35 TV shows that went on way too long — sorry

Sadie Sink, Caleb McLaughlin, Finn Wolfhard, Gaten Matarazzo, Noah Schnapp, and Millie Bobby Brown at the premiere of "Stranger Things" season five.

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• Sometimes, shows get canceled before their time, or they end on a high note.
• These shows should have ended way before their networks finally pulled the plug.
• "Stranger Things" lasted five seasons across nine years, and we'd argue the payoff wasn't enough.

For every show that we've mourned getting canceled prematurely...