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The Office and 25 TV shows that were never supposed to be hits

By Kareem Gantt

MALIBU, CA - APRIL 14: Actors Rainn Wilson (L) and Steve Carell attend "The Office" 100th Episode Celebration at the Calamigos Ranch on April 14, 2009 in Malibu, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)
MALIBU, CA - APRIL 14: Actors Rainn Wilson (L) and Steve Carell attend "The Office" 100th Episode Celebration at the Calamigos Ranch on April 14, 2009 in Malibu, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images) /
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NEW YORK, NY – APRIL 10: (L-R) Cast of “Being Human” Sam Huntington, Meaghan Rath, Kristen Hager and Sam Witwer attend Syfy 2013 Upfront at Silver Screen Studios at Chelsea Piers on April 10, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Rob Kim/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – APRIL 10: (L-R) Cast of “Being Human” Sam Huntington, Meaghan Rath, Kristen Hager and Sam Witwer attend Syfy 2013 Upfront at Silver Screen Studios at Chelsea Piers on April 10, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Rob Kim/Getty Images) /

18. Being Human (SyFy)

Series run: 2011-2014 (4 seasons/23 episodes) 

It was a huge hit in the UK, but some questioned whether Being Human would have an audience in North America.

After four seasons on the air, I think it’s safe to say that it did.

For those who haven’t seen the show, Being Human was a hybrid of horror, comedy, and drama that revolved around three roommates who were harboring a vampire, werewolf, and ghost from the world. The show got a nice boost with Mark Pellegrino joining the cast, and in 2011, SyFy decided to pick up the show. While expectations for Being Human were low, once it premiered, it quickly proved the doubters wrong.

According to TV by the Numbers, the series premiere had 1.8 million views, which made it the cable network’s most successful winter season debut since 2005. Being Human would go on to become one of SyFy’s most highly rated shows, especially with female audiences, and it felt like the series would have a long shelf life.

But after the 2013-14 season, the series came to a close, and now, Being Human is shown only in reruns. Granted, there were still some mixed reviews on the series, but, overall, the show served its purpose, and the concept was a wild one that surprised fans, and critics, for a nice moment in the early 2010s.

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