Fans of ABC’s summer drama, Scoundrels, may have noticed that the series isn’t on the schedule any longer. Has the show been cancelled?
Scoundrels revolves around the West family, a clan that’s had many run-ins with the law. Dad (David James Elliott) has been sent to prison and his wife (Virginia Madsen) is determined that she and their kids not follow him. The TV show’s cast also includes Leven Rambin, Vanessa Marano, Carlos Bernard, and Patrick Flueger (in a dual role).
The series debuted on June 20th to a disappointing 1.3 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 5.23 million viewers. In week two, viewership dropped to a 1.0 in the demo and 3.66 million viewers. The numbers got even worse in subsequent weeks. It hit a demo low 0.6 and, the finale attracted the fewest number of total viewers, just 2.73 million. Those are some terrible numbers for a major network, even for the summer months.
Only eight episodes of Scoundrels were produced and, to ABC’s credit, they aired them all — despite the low ratings. Unfortunately, the network has little reason to want any more. So, no, ABC has not officially cancelled Scoundrels but, it is highly unlikely that they’ll order a second season.
What do you think? Why do you think Scoundrels didn’t fare better? Is it a better show than the ratings reflect?
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KEEP SCOUNDRELS! It was a great show with a great cast! Sure, it’s rather unbelieveable at times, but it got me away from the drudgery of my own life. It was entertaining! KEEP IT!
I thought it was a really good show….way better than some of the other new ABC shows.
My friends and their husbands all watched it.Who is polled for these shows? I know many people that have wondered where it went. Hope it comes back!
Please bring this show back. There wasn’t enough publicity for the show. That could be the reason why the viewers ratings were low. I love this show and was just starting to get my friends watching as well. Can ABC try once more?
It totally amazes me how ignorant the TV network management really are. Listen up folks, in the summer we are outside enjoying this very brief season of hot sunny weather. Now Scoundrels was an EXCELLENT show. Excellent Cast as well!!! Give the show a bloody chance to improve in the rating like in the winter when everyone is anxiously hovering around the TV wanting to watch something, new, fresh & entertaining just like Scoundrels is!!! History dictates that the networks are wrong lots of times pulling great shows way too early. How about Nash Bridges, Las Vegas, Murder One, Brooklyn… Read more »
I loved this show! The cast was enjoyable and the story lines were entertaining. With the way the season ended, I’m hoping that the network gives it a second chance so we can see what will happen next.
The show was great. ABC, you need to give it time to catch on. I saw no promos — you just had to stumble upon it! I sure hope it comes back — it’s far better than 3/4 of ABC programming.
I really liked it. The plot was interesting and the cast did an excellent job. Bring it bacl!
I really enjoyed Scoundrels. I hope they bring it back. GIVE IT ANOTHER TIME SLOT AND TRY IT AGAIN.
This is one of the best shows of the past several seasons on ANY network. The ensemble cast is great and the story line is fresh and compelling. I hope ABC gives it another season to pick up audience numbers. Considering all the reality crap being spread around, it was nice to see a unique drama/comedy.
I really enjoyed Scoundrels. I hope they bring it back, It was a fresh outlook for a tv series!
I loved the show and liked that it was on Sun. They should have given it more time.
I’m really not sure why the hell why this show did so bad in ratings. After watching the first episode, I was entertained, and it wasn’t bad at all, but I wasn’t sure if I’d keep watching or not. Maybe that’s how a lot of people felt? I continued watching anyway, and the show really builded, and got really good. I watched all the episodes. The show kind of reminded me of Malcolm in the Middle, but aimed more towards adults than families. That was a really popular show, so I thought maybe this one would have a good chance.… Read more »
I liked the show.Hope they will bring it back on a week night.
My husband & I really enjoy this show. Fortunately the time/date slot is fine for us, thanks to dvr..we just record all our shows & watch when we can. I personally get annoyed when networks put shows on the air, don’t give it enough time for ratings to go up & then end the series! Please bring it back!
I get so tired of watching a show religiously every week and then have it cancelled. I loved Scoundrels. Also love Rookie Blue and The Gates. There is usually nothing interesting on TV in the summer but these 3 shows were very enjoyable to watch.