It’s the end of the competition for Make It or Break It. ABC Family has cancelled the TV show after three seasons on the air.
Make It or Break It revolves around top young gymnasts who are training for the Olympics. The series debuted in mid-June 2009 to a 0.8 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 2.5 million total viewers. The ratings fell as low as a 0.6 in the demo with 1.9 million but that was still enough for the cable channel to renew it for a second season of 20 episodes.
The ratings got worse in season two but ABC Family still renewed Make It or Break It for a third season. This time however, they only ordered eight episodes. According to network president Michael Riley, it was “in time to ignite Olympic fever.”
If there were a possibility of ABC Family ordering a fourth season, those chances were pretty quickly dashed. Season three debuted to a 0.7 in the demo and 1.57 million. By week two, viewership had dropped off more than 25% and the numbers fell further in week three.
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The five episodes of season three that have aired thus far have averaged a 0.5 in the demo with 1.23 million total viewers.
At least part of the decline may have been due to the losses of Chelsea Hobbs and Josh Bowman (who’s now on Revenge). Coach Sasha (Neil Jackson) also hasn’t been seen much this season.
Of the cancellation, series creator Holly Sorenson tweeted, “MIOBI nation. We all love you so much. And we are, very sadly, three weeks away from the series finale of #miobi.”
The final episode of Make It or Break It airs on May 14th.
What do you think? Were you still watching? Are you sad that the show is ending?
Image courtesy ABC Family.
I love watching it even my daughter it sick because I want to know if we won the gold
There r kids that r going threw some of the thing that the girls go threw so they know how to get help
I was very disappointed as the mother of a retired gymnast, that this show was canceled, and canceled so abruptly!! Especially since there was no closure to the series finale either. My daughter and I were watching this on Hulu together too. So we are very disappointed. We both thought this was a great show, and I am so surprised it got such low ratings when it aired. The storyline was great, the acting superb on all counts. It was a very believable plot too.
Can’t believe the show ends without showing the Olympics! It was never a GREAT prestige show, but the story needs to be told – we need closure, dammit!
Please tell me there is at least some decent fanfic out there telling me what happened?
No please bring the show back. There’s no reason for them to cancel this show it’s very good inspiring show about girls chancing there dream
This show aired in 2012 there’s not going to be a season 4
this show literally saved my life. I am a gymnast and the same accident that had happen to Payson on the vault happened to me, one of my legs was hurt and if I wanted to do the vault I had to land on one feet! do you know who taught me that? Payson from this show !not even my couch!this show was a life for gymnasts and you owe us a good finishing1
It left us with an unfinished show and that’s not ok. Everyone followed this show to see what happens in the end when they go to the olympics and now we don’t even get to see. That’s not far why even start a show that you aren’t going to finish. This is my new favorite series and I think it deserves an ending.
What can I say than I love gymnastics,and make it or break it made me love it,and I keep watching it online an even on disc when it get cracked I get a new one,I wan to know who later becomes the world champion,what happens in Olympic village.so please we need you to continue and give us season 4.
Can you please make another season happen I just wanna know more you guys can’t leave us like that I wanna know what happens to the girls if they make it all the way can you guys please make another season happen please.
Make a movie, hell I wanna know what happened at the end of all the drama!?
You girls look like your fighting over the last hard boiled egg as your protein snack
make it and break it is just amazing. I followed it all the way and I still go back and watch the movie over and over and again. Year in and year out.
Make it or Break it is really a good movie. it taught me a lot. Sad that it was stopped. I keep referring young people to the movie on teamwork, resilience and tenacity.
I NEED YOU !!! to continue Make it or Break it, i cant deal with shows that stop it was getting good i wanted to see them compete in the olympics, i wanted to know what happend with Emily and Damon and the future baby , i wanted to know about Payson and Rigo’s relationship , i wanted to know if something happens to payson again or not, im mean finish seasons three and more and after that make a show called Make it or Break it Next Generation i am in love with gymnastics this show told me to… Read more »
please continue the season . i love the show and it also inspired me to get into gymnastics and when it stopped i was devastated but i knew if i wanted something i should go for it and that what the show taught me. please renew so i can find out whether it was worth it to follow your dreams even if somethings knock you down.