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 renew Twisted for another season!!! One of my friends told me about the show and I am hooked. I really think the show needs to be advertised more to increase the ratings. I never heard of the show prior to watching it with my friend.
They need to renew it or at least give us 2 hour made for tv movie. After leaving us with a cliffhanger like that….the stories not over we have no idea what became of anything,
renew please, it is so sweet and i really am waiting to see more of twisted
Renew!
i love this show please don’t cancel i watch this on megaspore and I’m hanging off the edge of my seat every single time i watch it!!!!! I LOVE TWISTED
They better have a second season!!! They can’t can’t just end the show the way they did!
If ABC Family has any sense left, they will renew this show. This show has been nothing but wonderful since the pilot episode. The actors/actresses have really made these characters their own, and the show’s return is eagerly anticipated by people I know who would normally not be interested in watching ABC Family at all. Between this show, and Ravenswood ABC Family actually has a shot at competing with the real networks during that timeslot.
Please don’t cancel Twisted. I love the show. I work nights but have my DVR set to record my shows so I can watch them when I get home.
I love twisted please renew it!!!!
Love this show! It really is Twisted! I want to know what happened at the end there, who got shot! I also want to know what scheme that bimbo Whitney and Jack were in on with Charlie??? Please do not cancel! Must renew!!
Hi, i love this show, every day a new twist. The danny and jo story is great. its kind of a thriller. pls pls let there be a second season .
Renew! Definitely!
It’s a great show please don’t cancel it. Danny and Jo finally are together and we want to see more. Besides there’s still more story to tell.
Please do not cancel absolutely love this show
Please don’t cancel. Too many good shows have been cancelled before really giving it a chance. I think this show has a lot of potential. I love it. Please renew!