Sometimes bad things happen to good TV shows. When you spend more time sighing and rolling your eyes at the choices made by a lead character, you know something doesn't smell right. In fact, just because you are the star of a show doesn't mean you're not a major stinker. While some TV shows fall victim to outside forces like scheduling conflicts, creative differences, or inadequate funding and promotions, other TV shows simply fall prey to their own character development. With peak TV at an all time high, viewers have become obsessed with anti-heroes, yet there's no denying that some fictional personalities have gone off-kilter. While the writers might've intended for a particular outcome, the payoff ends up being vastly different.Keeping unlikable characters in the mix is a risky move, but some small-screen shows manage to balance that choice with a strong ensemble cast and steady narrative arcs. Unfortunately, there are a select few onscreen personas who have single-handedly turned perfectly good TV shows into a blazing dumpster fire. Seriously, these characters are the worst of the worst and have turned hate-watching into an elevated art form. So who are we talking about exactly? Well, keep reading to find out who made it on our list of the worst characters on popular shows. Be warned: Some of these familiar faces might bring back painful TV memories for you!
