What's the Worst TV of 2008?

Vote on the Worst of TV 2008 in Kristin Dos Santos' Poll

By Kristin Dos Santos Dec 29, 2008 4:30 PMTags
Katherine Heigl, Grey's Anatomy, Justin Bruening, Knight Rider, Sendhil Ramamurthy, Heroes, Emile De Ravin, LostRandy Holmes/ ABC; Mitchel Haaseth/NBC; Michael Muller/NBC; ABC/ART STREIBER

From bad storylines (Dennygate!) to bad seasons (Heroes) to bad wigs (ahem, see above), there was plenty of bad TV in 2008 to keep us talking trash at the watercooler and, after a long talk with our therapists about what's best for our well-being, perhaps breaking up with certain now-toxic TV shows for good.

So who was the worst of the worst of them all?

Here are our choices for the Worst of TV 2008, with your chance to weigh in:

Please note that some of these are so bad they're good (see: Dexter Morgan, Chuck Bass) and some of them were just so bad they're bad. The choice is yours!

Poll

Worst of TV 2008 Poll

Worst Chemistry
Nate & Vanessa, Gossip Girl
13.4%
Hahn & Callie, Grey's Anatomy
28.4%
Lexi & McSteamy, Grey's Anatomy
10.4%
Mohinder & Maya, Heroes
28%
Speidi, The Hills
19.8%
Worst Boyfriend
Spencer Pratt, The Hills
62.9%
Chuck Bass, Gossip Girl
13.2%
Esteban Reyes, Weeds
4.1%
Dexter Morgan, Dexter
6.6%
Renee Lenier, True Blood
13.2%
Worst Claire Wig
Claire Bennet, Heroes
60.4%
Claire Littleton, Lost
39.6%
Worst Ex
Claire Harper (Jennifer Aniston), 30 Rock
13.4%
Jill Roberts, Chuck
19.1%
Tyra Collette, Friday Night Lights
5%
Erica Hahn, Grey's Anatomy
36.9%
Jan Levinson, The Office
25.7%
Worst Death
Ray Fiske, Damages
4.6%
Elle Bishop, Heroes
37.4%
Jim Clancy, Ghost Whisperer
19.1%
Lex Luthor, Smallville
16.4%
Michael Dawson, Lost
22.5%
Worst Cancellation
Dirty Sexy Money
17.3%
Eli Stone
17.1%
Ex List
5%
Lipstick Jungle
15.6%
Pushing Daisies
45%
Worst "Heartfelt" Moment
Adrianna "dies," 90210
18.4%
Carlos regains his sight, Desperate Housewives
15.2%
Hahn comes out, Grey's Anatomy
34%
Daphne loses her powers, Heroes
19.2%
Jan has her baby, The Office
13.3%
Worst Hills Moment
Heidi is "Fired"
12.4%
Justin/Audrina/Lauren debacle
11.5%
Pratt family trip to Nana's
11.8%
Speidi wedding
51%
Whitney moves to N.Y. (She was the only one we could stand)
13.3%
Worst Storyline
Battlestar Galactica: Gaius Baltar is a prophet
3.4%
Gossip Girl: Jenny as a bad girl
10.1%
Grey's Anatomy: Denny & Izzie
52.7%
Heroes: Mohinder gets powers, loses hotness
26.7%
Nip/Tuck: Sean's psycho teddy bear agent
7%
Worst Show of 2008
Gary Unmarried
4.9%
Grey's Anatomy
15.8%
Heroes
12.3%
Knight Rider
21.2%
The Hills
22.6%
The Moment of Truth
14.2%
Dancing With the Stars
6.6%
Other (post in comments below)
2.5%
Worst "Friend"
Miguel Prado, Dexter
15.2%
Audrina Patridge, The Hills
24.6%
Nanny Carrie, One Tree Hill
25.4%
Dan Humphrey (to Chuck), Gossip Girl
13%
Dr. Gregory House, House
21.9%

Who did we forget? Post your honorary Worst TV nominees in the comments below.

And be sure to check back tomorrow for our Best of 2008 Poll! (It wasn't all bad, right?)