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?
Image courtesy The CW.
This show is Amazing, and i cant wait each week for the next episode to come, out and it is going to be canceled already?! Why is it the best shows always get canceled, do people not know what good is anymore?! I wish i was rich because i would pay them myself to keep the show going it is so good. We all need to work together and get as many people to watch this show as possible, introduce it to your friends, have it on more than one tv at a time, whatever you can think of, promote… Read more »
i dont want the show canceled i love the show i want to see more
I mean seriously I agree with VEE, why dont you cancel HELLCATS — Life Unexpected is a great show – original, interesting, and I look forward to it… DO NOT CANCEL LIFE UNEXPECTED!
I can’t believe the CW is giving this one the axe! This is a timeless show- a real “Gilmore Girls” in present time! When the Vampire and spoiled Paris Hilton phase passes- they won’t have anything to fall back on!
do not cancel this please its the only thing that keeps me sane
do not cancel this show, its the only reason i am alive
PLEASE do NOT cancel this show. I LOVE it!
I am sorry to see this show cancelled before Baze and Cate can finally get together which they surely would if the show were given the time to play out.
The Lux-teacher thing IS uncomfortable to watch but it DOES happen and what is important is that it all eventually unravels and that Lux, in dealing with the consquences, finally recognizes how selfish she is being especially with how she is trapping Tasha in her web of lies.
Anyway, I love the show and wish they would try a different timeslot before dumping it.
THEY CANNOT CANCEL THIS SHOW! Such a good and underrated show. Baze and Cate have to end up together, and so do Lux and Bug. If more people gave this show a chance, more people would definitely get hooked on it!
I’m a 58-year-old woman and I LOVE THIS SHOW! I’m also very tired of seeing new shows get canceled before they have a chance to attract more viewers. I’m at the point where I am leery of even watching any new shows any more, because they never seem to last long. Does anybody remember “Related”? That was really a good show, but it was gone before most people ever knew it was on. “Lipstick Jungle” was just getting going when it was canceled. I could go on and on, but I know I’m preaching to the choir. I wish the… Read more »
I want Cate and Ryan to end up together. I think Baze and Cate are better as friends.
I loved the show last season but AS MUCH AS I WANTED TO This season has not done too much for me YET. I don’t really like the romance between Lux and a teacher. As cute as they look together, etc.. It’s not right, sorry. I don’t think the show is sending out a good message about teacher/student realations, no matter how much they may be in love. I am sure that many people may not like this comment but it’s just my opinion. I really want to see the show continue, I really like the characters and the show,… Read more »
I really hate CW right now. Ok, I get it, must be hard keeping a tv show rolling when there’s not enough people to watch, but it’s not like CW couldn’t hold that. I think Lux is worth it. It’s the kind of show that reminds me of the old CW. I won’t lie. I like the hit series too. They are good. But CW put all their effort on them and forget about promoting all the rest. Of course you won’t get viewers if you don’t promote the show properly, right? It’s so sad to hear that they will… Read more »
im sick of all my shows getting canned this is my favorite….maybe change the line up put it mondays with gossip girl or w/vampire diaries
It is so sad that this show is being cancelled, and I can’t tell you how much I’m hoping that this news somehow changes. I truly don’t remember the last time I felt as invested in a television series. I absolutely love the characters and storylines. I actually care about these people as the actors have portrayed them, and I want to see them come full circle. Liz Tigelaar is right–they can wrap it up now with a nice finale that lets the characters go on a good note, but after only two years on the air (less than that,… Read more »
Ughhh!! If they cancel another freaking show I will definitely CANCEL the CW!!! I love this show I dont understand. Yes I would like for Cate and Baze to get together but i am assuming that it will eventually happen…I think they need to add a little more drama which is what people want such as with 90210 and gossip girl. Those shows are FULL of drama..i think life unexpected is out of the usualy filled drama that they offer from the shows mentioned above. Give the show a thrid try, you already cancelled the game when that show was… Read more »