Kim Todd, the president of Canada-based Original Pictures, has confirmed that the youth drama Falcon Beach has been cancelled after two seasons. The series airs on ABC Family in the U.S. and Global in Canada.
The cancellation comes as a result of ABC Family’s decision to pass on a third season of Beach. Without the financial support of the cable channel, continued production isn’t possible. Todd says that Global offered to pick it up for a third season but at a significantly lower cost than before.
Strangely enough, Beach is being cancelled despite being quite popular. The show’s audience is made up of predominantly 12 to 17 year old girls. Unfortunately, the series failed to attract many outside of that age group and ABC Family wanted a broader demographic; i.e. 18 to 49 viewers.
The cancellation wasn’t a shocker to Todd who said, “You’re never surprised by what happens in series television, because the winds of change blow quickly and forcefully.” That doesn’t make the end result any easier, personally or professionally. Todd lamented, “So nothing is surprising, but it’s still extremely disappointing. In order to produce a television series, you have to invest so much of yourself into the process… And now we have to tell the cast and crew, and that’s disappointing, too, because we’re not the only ones who put their blood and sweat into this.”
Many citizens of the shoreside Lake Winnipeg town will miss Beach as well because it provided great exposure for the town and attracted visitors — from as far away as Japan. The town’s local mayor and restaurant owner Daryl Carry was told of the cancellation on Friday and said, “We’ve had tourists here every summer, coming to see where Falcon Beach is shot… But I guess at the end of the day, it didn’t add up. The money offered isn’t enough. They had to make a decision to pull the plug.”
The second and final season has already aired on Global in Canada. In the U.S., Falcon Beach began airing on ABC Family on April 9th and is expected to conclude on July 2nd. No plans have been released to tie up any ongoing storylines. Stay tuned! 
PLEASE dont cancel the show. I am a 33 year old viewer… a mom of 2 and very much in need of the adult show!! I love it… I need it!! PLEASE PLEASE dont cancel!! and I would love to see a season 3.
PLEASE DON’T CANCEL FALCON BEACH! I’M 24 AND WATCH IT EVERY WEEK. AIRING THE SHOW AT 6PM WAS OKAY, BUT 11PM IS RIDICULOUS. MOST PEOPLE 18-49 ARE PROBABLY ASLEEP! HOW CAN YOU EXPECT TO GET PEOPLE FROM THIS AGE RANGE WHEN YOU DON’T ADVERTISE THAT THE SHOW SWITCHED TIME AND DAY?! PLEASE, AT LEAST, GIVE A PROPER SERIES FINALE WRAPPING UP THE STORYLINE! GO JASON AND PAIGE!!!!!
I AM 37 Tommorrow I LOVE this show its my little sin!! I enjoy it each and every week
I am 30 years old and love Falcon Beach. I do think it needed to stay at the 9:00pm time slot. I waited all year after season 1 for the next season to start and wound up missing the first episode because it was on at 7:00. I wish it would stay on the air.
My hubby and I are 42 and we lov e this show – please bring it back. It’s the only thing I watch on ABC Family.
I can’t believe this. I am 38 years old and I love this show. I don’t understand the television world today. If it is not full of sex or filthy language then we have to cancel it. But if it is either of the two we will keep it on. What happened to Family shows????? This is one I watch with my family and don’t have to shut it off at times. Same with Wild fire that is a great show and at least hope it can continue. All anyone is ever looking for anymore is money. God can do… Read more »
I CAN’T BELIEVE THIS! I MIGHT ONLY BE 17 BUT I’M STILL A “VIEWER”! AND I HAVE (N-E-V-E-R) MISSED AN EPISODE! I LUV THIS SHOW IT KEEPS ME GUESSING AND WONDERING! AND YOU CAN’T JUST LEAVE US HANGING HERE YOU HAVE TO ATLEAST TIE UP THE LOSE STRING LIKE IS IT GONNA BE JASON W/ PAIGE OR COURTNEY? WILL DANNY AND ERIN EVER START AGAIN? WILL LANE FINALLY GET CAUGHT? COME ON SERIOSLY!!! I LOVE THIS SHOW TO DEATH IT’S THE ONLY ONE THAT I ALWAYS WATCH NO MATTER WHAT I EVEN RECORD IT ON THE DISH NETWOK DVR! 🙁… Read more »
I am 46 years old and watch this show every week with my 23 year old daughter the 6 p.m. central time was hard but 11 p.m. is kinda ridiculous. Alot of people do watch this shouldn’t be cancelled!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am 41 and just love the show!!! It really upsets me that it is cancelled. I have to tivo it to watch it because 7pm was too early and 12am of course is too late. Please try to keep it on!
My wife and I, 34 and 35 love the show. I think by looking at the post ABCFamily hast it all wrong. We love to watch shows on the beach. Nice to see shows set in places you would love to be. The BEACH……..Falcon that is. Bring it back, please. 🙂
I am sooo disappointed that Falcon Beach is being cancelled. I am 25 and watch the show all the time. I DVR it and watch it later at night. Poor decision by ABC Family.
I am 20 years old and I loved watching Falcon Beach. I am extremely dissapointed with ABC Family. There goes another great show being taken away from us. As for the the time slot it was in, that definitely played a role in many people not watching. But to change the time from 7pm to 12 am is crazy. Couldn’t ABC Family allow us to finish watching the show?
I am 21, and I go to school at Yale. My friends and I gather every Monday night in my dorm and watch Falcon Beach. We use it as an excuse to not study for our exams, but really, we just love the show! We watch it online over and over again as well. PLEASE don’t discontinue FB!!! My mother is 48, and my father is 52, my brother 19, and we ALL watch it. PLEASE don’t discontinue the show; it’s the one thing we have in common other than the fact that we are all blood related and the… Read more »
HI I’m 21 years old…and I love FALCON BEACH…from the time it started till now…i can not believe there wont be a 3rd season. It’s a great show…i couldn’t miss an episode…I really wouldn’t want Kyle XY and Lincoln heights to be cancelled to…Especially having a show so early…Falcon Beach should have started at 9:00 p.m. there would be more viewers because everyone is at home that time..at 7:00 whose home? Who cares about the age group…many people are watching the show. Anyway i still can’t believe it…What a wonderful show…We all are gonna miss it.
Please bring back Falcon Beach! How can you cancel a show that has barely started. The story line has to be finished or all the viewers are going to be upset not knowing the end of a great show. I also want to suggest putting the show back at the 9:00 pm, like season one was, time slot to make it easier for everyone to enjoy. The 7:00 time frame is usually ones supper time and/or getting home from work. I also would like to pass a note onto ABC Family, I never watched any programs on your network until… Read more »