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 show I just started watching and I love it
Love this show!!! Keep it!!!
Please keep! Definitely one of my favorites this season!
Keep the show. Yes, people may not be watching it on Sunday, but I know a few that do the next day “on-demand” or Hulu. It has been interesting watching the details unfold. Keep me on my toes
Please keep this show! I love trying to figure it out.
It seems as if some of my favorite shows get cancelled. I really enjoy this show just like I did “stalker” and “state of affairs”. It will be sad to see this go. There are so many awful shows that stick around season after season which is disappointing.
I enjoy the show very much. I feel it tackles an extremely sensitive matter in a professional way. The cat & mouse game between police, the pocked face man and the characters is very intriguing. While I do love the show, I do not feel that it has a story line that could extend over several seasons without diluting the story. This should be a one season story similar to the OJ Simpson story or each season of Fargo. I hope they do provide some closure in the upcoming episodes.
This show is an excellent well produced well written and acted series. Perhaps it should be promoted better if ratings are the only barometer used to judge it but in this day of nonsense and garbage quality like the family should be put on a pedestal.
There are not a whole lot of show that I get hooked on, but this is definitely one of them. Love the twists and turns. Please keep on and don’t cancel.
Please keep the show! It is great! It is about time someone made a show like this…..kind of creepy, keeps you guessing. Please please don’t end it.
This is a great tv show. The story line is well developed and keeps you on the edge of your seat every week.
Keep the show!!
I love the show. Love the shifts between past and present, and how each character gets explored. Lots of teisits snd turms. Acting is great, too! Hope ratings come up so it can stay around.
I love this show. I am totally addicted. Best acting on television. Please keep it on the air!
I love the show and so does my family! Please keep this one and don’t cancel it! I would hope the network would give it more time to gain viewers. The acting is great and it is an engaging story. I want to see more of what will happen with the family.