ABC has been promoting Secrets and Lies as a “10-episode drama”. Presumably that means that the series won’t be cancelled before the storyline concludes but anything can happen if the ratings are bad enough. If it’s a hit, could there be a second season? We’ll have to wait and see how things go.
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.
The ratings are typically the best indication of a show’s likelihood of staying on the air. The higher the ratings (particularly the 18-49 demo), the better the chances for survival. This chart will be updated as new ratings data becomes available — typically around 11:30am EST/8:30am PST. Refresh to see the latest.
5/8 update: ABC has renewed Secrets and Lies for a second season. Details here.
Final season averages: 1.5 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 5.66 million total viewers.
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Note: These are the final national numbers (unless noted with an “*”). These are different from the fast affiliate numbers which are just estimates of the actual ratings. The final nationals are typically released within 24 hours of the programming or, in the case of weekends and holidays, a couple days later.
What do you think? Do you like the Secrets and Lies TV show? Do you think it should be cancelled or continued for a second season somehow — with a new case or with the same characters?
Please continue with another season. Especially because of Ryan Philippe, there has to be another season. Don’t listen to all the haters who hate this show, think about the people that want to know what happens or who likes twist in shows. I’M BEGGING YOU……… PLEASE HAVE ANOTHER SEASON!!!!!!!!!
My husband and I love love this show and hope it returns next season
Love secrets and lies. Good story line and suspenseful. Please bring it back.
RENEW for sure
No do not renew, I have no intention of watching this show if it is renewed next season, my friends feel the same way, it is an ok show but I am waiting to find out who killed this child, once I know that I am done, Ben Crawford is such a stupid little whimp, I could smack him and I cannot continue watching him, the only good actress on this show is Juliette Lewis, everyone else sucks.
This is one of those shows that s so bad it’s good. Ryan Philippe’s character, Ben is the poster boy for dumb as**es. He is so determined to incriminate himself that I thinks he almost deserves to go to prison, even if he’ innocent! No reflection on RP as an actor. He actually plays the bonehead vey well. Same can be said about Juliette Lewis’ aka, Detective Cornell. JL has done some fine work. In this show, she is basically playing a live version of a cartoon character. As she makes her “scowly face at Ben (well, actually at everybody),… Read more »
Renew the show! Same Actors and Actresses buts played as different characters!! Please!!!
Love the show!!! Please renew!!!
ABC…don’t listen to those vacant critics! This is a very good show and it’s time you listen to the average TV watcher, rather then some so-called critic! Many people DVR a lot of shows now so your live numbers are meaningless.
Absolutely!! I not only DVR it every week but I re watch each episode at least 2 or 3 times!! RENEW THE SHOW with Ryan Phillippe and Juliette Lewis!!
Love this show! Please renew it!!
We absolutely love this series. Please don’t cancel it. We can’t wait to watch it each week.
Love the show and Ryan Philippe. Can Juliette Lewis smile?
Season 2 would be following another case of Cornell (the AUS version had a season 2 in mind and this was the direction). They can’t really continue with the current investigation or cast, as it was designed as a mini.
Renew the show!
I’ve liked all the twists and turns. I hope they renew it next season. I could see it with the same cast – that whole town is nuts!
love the show the cast and the omg ending of each episode please renew