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?
I love this show and looked so forward to it on Sundays. It is exciting and interesting and so worth watching. Please air season two. All the best shows are always canceled!!
We really like the show…please keep it on….
Just watched the entire season in two days. LOVED IT! Would love to keep watching weekly!
BRING THE SHOW BACK!!!!
LOVE THIS SHOW!!! I hope they don’t really cancel it!!! Who was she meeting in the restaurant??? Please please bring it back!!!
Please Please Please!!!!! Do not cancel this show. This is the only show i watch on ABC. So if it’s canceled, then so is my ABC viewership.
I LOVE THIS SHOW I wish that they would bring this show back as well, but that ending was not satisfying in no way, who in the heck did she order that glass of wine for, ya know…. I mean they even ended their lil article above saying they hoped that “their ending” at least SATIDFIED the fans well it didn’t, lol… This is a great show PERIOD ALOT BETTER SHOW THAN SOME OF THESE CRAPPY OTHER SHOWS ON NOW ADAYS… this show has AWESOME actors and AWESOME storyline GREAT writing, the Sunday night line up is wonderful, ABC has… Read more »
PLEASEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! KEEP BETRAYAL ON I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS SHOW!!! PLEASEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! JACK AND SARA SHOULD STAY TOGETHER… OMG THIS SHOW IS JUST ABSOLUTELY GOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Love, Love, Love this show!!! Please keep it on…if (which hopefully not) it does get cancelled, at least let it have a few episodes to completely wrap up things. We could have lived with the ending of it had it not been for the last 5 seconds of the show….we deserve to know WHO SHE WAS MEETING AT THE RESTAURANT!!!!!!
yea I totally agree with ya Jaime I LOVE THIS SHOW I wish that they would bring this show back as well, but that ending was not satisfying in no way, who in the heck did she order that glass of wine for, ya know…. I mean they even ended their lil article above saying they hoped that “their ending” at least SATIDFIED the fans well it didn’t, lol…
This show is what I look forward too on Sunday nights. This is a really good show! Please do not cancel!
KKEP THE SHOW ON!!!! LOVE IT!!!!!
Please keep this show on. Love the show there’s so much going on. It’s so much better than other tv shows that are on.
You cannot cancel this show. It is one of the best new shows on TV, It is real life and how people can actually make mistakes and get their lives back on track. Good Acting, Good script
NONONO DO NOT CANCEL!
If they aren’t bringing it back I am going to watch Overspel. It’s the Dutch version of Betrayal. It is EXACTLY the same!! Problem is that I have to read the subtitles. Seriously the same show! Down to all of the events. The show has really taken off so abc really needs to stick with Betrayal. I know it will take off. They just need to give it time.
I watched the dutch version of Betrayal ‘Overspel’ (season 1 & 2) before I watched Betrayal and must say that I liked this version even more, and I was already crazy about the dutch show! But despite of what you are writting, Betrayal is not an exact copy of Overspel, there are some great changes and the end is different. But worth seeing, especially when Betrayal will be canceled (Which is really stupid of ABC).
Thank you so much for your comment! I always love to see a response. I’ve only seen a little bit of Overspel . I shouldn’t have taken it as far as exactly 🙂 I look forward to the ending of Overspel and hope that I can have more closure. Thanks so much!
Keep the show going great show
Love the show.Give it a chance.need to know who Sara meets