In the fall, ABC launched a new drama called Blood & Oil. They had high hopes for the series but it didn’t do well in the ratings and was cancelled. Now, the network is trying a suspenseful TV show called The Family. How’s it doing? Cancel or keep it?
The Family TV show revolves around the return of a politician’s young son who’s been presumed dead since he disappeared over 10 years ago. As the mysterious teen is welcomed back into his family, suspicions begin to emerge. Is Adam Warren really who he says he is? The series stars Joan Allen, Alison Pill, Margot Bingham, Zach Gilford, Liam James, Floriana Lima, Madeleine Arthur, Rarmian Newton, Rupert Graves, Floriana Lima, and Andrew McCarthy.
The series premiered on Thursday, March 3rd, and was given a plum timeslot between popular dramas Grey’s Anatomy and How to Get Away with Murder. The debut garnered a 1.48 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 5.70 million viewers. That was a bit lower than what Scandal had garnered in the same timeslot a week earlier.
A few nights later, The Family moved to its regular Sunday night timeslot and the results were not pretty. Episode two dropped by 43% in the demo and by 30% in viewership. The numbers have gotten worse as the weeks have progressed. The March 27th installment hit a new series low with a 0.63 rating in the demo and 2.61 million.
Unless these numbers miraculously turn around, it seems certain that The Family won’t be getting a second season. ABC hasn’t indicated that it’s a “one season series” and recently announced that the “season finale” of The Family will air on May 15th. Hopefully the writers will give viewers some closure by the end of the 12th (and likely last) episode.
But, what do you think? Do you like The Family TV show? Is it a better show than the ratings seem to indicate? Cancel or keep it?
KEEP THIS SHOW. I really like this cast and wouldn’t want to see a different one. It’s just getting started and it’s high quality story telling and acting!! Let it play out please!!
Hold on to the show, it’s really great!
KEEP! i love this show
I LOVE this show! Please do not cancel it. I have to DVD it because everything I like is on at that time. You didn’t put it in a time slot where it could build it’s own audience before moving it up against The Walking Dead, Shameless, Downton Abbey, and other big shows that aired at the same time.
They need to conclude the present story. It needs to be a mini series or a series that has a new plot and location each season. There are a couple of other T.V. Series presently available which have had success with this structure – such as American Crime and True Detective. American Crime utilizes the same great cast each season but they become different characters as well as a new story.
Love the show. It’s very well done. Surprised by viewership. Hope it returns for a second season with the same actors.
I agree, but it does have my interest. I hope they don’t cancel it or change to a new family because I enjoy the actors and their stories.
Keep it! I think this show has great suspense and could really have future potential. There’s always some more surprises that can strike the Warren family, so I believe content for future seasons is no problem. This is my favorite show on television at the moment.
I watch the show I enjoy it, missed a couple couldn’t figure out when it showed. Saw it on Hulu though. Stuck and no action, have to something to look forward to that’s exciting and edge of seat.
Keep it – tonight’s episode really opened up the complexity of the daughter’s involvement and it would be great to see just how things are going to play out. I can see many possibilities where the story line could expand…Seen far thinner plots go on for a good long time and still mature and evolve into a great seriess.
Keep it I love the show
I’m watching the show, but I don’t see how they can make this go on longer than one season? Unless they do it anthology style and start over with another family with secrets. The plot is stretched thin enough.
No not at all there is so much more to show the kidnapper how he for out of the underground were Ben left him nvthencsee him get caught…what exactly happened to Adam.n were is Ben from n who is his family..n him find out they. Know . he’s Ben while the family pretends he’s Adam.and also perhaps maybe Adam really be alive and that kidnapper has out Adam somewhere else..
So yea I’m saying how kidnapper got out.and him get caught…maybe even the kidnapper having put Adam somewere else n he’s alive
I love this show! I find the twists, turns, sad and yet duplicitous characters engrossing and addicting. I’d love a 2nd season. But I’ll settle for having this season wrap up, preferably with Adam alive alive, Ben with a family and Doug put away.
I really enjoy this show!!! Please keep it. I would like to see it go back to Thursdays with my most favorite show How to get Away with Murder!!!
I have been glued to this program. I really don’t want it cancelled. Some of it does seem a little far fetched, but it certainly keeps your mind working, which is more than these darn reality shows, or so called sitcoms.
My husband and I look forward to Sunday night and watching the show. We love it. Please keep it.