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.
dont cancel it
i love this show. would love a second season
RENEW TWISTED!!!!
Please do not cancel this show, I look forward to this show every week. The story line is just starting to get exciting!!!
RENEW IT!!!!!!!!
I think that if you cancel twisted you’re gonna have a lot less viewers than you think I’m gonna be seriously pissed if I find out that my favorite abc family show has been cancel
Noooooooo dont cancel please!
PLEASE DON’T CANCEL TWISTED!!!!!!!!!!! Its one of the best shows in my opinion it’s already bad enough you canceled The Lying Game & Ravenswood !! Pleaseeeee Twisted is just started to get goooood !!!!!!!!
Do not cancel twisted! You canceled The Lying Game and i was so sad about that you cant cancel Twisted too! Thats not fair to the many viewers that you do have. The new shows arent even good! Please bring back another season of Twisted amd dont disappoint us once again
Omg please don’t Cancel this show! It is sooooo interesting and there are other people who love it.. It doesn’t matter if it’s not ALOT like pretty little liars but I’m soooo desperate to find out what happens next :3
Please do Not cancel this show ! It is a very good show has a good plot and story line . it’s almost like criminal minds and law and order into a romantic movie. It keeps you entertained !
Please DONT CANCEL IT!
Watching twisted and the fosters is my daughters and mine bonding time we love twisted please don’t cancel it!
http://www.change.org/petitions/abc-family-renew-twisted-for-a-season-two
Sign to keep Twisted!!!!
Twisted cannot get cancelled. It attracts many people, races, and ages. It is one of the best shows that I have seen in a very long time. This show cannot get cancelled. It has so much suspense that yet needs to get discovered. It is truly an amazing show that many people look forward to watching it.