Tonight, the CW airs the season finale of Privileged. While some may have been hoping for a nice happy resolutions, the TV show is leaving plenty of cliffhangers. But, will the cast and crew be back with season two to answer them?
The story of Privileged begins as Yale-educated Megan Smith (JoAnna Garcia) starts working for cosmetics tycoon Laurel Limoges (Anne Archer). She’s hired as the live-in tutor for Laurel’s twin teenage granddaughters, Rose (Lucy Kate Hale) and Sage Baker (Ashley Newbrough). Megan’s ultimate goal is to make sure that the spoiled girls are accepted into a top university. Though the twins seem to have every advantage, it’s no easy task. Others in the cast include Allan Louis, Brian Hallisay, Kristina Apgar, Michael Cassidy, Rizwan Manji, Alice Greczyn, Stacy Barnhisel, Melissa Ordway, Ignacio Serricchio, David Giuntoli, John Allen Nelson, Dave Franco, Ally Matsumura, David Monahan, Sharon Lawrence, Andrew J. West, and Steven Culp.
Despite positive reviews and plenty of buzz, Privileged debuted on September 9, 2008 to 2.64 million viewers and a 1.2/3 rating/share of the 18-49 demographic. Those numbers were nothing to get excited about, even by CW standards, and the demo numbers were particularly disappointing based on the show’s projected audience. The ratings dipped a little in week two but then fell significantly to just 1.81 million and a 0.8/2 for episode three.
While the network has made multiple attempts to boost the show’s audience by giving it more exposure, rerunning episodes in various timeslot, most viewers just don’t seem to be particularly interested. Last month, Privileged hit a series low of 1.12 million viewers and a 0.5/1. That’s less than half of its premiere numbers and a loss of over 40% of its 90210 lead-in audience. Looking at the whole season, Privileged has averaged less than two million viewers each week.
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With numbers like these, it looks almost certain that Megan and the Bakers won’t be back for season two. The network has fewer hours to fill than the three big networks, just renewed six other series, and has several promising new shows to choose from for the fall — including a Gossip Girl spin-off and the Melrose Place revival.
Executive producer Rina Mimoun knew the odds going in to the season finale but didn’t want to throw in the towel. She told the Boston Herald, “I refuse to go down. I did not want to wrap this puppy up because wrapping it up is signing your death sentence. So, hopefully, we’ll build some momentum… We definitely want to keep the audience on their feet and wanting more.”
The finale will certainly leave viewers wanting more but the ongoing problem is that there just aren’t enough of them. Will Mimoun’s gamble pay off or just leave viewers hanging forever?
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I Love Privileged I Look Forward To Watching It Every Tuesday I Hope They Keep It!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I record it every Tuesday and I really look forward to it! I have 3 shows I watch each week and “Privileged” is one of them. It’s cute and girly. I just love it! 🙂
Please don’t cancel the show! It’s so much cleaner and more entertaining than 90210 and Gossip Girl!
PLEASE DONT CANCEL THE SHOW IT IS LIKE MY LIFE IF U DO I WILL DIE
Don’t cancel this. I just found out you were even considering this. I look forward to watching this every Tuesday night. Keep giving it a chance I really think you’ll be surprised that people will learn to love this show like I do. It reminds me a lot of gillmore girls and I love that show too!
noo if this were to be cancel, i would literally die..and panic… please don’t let this show be cancel DX..i love love love love this shoooww!!!!!!!
i love this show!!! I can’t wait to see what will happen next…. please don’t cancel the show 🙁
I loved the show, but I started liking it because of Charlie. If he’s not coming back for season 2, I’m out.
i used to never watch privileged and i would only watch gossip girl… (90210 is awful) but i started watching priviliged and it is an amzing show. i rly wanna know whats going to happen in the new season.. i hope the cw keeps it 🙂
please dont cancell the show i love watching it i look forward to it every week
heather…..so sad….”the gays”? shame u see a show with a gay angle as an agenda”!
I think the show is much better that 90210, it should be saved.
@Anonymous: Actually, the article says that the network gave the show added exposure by rerunning episodes in various other timeslots (essentially as filler). It’s true that they didn’t give it as much advertising as 90210 but they certainly didn’t ignore it either.
The article says the CW tried to boost ratings by increasing advertising, but all I ever see are advertisements for 90210 (which is just an awful show).
If Privileged were given enough exposure it would definitely succeed.
It almost seems like the CW wanted the finale to fail–they scheduled it at a time where it could not benefit from its usual 90210 lead-in audience.
This show really is a great one. I hope the CW gives it another chance. It’s the best show they’ve got.
Don’t cancel it!!! I love the show! But on a side note maybe more ppl would like it if it wasn’t so saturated with the gay agenda. I was trying to decide if I wanted to watch it anymore if it continued to dwell on Marco and his immoral lifestyle. There are still Christians in America and we will not tolerate this “accept everything except Christian values” mindset. Keep the show, lose the gays.