TV Shows That Were Ruined by Babies

In real life, the arrival of a baby is cause for joy and celebration. On a TV series, however, a birth marks not the beginning… but the beginning of the end. In many cases, the addition of a new baby to the cast has been the show’s “jump the shark” moment — the turning point after which the series begins to experience a noticeable decline. It can’t be a coincidence that a number of once-popular shows left the air just a season or two after a baby’s arrival.
There are any number of reasons for this: The newcomer altered the initial premise of the show, upset the chemistry of the existing cast, introduced less interesting storylines, or was a plot contrivance too ridiculous for the audience to accept (or all of the above).

Click through this slideshow to see shows that were ruined by the stork’s special delivery.