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?
KEEP, for sure!
Please keep this AMAZING show going. You must bring back a season two! Keep the cast too. The ending was disappointing, I don’t think Ben should suffer behind bars. Love his character. Viewers want to see what happens next. It’s not over yet!!!
The show was outstanding. It kept me wondering what was going to happen next. Please renew with the same cast, they were all exceptional. It was great to watch a show that was not a stupid reality farce.
I’d like to see the show renewed, starting with tying up the loose ends, and moving on to new cases for Cornell.
Renew the show!! It was addicting.
Please keep the series going…looked forward to watching it every week.
Keep it going! I along with many of my friends are enjoying it! New characters or the same doesn’t make a difference.
Please renew! This was a great series, I can not wait until the next season. Love it!
Please keep the show going it is great better than most of the shows.
Please keep.. love this show. Best new one around.
Keep it going with a final ending of this case and on to a new case. Enjoyed every minute, recorded the show every week to make sure we didn’t miss a thing.
Absolutely keep this show going. KEEP JULIET LEWIS. She was absolutely terrific in this role and I watched every single week mostly to watch her performance. Just loved her intensity and depth. Also as all the actors who were top notch and kept me glued to the screen. This is the only show I have been interested in and watching for a very long time. A mystery and thriller without too much violence. I am 60 years and so TV and movies do not surprise me much anymore or keep my interests for very long. I have seen just about… Read more »
Most definitely keep this show going| Loved it from the start. There are all too many mindless shows on the air today and this show keep you wondering from the beginning and made you think what if this happened to a child you knew or lived beside. Keeping these characters would be a plus, perhaps having them involved in helping another family going through this, while dealing with putting the pieces of their own back together.
please keep the show going for a season 2. Very entertaining and riveting. I find the acting to be outstanding.
I cannot wait until the second season starts. I’m in love with this show.