ABC won’t be making its official announcement until tomorrow but the axe has already fallen for midseason’s The Unusuals.
The dramady revolves around a dysfunctional but effective group of New York City cops. The series features the talents of Amber Tamblyn, Jeremy Renner, Harold Perrineau, Joshua Close, Monique Gabriela Curnen, Kai Lennox, Terry Kinney, Adam Goldberg, Ryan O’Nan, Ian Kahn, Kat Foster, Heather Burns, Robert Funaro, and George Aloi.
The ABC show debuted on April 8th to a disappointing 6.83 million viewers and a 2.1/6 rating/share of the 18-49 demographic. The following week, the numbers fell to 6.01 million and a 1.8/5. The network tried a different timeslot but the numbers were worse and subsequently fell to a terrible 4.74 million and a 1.4/4.
Though ABC really wanted to find a new cop drama, it became pretty clear that this one wasn’t going to be it. The network has opted to cancel The Unusuals rather than order a second year.
Their official schedule will be announced tomorrow but show creator Noah Hawley has already been informed that the show is dead.
He twittered, “Friends, just heard The Unusuals will not be back for a second season. Thanks for all your amazing support.” He later wrote, “It’s a tough loss.”
There are four episodes left in season one and ABC will begin airing them next week, on May 27th.
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It appears that tv execs do not have enough maturity and patience to give a new series enough time to gain viewers. The Unusuals and Life On Mars are two examples. I am afraid to get hooked on any NEW shows that I may like; they will probably be cancelled. We even liked Worst Week and Dirty Sexy Money. Do you really care at all about the over 50 audience? My wife and I will try not to watch as much ABC anymore.
Really sorry to see this not renewed. It really reminded me of the old Hill Street Blues. They should have given it a shot in a Fall line up. I think it was just too late in the season. But this had great promise!
Unfortunate. I thought ABC was finally going to be a contender and get good quality TV shows. Now, it looks like they wouldn’t know a good show if it smacked them on the nose. Pity cos The Unusuals is a wonderfully acted, creatively written show.
I love, love, love, this show, it is fresh & there’s nothing else on TV like it, I don’t normally like to get into new shows but this one sucked me in………..
I can’t understand why you are cancelling such a great show. My husband finally got me to watch a cop show … it is unusual … unusually GREAT! I never liked police shows, but this one is so different, I don’t want to miss an episode. I hope another network picks it up. We loved it. It will be your loss….
How can we save this show? College students have not had a chance to see it, and they would love it. Help!
Of course it got canceled, it had 3 strikes against it; 1) I liked it 2) It was good 3) There wasn’t a regular charcter that was openly gay. It’s pretty hard to find a show that gets more than a split season that doesn’t have the token gay character. Looking at it from another way, the list of cancelled shows is typically missing one; journyman, life on mars, ely stone, life, terminator and reaper to name a few. Survivor, desperate housewives, and now it looks like one of the southlnad cops… gay. If it does well and doesn’t the… Read more »
The Unusuals is a wonderful show. ABC should give it time to mature and develop a following. If they cancel the show it would only solidify the reason why I and many others hardly pay attention to “network” stations anymore.
ABC, I CAN’T BELIEVE YOU ARE CANCELLING THE UNUSUALS, I LOVED THIS SHOW AND LOOKED FORWARD TO WATCHING EACH WEEK. I ALSO LOVED LIFE ON MARS. EVERY TIME I DECIDE TO GIVE YOU ALL ANOTHER CHANCE ON A NEW SERIES AND LOVE WATCHING THE SHOWS IT GETS CANCELLED. I’LL DO ALL THE OTHER WATCHERS A BREAK AND NOT WATCH ABC ANYMORE,
I loved this show right from the start. I said to my husband, I love it, He said well they’ll cancel it for sure because you like it. I do not watch cop show, I looked forward to this one every week. I wish that it would go on. Lets have another reality show. NOT.
I love this show! I can’t believe how many bad shows with bad actors are on right now, but yet a show with great actors and writing is given the axe. Maybe another network will pick it up. We can hope. It would be ABC’s loss.
I really wish this show wouldn’t be cancelled. It’s the best show on TV!
Figures……. Last year, Women’s Murder Club was cancelled. This year, Life on Mars and now, The Unusuals…… c’mon folks, how do you ever expect to get a winner if you continually kill shows the second they leave the gates? Give these great shows a chance to catch on!!
I’m really getting tired of getting into a new show then find out it’s been canceled. This show was good.
please please please don’t cancel this show! it’s so witty and the characters are anything but boring! c’mon execs!