Almost every great show has one: that character who just grates on your nerves. Whether they were meant to be annoying or just ended up that way, these characters made us roll our eyes, yell at the screen, and sometimes even question why we were watching in the first place.

Before streaming queues and autoplay made decisions for us, television required commitment. You showed up at a specific time, watched with everyone else, and actually waited a week to see what happened next. The 2000s didn’t just produce great shows—they transformed TV into something sharper, riskier, and far more addictive. It was the era where storytelling leveled up across the board, and suddenly the small screen didn’t feel so small anymore.

Television doesn't owe permanence. A star might headline the posters, but the story may quietly outgrow them. Sometimes, a new voice takes the lead, or the center just blurs.

The Bradys are still one of the best families on TV, but behind the scenes, “family” secrets threatened to have the show yanked off-air.

Whether it’s a beloved sitcom cast, an iconic drama crew, or a long-awaited revival episode, television reunions offer some of the best nostalgia, closure, and emotional payoff on TV. These moments bring characters back together on screen, often years after viewers last saw them, reminding us why those relationships mattered so much in the first place. Here are 20 of the most legendary TV reunions ever aired.

Sticking the landing is one of television’s toughest challenges. When finales work, they become legendary. When they don’t, they spark outrage, think pieces, and endless rewatches fueled by disbelief. These are the TV finales that made bold, baffling, or polarizing decisions—and ensured they’d never stop being debated.