Tomorrow night marks the season conclusion of Secrets and Lies and hopefully we’ll finally learn the truth — who’s responsible for the death of young Tom Murphy? After that, the biggest question on the minds of fans of this show may be, “Is Secrets and Lies going to be renewed for a second season or will it be cancelled by ABC?”
On Secrets and Lies, a house painter and family man discovers a neighbor boy’s dead body in the woods and he quickly goes from being a Good Samaritan to a murder suspect. The lives of everyone around him are turned upside down by the ensuing police investigation and media attention. Did he really do it? The series stars Ryan Phillippe, Juliette Lewis, KaDee Strickland, Natalie Martinez, Dan Fogler, Indiana Evans, and Belle Shouse.
Debuting in March, the first two episodes of Secrets and Lies attracted a 1.53 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 6.06 million viewers. It wasn’t a great start but ABC’s been struggling to fill out its Sunday night schedule so it wasn’t bad by comparison. The numbers dipped only slightly in week two — a good sign. Most shows drop at least 15%. The numbers dipped lower over the next few weeks but then started to rise ever so slightly. Last week’s episode hit a series high in the all-important demo with a 1.7 rating and 5.83 million.
While the show’s ratings haven’t been great, the network has plenty of other trouble spots to fill — especially now that they’ve cancelled Revenge — and Secrets and Lies has performed well enough to be invited back for another 10 weeks. I suspect ABC will renew Secrets and Lies for a second season — likely with new characters and a new storyline (ala Fargo or True Detective).
But, what do you think? Do you like the Secrets and Lies TV show on ABC? Do you think it should be cancelled or renewed for a second season? If it is renewed, do you think any of the characters should return or should they start fresh?
YES, I would like to see secrets and lies renewed! I also would like to see the same characters. Im sure the writers can come up with some good stuff!!
I hope they continue this show. There is plenty of room to keep the story line going.
The should go to a second season with Cornell still after Abbey. She needs help and her father in jail is not helping. They should get her to admit it and get her help before moving on to a new story with secretes and lies.
Love the show. It kept you interesting to found out who did it. Can’t wait for it to come back on.
The show is awesome!!! Don’t cancel. I know a bunch of people that watch and love this show. And the characters are all awesome!! Maybe being on a Sunday night is a bad day to air the show.
please bring back secret and lies the best show on tv !!!
Loved the show. Bring it back. its left unfinished.
Loved Secrets and Lies and am hoping that it will return next season…..same characters but evolving into new stories and new characters
I look forward to see what happening . I would like to see the show stay on ABC.
Keep Secrets and Lies. It is my favorite show and I love all the characters, keep them too!
Bring back Secrets and Lies!! Best show on TV. I would not change anything. Just want to see where the strory goes from here. Very excited! Cant wait!
This is a great show. I hope they renew!!!
Great show! Don’t cancel Secrets and Lies! I would like to see all the charactets back and continue on with the story. Why did Abbey turn into a coldblooded killer before she was even a teenager? Does she kill again? What happens when Natalie and Cornell try to clear Ben’s name and get him out of prison? Too many unanswered questions. At least bring Cornell back and as she’s working on a new case she could talk about Ben’s case and what is happening with it. Maybe bring Natalie back too and have scenes with the 2 of them working… Read more »
Love Secrets and Lies…was the 1st show in a long time that I couldn’t guess the killer within the first 2 shows. PLEASE KEEP!!!!
I hear the plan is to have Juliette Lewis return (and hopefully with her hair down more frequently) if it gets renewed. I’d like to see some of the characters from this season pop up in the future though. Generally speaking I don’t like the idea of these “limited” series but I hope this one keeps going.