The executive producer of ABC Family’s 10 Things I Hate About You has confirmed that the TV show has been cancelled after two seasons. How quickly things can change.
Based on the film of the same name that starred Julia Stiles, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Heath Ledger, 10 Things I Hate About You revolves around two very different high school sisters and their friends and partners. The series features the talents of Lindsey Shaw, Meaghan Jette Martin, Ethan Peck, Nicholas Braun, Dana Davis, Larry Miller, Kyle Kaplan, Ally Maki, Chris Zylka, Jolene Purdy, Allie Gonino, and Suzy Nakamura.
The series got off to a great start in July 2009 and ABC Family touted it as the cable channel’s biggest comedy debut to date. It attracted 1.6 million viewers and 734,000 in the coveted 18-49 demo. The news got even better by week four as the show’s ratings grew to 1.8 million viewers and 782,000 in the demo. Season one ended up averaging 1.3 million viewers.
To no surprise, ABC Family renewed the series for a second season of another 10 episodes.
 Loading ... |
Unfortunately, something happened between seasons one and two. When the 10 Things returned in late March, a lot of the show’s viewers didn’t. Thus far, it’s been averaging just 983,000 viewers. That’s enough for ABC Family to pull the plug, just 10 months after the show’s highly touted debut.
The show’s creator and executive producer, Carter Covington, announced the show’s fate on Twitter: “Sad news… ABCFamily canceled the show 🙁 Thanks 2 our AMAZING fans – U R the reason I do this! Enjoy the last 5 eps – they’re fantastic!”
The remaining five episodes of 10 Things will continue to roll out until May 31st. Since the cancellation comes as a surprise, there’s no word if the series finale will include closure or if storylines will be left unresolved.
What do you think? Based on the ratings, did ABC Family make the right decision regarding 10 Things I Hate About You? Are you sorry to see the show go? What happened?
Image courtesy ABC Family.
you gotta bring it back please!!!!!
this show is AWSOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i ordered $35 worth cable a month just towatch ONE channel!!!!!!!
please!!! dont do this to us!
I can’t believe it is canceled!!! I thought it was very successful. All of my friends watched it. I would look forward to watching it every Monday night. Please bring it back. How can you just leave the ending like that???
BRING IT BACK!
i cant believe its cancelled i just found out a few days ago. i could wait until the 3rd season came on but now i know that theres not going to be a 3rd season i’m very sad
PLEASE BRING THE SHOW BACK it is an amazing show and the aactors are amazing why would you end it like that. you should make a sesion 3 4 5 6 7 8 its so good me and my friends would come to my house and watch it every monday. ITS AMAZING and ending soemthing this good because of low viewers is messed up what about the people who did watch it and enjoy it
BRING IT BACK
If you want to help save the show and bring it back go to http://save10things.sds.me/day.php and find out about save 10 things day july 10 2010
i dont watch PRETTY LITTLE LIARS because osf well the title explains it all it dumb and i want 10 Things BACK I TELL YOU BACK like this august SAD CHOICE ABC!! SAD CHOICE! Bring 10 things I hate about you back Thank you!!!
I agree with Michael BRING IT BACK!!!
I have to admit I wasn’t one of those millions of viewers but for the last few months my friends have been telling me to watch the show, it’s amazing! So I started to watch the show but there were only three episodes left so I started watching 10 things I hate about you tv show online and if I must say, it was the best story line I have ever watched and the actors were perfect for their parts! But when I tried searching for season three and saw that it had been canceled I was stunned, I couldn’t… Read more »
I found this show a few days before Easter at my cousins house and we stayed up all night watching the first 10 episodes on her iPod touch over and over! I can’t believe ABCFamily would cancel this show!!
BRING IT BACK!
ABC family what are you thinking? don’t you see the show is really amazing
They made the wrong choice. This was acually a good show
PLEASE BRING IT BACKKKKKKKKKKKK, or at least do NOT leave it unresolved 🙁
BRING IT BACK!!
I LOVED this show. It had a true sense of comedic quality and realness that can be appreciated by all ages. BRING IT BACK. I am so SICK of The Secret Life. The acting on that show is horrid, and the plot is too predictable and redundant. ABC Family is losing it’s quality with the cancellation of such awesome shows.