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?
Please keep the show! My mother and I are dying after this cliff hanger 🙁
Keep, but seems I’m too late.
The Family should be saved. What was ABC thinking airing it against The Good Wife? The show didn’t have a chance unless people like me watched it on my dvr vs live.
Also, I don’t like getting hooked on shows that get cancelled without any closure!!!
I’m not happy about watching tonight not knowing if it will leave us all hanging without a real ending.
I have never been interested in any of ABC’s shows until The Family aired. It’s interesting and always leaves you wanting more. This show should definitely be kept.
Please keep. It’s a great show
OMG! You can’t take this show off the air. Our family loves it! Finally a show with so many twist and turns! Please, keep it on the air!
My daughter and I love the show. I think it is perfectly cast. By the end of each show, I can’t wait to see what happens on the next eposide.
We’ve found The Family intriguing in our household. I want to know how Mom and Ben struggle through to some conclusion, and what happens to Mom’s marriage. I want to know the fate of the FBI agent, and of the kidnapper and his wife’s marriage. I want to see what the newspaper does with the developing story and how it affects Mom’s governorship. I want to know what happens in the unusual triangle the reporter has developed with the family.
Please KEEP KEEP KEEP THIS SHOW.. it’s the one time me and my daughter sit down and down time.. The show absolutely amazing and keep.you in suspense..please keep it
Please keep! It’s definitely one of the better shows on tv. I’m so tired of reality shows. It’s good to watch a show with an intriguing storyline.
Please do not cancel the show!!! It’s great!
please don’t cancel the show, it is a great show. I love it, you have to give it another try. It is the best show . me and my daughter watch it together, this is another show you should not get rid , not now and not because of the rating. It deserves another try, you seem to get rid of the good shows .
Keep! My family and I watch ever week. Such a great show, would be very sad if ABC got rid of it t
Please keep this show. It is one of the better shows.
Keep. If the time slot is the problem, find another one. I am over 60, and I love this show.