As if there weren’t enough signs already that ABC’s No Ordinary Family is doomed to be cancelled, the network has given us another one.
The TV series, about a super-powered family, has been struggling in the ratings for quite awhile and currently averages just a 1.9 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 6.67 million viewers. Last week’s episode attracted only a 1.2 demo rating. ABC also recently cut the episode order from 22 to 20 installments.
Just days after production wrapped on what will likely be the final episode of No Ordinary Family, the show’s stars signed on for new CBS shows. Michael Chiklis will star in a new sitcom pilot called Vince Uncensored. Julie Benz has signed on for an as-yet-untitled supernatural medical drama, co-starring Patrick Wilson. (These are technically in second position but it’s certainly not a good sign.)
And now, ABC has decided to air the second-to-last season episode on a Saturday night. The network has pre-empted No Ordinary Family on March 29th with an hour special, Dancing with the Stars: The Story So Far. There are two episodes left so one will air this Saturday, March 26th, at 10pm. The finale will then air on Tuesday, April 5th, at its usual time.
What do you think? Is there still a chance that No Ordinary Family will be renewed?
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I’m ABC’s worst nightmare. They want you to watch The Middle and Modern Family. I refuse to watch those two shows, but I do watch Cougar Town, Better With You, and No Ordinary Family.
Now, ABC appears intent on dumping both No Ordinary Family and Cougar Town. If they do that, I’ll stop watching Better With You, too, and just go back to watching NBC and CBS.
Continue to go chase your other viewers, ABC. You’ve lost me for good.
Please don’t cancel this show. This is one of the best shows on television. I look forward to Tuesdays every week because of this show.
I do not think this show should be canceled, it is really good. It seems that every time a new program comes out they want to cancel it, but they keep all of the reality crap on the air. What is up with that? I am really pissed, this is the one show I do enjoy on television and now it is leaving. The same thing happened with this show where everyone all over the world just passed out for like a minute or something, and the FBI was trying to figure out why. I can’t remember the name of… Read more »
Please don’t cancel this show. This is one of the best shows on television. I look forward to Tuesdays every week because of this show.
That’s too bad. This is the only tv show I watch every week !
But I watch it with hulu-plus, maybe that doesn’t count in ratings…
It’s funny, the last show I really liked was the Shield ! …
i think that they should not let some dumb viewing tell them to cancel the show. i love the show very much. as for abc if they do cacnel it i will gather as many people as i can to make you go down with them
This show is great. I’ll be devastated if ABC cancels ANOTHER of my tuesday night shows. First The Forgotten, now No Ordinary Family? I will refuse to watch any show that lands on this night on this channel if they keep canceling them.
This is a really good show that should be given another season.
no ordinary family is a great program, me and my family watch every tuesday night. I would like to see this show go on for many seasons. I can tell there are a lot of room for improvement. no ordinary family is the only tv show that we watch on tuesday night I put to the children to sleep after the show. please don’t discontinue. Ron in chattanooga Tn
PLEASE DON’T CANCEL THIS SHOW!! I think what messed up the ratings was being opposite Glee, which I also watch. I record one and watch the other…then watch V. No Ordinary Family has no sex, no foul language and a little violence….this makes for an EXCELLENT family show, not to mention the whole storyline is wonderful! I pray it survives!
i tryed to watch this show but after the first ten eps i gave up if you ask me it was the writing that killed this show
hello abc this is ceo and founder of apple inc. i am just here to say that i dedicatedly watch this show every tues and i hope that it continues.
This was such a great episode. I can’t believe they canceled it. I don’t get it. 6 million people liked watching it. That’s not enough? The problem is the world is so messed up that they don’t like the more cleaner family shows anymore. ABC sucks because they canceled this great show! I have no reason to tune into ABC anymore after NOF is gone. Way to go ABC! You should have just put it on a better night, not up against NCIS. DUH
Saw this coming, not surprised at all…
Writing was quickly plummeting.
Come on, the mom “assumes” the shapeshifters identity with NO KNOWLEDGE of her background and then to tell her boss some **** and bull story why she won’t change back to her normal form when alone with him???
What a load of crap.
Now the added Lucy Lawless character???
The daughters powers have “evolved” and now we see that the mom’s does as well…
Next / last episodes will see the others power change as well.
Buh Bye No Ordinary Family.
The people do love no ordinary family, my family and I watch it every time it comes on an the show is starting to get good. How is the show suppoae to “unwrap” everything in 2 episodes?And for it to get better to atract people that dont watch it i think the characters are missing something. On the show when every theirs an attack or there in danger the kid are always scared an they never use their powers for self-defense except for the time when daphne made that guy put the gun down and walk away. also every on… Read more »
yeah it was a good show but the nielsen crowd did not like it .
too wholesome for them.
I do hope it has a decent ending but I doubt it. # 19 on sat and april 9th is also a sat.
so both of last 2 shows on sat. unless they meant tue april 5th
Come on don’t cancel it. renew it for a second season