Vote for the Best Show That Got Canceled in 2016
It’s time for the Yahooies, Yahoo TV’s second annual reader-voted awards honoring the best — and sometimes worst — of 2016. Each day through Dec. 16, we will announce the nominees for one category, with an accompanying poll. The winners will be crowned Monday, Dec. 19.
The nominees for Best Show That Got Canceled in 2016 are…
Agent Carter (ABC)
Think Peggy Carter was just Captain America’s almost-girlfriend? Think again. Over the course of its too short two-season run, Agent Carter established its heroine as one of the Marvel Universe’s bravest, boldest avengers. Captain America: Civil War confirmed her demise in the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s present day timeline, but we’re sure there are still plenty of one-shot adventures left to be told from her illustrious career. —Ethan Alter
BrainDead (CBS)
Was this political drama from The Good Wife creators Robert and Michelle King unexpectedly offbeat? Yes, the story revolved around Washington’s elite getting alien bugs who really, really like the Cars’ tune “You Might Think” in their heads. But once you got used to the tone, you could sit back and enjoy the Kings’ commentary on the theatrics and extremism of politicians today (and the sexy chemistry between stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Aaron Tveit, whose characters found love across the aisle, despite him imagining her having sex with Michael Moore, who had a memorable cameo). What makes us miss the show most, though? Imagine what the Kings could’ve done with Trump in the White House. —Mandi Bierly
The Grinder (Fox)
Rob Lowe’s starring stint as actor turned wannabe lawyer Dean Sanderson seemed like the television role he had been waiting for. Ditto for fellow ’80s star Fred Savage, who played his brotherly other half in this clever comedy that riffed on melodramatic procedurals and sibling rivalry. We had high hopes for a long run, with its smart writing, familiar cast, and hilarious premise, but Fox threw the gavel down after 22 episodes. —Victoria Leigh Miller
The Nightly Show With Larry Wilmore (Comedy Central)
It’s a crying shame that Comedy Central pulled Wilmore’s show out from under him just as the presidential campaign was really gearing up. His Nightly Show was increasingly sharp and timely in its comic takes on politics, and Wilmore himself was a valuable TV presence: one of the few black hosts of a talk show, and one of the few grownups working in a talk-show genre that has become increasingly obsessed with viral videos and party games for the millennial segment of the audience. —Ken Tucker
Togetherness (HBO)
Kudos to the Duplass boys for ensuring that their lovely slice-of-life series — which was canceled midway through its second year — concluded with a season finale that doubled as a satisfying series finale. Still, we’re sorry not to be spending any more time in the company of the Pierson clan and their family friends, Tina and Alex. They make bad choices so we don’t have to. —EA
Tyrant (FX)
The Middle East-set political drama was at its creative peak by the end of its third season, which, sadly, was also its last. Early controversies about the show’s depiction of violence and different cultures may have kept some viewers at bay permanently, but Tyrant’s focus on the Shakespearean family turmoil and rivalries of the Al-Fayeeds of Abuddin most certainly earned it a small but loyal fan base. Producers had a heads-up that the end might be near, so at least the series ended in a satisfying, full circle way, but we would have happily continued to tune in to see what the future held for conflicted leader Bassam. —Kimberly Potts
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