The Unwatchable and Worst TV Shows in History

History had witnessed number of TV shows ranging from competition shows, Game shows, reality TV shows, drama series and sitcoms. There are many remarkable shows that audience will always remember and appreciate. But aside from all that brilliant shows there are also some TV shows that are extremely bad that are just unwatchable. The plotlines, horrible acting and unsettling scenarios make those shows worst to watch. This article is listing some of the worst TV shows in history.

Big Brother

The reality TV shows Big Brother start off with an interesting concept of putting a group of strangers isolated under same roof with no connection with outside world. The games played in the show was a bit entertaining at first but with the passage of time this show is getting worst and worst. Many viewers found this show having hidden racism to some extend. Audiences start getting bored by the show because it has gotten so predictable. Another issue with this show is that when certain cast members of the show start getting fame then production start picking Good looking influencers and non deserving people for the show and that sparks the controversy. The show is filled with staged and scripted fights along with dumb arguments that made the show so boring and annoying.

Top Gear USA

After watching the Success of BBC’s Top Gear, history channel attempted to capitalize on success of this show to make TOP Gear USA. But this idea didn’t worked out because audience said that the show doesn’t have the same charm as its British counter part. The usual magic of the show is missing in USA Top Gear. This show aired for six seasons and end in 2016 due to conflicts and low viewership. The show just lacked the factor of humor that UK top Gear had.

CSI: Cyber

The crime series CSI was admired and loved by the audience and it was a huge success. But when the spin off series CSI: Cyber was aired, it wasn’t able to gain the same popularity and views. Audience was not at all impressed by the show because it has the repetitive story lines and it brought nothing new to the franchise. The show becomes predictable and boring. The show flopped due to the lack for interest and thrill factor and end up with just 35% rating on rotten tomatoes.

The biggest Loser

This show start off with a unique concept of weight loss competition show. It gained people attention because weight loss is one of the most common and biggest problems in the world. This show aired for 17 seasons but it was canceled in 2020 due to bad publicity. Many viewers said that this show is exploitative and it is promoting toxic culture that is revolving around excessive workouts and extreme dieting. It has also seen that the contestants who lost weight during the show returned back to their original weight when cameras stop rolling. The show also faced conflict regarding giving depression and stress to the constantans.

Bad Teacher

This TV series was based on the 2011 movie with the same name. Bad teacher didn’t go far due to extremely poor rating and conflicts. According to the viewers the main character was nothing like the one in original movie. The show was inappropriate at so many grounds. The jokes were thrown in the script and they are poorly executed. This show was canceled after just three episodes due to the bad reviews, even though the network eventually aired all 13 episodes.

The Girl Next Door

The Girl Next door was a love hate relationship among reality TV show watchers. The story is revolving around the girls who lived in a Hugh Hefner’s playboy mansion. The drama was a bit funny but when you realize the misogynistic tone and slimy feels in the entire drama, you will realize how worst this show is. According to some viewers this show is trashy, depressing and often disgusting to see an old man having relationship with young girls.

Are you There, Chelsea?

This sitcom as based on the Chelsea handler’s best selling book “ Are you There, Vodka? It’s me Chelsea. This sitcom was thought to be funny but it wasn’t. According to the viewers the show lack the charm and had not laughter factor as the book. The acting was not funny but just annoying and boring. The show was cancelled after just one season due to bad publicity and poor rating.

Inhumans

The show was inspired by MCU and superhero genre and the story is revolving around an inhuman Royal Family. The show quickly gained the title of worst and horrible TV Show ever. Kofi Outlaw of Comic book even went as far as saying, “In the end, it’s hard to avoid the conclusion that Inhumans is anything but a complete failure, one of the worst that Marvel Cinematic Universe franchise has ever seen”. This show was cancelled due to unfavorable reviews and low TV ratings.

The secret Life Of The American Teenager

This show was aired on ABC family in 2008. The story was interesting and new because other networks wouldn’t even dreamed of such concept at that time. It’s a story that is revolving around a pregnant high school Student. But the show turned out to be a total failure. The viewers weren’t impressed with the premise and they find the show too preachy with underdeveloped characters. The show had so many unnecessary parts such as constant negative portrayal of teenagers where they are always screwing up, making poor decisions, having sex and getting pregnant. The show had no portrayal of the real issues teenagers went through in high school. According to the viewers this show is just unrealistic and awful with bad acting and poor storyline. New York Times even called this show a” Prime Time Cautionary tale”.

Dance Moms

The series Dance moms is so bad that the viewers declare it as an unwatchable TV show. This drama is revolving around moms and dance instructor Abby Lee miller in a very over the top and no way this is real life fashions. The production is hacky, the confessionals are unbelievable and unnatural and worst. The show is deeply criticized for portraying the emotional and psychological abuse. The show is also criticize namely for the exploitation of the young dancers and some of the costumes they wear while competing with each other.