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Annie Bello won’t get to fight for new causes in the 2021-22 television season. ABC has cancelled the Rebel TV series so there won’t be a second year.
A drama, the Rebel TV show is inspired by the life of activist Erin Brockovich today and stars Katey Sagal, John Corbett, James Lesure, Lex Scott Davis, Tamala Jones, Ariela Barer, Kevin Zegers, Sam Palladio, and Andy Garcia. Annie “Rebel” Bello (Sagal) is a blue-collar legal advocate without a law degree. She’s a funny, messy, brilliant, and fearless woman who cares desperately about the causes she fights for and the people she loves. When Rebel applies herself to a fight she believes in, she will win at almost any cost.
Airing on Thursday nights, the first season of Rebel averages a 0.43 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 3.23 million viewers in the live+same day ratings.
The cancellation doesn’t come as much of a surprise. The series follows Grey’s Anatomy on the schedule but performs poorly in the ratings and loses a lot of its lead-in audience. It’s one of the lowest-rated freshman series on the network this season.
What do you think? Have you watched the Rebel TV series on ABC? Are you disappointed by the cancellation? Were you hoping that the show would be renewed for season two?
This is an excellent well written show. Please save it from cancellation. I like intelligent drama.
The best series on TV this season.
Great cast and story line.
Also no political views like New Amsterdam and A Million Little Things are trying to jam down our throats. They are definitely off my list.
Rebel is very interesting, and done extremely well, I hope they reconsider.
I have really enjoyed watching “Rebel “. It’s smart, funny, fast paced and thoroughly enjoyable. I am very disappointed that it was canceled before it was even given a chance.
Please don’t cancel “Rebel”! This is a great drama. The reason for low ratings is because of the time slot; it comes on too date. This drama showcases a woman who fights for truth, honesty, love, family, equality and asks nothing for herself. This generation needs to see programming of this nature, because is touches on every aspect of what’s going on in family life today. Please reintroduce “Rebel” again in an earlier time slot and don’t cancel the show. Katie Segal is fantastic in the role. Thanks!
The other part of my message got cut off I also wanted to say that my husband calls me Rebel because that’s exactly who I am I will fight to the fight if I see something’s wrong! The good in this show ! Proving she showing good Justice tonight’s episode was amazing.
I need to leave another comment out of all the good there’s one bad one one person that thinks it’s not good enough to have this for acting not everything is perfect! Stupid shows like The Bachelor and other fake reality shows this woman is doing a real Justice about real people that are dying over somebody’s money making Tycoon Fortune it’s really good and it’s reality it shows things that do happen realistically. I think it’s is there of the second chance at the same time bring back the show for life another great one that’s been canceled. I… Read more »
My husband and my friends and I are so Furious you are canceling this show it is by far the best show one of the best shows that we can not get enough of please do not cancel please please I never thought I would be so involved. And I’m speaking from New Hampshire oh, my friends and I have a party would be watch it my husband works second shift so he watches it when he gets home. We love Rebel we want to see that guy get his! Great we just love Katey Sagal and love Katey Sagal… Read more »
I can’t believe you would cancel one of the best new prime time shows I’ve seen lately. The entire cast is great and I looked forward to it every week. I know many others who feel the same. It’s hard to believe you keep renewing some of the worst shows TV has to offer.
I love the show and don’t understand why the ratings are low. I hope another network will pick it up
This is a very good show! I cannot believe its canceled. What are you thinking? I hope someone else picks it up.
ABC is always cancelling the good shows..what the hell is wrong with them. Finally a great show and they leave all the crappy reality stuff on.. I hope another network picks it up!!
Betty
I really like this show and was disappointed to hear it is being canceled. In this day of flooding the stations with reality shows or sporting events this was a refreshing change!
This is out favorite show and we are shocked it is canceled because everyone I know watches it. What the heck???????
Love the Actors and the Show. Anything that reminds us to value People over money is a positive thing! ABC you mad a very bad decision!!! Can’t lose with these actors in the right time slot. Give it a chance!
Very much enjoy the show & highly disappointed in ABC over the cancelation
It’s a terrible show, full of plot flaws and uninteresting characters. The writers insult the viewer’s intelligence with preposterous situations. For example, no landlord can toss a rent-paying tenant out for no reason because it’s ILLEGAL.
Implausible characters?
How about the tenant raising his baby and he was ok with drinking and bathing in CONTAMINATED WATER?
The adopted junkie daughter who’s embarking on a romantic relationship with another junkie? WHO CARES?
I could go on but I only watched three episodes and they were all FORGETTABLE.
One more thing – Katey Sagal’s “Annie” is LOUD, annoying and very unlikable.