List of television shows notable for negative reception

This article is a list of television shows known for negative reception, some of which may be considered the worst programs of all time in their respective genres and/or in general.

Animated series

 * Girls' Love Team (2021)
 * A 13-episode yeosa aenimo by SunLink E&A based on the post novel series by Nokyu Chi. The series—which revolves around three high school girls hurriedly entering a polyamorous relationship—faced many of the same criticisms as the post novels, including its rushed plot, lack of character development, "deceptive" depictions of lesbians, and constant use of stock characters. The aenimo series was also criticized for its low-budget animation and casting of "untalented" voice actors, while its finale was criticized for its rushed attempt at ending the series.


 * Hero of a New World (2015)
 * Based on the hwaman series by Wingwik, Hero of a New World is a 13-episode action/fantasy aenimo produced by Rockpaint. The series follows a teenage boy named Moko who is given a curse that turns him into a human–tiger hybrid, only to realize he has special superpowers and decides to use them to protect the people of his village. Upon its domestic premiere on YXN, the series was was criticized for its awkward dialogue and redundant themes. The show was also criticized by fans of the hwaman for changing several plot elements from the source material and introducing new characters. The finale in particular was mocked by aenimo fans for its rushed introduction of new characters, anticlimactic fight scene, and of the main characters. After the finale aired, critics considered it one of the worst hwaman-to-aenimo adaptations of all time.


 * Pokémon Strange Journeys (2015–2017)
 * A Japanese-American-British anime-influenced series loosely based on the Pokémon franchise. The show received mixed-to-negative reviews, mostly due to the quality of the writing which varied from episode to episode, as well as due to it barely focusing on any Pokémon, along with the many blatant references and severe padding. The first and third seasons were notorious for the incredibly juvenile personalities of some of the characters (Misty and May in the first season, and Ash and Misty's daughter Mash in the third season, being some of the worst offenders), while the second and fifth seasons were favored more positively. The fourth season (subtitled "The Ghibli Saga") was considered by many to be pointless and only acted as a way to neatly lead into Mystery of the Missing Kid (which is, in fact, the main reason why the decision to cross over with Studio Ghibli films was made). However, among a selection of episodes, its lone TV special "Pokémon Vs. Digimon" was considered by many to be one of the best episodes of the series, due to its superior writing quality and actually feeling more like an episode from the regular Pokémon anime.


 * Tales of New Pacifica (2008–2013)
 * Based on the famous classic novel Tales of New Pacifica, this adaptation attempts to animate the entire 27 chapter novel chapter by chapter. Each episode was designed to be a chapter of the novel, episodes ranging from 25 minutes to nearly 1.5 hours in runtime depending on the length of the chapter. The original book follows a South Aslanian immigrant family in the aftermath of the Second Aslanian Civil War from 1988-1992. They were displaced from their original home near the border with North Aslana due to the collapse of the South Aslanian government, forcing them to move to New Pacifica. Upon release of the show, it was slammed by critics for it's over-the-top dramatized depictions of the novel, which was much more subtle and realistic to depict the allegories to real life when the book was written. Production times also took extremely long, episodes releasing as late as 2 years to release for the longest episodes. The show was cancelled after 5 chapters and put the studio, Unity Studios, into bankruptcy.

Sitcoms and comedy-dramas

 * My Kids and Me (2009–2010)
 * A Martonian comedy-drama series that aired on EBN from October to December 2009 in the middle of the 2009–10 metwork TV schedule. The show starred Robert Hendricks as an incompetent single father trying to raise his four children in after being divorced by his wife. It received negative reception for ripping off NBN's Modern Society, particularly due to the themes and characters of the shows being eerily similar to one another. Various critics described it it as being "one kid off from Modern Society". The series was described by InfoStudio's Jason Chasey as being "the most obvious TV show ripoff [sic] in the history of TV show ripoffs". Meanwhile, Avery Heinz of Multimedia criticized the "sitcom-y" soundtrack, persistent sexual humor, Hendricks' "wooden" acting, and lack of originality. A combination of unfavorable reviews and declining ratings led to EBN canceling the show after one season.