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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Please don’t cancel the show! Its ayobaness and makes a great show watch with parents with feeling awkward. Keep it.
I have seen every one and think it is more then worth keeping. There are not too many shows that you can watch that have your interest and don’t have to be turned off the second your kid walks into the room.
Note: The posters are stupid. I saw them and thought “there is no way I am going to like this show”. The only reason I gave it a try was I watched “The Shield” and wanted to see how “Mackey” (Chiklas) did.
Please don’t cancel this show!
There’s aren’t many shows left that families can watch all together…this is one of the shows you can watch together. Clearly, there are a lot of people who would be extremely disappointed if the show is cancelled, so I ask that you please listen to them and not cancel this show.
ABC, My son and I caught this show on television just a month and half ago, and he is 15 and this is a show that is cute, corky, funny and not filled with unrealist realism that most shows have on today and it is a show that him and I can watch together. You have a trully wonderful cast. If you have writers who are running out of ideas, then add some more writers, to the ones that you have, that way you can keep the very escence of this show intact but add more things, I miss having… Read more »
R U SERIOUS? U CANT CANCEL THE SHOW. I LOVE IT. IT’S SO DECENT. I CAN’T BELIEVE FOR ONCE, SOMEONE HAS A GOOD SERIES, WITH GOOD MORALS AND NOT EXPLICIT SEX OR VIOLENCE AND FIRST THING IS TO GET RID OF IT. I LOOK SO FORWARD TO WATCH WHAT HAPPENS NEXT. THIS IS VERY NERVE WRECKING. I REALLY, REALLY, REALLY HOPE, NO ORDINARY FAMILY SHOW CONTINUES.
Please don’t cancel! This is a great storyline with plenty to build on… I thought it was great and much better than the convoluted and jumpy “Heroes.” If it gets cancelled, I am starting to lose hope in the belief that people want to watch quality tv… Enough reality tv already! I haven’t watched any of it except maybe an episode here and there of amazing race… I want to escape and “No Ordinary Family” is great family-friendly escapism.
My husband and I LOVE this show. ABC please don’t cancel another show so quickly. It seems like you just need to give a show time to get going. This is a great show.
That blows. I’m sure only people that like the show will right on this and not the people that thought it sucked, but after Heros was cancelled (another brain tesser), this was my fix. It might have had some dry areas, but the season finalie was Awesome. Plus, it had a great cast.
I say higher a few new writters and work with it. More action and use of powers I think will keep more tuned in.
Please save No ord. fam. I love that show. It doesn’t surprise me though it was abc esp. since they canceled Kyle XY which was great.
they should keep the show i really enjoyed it
The show has gotten better and more compkex each week. My children love the show and It is one of the few shiws on tv that a parent can enjoy with their kids and not be embarrassed or angered by inappropriate behavior, insinuating, or language. Keep the show or cancel the executives.
If you cancel this show I will be very very upset with ABC. How upset will I be? I will not only stop watching ABC period, but I will talk others into not watching ABC either. I reallllly love this show and it has very very good storyline. The actors could not have been any better and I want to see more!!!!
Please don’t cancel this show. It’s entertaining, it has family values and it has super powers, what more could you ask for? Give it another try this year. Maybe if you advertised it more, more people would watch! Just give it another chance.
The last episode was great, they need to keep the show
Oh my God! What the heck. Every time ABC gets ANYTHING worht watching, they cancle it because the majority of America is obsessed with people who have more money and better lives than they do. People are jealous! That’s why reality TV is so popular. Because the people they show on reality TV don’t live the everyday reality that most Americans do, and the viewers are all jealous! They shouldn’t even call it reality TV! SyFy shows how imaginative people can be. Reality TV is supposedly REAL. People supposedly see that stuff everyday, so WHY do people watch it? It’s… Read more »