US TV hits that never took off in the UK

There has been a history of American TV hits (Dallas. CSI, 24, NCIS etc) replicating their success on British shores but there are some examples those only gaining a small and modest cult following in this country. Here are some examples.


Criminal Minds

This rather formulaic crime show which follows a FBI unit tracking serial killers has been a long running ratings hit in the US but when Channel 5 showed  the first season but nobody watched. The show goes out barely noticed on Sky Living.


Grey's Anatomy

In the US this is a show occupies a lot of news print. However when C5 tried to pair this with House they found that the fans of Hugh Laurie's cynical character switched over rather than stick with the much more soapy drama that followed. The show suffered the same fate as Criminal Minds


The Practice

A long running legal drama that in it's run twice won the Best Drama Series Emmy. However numerous UK stations ran the show without much success.