After three seasons, ABC Family’s Kyle XY TV show is coming to an end. Will viewers get answers to the ongoing storylines about the young man without a belly button?
Kyle XY centers around a young man (Matt Dallas) who wakes up in the middle of a Seattle forest — naked and without a memory. The police call in psychologist Nicole Trager (Marguerite MacIntyre) for assistance and she ends up bringing him home. Her husband Stephen (Bruce Thomas), daughter Lori (April Matson), and son Josh (Jean-Luc Bilodeau) almost immediately take to “Kyle” and make him feel like part of the family. He begins to show incredible intelligence and physical abilities that lead the Tragers to realize there’s far more to Kyle than meets the eye. Others in the series include Chris Olivero, Kirsten Prout, Jaimie Alexander, Nicholas Lea, Chelan Simmons, Magda Apanowicz, Martin Cummins, Leah Cairns, J. Eddie Peck, Teryl Rothery, Conrad Coates, Cory Monteith, Josh Zuckerman, Kurt Max Runte, and Malcolm Stewart.
The show premiered on June 26, 2006 on ABC Family and became an instant hit. It attracted 2.6 million viewers and became the cable network’s highest-rated show to date. The pilot was repeated on ABC and over 5.2 million people watched. The first season was made up of 10 episodes and the show was quickly renewed for a second year.
Kyle continued to enjoy very healthy ratings into the second season. They were so good that ABC Family ended up ordering 23 episodes, a longer season than most series on the major networks. In May 2007, ABC Family president Paul Lee proudly said, “Kyle XY is the highest-rated show ever on ABC Family; it is truly the show that has defined this network.”
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Unfortunately, that sunny outlook didn’t continue for very long once the ratings started to fall in the latter part of season two. Kyle’s third season’s premiere episode attracted just 1.5 million viewers and other ABC Family shows outperformed it by a wide margin.
ABC Family has just announced the renewal of two shows — Greek and Lincoln Heights — as well as the cancellation of Kyle. No details were given for the cancellation but the decline in ratings, higher production costs, and castmember contracts coming up for renewal are all believed to be contributing factors.
The third season of Kyle kicked off on January 12th and is expected to conclude on March 16th. It seems likely that the network will continue to air all of the episodes on schedule.
Because the series finale was shot well before the cancellation news came down, it seems unlikely that all of the show’s ongoing storylines will be resolved when the last episode airs. Will fans get the answers they’re looking for or will they be left hanging forever?
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I don’t understand why ABC Family had to cancel this phenomenal show! I’ve never found myseld so attached and addicted to anything in my life; but Kyle XY is a different story all together. I hope some how this show can continue. It has alot of potential, wonderful story arcs, and an awesome cast and crew!
SAVE KYLE XY! SAVE THE TUB!
Save Kyle XY! At least for another season, and give a great ending to this show that it is really deserves !!!
I’m disappointed in ABC Family for turning their backs against the show that made the channel famous in the first place. On the down side, I kinda knew this was coming when I heard Magda Apanowicz (Andy Jensen) signed on for the Battlestar Galatica spin-off. However, do sign the petition and make sure to send sour patch kids. : ) Here is a copy of my letter to ABC Family: Dear ABC Family, I understand that the ratings for Kyle XY has gone down. On the positive side, however, it still outranks other big cable hits, like Sci-Fi’s Eureka, A&E’s… Read more »
IM FURIOUS,
So very, very sad. This show had so much more life to it.
It is an absolute travesty that Kyle XY is being canceled! It is a wonderful show, my favorite in fact, and I am both sad and angered that ABC Family has canceled the show that put them on the map. This is a fantastic family series with a wonderful blend of sci-fi, humor, teen drama, and mystery. I am absolutely mourning the loss of this great show. I’ve no longer have any reason to ever tune into ABC Dysfunctional Family!!
Kyle XY can not be canceled…I just started watching midway through season two and watched the DVD of the seasons to catch up!! It’s an amazing show and is better than other such as Lincoln Heights and bringing in three new female oriented shows just isn’t the smartest thing to do. ABC Family is making a HUGE mistake and should really re-consider the cancellation of Kyle XY.
We have to SAVE THE TUB!
~Member and Cofounder of the Tub Marines~
I am so sad that kyle xy got cancelled….This has the best family i have seen in along time!!! This is a family show and what does abc family decide??? lets cancel this family show for crap like greek and and secret life of a teenager>.. YUCK Huge mistake thats for sure!!!! I am almost certain the new shows they will bring in will fail and then i bet u wished u had at least gave kyle xy a little more faith …. If money is the issue why don’t u try to work out a deal to continue at… Read more »
abc family doesnt deserve xyle xy…
i wish another network will get it and at least will give us better promo and not only 10 episodes a year >????
and the say…. it declaned…… 10 episodes a year ????
foools
wait u kyle on another networkkk……. abc doesnt fit u baby
SAVE KYLE XY!! SAVE THE TUB!!
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SAVE THE TUB!! SAVE THE TUB!!! SAVE THE TUB!!
DON’T CANCEL KYLE XY!!!!
This is a show that the whole family can enjoy. It has rich fully developed characters and does not deserve to be cancelled. Come on ABC RENEW!
I hope ABC knows this means war.
Yeah it seems impossible to me that ABC Family really cancel Kyle XY one of their prime shows. It