There’s some more bad news for fans of ABC’s Eastwick. Not only has the series been cancelled but the last episode is going to leave several storylines unresolved.
Eastwick follows a trio of ladies (Rebecca Romijn, Lindsay Price, and Jaime Ray Newman) from a New England town who discover that they have supernatural powers, thanks to a handsome newcomer, Darryl Van Horne (Paul Gross). The rest of the show’s cast includes Ashley Benson, Johann Urb, Jon Bernthal, Sara Rue, and Veronica Cartwright.
The series struggled from the very beginning of its run, mustering just a 3.0 rating in the demo and 8.5 million viewers for its premiere. The second week fell to a 2.3 rating and 6.57 million. Things got even worse after that. Last week’s episode hit a series low of a 1.5 and 4.4 million viewers.
Based on these numbers, it comes as little surprise that ABC decided to cancel the struggling drama after 13 episodes. On the bright side, it looks like all of the installments will air. Unfortunately, it doesn’t look like fans will be getting any closure for the many ongoing storylines.
In an interview with EW, executive producer Maggie Friedman said that she was furious over the cancellation. She said, “We have such an amazing group of writers and actors — best people I’ve ever worked with. None of us can believe this is really happening.”
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Of the possibility of closure, Friedman said, “We’re smack in the middle of several insanely juicy stories. And so we do not get a chance to wrap things up in a bow. Which is killing me.”
She concluded, “The magic was getting crazy, the storylines were getting really exciting and sexy and dangerous… I [just] wish we could’ve given the fans — and ourselves — real closure.”
While it’s unfortunate that ABC has cancelled a series that millions of people enjoy, it’s no secret that the show has been on the chopping block for some time.
The network gave full season orders to its most of its freshman shows a month ago and Eastwick was left out. Coupled with the terrible ratings, just about everyone who follows the industry knew that Eastwick was on borrowed time. Why was Friedman so surprised by the cancellation?
Other shows who’ve been on shaky ground have found a way to give some closure while leaving some loose threads, just in case the show was renewed. Shouldn’t that have been the case with Eastwick?
What do you think? Who’s to blame for Eastwick’s lack of closure? ABC, the writers, or just plain old black magic?
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125 Comments on "Eastwick: No Closure for Cancelled ABC Show; Who’s at Fault?"
Yessssss its back on I am so happy let see what we was missing just to show them that this is our show
Highly disappointed with ABC. This show is great and it is getting very intriguing!!!!! The cancel some really great shows and leave some shows that are just okay and predictable!! I’m giving up on ABC!!
I am very disappointed that the show Eastwick has been cancelled. They haven’t even gave it a chance. At least let them wrap up the storyline. I really enjoyed the show. It’s just like another great show that has been cancelled Samantha Who. These networks should give these shows a chance. Seinfeld and Friends had terrible ratings in the beginning and look how they turned out. Maybe more promotion and advertising should be done. Either way it stinks we will never know the ending.
Leslie Labelle
Age:38
@Rudolph. Okay, I hear where you are coming from. You don’t think I gave the show enough time. Well sometimes you just know need time for the show to jump off when you know what you like. I was not crazy about the guy they chose to play Darrell and I’m really not a fan of Rebbecca. Anyway, thanks for the response. Chow bella.
Anjellgirl you anit even give the show time to jump off 4 real >>>>every one know that a show is never like the book or the movie >>> U are wrong i think if abc would have given it just a littel bit more time it whould have turned out great . OK whats done is done (chow)
Sorry guys but I have to disagree. I am a huge fan of the movie and this show just did not do it justice. It wasn’t bad but it wasn’t great either. Couple that with the fact that it was going up against Jay Leno, this show never really had a chance. Good Luck to all the cast and crew of Eastwick.
GREAT reason to tune into ABC again & …poof, like magic…it’s gone! Exactly why ABC is a joke. They just “sweat & bail”. I pray Lifetime picks Eastwick up! A little escapism, a little fantasy…a little magical “UN-reality” that didn’t go too far, like many “cable” channels can do. BIG MISTAKE…bad choice made TOO prematurely.
Unbelievable. Well, not really. Happens every time someone comes up with something creative and different and worth our time to watch. What an outstanding cast and amazing writing team. How can this happen? Would love to see another network pick this one up. No more reason to watch ABC is there? Another crime show, another hospital show, another reality show…boring.
I LOVE LOVE LOVE EASTWICK! THEY ARE NUTS FOR CANCELING SUCH A FUNNY, SEXY, AND UNIQUELY ENTERTAINING SHOW! AND WHAT A GREAT CAST! ABC IS MAKING A HUGE MISTAKE!