Seinfeld
West/Shapiro Productions & Castlerock
Jerry knows how to go out on a high note.
Jerry and Larry made it clear they wanting to end it before any of “the funny” was compromised, and although fans are split on the quality of season 9, Seinfeld called it quits after 9 seasons on May 14, 1998.
After almost being cancelled early on, it became the #1 show by the 1994-95 season, averaging just over 30 million viewers per episode. It rose back to #1 in season 9, and the finale brought in 76.3 million viewers.
Scrubs
There’s just such a clear separation between season 9 and the first 8 seasons.
The last season of Scrubs saw the departure of multiple characters, and most fans and critics agreed they should’ve just closed up shop several seasons earlier to end on a high note.
Two and a Half Men
As we’ll see in a certain show about a certain office, here’s no clearer of a sign to call it quits than when the main character leaves.