Fans Couldn’t Save So Help Me Todd, but Brought These 5 Shows Back

It’s been a couple of months since CBS dropped a bombshell saying So Help Me Todd will not be back to the screens with its third season, stepping down for another potentially big series to get its time slot, and fans’ outrage hasn't quietened down to this day.

Started as a mere discussion where So Help Me Todd lovers were sharing their thoughts about possible reasons for such a decision, the whole fuss later turned into a big campaign calling out to the network and somehow forcing them to bring the show back by creating a petition that so far has garnered an impressive amount of supporters.

Still, CBS has been quite indifferent to fans’ demands and the chances for So Help Me Todd to be brought back to the screens aren’t so high, but the rioting activists surely had a pretty clear vision of how things would turn out if their beloved series repeated the lucky fate of some other, initially scrapped shows.

However wild it may seem with all the cancellation news surrounding modern successful series, in some cases fans have been adamant enough to get what they wanted.

Star Trek: The Original Series

It wasn’t as easy as it is now, but the result was still impressive. The first Star Trek show was launched in 1966, but soon after it was ditched after only 2 seasons due to low ratings. As it turned out, fans wouldn’t let NBC, the series’ network, just get away with it, so they united in their massive demand for a third season that would become some kind of closure for the show.

Apparently, with no internet back then it took some effort, but such dedication was worth the shot as eventually all the outraged letters sent to the company’s office worked wonders and Star Trek got back to the screen with its third and final season.

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

In this case the show was just lucky enough to get interest from another major network that would pick it up. Brooklyn Nine-Nine was launched back in 2013 by Fox, but for some reason got canceled after 5 seasons. When the news broke, fans were quick to heap the social media up with backlash towards Fox’s decision, demanding that Brooklyn Nine-Nine be brought back.

Though Fox remained indifferent to fans’ opinion, the show was then taken to NBC that did see some more potential in it. Eventually, the series got 3 more seasons, the latest of which aired back in 2021.

Cagney & Lacey

A compelling show about two female police detectives was canceled back in 1983, just a year after its launch, due to mixed reviews and relatively average ratings. The mess that started right after the announcement proved that the reasons for the show’s cancellation were somewhat delusional as thousands of letters poured into the CBS office.

The campaign later on received a big boost and the network had no other choice but to let Cagney & Lacey continue its run which lasted for 4 more seasons until 1988.

Friday Night Lights

A sports drama show about a West Texas football team, Friday Night Lights also was in danger for a while when NBC was about to officially scrap it because of the show’s low ratings, and even the critical acclaim wasn’t a lifesaver here.

As expected, the series eventually got a lot of support from its fans who kept sending letters to the company’s office claiming that they wouldn’t like the show to be over yet. NBC let Friday Night Lights be on air for 3 more seasons, ending the show in 2010.

Roswell

The WB’s sci-fi show was launched back in 1999 and had a run of 3 seasons before it was decided to put the series on the shelf. Before that, fearing that the series could be the next one to be ditched, fans came up with a somewhat weird, yet efficient method of striking back by sending 3 thousand bottles of Tabasco sauce, which was one of the character’s favorites, to the network’s executives. Luckily, the demand was heard, and Roswell had a short, yet confident run until its end in 2001.