

The next day he is pronounced dead and the station struggles to find a replacement. Meanwhile a story is breaking about the new school board president-elect and the part he played in a rape at his fraternity.

Though many plotlines were drawn up in the pilot episode such as reporter Eddie Bock scheming to become a news anchor, and a possible romance between Hank and executive producer Liz McVay.

Much of the series was about the goings on of WNDY though the series derived its title from an issue that is only mentioned once in the pilot, perennial budget issues. WIOU had great intentions and a well thought out premise, but was poorly executed.

2. Are You There, Chelsea? (NBC) – This series was based on Chelsea Handler’s book “Are You There, Vodka? It’s Me Chelsea and starred Laura Prepon as Chelsea Newman. She works as a waitress at a sports bar and after being arrested for a DUI decides to turn her life around. She moves into an apartment closer to the bar and tries to be supportive of her friend and co-worker Olivia.

The show makes an effort at being funny, but doesn’t show much effort at character development. Also, several large changes to the cast after the pilot episode make the series difficult to follow. Are You There, Chelsea was cancelled after one season with only 12 episodes produced.

3. Princesses (CBS) Back stage drama, awkward plotlines, and a flailing cast member; Princesses was doomed from the start. Starring Fran Drescher, Twiggy, and Julie Hagerty as three roommates sharing a Manhattan penthouse. Twiggy plays a Princess who was promised the apartment by the man set to marry Tracy Dillon, played by Hagerty.

Hagerty was difficult to work with and much of the drama behind the scenes of the show came to a climax when she walked off the set after four episodes. Drescher advocated to have only Hagerty’s character replaced after hearing rumors that all the cast members were going to be replaced.

Princesses was cancelled after five episodes were aired with three episodes left unaired.

Silver Lining: After this show was cancelled, a chance meeting with a CBS executive allowed Drescher to pitch a new series that became The Nanny, which Twiggy guest starred on.

4. Kirstie (TV Land) & Kristin (NBC) – Kirstie Alley is remembered for her roles in Cheers and Veronica’s Closet, and her belly rolls in the series Fat Actress. However, in the show, Kirstie, she plays theatre actress Maddie Banks who finds the so she gave up for adoption many years ago.

With help from her assistant, Thelma, played by Rhea Perlman, and her driver Frank, played by Michael Richards, Maddie reconnects with Arlo one step at a time. However, audiences did not connect with the series and it fell short of being desirable for television. Ultimately, Kirstie was cancelled after twelve episodes.

Though small in size, but destined to become an acting heavy weight, Kristin Chenowith, took a chance on starring in a sitcom. Kristin was about Kristin Yancey, a woman who moved to New York City to become a theatre actress instead becomes the assistant to disgraced architect Tommy Ballantine.

Kristin was a mix of the sitcom That Girl mixed with a dash of Ugly Betty, but lacked any form of humor. The show didn’t have any zest except for the mean-spirited barbs from Santa Clemente, played by Ana Ortiz. Although thirteen episodes were produced, seven remain unaired.

5. The Michael J. Fox Show (NBC) – Michael J. Fox is remembered for his roles as Alex P. Keaton on Family Ties, Micheal Flaherty on Spin City and the great Marty McFly in the Back to the Future trilogy. However, he left the acting sphere to fight Parkinson’s Disease, which forced him to leave Spin City at the end of season 4.

However, in 2013 he decided to make a comeback starring in The Michael J. Fox Show. The series dealt with WNBC news anchor, Mike Henry, going back to work after taking four years to fight Parkinson’s and spend time with his family. The show had great ideas, but was more of a pity program when audiences saw firsthand what Parkinson’s really did to Michael J. Fox. The series was cancelled after one season with several episodes left unaired.

6. Lush Life (FOX) – The BBC comedy Absolutely Fabulous is known to have inspired many sitcom relationships, but this might be the worst one to come from it by far. Lush Life tells the story of two women who share a studio apartment because they are both broke. The show’s comedy is flatter than soda that has been left out for days and makes viewers grateful that there is more than one channel on television.

Lush Life was cancelled after four episodes with three left unaired.

7. Ink (CBS) – Ted Danson plays a columnist whose ex-wife becomes his boss. As if raising a daughter and causing trouble in a newspaper wasn’t enough, the staff can often cause headaches for both characters, too. Ink is said to have been inspired by the film, His Girl Friday. The series was cancelled due to lower than expected ratings.

For anyone who has seen Cheers, and like Danson’s acting; before watching this have lower than expected intentions.

8. Bette (CBS) – The Divine Miss M has made her mark in theatre, film and in this show television. Bette features Midler playing herself as audiences follow her through the rises and pitfalls of stardom. The pilot episode sets viewers up for a great show, but after seeing other episodes they are sadly let down.

The show also had two recasts. In the pilot, Bette’s daughter is played by Lindsay Lohan but when the series moved to Los Angeles Lohan left the series to remain in New York, where the pilot was filmed.

After twelve episodes of the show, Kevin Dunn, who played Bette’s husband Roy left the show. He was replaced with Robert Hays and led to the programs imminent cancellation.

Bette was cancelled after one season with eighteen episodes produced and two unaired.

9. Clipped (TBS) - In this TBS sitcom think Barbershop meets Cheers, especially because George Wendt is a lead character. The series focused on the staff of Buzzy’s barbershop, most of whom attended high school together. Much of the show’s humor comes from dealing with their boss, Ben, who bought Buzzy’s. He went to school with the group and hates them for the way he was “treated”.

Other sources of humor come from, Charmaine Eskowitz, played by Diona Reasonover. She is often rude to customers and isn’t afraid to speak her mind. Despite having a great cast with names such as Ashley Tisdale, Mike Castle, Lauren Lapkus, and Ryan Pinkston it didn’t have much else; which led to Clipped being cancelled after one season.

10. Love & Money (CBS) and The Trouble with Normal (ABC) – Paget Brewster has found huge success playing Emily Prentiss in the series, Criminal Minds, but before that she managed to star in two shows that both flopped.

In Love & Money Brewster plays Allison Conklin, a down to Earth girl raised in the pomp and circumstance of the wealthy Conklin family, residing in New York City. As a child, she met and was friends with Eamon McBride but like some friendships they grew apart. The pilot then starts on her wedding day when she gets cold feet and locks herself in the bathroom of her family’s penthouse.

Her mother, Effie, played by the endearing Swoozie Kurtz, calls the building’s superintendent and it is Eamon. They meet and rekindle their old flame of romance. The series deals with the Conklin’s learning to accept Eamon & Allison’s relationship.

The Trouble with Normal is a series that gives audiences a glimpse of Jon Cryer before he was on Two and a Half Men. This series deals with the lives of four paranoid men whose fear of “urban conspiracy” leads them to attend a therapy group run by therapist, Claire Garletti, played by Brewster.

Despite great humor and amazing casts, both shows were cancelled after one season. Though much of the humor is derived from the awkward situations that Brewster’s character was in the shows failed to find the right audience.