Top 20 Most Expensive TV Flops Ever
VOICE OVER: Rebecca Brayton
Talk about burning through cash! Join us as we count down the most spectacular financial disasters in television history. From ambitious sci-fi epics to musical cop dramas, these shows cost networks millions only to crash and burn spectacularly due to poor ratings, critical panning, or both. Our countdown includes shows like "Marco Polo," "Terra Nova," "Supertrain," "The Get Down," "Sense8," "Inhumans," "Vinyl," and many more! From Gellar's dual role in "Ringer" to the billion-dollar failure of "The Rings of Power," these productions spared no expense - except perhaps on quality. Did these shows deserve to flop? Let us know in the comments below!
- #20: "Ringer" (2011-12)
- #19: "Troy: Fall of a City" (2018)
- #18: "The Event" (2010-11)
- #17: "Good Girls Revolt" (2015-16)
- #16: "Kaos" (2024)
- #15: "Vinyl" (2016)
- #14: "Sense8" (2015-18)
- #13: "Altered Carbon" (2018-20)
- #12: "Inhumans" (2017)
- #11: "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" (2022-)
- #10: "Kings" (2009)
- #9: "Battlestar Galactica" (1978-79)
- #8: "Cop Rock" (1990)
- #7: "The Get Down" (2016-17)
- #6: "Viva Laughlin" (2007)
- #5: "Bionic Woman" (2007)
- #4: "Camelot" (2011)
- #3: "Supertrain" (1979)
- #2: "Terra Nova" (2011)
- #1: "Marco Polo" (2014-16)
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