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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BEYOND PISSED !
I DONT EVEN WATCH TV I HATE IT BUT AGAINST THE WALL WAS THE ONE SHOW I WOULD GO OUTTA MY WAY TO WATCH.
HOW ARE YOU GONNA END THE FIRST SEASON THE WAY YOU DID AND NOT HAVE AT LEAST ONE MORE TO CLOSE IT OUT?
IM UPSET WITH LIFETIME.
Against the Wall was canceled? ??!!!!!! OMG this was one of my favorite shows! DAMIT!
Please put ATW back in your line up… otherwise your station needs some new decision makers
Wow! Not happy with lifetime any more. I totally loved Against The Wall. Can’t believe that it was canceled. Very dissapointed in those who are making such crap decisions. Lifetime is now on my list of channels that I won’t watch anymore. Good bye
i love against the wall and am very upset it got cancelled!! i think most people didnt get to see how good it was because it was on so late and had a bad rep for being on lifetime. It was a refreshing change from all other cop shows because unlike the others it wasnt set in new york city and it was nice to watch a show about a whole family and not just an individual. I think if they brought it back at a better time or more people got to see it it would get alot more… Read more »
I am good with another season of army wives just wish i didn’t have to wait til December 2012 for it and as for Against the wall my whole family tuned in on Sunday nights to watch it and we were hoping for a season 2 I wanna know who Abby picked out of the 2 men damn it lifetime give us what we want less of the boring crap and more Against the wall and Army Wives
i loved this show it was the only good show besides project runway on lifetime 🙁
Cancelled! Really? This was the only intellegently written show besides The Closer you have in your lineup. Please! Enough of the stupid Army Wives and Protector sagas. I want to see strong, liberated, and determined (yet human) women protrayed on television. I understand numbers…..but true worth and value has to “grow” on people in this world of instant gratification and cheap thrills. I want to see a story line and characters develop (as in The Closer). RECONSIDER PLEASE!!!
Sad to see it go, it had good story line, I don’t think lifetime advertised enough
What?! I am so confused this was one of their better shows, I am not a Drop Dead Diva fan and I think it’s gone a bit too long. And I’m not really sure how you can make a series out of the Client List. Bring back Against the Wall!
This show is awesome why did they cancle it try a different day
If you’re unhappy with this decision, I suggest you send an email to nancy.dubuc@aetn.com and let her know that she made a mistake by cancelling ATW.
They suck!
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I am bummed!! This is why people do not give new shows a chance for the fear they will like something and then oh sorry it’s been cancelled!! If you would have tried a different time slot or day and it still was not happenings then at least wrap up the show and don’t leave people hanging!! Lifetime you jumped ship to fast on this one and this was the first show I started watching on your Network- now I wonder if I try another show will you do the same thing?!!
Im beyond pissed off lifetime has no taste im so done
I am done watching lifetime, every time I watch a new series it gets cancelled. You can not leave people hanging on your shows. I will no longer be watching your lifetime channel.