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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that is ******** i loved this show and have been waiting all year for it . change your mind lifetime.
Cancel Dance Moms which is a terrible show about an over weight women who humiliates kids who have a dream of becoming great dancers and their mothers. Please reconsider keeping Against The Wall.
Bristol Palin, Wife Swap repeats, and old movies. I am afraid the only time I watch this channel is Sundays as you have nothing the rest of the week.
I can’t believe you didn’t give Against The Wall more time as I m sure it would have gotten better ratings.
Wow, really!! Against the Wall was awesome.. I like Drop Dead Dive, but Against the Wall was really good. You really need to give a show more than one season especially since your not a local channel and it takes a larger cable/satellite package in order to view your programming. I think this show could have made it on the big networks, would love to see them pick it up.
Against The Wall was a great show,time slot and poor promotion of show aided in bad ratings. Lifetime killed a good series by making it difficult to keep track of.
I can’t believe you keep shows like dance moms. With a lady constantly yelling at kids and their moms but you take off Against the Wall. What are you thinking. I couldn’t wait to see who she coses and now I will never know. Lame…. Stop brining in new shows and then taking them off before you even give them a chance.
Why in the sam heck do you keep canceling good shows!!!! Try it again it sure was ALOT BETTER than Drop Dead Diva. You need to try them out longer than you do . Just because it does not catch 1 season does not mean it won’t the following season. Get your head out and think.
Unbelieveable!!! I can’t understand why on earth they would cancel against the wall, it got great reviews and it was the only show on this channel even worth watching. I am so shocked, this is why they don’t have more people watching this channel they cancel all the good shows and put crap on instead!!
Worst idea by lifetime. This was he only show I truly liked on this network. Now we ave the Client List, I will never watch a single episode.
So disappointed that against the wall was cancelled!!! I love that show 🙁 not happy with dropping this show , I think it’s better then the client list by far!!!!!!!
Upset!! I was looking forward to seeing Against the wall!!!
lol about client list being about a prostitute… Pretty much what Against the Wall was about… The cop should have been a hooker, as much action as she was getting. I didn’t see the need for all the sex, but whatever.
I liked the show, though.. Am bummed that it won’t be returning for a season 2. :/ Just think we need stuff on TV that doesn’t have so much sex in it. Either show all the good bits & get graphic with it, or just don’t have it at all. Fake sex is retarded and boring. *shrug*
SHAME ON YOU LIFETIME what are you all thinking Against the wall and Srmy wives Te two of the best shows and you’re canceling them , bad move.
i hate all the other shows i loved against the wall guess me and the 25 other people that were looking foward to it are gonnna stop watching Against the Wall
I was very much looking forward to Season 2 of Against the Wall after the last episode of Season 1. I agree, do away with some of the ridiculous reality shows and bring back one that was entertaining.
I was just looking to see when season 2 started. 🙁 I really liked this show.