Some TV stations and programs (particularly those catering to children) will not hint at the finale of a series on the network at all. In some cases, they air the finale without referring to it as such. Other times, the last episode of a show will end with something like, "See you next time," despite the end of the show having been established in other media, such as newspapers.
This usually happens with TV shows that will be rerun by the channels that first aired them. Of course, if you're young and this happens, maybe the network thinks you're too young to notice. They may also believe that if no new episodes air of your favorite show, you might not want to watch their network anymore.
Examples of The Resolution Will Not Be Identified include:
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Live-Action TV[]
- Crash & Bernstein: Series-turned-second (mid)season finale, "Double Header" played like an ordinary episode, but although it had a bit of End of Series Awareness (with Crash almost getting Killed Off for Real by his living pimple head, no standard Disney Death or act of snapping back to life whatsoever), said episode debuted (even more) new things we may never see again, such as "The Wyatt and Crash Show" (Wyatt and Crash new Show Within a Show by the duo's namesake) and Amanda getting a job at the Piehole Pizzeria. Reruns of the suddenly canned series burned-off before going off the air permanently in late 2015.
Western Animation[]
- O'Grady: "Cut the Cord" played like it wasn't the last we see of the Weirdness. Due to an overly long Series Hiatus, with The N getting kicked to the curb by TEENick in the middle of it (or, its status as a The N original series that was loved by too many people compared to its tiny number of episodes (or seasons)), the series was Quietly Cancelled. Many (remaining) fans pretend the final-turned-second season premiere, "Frenched", is the true finale due to the ending's satisfying atmosphere of Abby and Kevin's potential relationship. Production company, Soup2Nuts was shut down in 2015, making there very little to no chance of O'Grady ever returning.
- Rick & Steve's final episode played like an ordinary episode before rising up into a Very Special Episode (with a Cliffhanger that top off things), in the question of if Dixie's father is Rick, Steve, or someone else. Fans were given a chance to vote for who's the daddy, on the now defunct website, which was sadly never answered. Needless to say, LogoTV didn't have plans for a third season "right now", leaving the series unfinished permanently.