In television, a revival is a television series that returns to produce new episodes after being off the air for a certain amount of time, particularly due to cancellation.
Overview
editNote: For the sake of simplicity, game shows, due to the large number of international franchises and the much greater rate of cancellation and revival among them, are largely absent from this list. Anthology series revivals, though they may include episodes that are remakes of ones from the earlier series, are generally included.
Legend: "—" = denotes shared name with original work.
Original work | Start date | End date | Revival | Revival start date | Revival end date | Country of origin | Refs. |
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12 oz. Mouse (Adult Swim) | 2005 | 2007 | 12 oz. Mouse | 2018; 2020 | 2020 | United States | |
24 | 2001 | 2010 | 24: Live Another Day | 2014 | 2014 | United States | [1] |
Absolutely Fabulous | 1992 | 1996 | Absolutely Fabulous | 2001 | 2004 | United Kingdom | [2][3] |
Adventure Time | 2010 | 2018 | Adventure Time: Distant Lands (HBO Max) | 2020 | 2021 | United States | |
Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake | 2023 | present | United States | ||||
Agony | 1979 | 1981 | Agony Again | 1996 | 1996 | United Kingdom | [4] |
The Amazing World of Gumball | 2011 | 2019 | The Amazing World of Gumball: The Series | TBA | United Kingdom/United States | [5] | |
Angelina Ballerina | 2002 | 2006 | Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps | 2009 | 2010 | United Kingdom | |
Animaniacs | 1993 | 1998 | Animaniacs (Hulu) | 2020 | 2023 | United States | [6] |
Are You Afraid of the Dark? (Nickelodeon) | 1992 | 2000 | — | 2019 | 2022 | Canada/United States | |
Arrested Development | 2003 | 2006 | — | 2013 | 2019 | United States | [7] |
Barney & Friends (PBS) | 1992 | 2010 | Barney's World | 2024 | United States | ||
Beavis and Butt-Head | 1993 | 1997 | — | 2011; 2022 | 2011; present | United States | [8] |
Ben 10 | 2005 | 2008 | Ben 10 | 2016 | 2021 | United States | |
Beverly Hills, 90210 | 1990 | 2000 | 90210 (The CW) | 2008 | 2013 | United States | |
BH90210 | 2019 | 2019 | [9] | ||||
Blue's Clues | 1996 | 2006 | Blue's Clues & You! | 2019 | present | United States | |
The Brothers Garcia (Nickelodeon) | 2000 | 2004 | The Garcias | 2022 | 2022 | United States | |
Boy Meets World | 1993 | 2000 | Girl Meets World (Disney Channel) | 2014 | 2017 | United States | |
The Brady Bunch (ABC) | 1969 | 1974 | The Bradys | 1990 | 1990 | United States | |
Burke's Law | 1963 | 1966 | Burke's Law | 1994 | 1995 | United States | [10] |
Caillou | 1997 | 2003 | — | 2006 | 2010 | Canada | [11] |
Caillou (Family Jr.) | 2023 | present | |||||
The Carol Burnett Show | 1967 | 1978 | Carol Burnett & Company | 1979 | 1979 | United States | |
— | 1991 | 1991 | |||||
Cash Cab | 2005 | 2012 | — | 2017 | present | United States | |
Clifford the Big Red Dog | 2000 | 2003 | Clifford the Big Red Dog | 2019 | 2021 | United States | |
Clone High (MTV) | 2002 | 2003 | — | 2023 | 2024 | United States | |
Columbo | 1968 | 1978 | — | 1989 | 2003 | United States | |
The Comeback | 2005 | 2005 | — | 2014 | 2014 | United States | [12] |
Criminal Minds (CBS) | 2005 | 2020 | _ | 2022 | present | United States | |
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | 2000 | 2015 | CSI: Vegas | 2021 | present | United States | [13] |
