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.
This show is awesome and ABC better renew it to a second season. They have no reason to not renew it. Forget the numbers, I am sure many people will stop watching ABC if they do not put this show back on. They must think about those numbers that they will be losing. I want to know what will happen in the next season. They cannot just leave people wondering from that last episode. They should really put this show back on air.
Billy
The abc family will make their decision and how many times to I need to repeat myself they will be canceling it at the end of july period cancellation prediction will say twisted offically canceled
I totally agree with Billy like for real do you for a fact know they are cancelling the show NO YOU DON’T so don’t say Billy is wrong when nobody knows what’s going to happen except abc family network . And at the end of the day they might or might not cancel it.
Toriluv We don’t know if twisted will be renewed or not but paul lee might have another side of maybe it will be renewed or might want to put twisted on hold for the mid season in Jnauary on Thursday or Saturdays the other part is what is the abc family mid season schedule all comedy shows would work perfect on the sundays and fridays in summer line up I really don’t like to watch Melissa And Joey MYSTERY GIRLS YOUNG HUNGRY COMEDY SHOWS THAT MIGHT BE BORNING TO THE FANS, THE ONLY COMEDY SHOW PEOPLE LOVE IS BOY MEETS… Read more »
Abc should take a look at how many people are commenting for a second season of twisted!! They really two make a decision and I hope they will make the right one twisted needs to be renewed they renewed fosters but twisted is a way better show like I said before it’s right up the with pretty little liars
All of the abc family shows are really good all of the fans who dislike the foster don’t brother commenting on this site I can’t imagine you all dont like the fosters do you all want to see the abc family shut down their compeltety if you don’t watch the fosters that means the ratings will go way down in the demos and Paul Lee has wasted all of his time on making new tv series on the abc family and no one wants to watch them this will hurt paul and the fosters cast will get more upset if… Read more »
Oops do you all want to see the abc family network to shut down their shop compeltey
I will be so sad if Twisted is cancelled out.bcuz when things started to get better when Danny fall in love with jo.no no I’m begging you abc family do something.I can’t not live without twisted I love you so much Avan jogia.pls someone do something bcuz twisted is the best .I wanna the rest of the story what happen to Charlie how does he react.
Yes it should be renewed that wouldn’t be fair and I do believe that twisted is the best show I hate when they put on a show and then take it off even when it is good like bunheads I love that show I sware that is the only network that just focuses on ratings how about looking at comments or checking in with viewers instead of always using the numbers sometimes you need a person’s perspective not just numbers.
Twisted definitely needs a second season…PLEASE
You can’t just stop at this stage no no no. Not wit the you ended the last episode of season 1..you can’t just do this
I honestly really think that twisted has to come back on ASAP !!! Twisted is better than the Fosters , and I can’t believe that Charlie is Tess’s son !!! Like omg please don’t just stop the show ! It’s so good ! I kept watching the last episode over and over of season one an when I was looking for the 2nd season people were saying that they might be canceling the show I was just mad/sad because they couldn’t just end the show like that , so please please please I am a big fan of this great… Read more »
I am definitely a fan and will be so devastated if it cancels. The show just got good, there’s a lot mystery, drama and romance. I don’t want it to cancel. Is just like The Lying Game is was such a good show things we’re heating up. The show just started just cause the ratings are low doesnt mean that it has to end.
Pleeeeeaaaase renew this!!! Please please please. I was devastated when I found out that the lying game was canceled and I haven’t felt this strongly about a show like this since. Idk how you guys do whatever it is to know your viewers but I don’t even watch my shows on regular TV. I watch them all on Netflix so hopefully your adding that to the mix. Please keep this show on, especially the way it ended, you can’t just leave us hanging like that.
this show is wayyy better than the fosters this show is soooo amazing and danny is the ultimate eye candy please please please please bring it back I cant take the pressure I need to know whats going to happen
I knoooo right I love the show sooooo much please make a second season the last episode of season had me like
Twisted is looking really bad and abc family will be canceling it they don’t care about twisted beening recorded on dvr they only care about people watching it on live such as tv and there is only 0.7 0.3 of viewers watching it and that’s how it is its all about cast and crew getting paid for so they are getting 0.7 0.3 of money and finace from the abc family We can prey for a renewal but I don’t think they will renewed but the anc family the foster are getting 0.6 in the demo with 1 millon of… Read more »
Oops I mean abc family
We were all into it in my house and now it is all up in the air. The actors played a great part especially Avan Jogia, he is a great actor and kept us on our toes. Please bring it back and don’t leave us wondering. Give the show a couple of seasons and watch the viewing go up.
Please keep it I need closure… I’ve been waiting on the new season since the day after the last episode was aired
I honestly think that twisted it the best show ever if their going to end it with season 1 episode 19 it will be a total disappointment for all the fans especially when they let of with Charlie being Tess’s son!!,I was so surprised confused and when the episode ended I was like I need to go online to see if theirs any more episode then I read that the show might be canceled I was really sad and read that we could write what we think and I think well no I know that twisted is on top of… Read more »
Twisted was so good they really need to bring it back, yes it might have low ratings but enough people still like it and want it to come back, the characters were extraordinary and the plot was magnificent, it got me hooked from the first episode and I dont even like mysteries but for this show I made an exception, my friends and I would just sit around and talk about this show for hours, so I beg you not to cancel it.
Absolutely love twisted, can’t get enough. It Kills me to wait a week between episodes, it keeps you wanting more. Definitely need season 2!!!
I am so sick of good shows on ABC Family being cancelled!! I’m in my 50s and enjoy good shows (although I can do away with having girls kiss)!! Absolutely hate that. The show and plot are good. I saw where one of the stars was on a talk show and she stated that Twisted was being picked up another season so what the heck? I have a large family and we all watched it.