Lifetime has given Lizzie Borden the ax. The cable channel has cancelled The Lizzie Borden Chronicles after one season of eight episodes.
A continuation of the story started in the TV movie Lizzie Borden Took an Ax, The Lizzie Borden Chronicles unveils a fictionalized account of actual events and people surrounding her life after her controversial acquittal of the horrific double murder of her father and stepmother in 1892. The show stars Christina Ricci, Clea DuVall, and Cole Hauser. Other characters are played by Olivia Llewellyn, John Ralston, Dylan Taylor, Bradley Stryker, Jeff Wincott, Jessy Schram, Rhys Coiro, Adrian G. Griffiths, Chris Bauer, and Matthew Le Nevez.
The limited series debuted in April and ran for eight episodes. They averaged a 0.27 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 820,000 viewers. The season (now series) finale aired on May 24th.
What do you think? Do you like this series? Should it have been cancelled? Would you have watched a second season?
Very disappointed. ..I was really getting into the show and now it’s gone?! I agree with most people that finally there was something worth watching on lifetime. Also agree Christina Ricci was awesome in her role as Lizzie.
Wonderful show. Cant believe its been cancelled.
I LOVED this show!!!!!!!!!!
Loved the show, even my huband was hooked! It was a good show and so different. I am tired of all the realty shows and about the lives of “stars” that I could care less about. I want to be entertained. Lifetime bring it back!!!
I LOVED this show..stupidLifetime
Lifetime messed up big time canceling Lizzie Borden, I absolutely loved this show, and Christina Ricci I thought did a wonderful job playing that character! Please Lifetime bring this show back!
lifetime just made a big mistake by canceling Lizzie Borden,because lizzie Borden got me back to watching lifetime.
I loved everything about the show. I was looking forward to a second season.
Lifetime you made a big mistake cancelling this show I loved Christina as Lizzie Borden all your other shows you couldn’t pay me to watch them.Not happy at all with you discission to cancel it WE need more of the lIzzie Borden chronicles ,
I totally agree! I’m very disappointed.
Lifetime you stink you keep shows on like devious maids which s is just awful and I dont like there dumb shows either like dancing moms.so go and take the best show you got off the air. i loved the show and I never missed an episode,maybe we should all give Lifetime the ax.
This was a good show, they leave all the terrible shows and cancell all the good ones. So sad. There won’t be anything decent to watch before long.
Unbelievable! This was a good show and C.R. show be up for an Emmy! I still think the BS 18-49 rating is bad. They are leaving out the spenders 50-65.
Leave it to LIFETIME to ruin a great thing! “The Lizzie Borden Chronicles” was sensationally riveting with wonderful acting on all accounts. It was fascinating to see how Lizzie got away with all the murders (even though this was a fictionalized version) & lastly, how she got her sister, Emma, involved as well. To keep other shows on (“Wife Swap”, “Hoarders”, “Dance Moms” & the like) is an injustice as this is original, well-conceived programming. My husband & I both looked forward to each episode to learn of Lizzie’s machinations. LIFETIME should definitely reconsider this move as they need new… Read more »
You are so right BRBH!!!!
Let’s make room for more of their moronic shows like Little Women and Dance Moms. Lifetime, just keep dropping the good shows and adding your shows that test our intelligence and we will turn to TNT and USA. You have too much competition to continue adding the shows you are adding to your lineup and dropping good dramas.
TOO BAD!! Is a eally great show. Ricci is alwayyss great!! RENEW!!!!!!!!!!!!
Lifetime are you people mentally ill? This is a great show!!!! Lizzie Borden is still interesting to this day and the writers made it very fun to watch. I cannot believe you would do such a dumb thing but then again you cancelled The Lottery and that was awesome also!!! What is wrong with you people? Brain tumor or something? This is just plain and simply DUMB!
I agree I loved Lizzie Borden and Christina ,actually the entire casts was great it is a shame those airheads who run lifetime dont seem to even care what we like I hate those live shows.I was so addicted to this show. also a huge fan of Christina and of Lizzie Borden ,I hated seeing Lizzie sailing away on that boat while Emma just looks at her and abandons her ,i was so hoping that Lizzie would be back to look for her and do more of the same. Funny though lifetimes site still has the show listed there .