Dallas | 1978 | 1991 | Dallas (TNT) | 2012 | 2014 | United States | [14][15] |
Danger Mouse (ITV) | 1981 | 1992 | Danger Mouse | 2015 | 2016 | United Kingdom | |
Daredevil | 2015 | 2018 | Daredevil: Born Again | 2025 | present | United States | [16] |
Darkwing Duck (Syndication) | 1991 | 1992 | Darkwing Duck | TBA | TBA | United States | [17] |
Dexter (Showtime) | 2006 | 2013 | Dexter: New Blood | 2021 | 2022 | United States | |
Dexter's Laboratory | 1996 | 1998 | — | 2001 | 2003 | United States | |
Doctor Who | 1963 | 1989 | — | 2005 | present | United Kingdom | |
Dolly | 1976 | 1977 | Dolly | 1987 | 1988 | United States | |
Dora the Explorer | 2000 | 2015; 2019 | Dora and Friends: Into the City! | 2014 | 2017 | United States Mexico |
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Dora the Explorer | TBA | TBA | United States | ||||
Dora (CGI revival) | 2024 | TBA | United States | ||||
Dino Dan | 2010 | 2020 | Dino Dex | 2024 | present | United States | |
Dynasty | 1981 | 1989 | Dynasty | 2017 | 2022 | United States | |
The Fairly OddParents | 2001 | 2017 | The Fairly OddParents: Fairly Odder (Paramount+) | 2022 | 2022 | United States | |
The Fairly OddParents: A New Wish | 2024 | present | United States | ||||
Fantasy Island | 1977 | 1984 | Fantasy Island | 2021 | present | United States | [18] |
Family Guy | 1999 | 2003 | — | 2005 | present | United States | |
Figure It Out | 1997 | 2000 | — | 2012 | 2013 | United States | |
Frasier | 1993 | 2004 | Frasier (2023 TV series) | 2023 | present | United States | |
Full House (ABC) | 1987 | 1995 | Fuller House | 2016 | 2020 | United States | |
Futurama | 1999 | 2003 | — | 2008 | 2013 | United States | |
— | 2023 | TBA | [19] | ||||
Fraggle Rock | 1983 | 1987 | Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock | 2022 | present | United States | |
Franklin | 1997 | 2004 | Franklin and Friends (Treehouse) | 2010 | 2014 | Canada | |
Get Smart | 1965 | 1970 | Get Smart | 1995 | 1995 | United States | |
Gilmore Girls (The WB/CW) | 2000 | 2007 | Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life | 2016 | 2016 | United States | [20] |
Ghost Hunters | 2004 | 2016 | — | 2019 | present | United States | [21] |
Ghostwriter (PBS) | 1992 | 1995 | Ghostwriter | 2019 | present | United States | |
The Golden Girls | 1985 | 1992 | The Golden Palace | 1992 | 1993 | United States | |
Heartbreak High | 1994 | 1999 | Heartbreak High | 2022 | present | Australia | |
Henry Danger | 2014 | 2020 | Danger Force | 2020 | 2024 | United States | |
Heroes | 2006 | 2010 | Heroes Reborn | 2015 | 2016 | United States | |
Hi-5 | 1999 | 2011; 2017 | |||||
Hi-5 House | 2013 | 2016 | Australia | ||||
iCarly | 2007 | 2012 | iCarly (Paramount+) | 2021 | 2023 | United States | |
Johnny Test (Kids' WB!) | 2005 | 2014 | Johnny Test | 2021 | 2022 | Canada/United States | |
Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous | 2020 | 2022 | Jurassic World: Chaos Theory | 2024 | present | United States | |
The Kids in the Hall | 1989 | 1995 | — | 2022 | present | Canada | |
Law & Order | 1990 | 2010 | Law & Order | 2022 | present | United States | |
Legends of the Hidden Temple (Nickelodeon) | 1993 | 1995 | — | 2021 | present | United States | |
Leave It to Beaver | 1957 | 1963 | The New Leave It to Beaver | 1983 | 1989 | United States | |
Leverage | 2008 | 2012 | Leverage: Redemption | 2021 | present | United States | [22] |
Live PD | 2016 | 2020 | On Patrol: Live | 2022 | future | United States | [23] |
