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Vulture Watch

A dysfunctional family helping other dysfunctional families. Has the Family Law TV show been cancelled or renewed for a third season on The CW? The television vulture is watching all the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of Family Law, season three. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?  
 

What’s This TV Show About?

A legal drama series airing on The CW television network, the Family Law TV show stars Jewel Staite, Victor Garber, Zach Smadu, Genelle Williams, Lauren Holly, and Bobbi Charlton. Ryan Lino and BJ Harrison recur. In the story, Abigail Bianchi (Staite) is a lawyer and a recovering alcoholic. After hitting rock bottom, she’s struggling to put her career and family back together. As a condition of her probation, Abby must work at Svensson and Associates, the law firm of her estranged father, Harry (Garber) law firm. She’s practicing family law for the first time and finds herself managing not just her clients’ family dysfunction but her own. In addition to navigating a relationship with her father, Abby is also working with her attorney half-brother, Daniel (Smadu), and her psychiatrist half-sister, Lucy (Williams) — two people she’d never met. Season two picks up six months into Abigail’s probation and her marriage is a wreck.
 

Season Two Ratings

The second season of Family Law averaged a 0.05 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 386,000 viewers. Compared to season one, that’s down by 22% in the demo and up by 23% in viewership in the live+same day ratings (includes DVR playback through 3:00 AM). While these numbers don’t include further delayed or streaming viewing, they are a very good indicator of how a show is performing, especially when compared to others on the same channel. There can be other economic factors involved in a show’s fate, but typically the higher-rated series are renewed and the lower-rated ones are cancelled. Find out how Family Law stacks up against other The CW TV shows.
 

Telly’s Take

Will The CW cancel or renew Family Law for season three? This legal drama has already been renewed for a third season in Canada which aired in Australia in March 2023. There’d typically be a very good chance that The CW would pick up season three, but it’s difficult to predict under the network’s new ownership. The ratings are more important than ever (since The CW doesn’t own any of its scripted series), and the show’s done well on the US network, so I think it will be renewed. I’ll update this page with breaking developments. Subscribe for free alerts on Family Law cancellation or renewal news.
 

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What do you think? Are you glad the Family Law TV show has been picked up for a third season? How would you feel if The CW had cancelled this TV series instead?