Looking at Wikipedia’s treatment of TV finales
The A.V. Club’s Wiki Wormhole column ends its eight-year run with a look at Wikipedia’s page for TV series finales, with the 1967 finale of “The Fugitive” being called the first modern example. The last episodes of a TV show can be tear-jerkers, controversial or even unplanned, such as when a show is unexpectedly canceled, as Mike Vago details before saying his own goodbye to the column.