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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This is CRAZY!!!! I LOVED this show!!! Bring it BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Really?!!!!! Everytime I get interested in a show it never makes it to season 2. This was one of my fav. Crazy people? I don’t know how shows about Kardasians can stay on forever and they are as about as lame as the come but get a great show with some actions and romance which is a great combo and they can it. Reality shows are totally insulting to my intelligence. Please bring back shows that are true entertainment. UGH!!!!
One of my favorite shows… i am SO mad.
I cannot believe this show was cancelled. I absolutely loved it. I have been looking and looking to see when it would return and I was completely dumbstruck when I saw that it was cancelled. Please bring it back. I loved all the characters.
It is a sad turn of events. I can’t believe that Army Housewives and shows of the same nature have become “what America watches”, and a show like Agianst the Wall, which was a REALLY great show, can’t survive. My husband and I loved that show and have been looking forward to the second season all year long. Way to sad.
I can’t believe it has been canceled. I loved watching show. Reality TV is taking over the channels & I do not watch reality tv. I hate the it didn’t even end with knowing who Abby was gonna end up with!!
We’ve been waiting for this show to return; one of the best you’ve ever had! In fact, I was surprised to find such a good evening show on the network. I just finally Googled to find out when it was returning only to find out it was cancelled after one season. I wish another network would pick it up or you would reconsider.
A serie tem que continuar!!!!!!
Ela é maravilhosa, claro que pegou, é melhor do que muitas outras que voces querem repetir!
What?! Against the wall is not comming back… C ya Lifetime you s..k
I loved that show I think thats blows,ass.. Kick off lifetime
O seriado é ótimo e merecia pelo menos uma segunda temporada!
Um seriado feito para o publico feminino, abordando questões muito boas.
Não tem como terminar o seriado sem mostrar com quem Abby ficou, o publico merece saber e ver!
I loved this show and all my friends did too. I really cant understand how you can cancell this and put other shows that are not worth anything at all. All these stupid reality shows. People want drama action. Not that some women who is a millionare boss people around and acting like snobs. Unbelievable!!!!! Please bring it back.
I loved the show. I even got my boyfriend liking the show. It has been set at the top of the priority list on the DVR awaiting its return. I too was just checking online to find out why I hadn’t seen any previews for the new season. I only watch lifetime for the occasional sappy romance movie so was pleasantly surprised when the show captured my attention week after week becoming my favorite that I looked forward to each week. The hardest thing for me to grasp is that the 90% of the garbage that continues to get aired/renewed… Read more »
Against the Wall was our favorite new show last season. The network should have given it more time. My entire family is crazy with curiosity as to which guy Abby would have chosen. Is there anything that the viewers can do to influence the decision to keep this series. Is it possible that some other station may pick it up? Geesh.
Great show. Unique main character. Was looking forward to season 2. Can’t believe you canceled leaving a huge cliffhanger forever unresolved. Time slot and lack of promotion probably accounted for the series not gaining momentum.