The 2009-2010 TV season is starting to wrap up, and audiences everywhere are starting to see the changes networks have wrought in their new lineups. The biggest of these upsets is the concluding or outright axing of shows to make room in prime time slots for new material. That said, here are the top 5 shows we at eDEXdeals are going to miss next fall.

5. Dollhouse

Oh, Whedon, why must you give your shows to Fox?
This one hasn’t exactly been a surprise, seeing as it’s been over for several months now. Still, it’s sad to see yet another Joss Whedon show go down in the flames of cancellation long before its time. Whether you blame a poor time slot (because who watches TV at 8 o’clock on a Friday night?) or just a lack of interest in general, Dollhouse was canceled after just two seasons. Hopefully Whedon’s next show will be on a network that knows how to market it.

4. Numb3rs

Math majors of the world, this one's for you.
The networks have seen a slew of FBI-related and general crime-related shows over the past few years, but none have stood out like Numb3rs. The basic idea: math genius helps his FBI agent brother solve crimes through practical application of math formulas. For five years, this show has given us well-rounded characters, snappy dialogue, tight plots, and a metric ton of math, all wrapped up in the lesson that it is both useful and awesome to be a geek. Even if we couldn’t understand half the mathematical jargon, we’ll still miss this show.

3. 24

Bauer. Jack Bauer.
As far as American icons go, 24 protagonist Jack Bauer is up there with the likes of Superman and Captain America. This Counter Terrorism Unit agent has been saving the world one day at a time for nine seasons, with each episode representing a real-time hour in what have amounted to nine very stressful days. We’ll miss being glued to the screen every week, waiting to see who will be kidnapped and what will explode next.

2. Lost

So much for tropical vacations.
If there’s one thing JJ Abrams knows how to do, it’s mess with the collective mind of his audience. Nothing showcases that talent more than Lost, with six seasons of plane crashes, polar bears, smoke monsters, “others,” and hundreds of questions, not all of which were answered on the series finale this past Sunday. We’ll miss you, Lost, if only because there’s no other show on the air that makes us scream questions at the TV quite like you did.

1. Law & Order

In the criminal justice system, the people are represented by two separate yet equally important groups.
One of the longest running prime time dramas out there, Law & Order has been around for a staggering twenty seasons. Pulling stories from the headlines and showing both the criminal investigation and the courtroom process, Law & Order has been pulling in a strong viewership for two decades, despite time slot and casting changes. Unfortunately, it’s time for us to bid goodbye to this longstanding drama and make do with CSI and Boston Legal. We’ll miss you, Law & Order, and your highly iconic sound effects. Doink doink!

It’s breaking our hearts to see these go, but we’re more than willing to commiserate. What shows will you miss? Are you glad to see any of our top 5 leave the airwaves? Tell us!

Katherine

Deal of the Day: RCA 32-Inch LCD/DVD Combo HDTV, because if you're going to enjoy those last few episodes of your favorite show, you may as well do it in high definition and clarity.