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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It is a shame that the network cancelled this show after only one season. I really liked it and was looking forward to season two. lifetime should reconsider and try another season, and this time promote it properly.
I am really disappointed that against the wall will not be returning for a second season. I
Think lifetime made a big mistake in not renewing this series! Thumbs down Lifetime!
Wow – that settles it – for sure Lifetime is not worth watching!
That sucks! I was really wanting to know who she chose! I really liked that show!
I hate this, i really liked “Against the Wall” and was looking foward to a second season. To leave the audience hanging like this is terible. Now we will never know who abby picked. I really hope they decide to do another show.
WTF I have been waiting for against the wall and here it is canceled :(. How the hell will they leave us all hanging? 🙁
Very disappointed when a network cancels alot of shows. This was a very good drama but no one ever considers the time slot that they place their shows in and sometimes even the channel it airs is not reachable or watched by the masses. Competition is always tough and if networks don’t give it a fair chance sometimes it looses out on market share to the old standbys that everyone would otherwise be watching when this show tries to air. Even though reality tv sucks because most of these shows are over rated and the people on them are only… Read more »
Lifetime did indeed drop the ball on this one. I was looking forward to a second season of “Against the Wall.”
This is truly the most disappointing end to a show I have ever seen. To leave an audience hanging like that is really wrong. Way To Go Lifetime. Guess I wont be watching that channel anymore. . . . Signed, PO’d in New York.
I looked forward to the start of the second season. I am very disappointed. We will never get to see who see chose to date. Lifetime you dropped the ball on this one.
This stinks!!! I really liked against the wall. It had a great cast and awesome plots. I really think that lifetime dropped the ball here. It had a bad marketing campaign. I just stumbled upon it. I rarely saw a commercial for it. I think they should try another season and actually try to sell it. This show could be great if marketed well.
This makes me really disappointed I was looking forward to another season I would really like to see it come back
I am very upset that against the wall will not be back on! I have Been waiting forever for it to come back only to find it cancelled! I am very disappointed!
Literally the only lifetime show I ever watched- I’m so mad that this is canceled
They said that the show had high ratings in the begining and not so much towards the end. Well maaybe because when it premired it came on at 8:00 pm and them they pushed it back to 10:00pm. Do they realize that people have work /school the next day. I think this was a really good show and my husband and i both watched it together and we have been waiting for the next season to start and now I found out there will not be second season. That is jsut wrong.