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 please don’t cancel it
I can not believe that they would cancel this show. It truly was one of the reasons I bought a DVR. I agree with everyone else when they say that this is one of the shows they should have kept it was honest and addressed issues everyone has, unlike the 90210 teens that are dealing with more drama than an adult with a job, unlikely. It should be brought back full force.
Please don’t cancel the show! It just did’nt end right, where is Mr Daniels at????
I absolutly hate falling in love with a show only to hear that it has been cancelled. I loved the characters, watching them come together as a family and express unconditional love to a child that obviously made a lot of mistake, makes me believe there are still fantastic people in this world. Shame on all you executives, did you even watch the show?
Wowww all they doing is taking all the good quality shows off to crams more garbage. I love this show. Its so heart warming& realistic. Smh Im very disappointed
I absolutly love this show, haven’t missed an episode and now your canceling it! How rude.
I love this show it has so much potential please don’t cancel.
this sucs dont cancel life unexpected i luv luv luv it c w u just lost a very loyal fan
same here
This stinks! I am a huge fan of this show and the people in it. This show was so refreshing, and I am sad to see it go. I hope it is really not cancelled!
I’m sorry that this show has been cancelled. I really enjoyed the characters and all their problems; make mine look insignificant. I sure don’t fit into the demographics of viewers. I’m a 72 year old grandmother of seven.
Loved this show. Loose ends weren’t all tied up for me. Such as where were Bug and Mr. Daniels two years later. Wish there were more episodes.
I love this show. the story lines are great and seem real. it’s better than all those reality shows we are all tired of. I wish I could have seen how the the story between cate and baze getting together and how all the other couples evolved. i already miss this show.
I was saddened to unexpectedly watch a series finale instead of a spring season to one of the best human content dramas found on any network. I looked forward to it every Tuesday night. The plot was good with tons of potential. The cast was terrific and had great chemistry together. Yesterday that crammed 2 hour finale was such a let down. Such a good show shouldn’t have been wrapped up so poorly! I feel like someone owes me an apology. I hope to see the entire cast in something as valuable very soon. Maybe a different network that realizes… Read more »
Do NOT Cancel this show!!!!! This is one of the best shows out there these days and I absolutely loved the story line as well as the sincerity of each actor/actress. They are all incredibly talented and would rather see them keep this going then have them dispersed out there to many different shows/movies. PLEASE KEEP THIS SHOW GOING!!!
I DO NOT want this show to end!!!! I love this show and have been watching it since day one! PLEASE CW PICK THIS SHOW UP FOR MORE SEASONS!!!!