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It appears that FOX is finished with the network’s current Wednesday night series — Almost Family and Flirty Dancing. While the shows haven’t been officially cancelled (few shows are), their ratings have been very low and now, both series are being pulled from the schedule.
A scripted drama, Almost Family stars Brittany Snow, Tim Hutton, Megalyn Echikunwoke, Emily Osment, Mo McRae, Mustafa Elzein, and Victoria Cartagena. In the series, Julia Bechley (Snow) is an adult only child who has her world turned upside down. She learns that her father, Doctor Leon Benchley (Hutton), a pioneer in fertility, secretly used his own sperm to father over a hundred children. While still reeling from this revelation, Julia discovers that she has two new half-sisters — her former best friend, Edie Palmer (Echikunwoke), and ex-Olympic athlete Roxy Doyle (Osment).
A dating series, Flirty Dancing is hosted by actress and dancer Jenna Dewan. In the show, complete strangers are each taught half of a dance routine. They then meet for the first time on a blind date at a breathtaking location, where they dance together without saying a word. Will there be an unspoken connection and chemistry?
Almost Family launched in October 2019 while Flirty Dancing just began airing in late December. Both have struggled in the ratings. Almost Family’s been averaging a 0.49 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 1.71 million viewers. The most recent installment drew a 0.30 in the demo with just over a million viewers. Meanwhile, Flirty Dancing debuted on a Sunday night and received a nice ratings boost from the preceding NFL game. The ratings saw a big tumble in subsequent episodes however and this week’s installment drew a 0.30 demo with 1.38 million.
FOX has decided to pull both programs after next Wednesday’s episodes. On January 22nd, they’ll be replaced by a rerun of the two-hour premiere of new drama 9-1-1: Lone Star (it launches January 19th). On January 29th, FOX will fill the timeslots with reruns of Gordon Ramsay’s 24 Hours to Hell and Back, Last Man Standing, and new sitcom Outmatched (it debuts January 23rd).
The network will wrap up Flirty Dancing with the final two episodes of the season (or series) airing on Saturday, January 25th. Here’s the description:
WILL IT BE LOVE AT FIRST DANCE? ON THE ALL-NEW TWO-HOUR SEASON FINALE OF “FLIRTY DANCING” SATURDAY, JANUARY 25, ON FOX
Hosted by Jenna Dewan, FLIRTY DANCING is the innovative new series that is part performance, part blind date, and all about chemistry. In this romantic approach to dating, eligible singles will push themselves out of their comfort zones in the hope of being swept off their feet, rather than swept to the left or right on a phone. Two singles will perform a different choreographed dance with each of two potential love interests, before choosing the one with whom he/she has the strongest connection in the all-new “Episode 5: Alex & Navi / Episode 6: Khairi & Ashlee” two-hour season finale episode of FLIRTY DANCING airing Saturday, Jan. 25 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (FLD-105/FLD-106) (TV-PG D, L)
Fans of Almost Family will have to wait even longer for the season (likely series) finale episodes of that show. FOX won’t be airing the two episodes until Saturday, February 22nd.
What do you think? Have you been watching either Almost Family or Flirty Dancing on FOX? Do you think that they should be pulled and/or cancelled? Would you have watched a second season of either of them?
I love Flirty Dancing. Love the classy way they handle the couples. It’s entertaining and love seeing some of the DWTS pros teaching the Dancing. It hasn’t even been given a chance. I hate to start anything new or get invested in a series. The Networks don’t give them a chance and yank them out before they have a time to get people watching them. I bet a lot of people don’t even know about it. Really makes me want to go over to streaming and leave Metwork but they aren’t much better. Give it a chance and advertise it… Read more »
I enjoyed almost family 🙁
I really like Almost Family, sorry to see it go.
WOW just saw it for the first time and enjoyed it. How can I be on this show or at least help finding true love. The dating apps are a little scary I’m a widow and would love to meet someone.. please help me Josie. Don’t really dance haven’t for a while.
I’m so disappointed!!! I really liked Almost Family! I don’t think it was given enough time to catch on. Hope they at least give us an ending.
I’m watching Wednesday’s episode right now only to find this email telling me this show Almost family has been canceled. I’m very pissed off. I really enjoyed the show’s energy and I think that if given a chance this show would take off. The actors and actresses are excellent. This is very disappointing but then again what can you expect from Fox? What a disappointment!
Please do not cancel almost family!! I am really enjoy the show I want it to continue.
Dang that’s sucks i was really hoping that ALMOST FAMILY WILL be renewed for the 2 season
Me too! I really like it
Its sad to see Almost Family stopped as its my favourite show
I love this show! I am very angry to learn did they have canceled this show and that next Wednesday will be the last show so I guess we just get to speculate about how things turned out. They didn’t even give this show a chance.
Well Fox should of renewed The Cool Kids which had decent ratings last fall but decided on this crap instead ! They need new decision makers
Totally agree Steve! I loved that show so funny! We need good comedies
Please don’t take almost Family off It is a really good show a lot of people can connect with them over their problems it has a good plot let it play out. Thank you.
Waiting for the next episode of Flirtydancing
Almost Family is a great show. Keep it on.
I never watched either show,much like the rest of ALL the Networks. Never,Never watch any “Reality shows…. Replace them with something that has some CONTENT.
No I don’t care about shows like that