ABC has been searching for a ratings hit to fill the Sundays at 10pm timeslot. Turns out that Betrayal isn’t that show but could it still return for a second season? Has it already been cancelled?
Betrayal revolves around professional photographer Sara (Hannah Ware) and top attorney Jack (Stuart Townsend) who, despite being married to other people, have a torrid affair. Things become even more complicated when Sara’s husband and Jack end up on the opposite sides of a murder trial. The rest of the cast includes Henry Thomas, Chris Johnson, Wendy Moniz, Braeden Lemasters, Elizabeth McLaughlin, and James Cromwell.
The series debuted in September and got off to a slow start with a 1.5 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 5.16 million total viewers. The numbers got even worse in week two, dropping more than 24%. In week three, they dropped another 26%.
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In short, the ratings were awful but the network didn’t pull the series off the air and a rep even said that ABC was sticking with the show. Why? Likely because they’d already cancelled another new drama, Lucky 7, and fellow freshman Once Upon a Time in Wonderland was also tanking.
Though Betrayal’s ratings have leveled off, that doesn’t mean that ABC is any more satisfied with the numbers and there’s just no way that they’re bring it back for a second season. It’s still on the air because they didn’t have anything to take its place.
The network has released their plans for early 2014 and, to no surprise, Betrayal isn’t part of them. That’s not an outright cancellation but, realistically, there’s as much hope of this show coming back as there being a second season of Pan Am or GCB.
ABC has taken to calling Betrayal a limited series which wouldn’t have stopped them from making a second season had the ratings been stronger. Hopefully for the fans who have stuck with it, the show will end in a satisfying way and won’t not leave a bunch of unresolved storylines.
What do you think? Do you like Betrayal? Would you like to see a second season or does the show deserve to be cancelled? Why didn’t it catch on?
Please don’t cancel we need to know who shows up to meet her! Give it another season and renew it!!
Please please DO NOT cancel me and my friends watch every Sunday. And to end the season how it ended was terrible! There has to be another season!
Please do not cancel Betraysl! I love thus show and have watched every episode. The cast is great! Give it a chance!!
Please don’t cancel! Love the show!
Please don’t cancel Betrayal. Try moving it to a different night and not aganst a show that already has high ratings.
Please don’t cancel, there needs to be a Season 2
Love the show never miss it would love to see it stay on the air
Do NOT cancel Betrayal please! I LoVe the show and have not missed an episode. I love Sarah & Jack! I suggest a better day/time slot for Betrayal, give it a chance.
Do not cancel show.. Love it !!
I love this show so much . Please don’t cancel it , give it another chance .
Please don’t cancel Betrayal. I can’t believe it has such low ratings. I love the show!!!!!!
I look forward to Sunday nights. Betrayl is an awesome show. The story line keep me watching.
Betrayal is such a great show. Please don’t cancel it ..give it another chance. .another season. .bad time slot..plus a lot of people watch football on Sunday nights. It’s one of the better shows on abc
Love the show, dont cancel
Do not cancel the show. Love it.
as we all know….the show is over. I will miss it. Did not like the ending…..was Sara
meeting Drew…or Jack ??? I like to think it was Jack. We will never know.