It seems not even magic couldn’t help bring the ratings up. The CW has cancelled The Secret Circle after one season of 22 episodes.
A supernatural series, The Secret Circle follows teenager Cassie Blake (Britt Robertson) who, after moving to Chance Harbor, discovers that she is a witch and part of a young secret coven. The show also stars Thomas Dekker, Gale Harold, Phoebe Tonkin, Jessica Parker Kennedy, Shelly Hennig, Louis Hunter, Ashley Crow, and Natasha Henstridge.
When the season began, it looked like The CW had found the perfect match for their big hit, The Vampire Diaries. The premiere drew a 1.3 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 3.05 million viewers. These days, those are excellent numbers for the smallest network.
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In week two, the ratings dropped 31% but were still strong by CW standards. Unfortunately, over the course of the season, they have tumbled downward. They’ve gone as low as 0.5 rating with just 1.14 million viewers. Other CW shows were performing better and they didn’t have the advantage of having such a strong lead-in.
On our CW Ratings Report Card, which measures the relative demographic numbers of shows on the network, The Secret Circle has a “B+” grade. That grade however is heavily reliant on the early season numbers and the show hasn’t been pulling those in months.
If The CW had renewed Secret Circle for a second season, the ratings would likely have been lower when it returned in the fall — lower still without a Vampire Diaries lead-in.
The CW has different standards for success than other networks and derives income from other sources beyond broadcast viewing. They also have just 10 hours of primetime space available. It just didn’t make sense to bring Secret Circle back for another season.
The series finale aired on last Thursday night, May 10th, so there won’t be any further resolution for the ongoing storylines.
What do you think? Are you upset that The Secret Circle has been cancelled and won’t be returning for a second season? What will you miss about the show?
Whyy?? This really sucks…. :/
It’s just so frustrating! I LOVED THE SERIES! I’m also an TVD fan, and i realy don’t know which finale was better! They were both just GREAT, AMAZING! i love the series and i just don’t know why they would cancel it! it DESERVED a season season. At least 12 episodes, so the storylines could end good. I badly wanted to see the other kids of Blackwell!
I love The Secret Circle. I think the CW has made a very poor choice by canceling the show. If I didn’t have so much love for Vampire Diaries, I’d boycott the CW altogether (but there is no way I’m missing Vampire Diaries). I definately won’t be watching any of the new shows that will air in place of The Secret Circle. Why fall in love with a show and have it taken from you without even a proper series finale? Shame on you, CW!
Honestly there was NOOOOOOOOO reason at all to cancel this show so soon, especially if the ratings were looking pretty good right from the jump, maybe that means Season 2 needs to avoid a few mistakes that season 1 made. My opinion is that there weren’t any mistakes, but I remember it being a little boring in the middle of the season… Plus the first season of every show never does all that great, ya need to give it a bit of a chance for people to develope the anticipation. Whatever CW, if you take the Vampire Diaries away from… Read more »
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BY THE WAY… YOU’RE REALLY PISSING OFF THE 1.14 MIL PEOPLE THAT HAVE STUCK WITH WATCHING THIS SHOW… IM NO LONGER WATCHING YOUR DIRTY CHANEL IM GOING TO STREAM TVD AND SN OFF A WEBSITE THAT YOU’RE ABSOLUTELY NOT AFFILIATED WITH! (cough) dicks…
Makes sense to cancel on of your highways rated shows??? I don’t think so. I know for this I will not be watching any new shows on the cw. I will not be watching hod either. They had shows perform worse that tsc in their first season that went on to be the networks top show ie: oth and ever wood
I want to see the second season! Thanks CW!
From all the shows that premiered this year I believed TSC to be one of the save ones. I was absolutely shocked when I read about its cancellation. The thing that maddens me the most? The fact that they are fast with canceling shows before they get their chance abroad. Germany is a vast supporter of American shows, yet they never wait to see if the ratings are better there and maybe worth giving the show its second season, which is a shame in 2012 where we’re all much more connected (globally) than we’ve ever been before. How can a… Read more »
Im from Australia and have been watching the series since the begining, it sadens me that CW have decided not to renew the show for season 2…
I wish they would reconsider.
I want this show back!! It was amazing….shame that it’s been cancelled..:(
why do they have to cancel it?? i love the secret circle and wouldnt be able to stand it if they quit!
I’am obsessed with TSC! The all witch-thing was so great! Please bring it back!!!!!!!
I’m pissed bring it back!!!!
cw you take away secret circle and turned elena into a vampire wow your the dombest network on tv if you take that show away cause big bang is going to take all your fan we wanna know whats to happen with the blackwell family and if i dont iam going to protest the bigest network take down l.j smith is blessing for your network and i know other networks want her cause 0f tvd and guess what as a major fan of her books and shows and in her fan club i can do my best to make sure… Read more »
One of the WORST DECISIONS EVER by The CW!!!
the decision of canceling flashforward, the event and alcatraz was way worse than this
You’ve got to be kidding me,they say the ratings would have dropped but if they put more drama in it like the book they could have came back with a bang the second season, if the story line isn’t excellent then its the people directing it get better people,but don’t destroy the show on based on their faults, i bet if the directors of VAMPIRE DIARIES or SUPERNATURAL, plan this story line,this would continue to be a HUGE hit,to bad the show failed because of others….