WARNING: SPOILERS, SPOILERS, SPOILERS! If you are still catching up on some of your favorite current TV shows, stop scrolling now - you may want to avoid this list, since it includes some of TV's recent shocking deaths - some other good TV lists you may want to check out are the saddest TV deaths, the best characters on TV, the best current TV shows or if you're feeling morbid we have lots of lists about death.
Some of these shocking TV deaths you might have thought you saw coming (after all, on "Lost" Desmond did tell Charlie he would die about a thousand times), but they were no less shocking. Others came as a complete surprise, like Dan Conner or Lt. Colonel Henry Blake. Some were written in after the death of actors like Cory Monteith, John Ritter and John Spencer. Many characters were brutally murdered on screen (hello, Red Wedding) while other characters passed away off screen, as in the case of Edith Bunker.
But who's death was the most shocking? If you're all caught up on your favorite shows, check out and vote on this list of the most shocking TV deaths. They happened on some of the best television shows to some of the most beloved (and hated) characters. Deaths on this list cover suicide, murder, illness, and drowning...and all shocked television viewers.
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Anastasia Dualla
When the fleet and Galactica reach Earth in season four of "Battlestar Galactica," it isn't the paradise they all pictured - think more along the lines of 'nuclear wasteland.'
The disappointment is too much for Lieutenant Dualla, who commits suicide. Beforehand, she is at least able to share a final, happy moment with Lee Adama.
Edith Bunker
One of TV's most famous moms, Archie's loving wife Edith Bunker died of a stroke in the months before the second season premiere of "All in the Family" spin off series, "Archie Bunker's Place."
Edith's death was hard on Archie, who always thought he would die before her.
Omar Little
The viewer-beloved stick-up man of HBO's "The Wire" was shot by Kenard, a young boy from drug dealer Michael Lee's crew.
Jump to the 3:10 mark for shots fired.
Teri Bauer
Though not a fan-favorite character on "24," the death of Jack's wife Teri Bauer was still a shock. Teri was shot by Nina Myers during Day 1, after she discovers Nina is a double agent and has murdered a CTU worker.
Jack finds Teri's body, and she becomes the first character to receive the 'silent clock' as the season ends.
Eddard Stark
Sure, King Joffrey promised he would spare Eddard Stark's life if he confessed to treason, but Joffrey is the worst and can't be trusted.
Despite the confession, Joffrey orders Ser Ilyn Payne to go ahead with the beheading. Ned's death set the tone for "Game of Thrones," a show where no character is safe.
Lawrence Kutner
When actor Kal Penn accepted a job at the White House, the "House" writers were stuck. Dr. Kutner's suicide was never exactly explained, leaving many viewers unsatisfied.
However, Penn did return in later seasons as Kutner as part of Dr. House's hallucinations.
Rita Morgan
Rita Morgan (formerly Rita Bennett) ultimately became the Trinity Killer's final murder victim in season four of "Dexter."
Dexter finds her in a blood-filled bathtub - an allusion to the murder of Dexter's mother, when he and his brother were left at the scene, sitting in a pool of blood.
Finn Hudson
Actor Cory Monteith, who struggled with drug problems for much of his life, died on July 13, 2013, due to a toxic combination of heroin and alcohol.
Finn's death was revealed in season five, episode three of "Glee." The episode did not give a reason for Finn's death, rather it served as more of a tribute episode to Finn, and to Monteith.
Lori Grimes
The miracle of childbirth is a painful process even in the relative comfort of a hospital bed. But for Lori Grimes during season three of "The Walking Dead," it turns out to be fatal.
After an impromptu C-Section, Lori dies of shock and is shot by her son Carl to prevent reanimation.
Dan Conner
After the Conner family wins the lottery on "Roseanne," it is revealed that Dan didn't survive his heart-attack after all and, in fact, died at Darlene's wedding.
Roseanne reveals that the series (and those lottery winnings) had been a rewriting of her life by Roseanne Conner, who created the false reality as a coping mechanism.