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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I LOVE this show!!!!!! It was just a tad slow at the beginning, but now I am HOOKED!!!!!! Please keep this show, and bring it back for a second season!!!!!!!!!! I look forward to watching it all week!!!!!!!!!!! Maybe the ratings were bad, but thats just what happens in a summer series… people are out of town and gone. But I think if you brink it back as a replacement of a show thats not doing so well, ABC will not be disappointed 🙂 SAVE THE GATES!!!
I looked forward the The Gates every Sunday evening. It is a great series ! The season finale was awesome!!! Bring it back in the fall because the show hasn’t ended!!!!
The time and day were perfect for viewers!
Great show – interesting plot lines with fantastic acting. I’m not surprised that it’s not doing well ratings-wise. It’s NOT dumb and shallow like most other shows on television today. I’m so sick of “reality” television I rarely ever watch prime time network television anymore.
Absolutely loved this series. I watch all the vampire series and to be honest, loved this one more than True Blood and Vampire Diaries!! Not so “out there” that it becomes silly. Good story. Please bring it back!!!
I love this show and will be terribly devastated if the decision is made to cancel it! This is the only show that I look forward to seeing every week. Please do not take it away from us…….PLEASE!!!
My whole family watches this show and pray that there is a Season Two. I don’t really watch television that much, but “The Gates” is one of the most fascinating, intriguing, and action packed shows I have ever come across. I pray and look forward for Season Two.!!!!
Love it please keep it love it.
I love this show. Bring it back for more seasons.
I was skeptical at first about liking just another cheesy show like this, BUT, I was pleasantly surprised week after week. I don’t watch much tv at all, and yet week after week I looked forward to the next episode of this. Please keep it around and make me become a loyal viewer of your station! Pleeeeeeasssssas!!!!!!!!
It is a fantastic show!!!! Please, please, please bring it back. I rarely watch television but I thoroughly enjoyed The Gates. There’s little doubt that as it gets better known, many will feel the same.
Amazingly good show with sophisticated mutiple storyline approach. The premise is not original (see Being Human on BBC), but it is worth keeping for a second season. As some of the new Fall shows falter, this show should be considered as a replacement. The Vampire Diaries uses a younger cast to grab a different audience, but the Gates is a far superior show in terms of writing quality and acting talent. It would be ashame not to give it another chance.
Keep gates!!!!!!I really like it,its not boring like other tv shows.
I love this show!!! The only thing I watch on ABC at all!!! And not even, I watch it on HULU
In all actuality the gates is really a prime example of clean, great, and exciting tv. With all the sex filled same plot line tv shows it’s nice to see a show that has multiple stories going on without the nonsense fillers. Keep the show develop the stories you have started with these characters, and let there be a great season 2 and on.
Please keep the show!!!
This is the one show that I look forward to each week.. it keeps me getting through day after day. I am 50 something and a cancer survivor that have left me me health problems due to my treatments and to be honest I see nothing wrong with this move.. HBO has true blood that keeps its viewers and to much sex as if it were rated RR and has some pretty gross scenes in it. But the Gates is clean , yes maybe some little making out or a little blood. Have started looking at the Vampire Diaries ,… Read more »