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 Family on the air. I love it best show on tv in a long time. The story line and acting is great. I will highly disappointed if the show is cancelled
I think the acting is amazing, and the story line keeps me at the edge of my seat. I am hoping that it will continue , it is better than most things on network tv. More like a cable show, LOVE IT!
Love the show. full of suspense. It is well written. Joan Allen is as good as it gets on TV. Remember it is TV and not real. The story is so compelling. I am sure next year could be even better
Keep it
The Family is painful to watch. The entire cast is SO unappealing, not a bit likeable, and the script is grasping at ridiculous story lines to keep it moving. What an annoying family. I was always an Andrew McCathy fan, why would he do this? The only cool cast member who garnered any empathy from me was the molester’s dog.
It’s a good show but how long can you drag this out? I think a 1 season show with a finale’ in May would be fine. Everybody but the dad knows. What’s the point in continuing? Don’t hate me. 🙂
I agree. Giving closure to the show in regards to the sicko, can be promising for real life families. If there is a season 2, maybe it should be concentrated on who Ben belongs to?? Or maybe end this season with ALL the issues resolved. I honestly would NOT watch season 2, if its still about this same story line. I started watching this show with thoughts of a story line, resolution, n results. The END !!!!! One season is enough
Yes ABC needs to keep this show going. I have ADHD and there is not many shows on TV that can keep me in my seat. But this show has me glued to the TV and can’t wait for the next episode to play. Usually I say I can’t wait for Friday but I say I can’t wait until Sunday at 9 so I can see this. Please ABC I HOPE YOU CAN READ THIS PLEASE I BEG OF YOU COME OUT WITH A SEASON 2 I WILL EVEN BUY EVERY SEASON IS IT SUNDAY YET
LOVE this show. The 4-10-2016 episode was the best. It’s clearly gonna get even better! My entire office staff loves this show. Can’t miss one week. Come on guys can we have at least one good drama on TV!!!!
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I say PLEASE KEEP IT YOU DONT KNOW HOW A SHOW WILL DO UNLESS YOU GIVE IT A SECOND CHANCE THAT MEANS A SECOND SEASON..I REALLY LIKE IT AND LOOK FORWARD TO IT EACH WEEK…SO WHAT WHATCTHE RATINGS SAY FORGET THE NUMBERS
I am so so sad to hear that the family will likely not be renewed for a second season. I have been completely enthralled since the first episode. I hate it when this happens. So many great new shows end up getting canceled, while others (far less interesting or compelling) somehow get renewed. So disappointing!!
I say cancel it. It started out good and has gotten progressively weaker.
KEEP KEEP!! If ABC cancels this show, I won’t watch any more new shows they put out. Everything I watch on this network gets the ax.
Terrible show, awful acting, poor writing. Dump this show. We miss shows like Parenthood.
Please bring this show to a conclusion. It would really be sad to be left hanging. Would have wasted a lot of hours watching.