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

Note: 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.

This television-related list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (October 2023)

Legend: "—" = denotes shared name with original work.

Original work Start date End date Revival Revival start date Revival end date Country of origin References
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 present 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 2024 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
Dora the Explorer TBA TBA United States
Dora the Explorer (CGI revival) 2023 TBA United States
Dino Dan 2010 2020 Dino Dex 2024 present United States
Dynasty 1981 1989 Dynasty 2017 2022 United States
DuckTales 1987 1990 DuckTales (Disney XD) 2017 2021 United States
The Fairly OddParents 2001 2017 The Fairly OddParents: Fairly Odder (Paramount+) 2022 2022 United States
The Fairly OddParents: A New Wish 2024 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
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (Syndication) 1983 1985 Masters of the Universe: Revelation 2021 present 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 present 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 _ TBA TBA United States
Young Justice 2010 2013 Young Justice: Outsiders 2019 2022 United States [47]
The X-Files 1993 2002 The X-Files 2016 2018 United States

See also

References

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