77 TV Shows That Ended in 2016, From ‘American Idol’ to ‘Mythbusters’ (Photos)

From the long-running “Castle” to the short-lived “Of Kings and Prophets,” a ton of shows came to an end this year

| December 29, 2016 @ 2:35 AM Last Updated: December 29, 2016 @ 2:38 PM
Whether they were canceled abruptly or came to an end on their own terms, these 77 shows all finished their run in 2016.
NBC
"Heroes Reborn" (NBC)(Sept. 24, 2015 - Jan. 21, 2016)
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A&E
"Unforgettable" (A&E)(Sept. 20, 2011 - Jan. 22, 2016)
Undateable Chris D'Elia NBC
NBC
"Undateable" (NBC)(May 29, 2014 - Jan. 29, 2016)
Galavant
ABC
"Galavant" (ABC)(Jan. 4, 2015 - Jan. 31, 2016)
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NBC
"Telenovela" (NBC)(Dec. 7, 2015 - Feb. 22, 2016)
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ABC
"Agent Carter" (ABC)(Jan. 6, 2015 - March 1, 2016)
The Muppets
ABC
"The Muppets" (ABC)(Sept. 22, 2015 - March 1, 2016)
NBC
"The Mysteries of Laura" (NBC)(Sept. 17, 2014 - March 2, 2016)
Discovery
"Mythbusters" (Discovery)(Jan. 23, 2003 - March 5, 2016)
CBS
"CSI: Cyber" (CBS)(March 4, 2015 - March 13, 2016)
ABC
"Of Kings and Prophets" (ABC)(March 8, 2016 - March 15, 2016)
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Fox
"Second Chance" (Fox)(Jan. 13, 2016 - March 25, 2016)
Recovery Road
Freeform
"Recovery Road" (Freeform)(Jan. 25, 2016 - March 28, 2016)
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NBC
"You, Me and the Apocalypse" (NBC)(Jan. 28, 2016 - March 31, 2016)
Harry Connick Jr Jennifer Lopez and Keith Urban at American Idol Finale
Fox
"American Idol" (Fox)(June 11, 2002 - April 7, 2016)
Amanda Peet as Tina on HBO's "Togetherness"
HBO
"Togetherness" (HBO)(Jan. 11, 2015 - April 10, 2016)
Adult Swim
"Children's Hospital" (Adult Swim)(July 11, 2010 - April 15, 2016)
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HBO
"Vinyl" (HBO)(Feb. 14, 2016 - April 17, 2016)
Hulu
"Deadbeat" (Hulu)(April 9, 2014 - April 20, 2016)  
E!
"I Am Cait" (E!)(July 26, 2015 - April 24, 2016)  
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CBS
"Limitless" (CBS)(Sept. 15, 2015 - April 26, 2016)
The Good Wife
CBS
"The Good Wife" (CBS)(Sept. 22, 2009 - May 8, 2016)
Damien
A&E
"Damien" (A&E)(March 7, 2016 - May 9, 2016)  
Fox
"Grandfathered" (Fox)(Sept. 29, 2015 - May 10, 2016)  
Fox
"The Grinder" (Fox)(Sept. 29, 2015 - May 10, 2016)
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ABC
"The Family" (ABC)(March 3, 2016 - May 15, 2016)
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ABC
"Castle" (ABC)(March 9, 2009 - May 16, 2016)  
Mike and Molly
CBS
"Mike & Molly" (CBS)(Sept. 20, 2010 - May 16, 2016)
"Faking It" on MTV
MTV
"Faking It" (MTV)(April 22, 2014 - May 17, 2016)
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Cinemax
"Banshee" (Cinemax)(Jan. 11, 2013 - May 20, 2016)
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Fox
"Party Over Here" (Fox)(March 12, 2016 - May 21, 2016)
Fox
"Bordertown" (Fox)(Jan. 3, 2016 - May 22, 2016)
Crowded NBC
NBC
"Crowded" (NBC)(March 15, 2016 - May 22, 2016)  
Heartbeat
NBC
"Heartbeat" (NBC)(March 22, 2016 - May 25, 2016)  
NBC
"Game of Silence" (NBC)(April 12, 2016 - June 5, 2016)
House of Lies Kristen Bell
Showtime
"House of Lies" (Showtime)(Jan. 8, 2012 - June 12, 2016)
"Penny Dreadful"
Showtime
"Penny Dreadful" (Showtime)(May 11, 2014 - June 19, 2016)
Person of Interest
CBS
"Person of Interest" (CBS)(Sept. 22, 2011 - June 21, 2016)
