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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What are you guys thinking????? I video tape this show each week its the onlly show on at that hour worth watching….. how do you get your ratings… maybe a lot of folks like my self are using their vcr’s and you aren’t catching the exact amount of people that are watching it…. We don’t alwaysl NEED exact reality…. LIFE is exact reality and we live that everyday… I like the drama of each person in the show and each of their problems. I look forward each week to see what will happen next.. Please rethink this….
Marsha Ross
I hope someone recognizes this show’s potential and picks it up. Finally something different and interesting comes along and it’s cancelled before it has a chance to develop a following. Poor decision on the part of ABC. My husband and I will be watching if it finds another home.
I dont understand why This is a great show I love to watch. the reality mixed with comedy at a time we sure can use it .Someone please pick this show up.
Please save this show. My husband and I really enjoy watching The Unusuals. We love the characters and the funny things they get themselves into along with the serious stuff. Everytime we get interested in a show it gets cancelled. If ABC won’t keep it then please, please some other network pick it up!
I am disappointed to hear they are canceling this show. I have really enjoyed watching it. The characters are engaging and funny.
Please, reconsider! This show was not given a fair chance. We can’t wait for each episode. Truly genuis and funny.
Trash something else and give us back The Unusuals!
I can’t believe they would cancel this show. I really love it. All of the characters have cool quirks and personalities that are unique to most television. This show is more worthwhile and entertaining that a lot of crap shows that are coming back.
IT’S INSANE TO CANCEL THIS SHOW. SUCH A NICE CHANGE FROM OTHER SHOWS. I DON’T WATCH A TON OF T.V. BUT THIS SHOW WAS WORTH MY TIME. I SURE HOPE SOME OTHER NETWORK IS SMART ENOUGH TO GRAB THIS ONE & GET IT OUT THERE SO OTHERS CAN LEARN OF IT. WITH SO MUCH GARBAGE ON THE TUBE, IT SHOCKS ME THAT THIS SHOW GETS CANCELLED. LOVE ALL THE ACTORS AND THEIR PARTS. SO SAD 🙁
Amazing Show…. I hope another network will snatch it up… ABC’s loss is someone else’s gain.. The Show has great actors and is truly authentic in many ways, I would hate to see it go before it really gets a fair chance to succeed!!!
Can’t believe it!! What do we do now? Ditto everyone ‘s comments. Just when you think it’s okay to get attached, out the window. Hoping another network picks it up.
“The Unusuals” is such a great show – it was just getting better and better. All the actors were doing a great job. Weren’t you expecting it to be unusual?? I’m really sad to see it go – hope it doesn’t.
Tell me why I should ever bother getting interested in ABC’s shows. They always cancel anything I get invested in, all the way back to the ORIGINAL “Cupid.” This last few years has been particularly disappointing, from the loss of “Dirty Sexy Money” to “Pushing Daisies” and now the very compelling and continually refreshing “The Unusuals.” Why even bother turning to ABC at all? They picked up “Scrubs,” which ENDED (and will never be the same show without J.D.) — so why not something that promises something new and fresh?
This is such a shame. In the last few episodes I feel its picked up some good steam. ABC is infamous now for cancelling great shows, I liked Dirty Sexy Money, Pushing Daisies, now this. Its true these networks don’t have enough paitence these days and jump from show to show too often.
Great show…ABC would rather air continuous crap reality shows. God forbid we have real actors anymore. I’m surprised they’ve been smart enough to keep Lost. After this cancellation, I won’t be watching ABC anymore until Lost season 6.
Great show–what a loss. Maybe one of the other (smarter) networks will pick it up. I would watch it anywhere, anytime. I repeat, great show!