The Liver Birds | 1969 | 1979 | — | 1996 | 1996 | United Kingdom | |
Mad About You | 1992 | 1999 | — | 2019 | 2019 | United States | |
Mama's Family | 1983 | 1984 | — | 1987 | 1990 | United States | |
The Magic School Bus (PBS) | 1994 | 1997 | The Magic School Bus Rides Again | 2017 | 2020 | Canada/United States | |
The McLaughlin Group | 1982 | 2016 | The McLaughlin Group | 2018 2019 |
2018 2020 |
United States | |
Melrose Place | 1992 | 1999 | Melrose Place (The CW) | 2009 | 2010 | United States | |
Mission: Impossible | 1966 | 1973 | Mission: Impossible | 1988 | 1990 | United States | [24] |
Mr. Bean: The Animated Series | 2002 | 2004 | — | 2015 | 2019 | United Kingdom | |
Mr. Show with Bob and David | 1995 | 1998 | W/ Bob & David | 2015 | 2015 | United States | |
Muppet Babies (1984 TV series) | 1984 | 1991 | Muppet Babies (2018 TV series) (Disney Junior) | 2018 | 2022 | United States | |
Murphy Brown | 1988 | 1998 | — | 2018 | 2018 | United States | [25] |
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic (The Hub/Discovery Family) | 2010 | 2019 | My Little Pony: Make Your Mark | 2022 | present | United States | |
My Super Sweet 16 | 2005 | 2011 | — | 2017 | 2017 | United States | |
Mystery Science Theater 3000 | 1988 | 1999 | — | 2017 | present | United States | |
Night Court | 1984 | 1992 | Night Court | 2022 | present | United States | |
Ninjago (TV series) (Cartoon Network) | 2011 | 2022 | Ninjago: Dragons Rising | 2023 | present | ||
Octonauts | 2010 | 2021 | Octonauts: Above & Beyond | 2021 | present | Ireland/United Kingdom | |
Odd Squad | 2014 | 2022 | — | 2024 | present | United States | |
Oggy and the Cockroaches | 1998 | 2019 | Oggy and the Cockroaches: Next Generation | 2022 | present | France | |
On the Record | 2002 | 2016 | For the Record | 2016 | 2017 | United States | |
The Record | 2022 | present | |||||
The Outer Limits | 1963 | 1965 | The Outer Limits | 1995 | 2002 | United States | |
Party Down | 2009 | 2010 | — | 2023 | 2023 | United States | [26] |
Phineas and Ferb | 2008 | 2015 | — | 2024 | present | United States | |
The Powerpuff Girls | 1998 | 2005 | Powerpuff Girls Z | 2006 | 2007 | Japan | |
The Powerpuff Girls | 2016 | 2019 | United States | ||||
Prison Break | 2005 | 2009 | — | 2017 | 2017 | United States | [27][28] |
Punky Brewster | 1984 | 1988 | Punky Brewster (Peacock) | 2021 | 2021 | United States | |
Quantum Leap | 1989 | 1993 | Quantum Leap | 2022 | present | ||
ReBoot (YTV) | 1994 | 2001 | ReBoot: The Guardian Code | 2018 | 2018 | Canada | |
Reno 911! | 2003 | 2009 | — | 2020 | present | United States | [29] |
Roseanne | 1988 | 1997 | — | 2018 | 2018 | United States | [30] |
The Conners | 2018 | present | |||||
Rugrats | 1991 | 2004 | |||||
All Grown Up! | 2003 | 2008 | |||||
Rugrats (Paramount+) | 2021 | 2024 | |||||
The Proud Family (Disney Channel) | 2001 | 2005 | The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder | 2022 | present | United States | |
Sai de Baixo | 1996 | 2002 | — | 2013 | 2013 | Brazil | [31] |
Samurai Jack | 2001 | 2004 | — | 2017 | 2017 | United States | [32] |
Sanford and Son | 1972 | 1977 | Sanford | 1981 | 1981 | United States | |
Saved by the Bell | 1989 | 1993 | Saved by the Bell (Peacock) | 2020 | 2021 | United States | |
The Smurfs | 1981 | 1989 | The Smurfs | 2021 | present | Belgium | |
Star Wars: The Clone Wars | 2008 | 2013 | — | 2020 | 2020 | United States | [33] |
