Did you know there were shows that had been cancelled but saved by fans?

"7. Taxi

The show, which is about a group of New York City cab drivers, debuted on ABC in 1978. It was extremely popular and managed to snag 4 Golden Globes, in addition to plenty of other awards. The series had a loyal fan base, and its ratings remained steady from 1978 to 1980. However, ratings started to slip soon after, and ABC decided to cancel the show in 1982.What do you think?

NBC seized the opportunity, quickly snatching up the Emmy-award winning comedy. “By picking up the most-acclaimed comedy on television, we feel we’re sending out a signal that we’re interested in quality,” Brandon Tartikoff, who was president of NBC Entertainment at the time, told the New York Times. ”We just finished our affiliates’ meeting, and we got a strong vote of confidence from them for that kind of programming.”

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"3. Unforgettable

CBS canceled Unforgettable after its first season, which ran in the fall of 2011. The show’s premiere managed to draw an impressive audience of almost 14 million viewers, according to the New York Times. It then went on to average about 12 million viewers, but when the season wrapped up that spring, CBS canceled it. A few weeks later, CBS decided to cancel the cancellation.What do you think?

The TV show stars Poppy Montgomery, who plays Carrie Wells, a New York City police investigator who was born with an impressive gift: she has total-recall memory. Montgomery was shocked at the show’s un-cancellation. “When I heard it was uncanceled, I thought it was a joke, because that never happens,” she told the New York Times. “I was pretty flabbergasted. It takes a lot to throw me, because I’ve seen so much in TV.”

The common denominator of almost all these shows? With the exception of Jag and Futurama, they all were cut within a season or two. Should have just cut their losses.

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