TV Land
"The Soul Man" (TV Land)(June 20, 2012 - June 22, 2016)  
Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life
Fox
"Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life" (Fox)(Jan. 3, 2016 - June 26, 2016)  
Top Gear USA
History
"Top Gear USA" (History)(Nov. 21, 2010 - June 28, 2016)
First look at Netflix drama "Marco Polo"
Netflix
"Marco Polo" (Netflix)(Dec. 12, 2014 - July 1, 2016)
Houdini & Doyle
Fox
"Houdini & Doyle" (Fox)(March 13, 2016 - July 4, 2016)  
Uncle Buck
ABC
"Uncle Buck" (ABC)(June 14, 2016 - July 5, 2016)  
"Royal Pains"
USA
"Royal Pains" (USA)(June 4, 2009 - July 6, 2016)
Hunters
Syfy
"Hunters" (Syfy)(April 11, 2016 - July 11, 2016)
Marc Maron
IFC
"Maron" (IFC)(May 3, 2013 - July 13, 2016)  
Containment
CW
"Containment" (CW)(April 19, 2016 - July 19, 2016)  
CBS
"Angel From Hell" (CBS)(Jan. 7, 2016 - July 23, 2016)  
AMC
"Hell on Wheels" (AMC)(Nov. 6, 2011 - July 23, 2016)
Coupled
Coupled
"Coupled" (Fox)(May 17, 2016 - Aug. 2, 2016)
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AMC
"Feed the Beast" (AMC)(June 5, 2016 - Aug. 2, 2016)  
Lifetime
"Devious Maids" (Lifetime)(June 23, 2016 - Aug. 8, 2016)  
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Comedy Central
"Not Safe With Nikki Glaser" (Comedy Central)(Feb. 9, 2016 - Aug. 9, 2016)  
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Comedy Central
"The Nightly Show With Larry Wilmore" (Comedy Central)(Jan. 19, 2016 - Aug. 18, 2016)  
Rush Hour CBS
CBS
"Rush Hour" (CBS)(March 31, 2016 - Aug. 20, 2016)
The Jim Gaffigan Show
TV Land
"The Jim Gaffigan Show" (TV Land)(July 15, 2015 - Aug. 21, 2016)  
Guilt
Freeform
"Guilt" (Freeform)(June 13, 2016 - Aug. 22, 2016)  
Carla Gugino and Luke Wilson in the Roadies pilot
Showtime
"Roadies" (Showtime)(June 26, 2016 - Aug. 28, 2016)  
Dead of Summer
Freeform
"Dead of Summer" (Freeform)(June 28, 2016 - Aug. 30, 2016)
Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll, Denis Leary as Johnny Rock. (Patrick Harbron/FX)
FX
"Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll" (FX)(July 16, 2015 - Sept. 1, 2016)
Murder in the First
TNT
"Murder in the First" (TNT)(June 9, 2014 - Sept. 4, 2016)  
TNT
"Rizzoli & Isles" (TNT)(July 12, 2010 - Sept. 5, 2016)  
ABC
"Mistresses" (ABC)(June 3, 2013 - Sept. 6, 2016)  
American Gothic
CBS
"American Gothic" (CBS)(June 22, 2016 - Sept. 7, 2016)
FX
"Tyrant" (FX)(June 24, 2014 - Sept. 7, 2016)
Aquarius
NBC
"Aquarius" (NBC)(May 28, 2015 - Sept. 10, 2016)  
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CBS
"BrainDead" (CBS)(June 13, 2016 - Sept. 11, 2016)  
Beauty and the Beast
CW
"Beauty & the Beast" (CW)(Oct. 11, 2012 - Sept. 15, 2016)  
Million Dollar Extreme Presents: World Peace
Adult Swim
"Million Dollar Extreme Presents: World Peace" (Adult Swim)(Aug. 5, 2016 - Sept. 16, 2016)  
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Amazon
"Good Girls Revolt" (Amazon)(Oct. 28, 2016 - Oct. 28, 2016)  
Ben Affleck and Bill Simmons
HBO
"Any Given Wednesday" (HBO)(June 22, 2016 - Nov. 9, 2016)  
Showtime
"Masters of Sex" (Showtime)(Sept. 29, 2013 - Nov. 13, 2016)  
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IFC
"Comedy Bang! Bang!" (IFC)(June 8, 2012 - Dec. 2, 2016)  
Impastor
TV Land
"Impastor" (TV Land)(July 15, 2015 - Dec. 7, 2016)
Patrick Stewart Blunt Talk
Starz
"Blunt Talk" (Starz)(Aug. 22, 2015 - Dec. 11, 2016)
Sundance TV
"Rectify" (Sundance)(April 22, 2013 - Dec. 14, 2016)

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