The alphabet network has decided they don’t need quite as many episodes of No Ordinary Family. This is just another indication that the show will be cancelled in May. The freshman series may revolve around a family with special powers but the ratings have been anything but super.
Starring Michael Chiklis and Julie Benz, No Ordinary Family debuted on September 28th to a 3.2 rating in the coveted 18-49 demographic and 10.69 million viewers. That was a good start but the numbers dropped by 16% by episode two and have essentially kept falling ever since. The latest installment hit a new low with a 1.4 rating in the demo and 4.77 million viewers, making it the lowest-rated scripted show on the network.
Back in late October, despite the falling numbers, ABC ordered nine additional episodes, bringing No Ordinary Family’s season total to 22 installments. ABC execs have now decided to cut the order down to 20 episodes.
According to The Futon Critic, this week’s episode will be an original, number 17. The next two weeks will be filled by repeats and then the final three episodes of the season (and likely the series) will air after that. The finale will air on April 5th.
What do you think? Are you disappointed by the news? Is No Ordinary Family worth saving?
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Do not cancel the show.
I’m putting my kids to bed when this show airs, but I watch it on the internet. I love it! Please don’t cancel!
Please don’t cancel this show! My husband and I love it. It’s nice to see a clean, family show.
Please keep this show. ABC is the only station I watch, No Ordinary Family is a great show. I tell others about it, my family enjoys watching it and talking with others about it. I am sure that more than a few viewers were turned off by having to watch so many repeats in new season. Just keep the show, especially with it looking like the show is even going to get better than it already is, were that possible.
Please Don’t cancel this show it is amazing, give it more time!
it is the best show ever i have whatch every single episode of it and like people said it just started to be interesting whith katie’s baby and georges and the come back of will/joshua
I absolutely love this show please don’t cancel!!!
I think they need to update how they calculate ratings, because I think only once have I caught the show live; I usually miss it and watch on-demand of through hulu, as I’m sure many others do
Please do not cancel this show! It is one of the best ones on TV and it’s a new show… I can’t believe it would be canceled so fast!
You have got to be kidding me !!!! Are all these ratings and amount of veiwers including people like myself that watch it on Hulu ?!! I think not. There is no way this show has such low ratings. Maybe its your fault ABC, why don’t you put a little more efford in advertizing the show. I don’t think I have seen but one commercial for this show. I say if they canncel this show, we boycott ABC !!!
Yeah! If No Ordinary Family goes, so do I. Say goodbye to your viewers, ABC!
I love the show and iy seems to be just geting interesting so I strongly recomend keeping the show and see if it improves but that’s my opion so keep it going and ill keep watching
I really would like to see a season two. I believe that with the season 1 finale, that season 2 has a lot of potential to be great. They have 80 supers to catch now! I at least think ABC should give season two a shot with 6 or so episodes…maybe, just maybe, more people would tune in.
Please do not cancel this show. My husband and I are retired and we really enjoy watching this show. This is one of our favorite shows to watch, so please do not cancel this program.
dont cancel this show it is one of the best on tv!!! every week they have different bad guys and each episode is more complicated and better! this is some great tv with the best cast. cancel v, it had a great season 1 but terrible season 2, and fill this awesome show in with it. after a spectaculer season finale with spoiler alert!-a baby, with joshua coming back, dr. king dead, litchfield dead, and george with superpowers, and working for the goverment..season two will be epic! give this show another chance, it deserves it!!
Once again ABC cancels a show that is just getting good. I really don’t want to start any new shows with them anymore because they all get canceled. Ugly Betty, October Road, Eastwick, Ely Stone just to name a few. They need to stop having so many repeats in a new season and maybe people would know the show would be new and tune in to watch.