12 Big-Name TV Shows That Crashed (From Worst to Most Shocking)

Twelve network shows. Big stars, big budgets, big promises. Then the ratings came in. We count down 12 classic TV shows that crashed, from Joanie Loves Chachi to The Jerry Lewis Show, with what each network promised and what actually went out on the air. 0:00 Cold open: The 1966 show with a Tony winner and a million-laugh contest 1:04 #12 Joanie Loves Chachi (ABC, 1982) 2:59 #11 Me and the Chimp (CBS, 1972) 4:25 #10 My Mother the Car (NBC, 1965) 6:07 #9 Hello, Larry (NBC, 1979) 8:21 #8 The Tammy Grimes Show (ABC, 1966) 10:40 #7 Pink Lady and Jeff (NBC, 1980) 12:43 #6 Life with Lucy (ABC, 1986) 14:36 #5 Battlestar Galactica (ABC, 1978) 16:54 #4 Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell (ABC, 1975) 18:54 #3 The Chevy Chase Show (Fox, 1993) 20:52 #2 Dolly (ABC, 1987) 22:57 #1 The Jerry Lewis Show (ABC, 1963) 24:21 What they all had in common Which of these did you watch when it aired? Tell us in the comments. More nights when television went very wrong: watch our countdown of 12 TV disasters, starting with the night Geraldo opened Al Capone's vault. [LINK V005 - dien URL khi co] Rerun Confidential: the stories behind classic TV's biggest disasters, flops and what-were-they-thinking moments. Subscribe so you don't miss the next one. ABOUT THIS VIDEO Figures marked "reportedly" in the narration come from secondary sources and are presented as reported, not confirmed. Ratings, dates and quotes are drawn from published reference sources, newspapers and TV Guide. Some graphics are recreations made for illustration and are labelled as such. No network footage is used. Shows are discussed for commentary and criticism. IMAGE CREDITS (Wikimedia Commons; other images are public domain) Chevy Chase 1980 and Chevy Chase (1990): Alan Light, CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/.... Chevy Chase (255270653): Images Alight, CC BY 2.0. Cropped, color/upscale-processed. Dolly Parton and Sylvester Stallone: Mel Melcon, Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/.... Hollywood Star Dolly Parton: DominusVobiscum, CC BY 2.0. Cubit Prop. Set of 3, Battlestar Galactica (1978 TV series): Chris "Vectrexer" Romero, CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/.... El Capitan Theatre: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY 2.5 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/.... Upscaled with AI. Changes: cropped, resized and in some cases AI-upscaled. #TVHistory #ClassicTV #TVFlops #RerunConfidential