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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BRING IT BACK. ItÄs the BEST show ever.. PLEASE!!!
Bring it back !!!! It was a great family show. We all watched every Tuesday together… never missing a show. I agree with the comment about this show is like Party of 5. To all you suits… please listen to your viewers ….. BRING IT BACK !!!!!
I love Life Unexpected! It’s the only show that is so original! It’s so good! Please don’t cancel it! I know it’s not of people begging 2 keep the show, but please please keep it on! I mean if you are going to end it; at least give us a better ending! I have to know Cate and Blaze and Jones and Lux get together! And how did Math meet that prego lady?! And how did Cate and Ryan break up? These are things I have to know people! So please please don’t cancel it!
Please Dont Cancel Life Unexpected My Sister And I Both Love It And We Only Found Out About It Because We Watch One Tree Hill And Halie Was Going To Be On It Well We Love It Now Please Keep It On And Advertize On tv More So People No About It.
I loved life unexpected, I watched it every tuesday. So please dont cancel it.
I loved the show. I hate all the reality shows that are on. We need something great to watch .
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE BRING LIFE UNEXPECTED BACK!!!!
they should never have canceled life unexpected. it was a good show.
Please do not cancel life unexpected, it is a very cool show and my girlfriend and I love it!
Please don’t cancel the show. It was great and I couldn’t wait for it come on.
I miss watching it, please bring it back.
PLEASE BRING IT BACK, I’M FROM URUGUAY AND AS WE DON’T HAVE CW HERE, WE DON’T GET TO SEE ALL THE ASOMEONES SERIES THAT ARE GOING ON CHANNEL . I SAW LIFE UNEXPECTED FOR THE FIRST TIME ON A YOUTUBE VIDEO BY ACCIDENT, BUT THEN I START TO LOVE IT. I SERIOUSLY THINK THAT IS THE BEST SERIE EVER ! PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEASE, BRING IT BACK OR AT LEAST PUT CW ON URUGUAY HAHAHAH
I LOVE this show!!!!! I haven’t loved a show as much as this one since party of 5. The story line is great. The characters are great. And yes… I would love to see baze and cate together at last!! I also hoped the baby she is carrying is baze’s too. Please don’t take Life Unexpected off!! It really is a great show. I was intrigued by the previews before the first episode ever aired. I don’t know what else I can say other than it really is a great, wonderful show that deserves to continue. Thanks.
Bring it back! I loved Life Unexpected. As a parent i could relate!
Actually one of the better shows and with all the reality garbage out there now, there aren’t too many that are as down to earth good drama as Life Unexpected. Don’t cancel it. Get more publicity out there on it. I wasn’t even aware it was on until someone told me about it.
BRING IT BACK! i was hooked from the first show…. i love this show