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 can’t belive that they really thought this through.
I mean it’s Kyle, the series hasn’t even started yet, and he has only started to using his “now known abilities”.
ABC come on, can’t you shut down an other tv-series instead, a series that no one will ever miss.
But kyle… It made me very sad. ABC take you on the collar and continue show kyle and his adventures…
It’s the worst desicion since the election where hitler was voted for..
please ABC, continue with KYLE XY
Kyle XY shouldn’t be cancelled. It’s as simple as that. Kyle XY is one of the most creative shows I’ve ever watched. If the company were to cut if off the air, a lot of viewers might lose interest in ABC family, I only watch that channel for Kyle XY. It is one of the most moving shows I had ever seen. Matt Dallas is one of the most incredible new actors I had ever seen on screen. He deserves this show and Chris Olivero is so watchable. I love every one of the cast, Bruce, Margurite, April, Jean-Luc is… Read more »
Kyle XY is the only thing I watch on ABC Family if they cancel it I will not that channel
at all. If they had any smarts they would try and save this show. I enjoy watching it so much.
It feels like Kyle XY has been off the air for so long already and now that it’s back, ABCFAM decides to cancel it? If they put the episodes online, people are more likely to take advantage of that opportunity and watch it online rather than when it comes on. We’re all busy people and the show doesn’t always fit our schedules. Just because the number of viewers dropped, you cannot jump to the conclusion that it’s because show is not interesting. There are millions of faithful viewers out there waiting for the next episode and by canceling the Kyle… Read more »
Please Please PLEASE don’t cancel Kyle! Its the highlight of my week! Its one of the few times my family all comes together to enjoy a show together! I’m crying right now just thinking of it being cancelled. At the very least, give us another season and tie things up!
First of all it shouldnt be cancelled because it is the greatest show on the PLANET!!!!!! Kyle xy is so amazing, it has everything you could want in a show/ Personally this show has touched me in a remarkable way. I have never liked a tv show so much. KYLE XY is and ALWAYS will be my FAVORITE show! PLease dont cancel it! =(
please don’t cancel kyle xy. this show is amazing. it is a great family show. move it back to its 8pm time slot, advertise it more, and the fans would really appreciate it.
ABC Family, if you cancel this show, you will be making a terrible mistake. Kyle XY is one of those few shows that can hold someone’s attention. A lot of shows have declined in ratings, but they kept going. Please work out whatever issues the show has that could be cause for it being taken off the air. This show is the only one that is your own series that I tune into. If you are going to go through with the cancellation, at least make sure the whole mystery about Kyle is answered. That is the least you can… Read more »
I agree completely with Ruben Charles–comment 29. Molly Ringwald aside, I have no interest in watching a show about a teenage statistic. “American Teenager” just screams “After School Special” to me. Kyle XY has so many different avenues that could be explored, both ethically (cloning, etc.) and morally (family dynamics, child behavior). Not to mention the sci-fi plot lines, as long as they don’t go too way out there (a la Lost). My college roommate got me hooked on this show, and I feel like I’ve invested a lot of myself into these characters. A dip in ratings due to… Read more »
This sucks Renew for a fourth season or give it 23 episodes for this seasons so it can end really well
ABC Family is going to loose a lot of viewers if the cancel this show. It will also cause people to become angry with the station if a proper ending is not put into effect. Overall this was a great show with a good cast and it just goes to show what kind of idiots run these TV stations. I hope that they will continue to film and air this show in the future.
PLZ DONT CANCEL KYLE XY.
I’ll def. die. plz don’t cancel the show. I wanna fing out.
Oh my gosh, I will really miss Kyle XY. Please do not cancel this show!
I have been watching since the very begininng, and I don’t understand why it needs to be cancelled. Some of the cutest guys work on the show, and I look forward to watching them each week.
Think this over again ABC and leave the show on the air, please!!!
that’s fucked up. if they do that .ill just stop watchn abc family for good