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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What a great show! So much better than drop dead diva, that show is dumb. I can’t believe they are keeping that over against the wall. Well maybe another smart network will take over the show! Better advertising may have helped too! Really sorry to see this show end!!
No more against the wall are you kidding me?! That show was too great. And drop dead diva and the client list still stand? I was ready for season 2. I watched faithfully. Bring it back lifetime.
I am so disappointed because on Sunday nights I watch Army wives, Drop dead diva, and Against the wall my three favorite shows and now Client list if you would get rid of some of the stupid reality shows on here then their would be enough time to show the drama shows. I think that you should bring Against the wall back and keep the rest of Sunday night line up also! I look forward to watching all of those shows every Sunday evening.
Thanks for listening! Bring back Against the wall!
I am truly sorry that Against the Wall has been cancelled, I really enjoyed it. You can cancel Client LIst, (the actor was better in Ghost Whisperer) but then the going thing is sex on TV, Army Wives, that is nothing but a joke.
It must be your writers just don’t have any further imagination when it comes to a continuing this saga.
I’m so bummed! I have been waiting for Against the Wall to come back and I went to see when it would start back only to find out it has been cancelled. I’m so tired of getting so invested into shows , only for them to leave me hanging and canceling. Bring it back!!
I do not know why Against the Wall was cancelled. But I know I liked it as well as other people liked it to. It deserves at least one more season before you cancel it.
What a shame, I truly loved this show and was waiting forfor the second season, I had NO clue it was canceled. I’m from Chicago and thought it was great, I’m very saddened by this!
I (along with a LOT of viewers) would LOVE to see AGAINST THE WALL come back!!!!
Against the Wall was a great show!!! I went online to find out when it’s airing again only to find out it is canceled? I wanted to know who Abby ends up with. Now we will never know. Lifetime is making a big mistake. Drop Dead Diva is going down the tubes as well.
What a huge disappointment! I totally fell for Against the Wall! It was an amazing new show last summer, and I just googled to see when it will start up again only to discover it’s been cancelled. A terrible decision by Lifetime.
who picks what should be cancelled – I know of alot of people that liked and watched against the wall. It was a great show and could have gone anywhere. Drop dead diva should have been dropped. Kim K is not an actress and I refuse to ever watch anything that has her in it. So no more for that show or lifetime. bye bye for me if the will keep a show about a prostitute (yes that is what client list is no matter how you SPIN in) but cancel one about a cop. HHHMM wonder what they are… Read more »
I guess lifetime doesn’t care what viewer want in a tv series.
I agree with other comments. i really loved against the wall. i don’t watch anything else on lifetime and dont really plan to, but i certainly would have tuned in for a season 2. bad call lifetime
I am also disappointed. I really liked this series. In fact, I usually don’t watch lifetime, but this show got me watching the lifetime channel.
I really enjoyed watching Against the Wall. Bring it back!!!!!!!!!!