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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You know after all these years, ABC, has not been one of my favorite network. They have not had the best shows on and now they are coming out with good shows soooooo why on earth would they not produce more episodes and stop them in the middle. That has happened to Scoundrels, Happy Town, Good Guys………..what in the world is going on with them????
Put it back on the sked.My wife & I really like the show but I guess they won’t put it back on untill the get about 2 million emails……………..too bad
my fiance and i love this show! i think that people are very busy during the summer or are on vacation and don’t have time to catch it and are recording it on dvr and not counting us in the viewers.. I really hope abc does not cancel it because it was one of our favorite summer shows. Maybe another night would be better for the show because there is a lot going on in peoples lives and TV on Sunday nights.
Please people watch Outrageous Fortune, the original New Zealand version, which now in the middle of airing it’s 6th and probably final season, and take this Scoundrels crap off the air. It is so much better. Trust me, you will love the characters and the actors that portray them. This version is horrible in comparison.
I LOVE SCOUNDRELS. I CAN’T WAIT FOR SUNDAY TO WATCH IT AND THE GATES, DROP DEAD DIVA AND THE GLADES, MY FAVORITE NIGHT IN THIS SUMMER. THE WHOLE CAST WORKS SO WELL TOGETHER AND IT IS DIFFERENT. PEOPLE LIKE ME THAT ARE BIG TV FANS GET TIRED OF THE SAME OLE FARE YEAR AFTER YEAR. IF I HEAR THERE IS ANOTHER REALITY SHOW I MAY JUST GO BACK TO BOOKS ALL THE TIME. GIVE ME SCOUNDRELS ANY TIME. OH, SHUCKS I BROKE A NAIL, YOU KNOW WHAT I BET THAT IS OBAMA’S FAULT ALSO. HA HA HA
We loved Soundrals and the whole cast- bring it back!! It’s refreshing to watch something other than reality shows.
Remember we are talking about ABC….All Obama all the time..no time for good shows…need to promote the Patoot from Kenya
@Bob – What knida stupid statement is that? What does a crappy show have to do with politics? – Hate is a evil thing, it’ll destroy you!
That show just isn’t any good, that’s why the ratings keep going the wrong way, I love “The Gates” it has good writing and acting plus it has the beautiful Rhona Mitra 🙂
My wife and I enjoy this show very much.
We like the the cast and the story is getting interesting.
Give it a chance!!!!!
I love the show and just found out that it is not on any more. New shows are not given enough time to “catch on.” And it seems that some shows are not promoted, so lots of
people know nothing about them. Please give it a good chance and advertise it and it will
be fine.
As soon as you get into a show the network stops it! I thought it was a good show. I love Virginia madson….Give it one more season!!!!!!
I love the show. I am off on Mondays, but most people are not, so I have no problem staying up late on Sunday. The fact that it is on at 10:00p.m. the night before people have to go back to work, may be the problem. Did I mention how much I love the show. The whole cast is great!!
I wish that TV networks would give great shows like Scoundrels more of a chance! MASH, All in the Family and many other Iconic TV shows of the past started off slow and then built to the Mega-hits they became. Scoundrels may never reach the stratospheric levels of those shows but how do you know if that are not given a fair shake!
I cannot believe this show has been shelved. It was the best summer show that has been introduced. I really thought it would continue through regular season. Please give it another chance. ABC, you pull shows entirely too quickly. Please reconsider!
Keep the show on the air! It took a slow roll to get going, but it picked up speed and charm along the way. The finale was fantastic! I love ALL the characters. It’s interesting. It’s different. I will be annoyed with ABC if I see one of its a half-baked replacements. Give this one a shot.
I love this show. It has so much potential for story lines for the diverse characters. I think if ABC gave it a little more time, it would be a hit. Remember Cheers and Seinfeld.