7 TV Shows That Suffered the Curse of 2020 and Were Canceled Ahead of Their Time By Mekishana Pierre of PopSugar | 7 TV Shows That Suffered the Curse of 2020 and Were Canceled Ahead of Their Time We've talked about the mess that was 2020 ad nauseam for many reasons, but one (of the very many) things that got screwed during The Year That Must Not Be Named was TV. I'm not even talking about the delays or the torrential flux of pandemic-centered storylines that viewers had to suffer through this fall season, I'm talking about all the fantastic shows that were initially renewed only to get the decision reversed midpandemic or those that weren't even given a fair shot.