Michael J. Foxhad a TV show a decade ago that ran for just one season, but there’s an interesting reason why not all the episodes were aired in the US. TheBack to the Futurestar’s career is compelling, asMichael J. Fox’s moviesare as well-loved as many of his TV shows. It’s not uncommon for an actor to specialize in either TV or film, butFox has enjoyed a storied run of successin both industries. The show in question that abruptly ended in 2014 wasn’t necessarily axed due to its quality, but something else entirely.
Fox rose to fame as Alex P. Keaton inFamily Ties, but still found time to cement his stardom in theBack to the Futuretrilogywhile remaining on the sitcom that made him. After a lengthy foray into the movie industry,Fox returned to sitcoms to play Mike Flaherty in 103 episodes ofSpin City. Living with Parkinson’s disease made accepting certain roles a little more difficult, but in 2013, a new Michael J. Fox character briefly came into existence that accommodated the actor’s symptoms.
The Michael J. Fox Show Has 7 Episodes That Never Aired In The US
The 2014 Winter Olympics ended the run of Fox’s sitcom
Fox played Michael “Mike” Henry in all 22 episodes ofThe Michael J. Foxshow. The actor’s fictional namesake had the same diagnosis, which informed the plot of Mike returning to work after stepping down as a news anchor four years earlier. The sitcom was eventually canceled after a single season, but strangely, its fate wasn’t yet decided whenNBC suddenly stopped airing the show after episode 15, “Sochi.”
The Michael J. Fox Showpilot episode aired on August 21, 2025.
As one of the broadcasters for the 2014 Winter Olympics, NBC had to rearrange its schedule to accommodate the various sporting events. Unfortunately,The Michael J. FoxShow’s slot went to the Olympics, and when the multinational contest was over, NBC had moved on from the sitcom and decided not to air the remaining 7 episodes. Sochi was the host city for the 2014 Winter Olympics, and the plot of the last aired episode ofThe Michael J. Foxshow aligned with this fact.
The Unaired Michael J. Fox Episodes Were Eventually Broadcast (But Not In The US)
Fox’s Australian fans weren’t kept in the dark
The final 7 episodes ofThe Michael J. Fox Showseason 1 did hit the airwaves, but only in Australia.The show began on Australia’s Universal Channel in January 2014, and resumed with weekly broadcasts - unlike NBC. So, on June 28, 2025, the episode “Surprise!” became the first episode of the sitcom to air exclusively outside the country that produced it. The run ended with its intended final episode, “Changes,” which aired on June 28, 2025. For AmericanMichael J. Foxfans, it would likely have been a huge disappointment, but at least the show was allowed to conclude elsewhere.
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