Both "The Office" and "Game of Thrones" get off to a weak start.NBC/HBO
- Not every popular TV show starts off as a success.
- Pilot TV is a hard formula to crack with all the pressure to be both critically and commercially successful while guiding audiences through a new world of characters.
- As a result, some of the most popular TV shows in history had some pretty shacky openings.
- Here are 14 popular TV shows where you can afford to skip the first season.
Not every popular TV show starts off a success.
The inaugural season is always tough with all the pressure to be a critical and rating success while trying to find a clever way to introduce audiences to a new set of characters that doesn't feel too forced or reliant on boring exposition.
Pilot TV is a hard thing to crack and as a result, many of the most successful TV shows in history started off with some shacky first seasons.
Insider has put together a list — backed up by Rotten Tomatoes scores — of shows that found their rhythm after their first season.
Here are 14 popular TV shows that have bad first seasons you can and should skip.