Last year, ABC Family introduced three new dramas — Twisted, Ravenswood, and The Fosters. Ravenswood (a Pretty Little Liars spin-off) has been cancelled while The Fosters has been renewed. What will become of Twisted?
Airing on Tuesday nights, Twisted is a mystery/thriller series that revolves around 17 year old Danny Desai (Avan Jogia). Six years ago, he was charged with killing his aunt and he ended up spending five years in juvenile detention. Now, he’s been released and has returned to his small hometown in New York. As he tries to resume his life, a classmate is killed and Danny becomes a key suspect. The cast also includes Madelaine Hasson, Kylie Bunbury, Ashton Moio, Kimberly Quinn, Denise Richards, and Sam Robards.
The pilot episode aired as a special preview in March 2013 and drew 1.19 million viewers. It wasn’t a great start but the ratings picked up when the regular season started in June. They quickly fell again but ABC Family ordered 10 additional episodes of Twisted anyway. That decision may have been influenced by the fact that they had recently cancelled Bunheads and The Lying Game.
When the second half of the season kicked off in February and viewership nearly hit a new low, despite the fact that it had popular Pretty Little Liars as a lead-in. Last week, when Twisted no longer had that strong lead-in, viewership hit an all-time low with just 726,000 viewers.
The second half of the season averaged 1.11 million viewers. Ravenswood was cancelled with higher viewership. Based on these numbers, it’s looking unlikely that ABC Family will order a second season of Twisted.
But, what do you think? Are you a fan? Should Twisted be cancelled or renewed for a second season?
8/13 update: ABC Family has cancelled Twisted after one season.
Please keep Twisted going! We can’t be left on an amazing cliff hanger! My hubby and I love the show… All the more to keep going so people can still have time to tell others to watch and gain fans! This show is just too good.. listen to the fans. . Take notes of what people have said good and also bad… make this show great!
I just finished season 1 on Netflix. And the show is very intense knowing that the end of the season finished with a cliff hanger. I enjoyed the show and im looking forward on seeing more of it. Just because the ratings werent high, it doesn’t mean it wasn’t go. The show was and still is very awesome. I know for a fact that a show doesn’t give that spark just like any regular show, but it will all change if you make the show more thrilling. If you’re not satify with what you have accomplished and think that the… Read more »
I did not know you were cancelling the show. Please keep it on the air. I am hooked on this series.
YOU CANNOT CANCEL THE SHOW WITH A CLIFF HANGER LIKE THAT!
Need! Yes ! I have been waiting for season 2. I am a huge fan! Please keep it showing!
Renew it!
Bring Twisted back for a second season! It was a good show, with a different twist!
PLEASE DONT CANCEL TWISTED. IT WAS A GREAT SHOW AND IT NEEEEEEEEEEEEDS TO COME BACK !
Twisted need to come back. ABC family is so full of crap. First you cancel Lincoln Heights & Kyle XY. Now you wanna cancel Twisted. But you keep bs shows like The Fosters
I LOVE Twisted! Bring it back please.
Please bring twisted back!!!!!
I love twisted. please bring back for season 2. you already cancelled ravenswood and the lying so please keep twisted. if you are going to cancel a show, cancel switched at birth. that should have been cancelled a long time ago.
I love twisted it really needs to have another season
It’s so good.
Love the show I think it needs to come back love the story line love the suspense and the mystery. And also not to state the obvious but it was left at one hell of a cliffhanger and that’s just not fair.
renew please I love twisted as so does my two teenage daughters..