Dumbest Things TV Did In 2017

FROM JONES TO KELLY

Remember when Megyn Kelly gave noted lunatic/Sandy Hook conspiracy theorist Alex Jones a major platform to spew more of his nonsense under the guise of a "hard-hitting" interview? We wish we could forget.

ICE, ICE BABY

Remember that time we spent more than an hour watching a block of ice melt on Facebook Live in order to learn Game of Thrones' Season 7 premiere date? We'll never get back that time... or our collective sanity.

MADDOW GETS TRUMPED

The hype was real — too real, in fact — when Rachel Maddow excitedly announced that she'd obtained Donald Trump's tax returns prior to a March episode of her MSNBC show. Those who tuned in were disappointed to learn that the report failed to bring anything new to light. (Plus, the whole fiasco gave us flashbacks to Geraldo Rivera prying open Al Capone's vault.)

SOME BABIES BELONG IN THE CORNER

So many people had to say "yes" in order to bring ABC's Dirty Dancing (musical!) remake to the small screen. So many people.

Show yourselves now! We dare you.

SUNDAY (NO) FUNDAY

ABC's decision to put forth an almost-entirely unscripted lineup on Sundays this fall likely had the women of Wisteria Lane rolling in their (figurative) graves, while also hanging Kyra Sedgwick's Ten Days in the Valley out to dry.

ME, MYSELF AND... THAT REALLY TALL GUY?

We'll admit, we were intrigued by the idea of CBS' Me, Myself & I taking place during three chapters of a character's life. But casting John Larroquette as an older version of Bobby Moynihan was a major misstep — unless it's normal to hit a major growth spurt at 40.

HAWAII FIVE-NO!

We still can't believe CBS managed to let two of Hawaii Five-0's biggest stars, Daniel Dae Kim and Grace Park, slip away at the same time. The actors' reported request for salary parity with series leads Alex O'Loughlin and Scott Caan were not met, and although the network offered them "unprecedented raises," they still chose to flee the island for good.

THE BORED ROOM

NBC's half-baked attempt at reviving The Celebrity Apprentice — now with Arnold Schwarzenegger filling Donald Trump's vacant seat — was TOA (terminated upon arrival).

THE AWK-ADEMY AWARDS

Reading the wrong winner's name was so 2015 — really, just ask Steve Harvey — but that didn't stop Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway from announcing La La Land as the Best Picture at this year's Oscars... only for the real winner, Moonlight, to be re-announced moments later.

SPICING UP THE EMMYS

Let's make one thing clear:

Laughing at Sean Spicer? Lots of fun.

Laughing with Sean Spicer? Not so much.

WIFE SWAP

The chemistry between former King of Queens stars Kevin James and Leah Remini was amusing to mine at the end of Season 1, but did Kevin Can Wait really need to unceremoniously kill off Erinn Hayes (aka James' on-screen wife) just to make room for Remini as the new leading lady? And then have James out there claiming they'd run out of ideas for Kevin as a married man? And then, because the missteps never end, most recently flash back to how Kevin and Donna would have never gone out had it not been for Vanessa, without ever mentioning the mother of his children by name??

#PEAKTV'S GIVER-UPPER

Almost immediately after viewers began to take notice of the network's fresh, distinctive fare — including Salem, Outsiders and the critically acclaimed Underground — WGN America pulled itself out of the original scripted programming game entirely.

THE CURIOUS CASE OF DANNY MASTERSON

After moving quickly to fire House of Cards star Kevin Spacey following allegations of sexual misconduct, Netflix was curiously slow to take action against The Ranch's Danny Masterson, who for years has faced rape allegations made by four women. Though the streamer acknowledged the LAPD's investigation into Masterson as early as Nov. 3, his termination would not come until the first week of December, thus giving the sitcom the leeway to come up with an on-screen exit for his character.