In a sense, Star Trek did - it was a franchise rescued from obscurity after being cancelled by its huge fanbase, and went on to make the series of movies, TNG and so on.
There may be earlier examples, but it's the first case I'm aware of where the fanbase had a direct influence on the resuscitation of a show.
There may be earlier examples, but it's the first case I'm aware of where the fanbase had a direct influence on the resuscitation of a show.