"When The Shippers Won, Everybody Lost": 15 TV Shows That Were Ruined When They Became Too Popular

"Once major characters started leaving or being killed off, it just wasn't as interesting or impactful. The show writers didn't do a great job of getting viewers to care about new characters."

—freshdragon41

"Grey's Anatomy was amazing and deserved to be popular. Problem is, they didn't know when to stop, which should have been many seasons ago, back when we still had amazing characters, friendships, romances, and medical cases. 

It has nothing to do with the great medical drama it used to be. I gave up after Season 16 but should have done it way earlier."

—silverhera

"That show became so popular, I feel like they are still making more seasons just to keep the fanbase growing, even though it's long exhausted all the stories, and at this point, it's recycled cases."

—smellyogre72

"It should have ended with Meredith and Derek going to DC, Cristina going to Switzerland, and Alex going into private practice outside Grey-Sloan."

—lindastarr