11 TV Characters Who Died in the Premiere of ‘Dead Like Me,’ ‘Pushing Daisies’ and More

Warning: The following article contains discussions of suicide.

Television writers usually save big character deaths for the middle episodes of their shows — perhaps a heartbreaking season finale — but sometimes a TV character meets his producer in Episode 1.

showtime comedy Dead Like MeFor example, it ended 20 years ago, on Halloween 2004, but its lead character was killed long ago in a freak accident that occurred in the pilot.

Here’s more about that death and the 10 other characters who died in the first hour: Those who returned to the land of the living or appeared multiple times after their deaths. It goes without saying, but… first episode spoilers below!

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