Lifetime has decided that neither of its freshman dramas are worthy of a second season. The cable channel cancelled The Protector in September and they’ve now canned Against the Wall as well.
Against the Wall stars Rachael Carpani as Abby Kowalski, a single cop who joins the Chicago department’s internal affairs division. The series’ co-stars include Andrew Walker, Brandon Quinn, Chris Johnson, Daniel Kash, James Thomas, Kathy Baker, Marisa Ramirez, Mayko Nguyen, Steve Byers, and Treat Williams.
Debuting on July 31st, the show attracted a mediocre 1.8 million viewers with a 0.5 rating in the 18-49 demographic, about on par with The Protector. Unfortunately, the numbers didn’t improve throughout the season. The 12th and 13th episodes (now the show’s last) aired on October 23rd. They each drew 1.4 million viewers and 0.4 demo ratings.
Lifetime recently ordered 10 more episodes of successful (and likely ending) Army Wives and also has Drop Dead Diva to help launch new shows. The cable channel has ordered The Client List, with Jennifer Love Hewitt reprising her role from the successful movie. Lifetime also has a few pilots on tap like Modern Love starring Eric Stoltz, American Housewife with Melanie Griffith, and Sworn To Secrecy, a movie and back-door pilot that stars Neve Campbell.
What do you think? Are you sorry that Against the Wall won’t be back for a second season? Why do you think the drama didn’t catch on?
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I am sorry to see that Lifetime is canceling Against the Wall, I truely loved the show. I appreciated Lifetime because it was a down to earth channel with a lot of great movies, but now they are showing a few to many reality tv shows that I am not into…however, I still watch LMN for the movies. I agree with an earlier post that this show would be a big hit on another channel such as USA, TNT, FX, or even AMC
I cannot believe that Lifetime has ditched Against the Wall. Really? I do hope that another station will pick it up. A very good show, I recorded every episode it was on a tad late, but I looked forward to sitting down the following evening and watching. I love each character, thought that it was a good story line. Just cannot beleive that they would lead up to this cliffhanger and then cancel the show. I will no longer watch Lifetime your channel only had one good show and that was Against the Wall. Shame on you, you need to… Read more »
I really liked this show, and looked forward to watching it. Maybe, because it was on Lifetime, and they have really gone downhill in their lineup. Maybe, as someone else said..that it would be a hit on USA or TNT.
I also truly like Against the Wall and can’t understand why they would chose to cancel it. I as well don’t watch Lifetime that much anymore. It use to have a much better standard, but somewhere along the way it got lost. This show brought me back to Lifetime. I have read that they didn’t find that enough people were watching it, yet I have been reading post after post on several websites from people who are very upset about this. I, as so many others, feel cheated. At the very least they could have given us an ending of… Read more »
I love this show! Lifetime should pick it back up, and if not, some other network (like TNT!) should pick it up! Great writing, great characters, great everything. Very disappointed with Lifetime and I won’t be watching anymore.
I am very disappointed.. I really liked that show.. This was unexpected.. Ridiculous..
I am so mad that it won’t be back on. It was almost as good as law and order svu. I really got into that show. Now I will never know who she was going to pick. Just like models ink never found out who dies. Boo won’t watch lifetime that much.
Soooo disappointed in Lifetime for cancelling Against The Wall. This was a good & decent show. They put carp on like Dance Moms & others that are nothing but negative, screaming carp. Such a negative move to cancel. It’s too bad they want to keep crappy shows on.
I think that this is a terrible idea. That was the only showed i ever watched on lifetime because honestly lifetime sucks. I can’t believe they repalced it with American Houswife and other crap like that, because that is what we all need another terrible housewife show. as if Desperate Houswives wasn’t enough. This is awful now we will never know if she picked Brody or Danny. This makes me really mad.
I am upset and mad to hear they cancelled this show. I was waiting to see the second season and see who Abby picked and see what happens next. Lifetime seems to keep crappy shows lately & get rid of the good ones. There are only a couple shows I watch on this channel anymore & looks like I will watch it even less now
it was different interesting wholesome geniune a show that didnt take much to capture me the characters were all well suirted for their roles definately could have seen this going along way than one season why even start it with no chance in getting the ratings up think it didnt get good promotion.
i would like to see it continued, how do we know who Abby picked >? it has left that fans wondering. i enjoyed the show. i am disappointed.
Totally bummed! I DVRd against the wall every time it came on. Won’t be watching Lifetime like I used to.
I completely agree! I did the same thing. I think it was a great show.. Very disappointed..
I totally agree, so upset…..loved this show!!!
Your going to leave me hanging when I was so looking forward to seeing who Abby picked??! This show was one of two that I set to DVR… so sad.
i love against the wall!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! you people are crazy …………… you need to start airing this show again !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1