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.
Twisted should definitely be renewed. I LOVE THE SHOW AND THE CHARECTERS. Who got shot?
Why cancel a great show? .. it doesnt make sense…. pretty little liars has been on gorever and That show is terrible..
You cannot just stop making episodes! I have been dying to find out what happens next, if you do deside to keep making episodes I can predict a ton of viewers
YOU SHOULD NOT CANCEL IT!!!
Please DON’T cancel twisted there’s still so much we need to know like about witney and her dad like wat were they planing and if Danny and Jo get together. I could go on and on about this show but if you don’t believe me believe your fans also you should really get started on making a second season because people have been watching twisted since 2013 and now it’s 2014 and people are still waiting!!!! so just do it make a season 2. 🙂
You can’t cancel Twisted after a season finale like that !
MAKE A SEASON TWO YOU CANT JUST LEAVE IT LIKE THAT I WANT TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENDS NEXT!!!!!!!!!
YOU CANT CANCEL IT !!!
It was a great show. Why cancel it??
It is a great show why cancel it, that is just stupid
Please don’t cancel Twisted. I like this show.
Please don’t cancel!!! me and my mom and my friends love twisted!
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE don’t cancel the show. It is so entertaining and everyone loves it. Just give this show another chance…
I LOVE THIS SHOW!!! Please don’t cancel it!!! Must know what happens next!!!!
I LOVE Twisted! This is one of the few shows that have you constantly guessing what’s going to happen next only to find that it took a different turn. I have never missed an episode & even watch the same episode a couple of times to catch things I missed. All the good shows get cancelled I hope that Twisted gets renewed since it’s one of the BEST shows.