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 have been dying for season 2 and i can not believe this show is canceled!!!!!!!!! Lifetime could have at least gave us a better ending than what we got! totally bummed :((
I was so looking forward to season two..season one ended wrong and was waiting to see which guy she chose..I am very upset it got cancelled I watched it every week never missed an episode.. please find a way to put it back the tv.
Why do networks cancel shows after only 1 season, they never give them time to grow. And why not come back and at least let us know who she choose, not a nice way to end a show and then cancel it.
I really loved this show!!!!!!! It was my favorite! I hate Lifetime now. It was THE BEST show I’ve ever seen! I want to know who she chose! I was always looking forward to watching the show every time it was on. It was one of the only t.v shows that I stick to or like. Lifetime you made a HUGE mistake on canceling this show!!!!!!!!!!!! My friends even liked the show a lot. Why make the show if your going to cancel it! It is so annoying when people do that! I am NEVER wathcing lifetime again and I… Read more »
I cant believe thay did this!! This was a great show been waiting all this time to find out they cancelled it. What were they thinking. I don’t watch t.v. much but I did watch this one and recorded it when I couldn’t. I’m very disappointed 🙁 ……..
Dang-it Lifetime, you don’t have many good shows and Against the Wall was a great show. Do a season 2
Really disappointed!! I cannot believe that they have cancelled Against the Wall. I loved this show! They can put all of these stupid reality shows on every other chanel you turn on but when you get a show that has women in power positions and good role models bam they are cancelled!
I am very diappointed. What is wrong with these TV executives? Abc has gone way down hill and now Lifetime! I loved that show!
BIG MISTATE GREAT SHOW~!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
How disappointing!!! I can’t believe that their will not be a season 2 to Against the Wall. Unbelievable that they can leave you hanging after the way it ended. I loved this show. Get all the stupid reality shows off T.V. Why are people so interested in other peoples lives & what makes them so special that they can have their own T.V. show. I am sick of them!!! This was a wonderful show.
I looked forward to Against the Wall — recorded it if necessary. Loved the characters, family dynamics, situations and hate being left “hanging”. Maybe Lifetime didn’t do enough to publicize this show — it was certainly better than a lot of others out there. Will miss the great cast.
I can’t believe Lifetime is cancelling this show!!!!! This was one show that I really enjoyed watching and got into since Alias. As we all know, that was a long time ago. Everything is reality tv and honestly, boring not to mention, old. I really wish Lifetime didn’t cancel the show because I have been waiting to see when Season 2 will be starting.
Very disappointing…Any thoughts?
I have been waiting and waiting for Against the Wall to come back on to find out that the show’s been canceled. How can they cancel it without us finding out who she chose? That is one of the most interesting shows that I’ve watched that constantly had me laughing at how awkward she was. I really wish Lifetime would change their mind and bring it back.
i cqnt believe all took off against the wall i loved that show , watched it every week .
Against the Wall was a great drama. I will miss it. The characters were great, actually better than CBS’s Blue Bloods. You really should give it another try. The two shows that have been cancelled were the only Lifetime shows that I watch.
I am like many of the others, I googled the show to see when Against the Wall would be starting its Second Season and I am shocked. What is wrong with the executives at Lifetime? Did you ever think about changing the day it’s on before caneling it? Executives don’t ever give anything a chance anymore, it usually takes at least until season 2 for the actors’ chemistry to click together. The least you could do for your viewers is wrap the show up for us. This is a great show that had great story lines with great family values… Read more »