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.
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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?
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Mr Carter Covington, please bring the show back. It was one of the shows that I loved and watched all the time. If you bring it back, I’m sure it will get a lot of ratings. All the other shows abc family has are not even nearly as good as 10 things I hate about you. Can you please reconsider and give it another shot? Please Please Please?
Puleazzze bring back!
There is barely any romance left on this universe and “10 things i hate about you” gave me something back!
Please Bring it Back!!! it was such an amazing show!!! i loved it!! all the actors were awesome and it was really funny and it had a lot of Drama!! I loved IT!!
BRING IT BACK!!!!
BRING IT BACK!!!!
BRING IT BACK!!!!
BRING IT BACK!!!!
BRING IT BACK!!!!BRING IT BACK!!!!
BRING IT BACK!!!
Bring it back! I don’t want to be left hanging…
well I will hate this channel if they cancel pretty little liars but I wanted to see what happened why does abc family keep stupid and bad shows like secret teen
I really miss this show but ABCfamily came correct with Pretty little Liars so you are still my favorite alternative(non big 4) station
please continue this show its great!!!!!!
Please bring the show back. I hate Secret Life. All they talk about is sex. 10 Things was actually funny and the acting didnt suck like Secret Life.
Soy de Argentina veo la serie 10 cosas que odio de ti desde el primer capitulo, y me parece que es exlente ¡!
es muy triste que cancelen series masivamente ya que hay muchos fanáticos o seguidores que quieren saber y tener un buen final, como toda película, por favor
otra temporada o un final!… nos los merecemos
abc … basta de cancelar series que le dieron un montón de dinero!
saludos ¡
I LOVE THIS SHOW ITS AMAZING!!!!!!!
ITS CRUEL TO CUT A SHOW THIS GOOD!!!
AN AT SUCH AN IMPORTANT PART!
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they should relize if they started it back up around september the would get millions of veiws!!
I think it was bad. I mean, almost a million people should be enough; they could have given the show another chance, they could have wait until the last episode where a lot of people watch it or make an investigation about why it wasnt the same between season one n two. Maybe it wasnt enough publicity!! T_T
I MISS A LOT 10 THINGS
PLEASE LET THEM PLAY THE SHOW! I LOVED THE SHOW I DONT UNDERSTAND WHY IT HAD SUCH LOW RATING! PLEASE BRING IT BACKK!!!!!!!!
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they shouldn’t of left us hanging. ABC should let them find closure, so that the fans aren’t left hanging.
BRING THIS SHOW BACK! I don’t understand how it had such low ratings. Honestly, this show is so clever. ABC Family should run this again for at least another season. BULL.