ABC Family has decided to pass on ordering a second season of its freshman sitcom, Ruby & the Rockits.
In Ruby & the Rockits, former teen icon Patrick Gallagher (Patrick Cassidy) has been living quietly with his wife (Katie A. Keane) and their two sons, teenage Jordan (Austin Butler) and sarcastic preteen Ben (Kurt Doss).
Things change when Patrick’s former band-mate brother, David (David Cassidy), shows up with David’s previously unknown teenage daughter, Ruby (Alexa Vega). David doesn’t want to give up his show-biz life and leans on his brother to help raise his daughter, who’s a rising star on her own.
The show debuted on July 21st to 1.6 million viewers and 654,000 in the 18-49 demographic, making Ruby the second best sitcom launch in the network’s history. It even built out of the audience of fellow freshman comedy 10 Things I Hate About You.
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Unfortunately, those numbers didn’t hold up and the sitcom lost steam in the following weeks. While the network has renewed 10 Things for another 10 episodes, ABC Family has decided to dump Ruby after one short season.
The final episode is scheduled to air on Tuesday, September 22nd. In the episode, titled “Smells like Teen Drama,” Jordan and Ruby compete for the attention of the same girl. Privileged’s Lucy Hale guest stars as Ruby’s best friend and Jordan’s new girlfriend. Meanwhile, Ben is being bullied at school. David and Patrick want him to fight back while his mother has a very different point of view.
What do you think? Should the show have been cancelled or did ABC Family make a mistake?
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i think they should have done another season. it was really good.
wow i hate that they cancelled the show i really loved it i do think ABC made a mistake!!!!!
I miss the show, and I loved watching it on Hulu. It was a refreshingly creative comedy about family life, something I rarely see at ABC Family. I also wouldn’t have minded watching it with my family – something else, ironically, that I don’t find at ABC Family. More often than not, I find myself feeling like their shows aimed at teens are too “adult” in their content and humor. I enjoyed hearing Alexa Vega’s amazing voice as well.
The show was on the air for such a short time that I didn’t find out about until now. I do agree with the other comments. There should be more family friendly shows and you finally get one and cancel it after 8 short episodes. I usually never get into a show until it has been running for at least a month or 2 and this looked like an excellent one. Give Ruby and the Rockets a chance.
i have to agree with every single one of these comments. how dare you cancel Ruby and the Rockits. this was an actually decent show, that the whole family could watch. my dad actually enjoyed the show, and that says a lot. and why do all your shows have to be about sex? the only ones that aren’t about sex are the re-runs that play every single day. put Ruby back on the air, its obvious she has a lot of fans
R u people insane they r all right finally a show that doesn’t revolve around sex for once In the past what ten years r u retarded or messed up in the head ur u just plain stupid your gonna end up getting sued or lose viewers what do u think parents r gonna say when they find out what there kids r watching when there sopposed to be watching family appropriate that’s right there gonna sue ur *** and there also gonna make there kids stop watching ur channel so then what do u think is gonna happen oooooooo… Read more »
I still don’t get it with ABC? You have a show that is for the whole family. It falls into what else is happening on TV like, GLEE and American Idol. And my market only shows 8 of the shows, never showed the last two. Are you guy trying to hang yourselves from the lowest rated network for years now? Up until you guy jump out of the box you’ve been in. You can let FOX, really the new guys on the block. Walk all over your ABC/ ABC Family shows. Walk up to anyone and ask them what is… Read more »
omg! i was wondering if it was going to come back!.. they shoul dmake another season all shows nowadays are bad so i don’t get what the big deal is but i loved that show!
WHAT THE HELL?!?! FINALLY AN ABCFAMILY SHOW THAT DOESNT REVOLVE AROUND SEX AND THEY CANCEL IT?! WHYY??? ughh. that sucks. it was a decent show. they should have made more. bring it back?
I finally got my answer.. it’s cancelled. NOOOOOOOOOOO!!! This show was so good and perfect for everybody! What is ABC Family gonna count on now?
Come on, I have been waiting forever wondering when one of my favorite shows is going to come back on and i find out today it’s cancelled i absolutly loved Ruby & the Rockits! I was wondering why it hadn’t come on again and well now I wish i had never looked, y’all should have kept the show because it was family appropriate and i LOVED the music…I hope ABC ”FAMILY” will regret this.
Hey guys! How many show don’t build a following till the second season? What if they had given up on M.A.S.H. like they were going to do, or Happy Days? Seems in your shortened 8 show season, your not giving much of a chance for any show to be a hit in one season. This was the best family show for cable only viewers. Come on Oprah, pick up this show for your new cable network. Bring the Cassidy’s back for your 8 to 60 year old viewers.
oh,ok so abc family dont want a clean family show.no sex,no fighting,no cussing cant be a family show.this is a rare show i watch with my girls.hey abc family,that your not.put on one more show i cant see a kid watching and im sueing ur behinds,why not,people sue over coms.i am so sick of u studios selling out family for sex,violince and mony.how dare u call urself abc family,keep it up and im sueing ur behinds cause u sure aint for familys.1 show me and my kids can watch thats great,but oh no,its not a slimey bunch of crude.my family… Read more »
no i lovvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvved the sho so much pls i luved it and if abc is gonna have to just suck dick really
OMG i was just wondering if it was coming back i guess not i don’t think you can really know in the shorts seasons abc family gives to see a show is dong well enough i loved that show!! 🙁