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 wish they would bring back Ruby and the Rockits. It was a great family show — funny and interesting for both the kids and the parents. The writing was great, the acting was super, and I loved the concept. How do we get it back????
i have been waiting thinking abc family got plenty of complaints that ruby was cancelled // guess they just dont listen to us .. the ones that SHOULD matter … just like our government NO ONE GIVES A HOOT WHAT THE LIL PERSON THINKS !!! even tho we r the ones that always pay the price 🙁
RUBY AND THE ROCKITS ROCK!!!! i hate that it’s cancelled i need it back favourite show out there… how can we get it back?!?!?!
I hate abc family for canceling the show. They should start making a season 2.
yeah a total mistake best show ever =)
o and pll is absolutely the worst show ive ever watched ive never seen such a horrible depiction of a book. it is painly to watch the “actors” if you could call them that act my 3 month old cousin could do a better job then them that show needs to be cancelled i cant even enjoy the books anymore. what the hell was sara sheperd thinking!
yea the show kinda sucked but its abc family all the shows suck but i still watch them. The show was funny, ruby had cool clothes, and the brother was hot it could have lasted if rubys dad wasnt so creepy. cancelling it was a mistake
p.l.l not a proper family show,cancel it.boycott abc craply till they bring back r.a,t.r
They are gonna lose all my school if they don’t stop cancelig imma start a boycott if they don’t bring it back who’s with me!!
OMG WHAT IF THEY CANCEL PRETTY LITTLE LIARS SINCE APPARRENTLY AFTER IT STOPS BEING 1 MILL. VEIWERS THEY CANEL IT!!
i cant believe abc family stop cancelling these great shows…you might lose viewers and please bring back ruby and the rockits. please.
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE BRING BACK RUBY AND THE ROCKITS!
i loved jordan and ruby they were the best. it was such a great show. why cancel? 🙁 i didnt even knew it existed until i started watching it yesterday, and i LOVED it. please bring it back!
Dear ABC Family
Please bring back Ruby & the Rockits. My father & I like that show.
sincerely
John Hill
lets boycot abc non-family starting now.please,no longer allow their station to play on your tv.it is about time the rich station cats play what the familys realy want,not the groups who pay them big money.BOYCOTT ABC NON-FAMILY NOW!!!!!
Ruby and the rockits was my favorite show!! I’m devastated that it was cancelled… I know alot of people who were disapointed… The show had alot of potential, it was definitely going somewhere.