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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I love this show! I didn’t know they were canceling until the very end of the ‘season’ finale when they jumped two years ahead to Lux’s graduation. Boo! This is probably the only well written show on CW. That Gossip Girl cr@p and Hell Cats should be canceled. One Tree Hill, 90210, Vampire Diaries? All cr@p. Liz Tigelaar, I love your work.
Why do they always cancel the good shows! That was just starting to show some promise and finally had a melding of the characters…..shame on you CW for keeping some of those other pathetic no-substance shows in place of this one.
No WAY should the CW cancel Life Unexpected. It’s one of the best shows on television, and this is coming from a 30 year old woman! It is the only show the CW offers that has any relevant story line at all and is worth watching. Get rid of Hellcats and One Tree Hill (which went downhill when the ousted the main characters and made everyone ‘famous’). Life Unexpected has relatable and lovable characters. For it to end the way it just did with ten seconds of letting the devoted audience know where the characters end up would be a… Read more »
I loooove this show!!! I really hope it does not get canceled!!! I love all the characters and the drama. After watching the season finale it makes it seem like there will not be a next season, but i hope the CW changes their minds and renews!!!
I really hope they don’t cancel. I absolutely love this show and a little upset that the season finale is happening already after repeats since the beginning of December. What makes it bad for me is that a college basketball game is on. I guess I’ll have to watch on the internet.
Great show!!! Keep it going!!!!
I hope they give them one more chance. I’ve been watching it since season 1 ep 1 and it’s a GREAT show. I hope they don’t cancel it.
I love this show! It is one of few shows I make sure I keep up with every week! I would be very sad to see this show go!
I can not believe they are canceling this show! I have watched it from the beginning. I’m a senior and loved this show. My daughter and granddaughter were surprised I watched it too. It seems every time a show comes on that I like it’s canceled. They should try a different day and time to give it a chance
I Love this show! I dont want it to get cancelled. Every episode I cant wait for the next week.
I’m sorry Tiffany, I don’t know how you would think this is a warm fuzzy “Family” show when the Daughter is a CHRONIC Lying Sociopath. I really liked this show from the start but this chick, regardless of why, has NO redeeming qualities, is the worst kind of role model for young adults/ teens and is just down-right evil. She is probably the reason her mom had a miscariage. I am watching the finale now and glad it is the end. They shouldn’t have even wasted 13 episodes this year. Can someone give me a refund??? Kids: down grow up… Read more »
Oh Randy, what era are you living in? Lux, was like any typical teenager in today’s world now. The show dealt with real life situations and unlike many people, Lux showed how her life was not perfect. NO one life was perfect at her age not even yours I’m betting.
It was a very good show and should continue. I’m going to miss it.
I agree with all the above comments as well. This is a great show & the WB should give this show more of a chance. I look forward to watching it all week! Once One Tree Hill goes off the air I will be watching WB no more.. So sad since there used to be so many family shows on this network…
I love Life Unexpected. I have from day 1 of the first season. Please CW bring it back for a third season. It has MANY MANY fans. I dont think it should just go away. With so much going on I cant believe no one loves the show like they used to. I feel bad too since I loved Roswell and that was the last tv show I saw Shiri A. was in didnt make it past 3 seasons :((
I Love this show and I can’t believe the CW is not going to continue airing it! It is so good and I actually had something to watch on Tuesday nights after One Tree Hill. I can’t believe they are keeping Hellcats over this show.. This show has way more substance than that show will ever have. Please don’t let this be the last season!!
I hope they don’t canel cause I also like this show.