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 loved this show. One of the two shows I watched on lifetime. Looks like they’ll be losing a viewer for good.
Please bring against the wall back I have been waiting for season 2
I loved this show! I can’t believe you cancelled the second season!! Please bring it back!
I absolutely LOVE this show. I’ve been waiting seems like forever to see what happens next. Put this in place of that crazy Dance Moms show or something. This is a show my husband and I both looked forward to and if I wasn’t going to be home I recorded so I wouldn’t miss. PLEASE BRING THIS SHOW BACK!
Please reconsider bringing it back my husband and I looked forward to the show weekly.
I am very disappointed that there will be no more seasons of Against the Wall. It was the one show that was on tv that we watched as a family and both of us really enjoyed.
I loved Against the Wall something my husband and I enjoyed watching this is crap…. Could they at least move to another channel , I’m going to write someone about this I will keeping y’all posted……So much crap coming out..
I VE BEEN WAITING TO SEE WHICH ONE SHE CHOOSE AND YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO CUT IT OFF I LOVED THAT SHOW THIS IS TERRIABLE
This is bull****. I really liked this show. I really think they should bring the show back
I cannot believe they cancelled this show. I think it was the time slot and not enough promotion. They should at least try it at on a different day and time maybe at a different time of year.
. all the good shows get cancelled
I can’t believe that they are not bringing this show back. My hope is that maybe some other station will pick up this show because it is fabulous! You can relate so well with all the characters. I am disappointed in Lifetime for canceling this show. What really gets to me is we are keeping Drop Dead Diva but canceling Against the Wall. Who makes these decisions?
I think it’s BULLCRAP that they’re not bringing Against the Wall back!!I loved that show and all the good looking men in it, too. Give AtW a 2nd chance, PLEASE!!?! The way they (i.e. Lifetime exec’s in charge of Primetime evening schedule) kept messing with the Sunday nite schedule all summer/fall its no wonder ratings were low…as soon as ya get used to and really start liking a show they take it away from ya so you have have to start over again and only God knows many new show’s we’ll have to learn to love/hate again this year?! Please… Read more »
u sucks ,,lifetime , iam still waiting for against the wall ,aleast sell season 2 box sets at walmart
Not happy with this news!! My son and I loved this show and were eagerly awaiting to see who Abby chose. Now we may never know :o( Lifetime, instead of rerunning the same movies over and over or creating another “Dance Mom’s” show (there only needs to be one)…… please, please, please bring this show back!!!!
Very disappointing that Against the Wall will not be returning for another season!! My husband & I enjoyed watching every week. Was really looking forward to the second season & to see who Abby chose, along with what happened with the other characters in the show! Would absolutely love to see this show come back!!!!