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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OMW(oh my word)!!!!!!! How could they fo that to that poor show!!! I’m 12 and I loved that show!!!! I promise you if they put it back on it will be so popular!!!! well actually no it wouldn’t because Pretty Little Liars is awesome and everyones gonna watch that…well they shouldn’t have cancelled the show to begin with!!!
i think it was pretty stupid to take it off. i loved that show it was the best thing to watch it is extrmelly disaponting. i still cannot believe it. it was exremly traggic because i think 10 things i hate about you is extremly stupid an borring so im just asking to bring back just 1 episodoe
this is stupid! why are they cancelling the show?????????? i just dont get it everyone loves it in my school!!!!!! i mean of course abc family made a huge mistake!!!!!! everyone is going to stop watching abc family now because their so mad at them. see they are losing their buisness becuz what they are doing is wrong and its not fair for the peole who really liked that show! i think they should make a season 2 for all of us!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! abc family if you are reading this you guys should be ashamed of yourselves for taking away a… Read more »
It was a great show that identified modern family problems whit a touch of silliness. It gave us a chance to David Cassidy performing again giving mothers and daughters to identify.
ITS FUN DONT CANCEL BAD CHOICE
DON’T CANHUGECEL IT I LOVE IT I WACHED IT ALL THE TIME………HUGE MISTAKE
I loved that show. It was a 100 times better than a bunch of pregnant Teenagers. How in the world could you have canceled such a good show. The whole family could watch this show. I do not let my daughter watch Life of an American Teenager.
I LOVED THAT SHOW! I was glad to have something the whole family could watch! I think that is a mistake….a huge mistake
Why!!!!!It was an appropriate show that DID NOT have all the nasty stuff they put in where kids can;t even watch tv anymore including abc “FAMILY”. You should bring it back becauses now you don’t even show barely anything kids can watch.
they made a huge mistake! i loved this show!
BRING IT BACK!! i loved that show!!
I really liked the show. I wish that they wouldn’t have canceled it. =(
THAT IS SUCH A FAIL!!!!!!!! I LOVED THAT SHOW!!!!! I MISS IT
they are stupid that show inspired me!!! as i am a rising star too (: they should have kept it I dont like the show 10 things….
Too Bad! Such a GREAT show, with no other agenda other than plain old fun entertainment.
Cassidy never lost it, and is still a brilliant performer – excellent timing and awesome entertainer.
Going to miss this one – Bring It Back!!