It looks like the magic is over for the three ladies of Eastwick. ABC network has decided against ordering any additional episodes of the supernatural series, effectively cancelling it.
Eastwick revolves around three women (Rebecca Romijn, Lindsay Price, and Jaime Ray Newman) who meet at a wishing fountain and become friends. Soonafter, mysterious Darryl Van Horne (Paul Gross) moves to town and unleashes powers within the ladies. The cast also includes Ashley Benson, Johann Urb, Jon Bernthal, Sara Rue, and Veronica Cartwright.
The show got off to a slow start on September 23rd with a 3.0 rating in the 18-49 demo and 8.5 million total viewers. The second installment fell to a 2.3 in the demo and 6.57 million viewers. The third week fell again to a 1.8 and 5.14 million.
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In the weeks that followed, the ratings didn’t get any better and more frequently got worse. Last week, Eastwick hit an all-time low of 1.5 in the demo and 4.4 million.
ABC has opted to pull the show from the schedule for two weeks. This Wednesday, it’s replaced by the Country Music Awards. Next week, it’s being bumped for an interview special called In the Spotlight with Robin Roberts: Janet Jackson. Though Eastwick is scheduled to return on Thanksgiving eve with a new episode, the supernatural drama won’t be around for long after that.
ABC has decided not to order any additional episodes of Eastwick, effectively cancelling the series after 13 episodes. It’s unknown if the last episode will wrap up the ongoing storylines. For now, ABC plans to air all six remaining installments but, if the ratings keep declining, the network could easily pull the series before that happens.
What do you think? Why did Eastwick fail? Do you think ABC will really air all of the 13 episodes?
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Why not cancel the two dumb, well just plain stupid shows before it instead. There’s comedy and then there’s stupidity. Do they think we will watch anything just because it’s on?
Eastwick rocks!
Ok ABC, poop or get off the pot.
PLEASE DO NOT CANCEL THE SHOW TRY EARLIER TIME FIRST
I liked the show, I did’t imagine it could be cancelled… as always ABC doesn’t give them a chance…. I had fun watching
i cannot believe this news.. me and my roomates watch it every wednesday night and cannot imagine it if we didnt have it.. omggggggg what are we going to do, cry probably. i love you eastwick RIP
Eastwick isn’t the best show around but I enjoy it and would really like to see what happens with all the characters. It would be nice if another station picks it up, I’ll continue to watch it.
they darn tootin better !
I wish the CW would pick it up. Their standards for ratings are not strict….the ratings of their “hit” shows including their highest rated show, The Vampire Diaries would be unacceptable if the network was ABC, NBC or Fox and would have been axed after a few episodes.
PLEASE do not cancel this show! There are too many reality shows, medical shows
and sport programs on tv and finally, along comes a funny, light, comedy/drama
and boom! it’s gone. I finally find a tv show where I can sit down, put my feet up
and relax and enjoy and , as usual, the plug is pulled. I’m so disappointed.
What are they crazy? I love this show. It just needs a better time or maybe a better tv channel. Im sure someone will pick this show up. It is a great series.
Don’t cancel the show…I want to see more!! Just like some other great shows, it may take others a little longer to get into it…but it’s GREAT and I LOVE the characters and storyline!! They cancelled Defying Gravity on me, and I was just getting into that too!!!!
no this is the first show i have ever absoutly loved it cant go!!!!!!!
My best friend (both 30) and I have been watching this show together religiously and we love it. I really hope another network snaps it up…many of you have already said what I would have about it.
Just putting in my 2 cents hoping it might make a difference.
I hate to see this show go, Eastwick was great to watch with my son, we enjoyed having that time to just sit watching the show and commenting about what we thought might happen or not….CW should definitely pick it up….I would love to continue watching it.
I really enjoyed this show it’s not often that you find a smart , funny show that has women over 30 in it. I liked the magical aspect of the show and wish tv would step away from the reality market. I get enough reality in my own life sometimes it’s nice to relax with a story line that holds possibilites. I think the other viewer is right and I hope the cw does pick up this show at least thats a network that hasn’t lost it’s imagination or it’s viewers.
Eastwick is a refreshing show with an interesting story line and an
interesting adult theme. What killed the show’s ratings? Is it the supernatural
theme and sexually liberated women that offend the same demographic that
tried to bad the Harry Potter books? Sure it is a re-make of the hit movie and
another failed show; but in this season of crime shows and mindless reality
shows we can use some fantasy. I hope that the networks wake up and realize
that we don’t always want to watch murder and mayhem.