TV is a big business. So when a series is successful (and profitable), execs are going to find any way they can to keep it running for as long as possible. But that means, of course, that something like a star quitting isn’t going to slow down production. No matter how much fans love that actor or character. Because business is business. And as far as TV is concerned, no star is too big for audiences to completely forget about. At least, not as long as they’re given a proper sendoff. Or not. So here are 20 TV shows that lost stars but continued to run anyway.
“Beverly Hills, 90210”
Shannen Doherty had a notorious reputation for being difficult on set, so after four seasons of playing Minnesota transplant Brenda Walsh, the actress was written off the show (but at least she got to go to London?). She was replaced with Tiffani-Amber Thiessen, who basically became the “bad girl” version of Brenda. Thiessen stayed on for the final six seasons, which were probably six seasons too many, but we still watched the shit out of them all anyways.