Though ABC didn’t have much luck with their Eastwick drama, the network is trying another kind of supernatural series, The Gates, for the summer months. Will this one make it to season two?
The Gates revolves around a big city cop who moves his family to a quiet gated community where many of the residents aren’t exactly what they appear to be. The ensemble cast includes Rhona Mitra, Colton Haynes, Frank Grillo, Janina Gavankar, Chandra West, Luke Mably, James Preston, Marisol Nichols, Skyler Samuels, Travis Caldwell, Victoria Platt, and Justin Miles.
The series debuted on Sunday, June 20th, to an unimpressive 1.5 rating in the 18-49 demographic and just 4.78 million viewers. Considering all of the network’s promotion, this was a disappointing start. The premiere ranked first in the demo and second in total viewers for the timeslot.
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In week two, viewership for The Gates dropped by about 30%. The demo fell to a 1.1 rating and total viewership came down to only 3.24 million. That put the show in second place in the demo and in third place for viewers.
Though ABC has lower expectations for this summer show, the ratings do not bode well for the show’s future on the network. Unless more people start watching, it’s hard to imagine that we’ll be seeing season two.
For now, let’s hope they show all 13 episodes of season one. The Gates is expected to run until September 19th but, with ratings like these, it’s not hard to imagine the network replacing them with something else.
What do you think? Is The Gates worth watching or would you just cancel it already? (Want to know how Scoundrels is doing? Go here.)
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KEEP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I’ve learned to not get excited about shows on ABC. You watch, they cancel, you’re pissed. I don’t even put forth the effort to watch anymore, although I must say I enjoyed this show (via HULU). Who’s watching TV on a summer Sunday night anyway? ABC sucks!
Boring, boring, boring. I gave it a honest shot. Watched the entire series, hoped it’d get better. No such luck. Too many characters which translates to too little time for character development. Only seconds at a time for each character on the screen. Thin it out and try again.
THe Gates is a top notch, fantastic show. The finale was jaw dropping and kudos to all involved. BRING BACK THE GATES FOR SEASON 2!!!!!!
love the show. sick of real life scenarios. love fantasy for a change
Keep the show. I discovered it late in summer. I love t
I LOVE THIS SHOW! I HATE GETTING INTO A REALLY AMAZING SHOW AND THEN HAVING IT CANCELLED! PLEASE GIVE THE GATES ANOTHER CHANCE!!
Keep, keep, keep. I love this show.
Keep it and I do believe there wasn’t many people that knew about it i came in in the middle and had to catch up on online so it probably do fine if there is a second season
The Gates is awesome. I dont think I have found another show like this. The timing for this show is very bad because it kinda comes on too late and plus its comes on Sundays when just about everyone is watching football. I told friends about it and they never heard of it so I think there wasn’t really any good promoting for it but please please keep the show. The finale was awesome…couldn’t ask for more. The show kinda reminds me of Twilight which is soo good. I’m pretty sure that due to the time it comes on most… Read more »
Love this show! I do not have HBO and this show is every bit as good as True Blood but it is clean enough for prime time on a major network. The cast, acts, and story lines are awesome. Let’s hope the network keeps it.
Against my better judgements, I really enjoyed the show…and I kept coming back. I really enjoyed how I started to care about what happened to the characters. I hope they decide to try for a second season!
I started watching The Gates halfway through the season and I really like this show. It’s more adult themed than The Vampire Diaries or the Twilight series. I like the fact that the adults play a more significant role than the kids for once. It will be a bummer if ABC doesn’t bring it back for a 2nd season, if nothing else, to close out the finale from season 1.
Absolutly loved The Gates, Fantastic cast and Story. Please bring back the gates it would definetly make it in the winter time when more people are watching television. I don’t think to many people knew about the show.
Keeeep ! One of my favorite shows