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?
The only show I look forward to watching!
I never missed an episode. Really enjoyed the show. Please don’t cancel the show as it is unfinished.
I wish our comments mattered, but unfortunately they don’t’. I am totally surprised by this ‘finale’. I thought it was a great show and watched every episode. I am very disappointed that it won’t be running anymore. I thought it would have gone on for many seasons.
Not right to leave us hanging in all of their relationships. Disappointed in Sara, at
the end she played her husband and Jack. Jack and his wife got the worst of the deal,
their lives were completely shattered.
at the end she looks like she,s dressed like a hooker,maybe she is undercover working on a story,but i think poor drew and Ollie are losing.
I absolutely loved this show ! There’s not many shows like it. It was exciting and realistic and an all around good show! I’m sorry the ratings weren’t as abc hoped they’d be but please don’t let us viewers that loved it suffer because others didn’t give it a chance. Please make a season 2, don’t leave us hanging! The show has a great cast and story line and they deserve another chance!
Love the show. Do not cancel.
Not again …., so hooked on this show and u decided to cancel it.
Pls don’t do it…
During September through December, I recorded all of Betrayal episodes. In December, I was going to just delete them, but decided to try one episode – after that, I was totally hooked, and finished all of the episodes that same day – I don’t really know why this show didn’t catch on – maybe because there weren’t any known actors in it?? I liked it more than Hostages, more than Revenge. It had just enough of everything. I am really hoping Betrayal will return, although these days, shows don’t get a chance to break in – either you are in,… Read more »
If they would have just showed us Jack sitting down I would totally be at peace with that… Ending it with not showing us is plain and simple WRONG!!! I want to know who was going to sit down with her. It seem like she was pulling more towards Jack emotionally and the scenes with Drew seemed unnatural. But that my opinion.
Please don’t cancel! I really love this show and I can’t wait to see if it was jack or drew! There are far worse tv shows out there!!! Sometimes it takes the second season to really see how a show is going to turn out! Give it a chance!!!
I really like the show….I hope you consider giving it another chance!
Love the show. Never missed an episode. Please bring it back!!!
I enjoy the series and think that there should be a second season.
Loved the show, we all watched it ! NOT FAIR ! MAYBE I WILL CANCEL ABC
love the show..it definitely shouldn’t be cancelled