These are the worst shows on television in 2014.
Glee
Oh, Glee. After so much promise in the early episodes, I found myself tuning out after the midseason break. I returned many times. Probably due to the promotion from Fox. The show seems to have so many big ideas, that are so full of promise and then they just get ditched for more buzzworthy ones. Glee is the definition of a half baked idea. I cringed when it got the two-season renewal. There are so many shows that are creatively better that deserved a two-year renewal. It looks like the shows luck has run out as it’s about to premiere its final season. Goodbye. — Paul Dailly
Under the Dome
I gave up on Under the Dome three episodes into season 2. The first season was ridiculous and poorly written, but I stuck through it to see how it would end. Dragging out the mystery into multiple seasons was a bad idea and completely unnecessary. I decided I didn’t care enough to keep going and it wasn’t worth putting any more time into it. — Stacy Glanzman
Dance Moms
There are so many reality shows that I can’t believe actually still air. For instance there is no way Real world is still as good as it was back in the glory days of the early seasons. However, one of the most despicable ones has to be Dance Moms. I actually cringe when I hear that woman screaming. Like here is a verbally abusive psycho screaming at children on TV, great idea networks! — Leigh Raines
The Following
The Following features TV’s most inept FBI agents. The decisions they make are so bad it almost makes you want to root for the villains – and by villains I mean the twins, who are legitimately creepy and the saving grace of season 2. Joe and Lilly are about as good at being bad guys as Ryan is at being a cop. The plot twists are ridiculous (honestly, who actually thought Claire was dead?) and I groaned when Ryan and Joe all of a sudden joined forces. The Following is by no means a good show, but it is at least fun to make fun of while you watch.
Teen Mom 2
Teen Mom/16 and Pregnant/any and all varieties of the same. Instead of helping these moms find legitimately solid futures via their earnings from appearing on the show, MTV turned them into reality TV trainwrecks and shows blatant disregard for the children (teen moms included) caught up in their quest for ratings. — Miranda Wicker
Girls
Girls – As season 4 is about to start, I find myself asking Why? Although the HBO series continues to garner critical acclaim, watching it makes me cringe. Who are these young woman who wander through NYC as slackers who can barely manage to pay the rent without hitting up mommy and daddy for money? These “Girls” seem more interested in whining than actually working on their careers or futures. Even the men in their lives (if you can call them that) are mostly creepy, losers who deserve to be sent packing. Girls is the show that manages to give hipsters a bad name. — Christine Orlando
Welcome to Sweden
“Welcome to Sweden. The semi-autobiographical show about a guy who was great at his non-acting job (accountant) and married a Swede is based on the story of a guy who was great at his non-acting job (intellectual property lawyer) and married a Swede AND went into a showbusiness because his sister’s Amy Poehler. Check out Greg Poehler’s IMDB page and you’ll see he had zero success until his sister produced his show. Maybe there’s a reason for it? The show is bland and feels more like an uncle showing you his travel diary to Sweden than a comedy. — Orrin Konheim”
New Girl
Where did it all go wrong for New Girl? After kicking off it’s freshman run in a winning fashion, the show quickly stalled and not even Zooey Deschanel’s cosmic wit could keep me tuning in. The show manages to get excellent guest stars, but just squanders the opportunity with the lead characters being in stupid situations. I was a bit miffed when the show clinched a second season renewal, so i tuned into the second season premiere. Tried again for the fourth season premiere. I made it to the first ad break, switched the channel and returned in time for The Mindy Project. — Paul Dailly
American Idol
American Idol (Honorable Mention: The Voice) and all of these singing shows in which the winner is never heard of again after a few months. The shows stopped being relevant around four seasons ago, yet we still have another season of each in the pipeline. Remember when other networks used to quickly tweak their schedules when American Idol would launch? Oh, how the tables have turned.
Last Man Standing
How is Last Man Standing still on the air? Does anybody you know watch the series? It’s absoutely amazing this one slips silently through the years into its fourth season and nobody balks. I’m not the greatest Tim Allen fan, but Nancy Travis deserves a lot more than just sailing through mediocrity.
American Horror Story
As much as it pains me to say this I have to go with American Horror Story. What started out as a very interesting premise — a horror story style show that changes every season — seemed promising at first until the dreaded third season when things started going downhill. American Horror Story: Coven started the mess of a choppy story lines, horribly written characters and a dismal plot line; though American Horror Story: Freak Show is continuing the “tradition” of a poorly written show. We are lead to believe that Horror Story is going to be heart pounding every week, but we have been let down with stories that just revolve around pure torture/death for no apparent reason. What happened to the true fear that this show made us all feel when it first started? The only shining character that Horror Story had this season — Twisty the Clown — was killed off quickly at the beginning of the season leaving us with death after death with no clear picture of how this season is going to end. — Samantha McAllister
