After a season of lackluster ratings, The CW took a chance last May and renewed Life Unexpected for year two. They hoped that the audience would grow this season but it certainly hasn’t.
Season one of Life Unexpected averaged 2.0 million viewers and a 1.6 rating in the network’s target demographic of women 18-34. This season, the show’s lost more than half of the demo audience, averaging just a 0.7 rating with 1.53 million viewers.
As the network’s lowest rated show, CW execs asked for a couple additional scripts but didn’t order them into production. Life Unexpected is the only series on the network that’s been limited to 13 episodes this season.
While The CW has not officially cancelled Life Unexpected yet, it’s impossible to imagine that they’d renew it for season three. The ratings have just gone too low. Series creator Liz Tigelaar thinks so too. She told the TV Addict back in September that she believed that, if they didn’t get an order for a full season, the show was finished.
The season (likely series) finale will air in January. Deadline is reporting that the writers are treating it like the series finale and will wrap up many of the ongoing storylines.
Tigelaar was skeptical about how fulfilling the end could be. In September, she said, “Obviously if you were doing the end of this story, what I feel the fans want are Cate and Baze together, so that would be a natural series end in someway. Unfortunately, that is not going to to happen by episode 13, at least I don’t think in an artful way. So we’re just going to hope for more and if 13 ends up being our last one we will have some closure, it will feel good and the end, but it won’t be the true end.
What do you think? Should The CW have renewed or canceled Life Unexpected last spring? Why have so many viewers stopped watching? How would you like the series to end?
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Do NOT CANCELLED the show. It will be the CW’s biggest mistake. This is one show on CW or any stations that are not full of DRAMA and fill with heartfelt family values and issues. Yesterday’s episode was filled with amazing acting scenes and dialogue. The one with Lux and Valerie after the court case made me choke up! This show has so much potential. What can we do to convince the CW’s top execs that?
This show is one of my absolute favorites. I can barely even watch One Tree Hill anymore, because it is so dramatic and far-fetched. This seems a little more real and keeps the viewers wanting more. I would be SO disappointed if they cancelled this show. I want more!
I am a dedicated watcher .. my mother and i cant wait till tuesday and life un expected come on.. we love this show plz do not cancel it… I would be greatly disappointed
Absolutely love this show! It was on , on Tuesday nights against “Dancing with the
Stars”, the results show. The time slot it has been in was impossible competition. This is truly one of my favorite shows. I really hope it isn’t cancelled.
I love Life Unexpected!!! What are they thinking ? That is the best show on WGN! Please don’t let it die!
PLEASE DONT CANCEL LIFE UNEXPECTED!!!
I cant beleve there cannceling.
ilove love life unexpected i watch it all the time the cw id my fav chanel to watch b ut if you cancel my show life unexpected i will never watch anything on this ch again and i have friends hew fell the same way
Please don’t cancel this show. I love this show and I think it has been better this year that it was last year. I think it is really starting to get good now and I would hate to see it end.
I can’t express the love I have for this show it hits on so many major issues on a level were everyone can see it from a side that they can relate to please don’t cancel
Love this show. I would have loved it more if they’ve explored the Cate/Baze love angle. Cate marrying Ryan killed the show.
like MANY people, all of the fans probably watch it online! at least i do and a lot of my friends do. i get so wrapped up with school and life that by the time i get around to it, it’s the next week and i still haven’t watched the previous episode, and my dvr has long erased it. if i set my dvr to never erase, nothing would ever get recorded lol. this show has more heart in one episode than most shows has in an entire season. it’d be a huge mistake not to give a chance, but… Read more »
Wow! the show is going to be cancelled?
I just started watching this season and I love it so much! The story is line is great and refreshing! with all the shows out I truly love the realness to the drama of this show! I hope that the cancellation is just a thought and not definite. Really would love to keep seeing more seasons.
I don’t understand how it has so little viewers. This is truly an amazing show! I honestly don’t think it should be canceled. There are 2 episodes left, how are they going to wrap everything up in just two episodes?!
Please don’t cancel. It is the only show that I watch every week. Maybe another network should pick it up!!!