The Suite Life of Zack and Cody | 2005 | 2008 | The Suite Life on Deck | 2008 | 2011 | United States | |
Strawberry Shortcake | 2003 | 2008 | Strawberry Shortcake: Berry Bitty Adventures | 2010 | 2015 | France/Canada/United States | |
Strawberry Shortcake: Berry in the Big City! | 2021 | present | United States/Canada | [34] | |||
Tara Duncan | 2010 | 2011 | Tara Duncan (2022 TV series) | 2022 | present | TBA | [35] |
Till Death Us Do Part | 1966 | 1968 | — | 1972 | 1975 | United Kingdom | |
Till Death... | 1981 | 1981 | |||||
In Sickness and in Health | 1985 | 1992 | |||||
Teletubbies | 1997 | 2001 | — | 2015 | 2018 | United Kingdom | |
That's So Raven | 2003 | 2007 | Raven's Home | 2017 | 2023 | United States | |
That '70s Show | 1998 | 2006 | That '90s Show | 2023 | present | United States | |
Tiny Toon Adventures | 1990 | 1992 | Tiny Toon Looniversity | 2023 | present | United States | [36] |
Total Drama | 2007 | 2014 | — | 2023 | TBA | Canada | [37] |
The Ridonculous Race | 2015 | 2016 | |||||
Total DramaRama | 2018 | 2022 | |||||
Totally Spies | 2001 | 2013 | — | 2024 | France/Canada | [38][39] | |
Trading Spaces | 2000 | 2008 | — | 2018 | present | United States | [40] |
Transformers: Rescue Bots | 2012 | 2016 | Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy | 2019 | 2021 | United States | |
The Boss Baby: Back in Business | 2017 | 2020 | The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib | 2022 | present | United States | |
The Story of Tracy Beaker | 2002 | 2005 | |||||
Tracy Breaker Returns | 2010 | 2012 | |||||
The Dumping Ground | 2013 | present | United States | ||||
My Mum Tracy Beaker | 2021 | 2021 | United States | ||||
The Beaker Girls | 2021 | 2023 | United States | ||||
The Twilight Zone | 1959 | 1964 | The Twilight Zone (1985) | 1985 | 1989 | United States | [41] |
The Twilight Zone (2002) | 2002 | 2003 | United States | [41] | |||
The Twilight Zone (2019) | 2019 | 2020 | United States | [42] | |||
Twin Peaks | 1990 | 1991 | — | 2017 | 2017 | United States | [43] |
Veronica Mars | 2004 | 2007 | — | 2019 | 2019 | United States | [44] |
What's Happening!! | 1976 | 1979 | What's Happening Now!! | 1985 | 1988 | United States | |
Whose Line Is It Anyway? | 1998 | 2007 | Whose Line Is It Anyway? | 2013 | present | United States | [45] |
Will & Grace | 1998 | 2006 | Will & Grace | 2017 | 2020 | United States | [46] |
Wizards of Waverly Place | 2007 | 2012 | Wizards (TV series) | TBA | TBA | United States | |
WKRP in Cincinnati | 1978 | 1982 | The New WKRP in Cincinnati | 1991 | 1993 | United States | |
X-Men: The Animated Series | 1992 | 1997 | X-Men '97 | 2024 | United States | ||
Xiaolin Showdown | 2003 | 2006 | Xiaolin Chronicles | 2013 | 2015 | United States | |
Yo Gabba Gabba | 2007 | 2015 | Yo Gabba GabbaLand! | 2024 | present | United States | |
Young Justice | 2010 | 2013 | Young Justice: Outsiders | 2019 | 2022 | United States | [47] |
Hope for Wildlife | 2009 | 2020 | _ | 2025 | Canada | ||
The X-Files | 1993 | 2002 | The X-Files | 2016 | 2018 | United States |
See also
editReferences
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Prison Break may be getting sprung from television purgatory. Fox is developing a limited-series revival of its 2005–09 drama series that would re-team stars Wentworth Miller and Dominic Purcell, TVLine has learned exclusively.
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