19 TV Shows That Were Ruined By Actors Leaving Their Roles

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Let’s talk about the times when you start BINGE-WATCHING a TV show; then you got ADDICTED to it. But out of nowhere, TV shows actors leave, and the show becomes all ‘BLEH.’ HAPPENS all the TIME. Well, We are here to bring your memories back.

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1. Chelsea Peretti’s disappearance from ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’: An iconic show like Brooklyn Nine-Nine actually lost its TRP when Chelsea Peretti announced that she wouldn’t be back next season.

Chelsea Peretti in Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Chelsea Peretti in Brooklyn Nine-Nine

2. Nina Dobrev’s disappearance from ‘Vampire Diaries’: Vampire Diaries is a series that showed us a million colors of one emotion, and that is love. The show lost its many active viewers when Nina Dobrev decided to leave.

Nina Dobrev in Vampire Diaries
Nina Dobrev in Vampire Diaries

3. Sandra Oh’s disappearance from Grey’s ANATOMY: Sandra was one of the instant favorite characters of the show.

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4. Steve Carell’s disappearance from ‘The Office’: Steve Carell’s tremendous contribution towards making The Office a whimsical joyride was especially felt when the actor left the sitcom. Needless to say, it took the show some time to regain the publicity. The exit was devastating for everyone, including the performance and its rating.

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5. Patrick J. Adams’s disappearance from Suits: According to the viewers, the show was never the same.

Patrick J. Adams in Suits
Patrick J. Adams in Suits

6. Dan Stevens’s disappearance from ‘Downton Abbey

Dan Stevens in Downton Abbey
Dan Stevens in Downton Abbey

7. Robert Sheehan’s disappearance from ‘Misfits.’

Robert Sheehan in Misfits
Robert Sheehan in Misfits

8. Mischa Barton’s disappearance from The O.C: Mischa’s absence definitely affected the popularity of this American drama show.

Mischa Barton in The O.C
Mischa Barton in The O.C

9. Topher Grace’s disappearance from That 70’s show: Without its main character, a show never feels the same.

Topher Grace in That 70's Show
Topher Grace in That 70’s Show

10. Andrew Lincoln’s disappearance from The Walking Dead: The shocking decision of Lincoln has made their fans wonder how the show could go on without its main character Rick Grimes.

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11. Emmy Rossum’s disappearance from Shameless: Emmy played the character of Fiona Gallagher for nine seasons in the TV show.

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12. Yvette Nicole Brown’s disappearance from Community: The character she played on the show ‘Shirley’ is a character that could fit into any television sitcoms for a reason.

Yvetta Nicole Brown in Community
Yvetta Nicole Brown in Community

13. David Duchovny’s disappearance from The X-Files

David Duchovny in The X-Files
David Duchovny in The X-Files

14. Chad Michael Murray and Hilary Burton’s disappearances from One Tree Hill

Chad Michael Murray and Hilarie Burton in One Tree Hill
Chad Michael Murray and Hilarie Burton in One Tree Hill

15. John Francis Daley’s disappearance from Bones: Daley decided to leave because he got the opportunity to direct one of his screenplays. Although it made a negative impact on the fans of the show and it might have lost a couple of viewers, which is unfortunate.

John Francis Daley in Bones
John Francis Daley in Bones

16. Erinn Hayes’s disappearance from Kevin Can Wait.

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17. Pauley Perrette’s disappearance from NCIS

Pauley Peretti in NCIS
Pauley Perrette in NCIS

18. Janet Hubert’s disappearance from The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

Janet Hubert in The Fresh Prince of Bel-air
Janet Hubert in The Fresh Prince of Bel-air

19. Charlie Sheen’s disappearance from Two and a Half Men

Charlie Sheen in Two And A Half Men
Charlie Sheen in Two And A Half Men

These TV shows lost a lot of viewers because of the actors that left. Did you also lose interest? Tell us.

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