TV Deaths Fans Still Aren't Over
a Yourlist ranking · the crowd decides the order
From beloved heroes to unexpected fan-favorites, these TV deaths left audiences shattered and still spark debate years later. Vote for the death that hit you hardest.
What counts: Ranked by cultural impact and fan grief, approximated by lasting online discussion, rewatch dread, and how much therapy fans still need. Years and viewer figures are approximate.
The beheading that taught everyone Game of Thrones would never play by the rules.
Show: Year Aired: 2011Shock Factor: 9.5/10Cultural Impact: 10/10Still Hurts Today: 8/10
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0Negan's bat made an entire fanbase collectively sick to their stomachs.
Show: Year Aired: 2016Shock Factor: 9/10Cultural Impact: 8.5/10Still Hurts Today: 7.5/10
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0Dexter's wife died in the bathtub in a finale twist fans still can't forgive.
Show: Year Aired: 2009Shock Factor: 8.5/10Cultural Impact: 7/10Still Hurts Today: 6.5/10
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0Stabbed by his own men, then resurrected—one of the biggest cliffhangers ever.
Show: Year Aired: 2015Shock Factor: 9/10Cultural Impact: 8.5/10Still Hurts Today: 6/10
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0The unrecognizable-until-the-reveal death that broke Grey's fans forever.
Show: Year Aired: 2010Shock Factor: 8/10Cultural Impact: 6.5/10Still Hurts Today: 7/10
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0His 'not penny's boat' sacrifice remains one of Lost's most gutting moments.
Show: Year Aired: 2007Shock Factor: 7.5/10Cultural Impact: 7.5/10Still Hurts Today: 8/10
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True Blood killed off a fan favorite in a shocking, senseless act of violence.
Show: Year Aired: 2013Shock Factor: 7.5/10Cultural Impact: 6/10Still Hurts Today: 6/10
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McDreamy's sudden car-crash death devastated a decade of loyal viewers.
Show: Year Aired: 2015Shock Factor: 8/10Cultural Impact: 8/10Still Hurts Today: 8.5/10
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Her senseless death sparked real conversations about justice and grief.
Show: Year Aired: 2016Shock Factor: 8/10Cultural Impact: 7.5/10Still Hurts Today: 7.5/10
added by IJRPoussey Washington
0A courtroom shooting ended one of TV's most compelling characters mid-sentence.
Show: Year Aired: 2014Shock Factor: 8.5/10Cultural Impact: 6/10Still Hurts Today: 6.5/10
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0A car crash ended Downton Abbey's romantic lead right after his happy ending.
Show: Year Aired: 2012Shock Factor: 8/10Cultural Impact: 6.5/10Still Hurts Today: 6.5/10
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A death by natural causes hit harder than any vampire ever could.
Show: Year Aired: 2001Shock Factor: 6.5/10Cultural Impact: 7/10Still Hurts Today: 8/10
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0An awkward outsider's disappearance became an unexpected cultural obsession.
Show: Year Aired: 2016Shock Factor: 6/10Cultural Impact: 8/10Still Hurts Today: 5.5/10
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0An innocent creature's execution set the emotional tone for the whole series.
Show: Year Aired: 2011Shock Factor: 6/10Cultural Impact: 6/10Still Hurts Today: 6/10
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Supernatural fans mourned one of the show's most fatherly figures.
Show: Year Aired: 2012Shock Factor: 6.5/10Cultural Impact: 5.5/10Still Hurts Today: 6/10
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0A slow, dread-filled death that made peace with the show's brutal world.
Show: Year Aired: 2013Shock Factor: 6/10Cultural Impact: 5/10Still Hurts Today: 5/10
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0A sudden hospital shooting ended a fan-favorite's redemption arc instantly.
Show: Year Aired: 2015Shock Factor: 8/10Cultural Impact: 6.5/10Still Hurts Today: 7/10
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0A prison-yard death that broke a father's heart and the whole biker family.
Show: Year Aired: 2013Shock Factor: 8/10Cultural Impact: 6/10Still Hurts Today: 6.5/10
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0The O.C.'s emotional series-shaping car crash ending felt inevitable and still stung.
Show: Year Aired: 2006Shock Factor: 6.5/10Cultural Impact: 6/10Still Hurts Today: 6/10
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