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 is my favorite show I don’t have any problem with it please don’t cancele it !!!!!! it will literally make me hate ABC family just don’t cancel me my sister and my mom love it
I am all upset that you aren’t watching The Fosters Switched At Birth CHASING LIFE PLL THEY’RE GREAT SHOWS AND I WATCH THEM ALL THE TIME BUT I SAB AND THE FOSTER WOULD REMAIN IN THE MID SEASON AND FOLLOWING CHASING LIFE ABC FAMILY SHOWS WON’T WORK OUT WITH THE CW NETWORK SCHEDULE AIRING TIME You should be watching this network because they have really good shows and if you don’t watch these shows then tom will be forced to cancel all of these shows off the network and will shutdown their abc family do you want to see this… Read more »
I noticed You are running the secret life of teenagers On demand Which by the way I hate that show Can you please run Twisted on demand So I can At least watch it Watch it While you are making your decision Twisted Was a good mystery show That I looked forward to watching Every Tuesday night On ABC Family Now I don’t even watch that station Why do you people Cancel all the good shows And if you bring twisted back Make Lacey and Joe Equally as important To the show Not just Jo So hopefully I will Be… Read more »
BRING TWISTED BACK ! IT WAS THE BEST MYSTERY SHOW EVER ! HOW COULD YOU CANCEL IT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SUSPICION ?
In the beginning I used to love twisted but when I kept on watching all 19 episodes of twisted I didn’t like how they put the regin crane case and the aunt tara case in the series vickram and tara scared me and scott ogden archie yates scared me
It would be nice to have a book series novels that has a full story on the night of regin and tara case and how vickram hurt the both of them that should’ve not been in the twisted series
Twisted series should’ve got the familes together and celebrate the town celebration
I am I huge fan u sould vote for them please bring back twisted back please !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Please I want to see the rest of it to be coming back on I did not even get to see if Danny liked joe
I just discovered twisted and downloaded all the episodes,it is awsome.it has to come back. I love it
Please bring twisted back!!’ PLEASE!!’
Twisted is a show that most definitely has to come back.There is no way you can just cancel an amazing show like this .we haven’t even found out who Charlie really is yet.you can’t just cancel the show with a cliff hanger like that.now I love abc family but this network has cancelled too many amazing shows such as Designed By Jane, RavensWood, and now maybe even Twisted.Afterwhile nobodies going to watch this channel because you guys cancel way to many good shows.Atleast give us(the viewers) the chance to say if we don’t like a show or not.TWISTED HAS TO… Read more »
If twisted did a novel or a book series about who’s the person behind the regain cran and aun tara’s accidents. I would be much happier if the producers re change their twisted series just like chasing life
PLEASE BRING IT BACK!!! PLEASE!!!
Please bring back Twisted!!!
You can’t just end the show with a whole bunch of questions and mysterys still remaining. TWISTED IS A VERY AWESOME SHOW AND IF YOU CANCLE IT MANY FANS WILL BE DISSAPOINTED BECAUSE OF HOW GOOD IT WAS. NO ONE KNOWS WHO CHARLIE IS YET.
Please bring bk twisted.even if its just one last episode so Jo and Danny cn be together.PLEASE I AM BEGGING
It is my understanding that this program has definitely been canceled and will not
have any further programs.
I think that you should renew it im highly upset it is not coming back specially since i just got my male friend highly intrested
NO. DO NOT CANCEL TWISTED. YOU JUST CANT END THE SHOW LIKE THAT AND RUIN MY LIFE. THAT SHOW IS MY LIFE. I LOVE DANNY JO LACY AND EVERYONE IN IT. PLEASE JUST RELEASE SEASON 2 SOON
if they cancel twisted i will hate abc forever because you can’t just end the series with wait don’t shoot him he’s my son and a gunshot and that is my reason
I will forever hat ABC family if they cancel twisted first they take off bunheads then the lying game & now maybe even twisted?
What should be done is have a second season if ratings don’t rise after two episodes then have a plot to end the show not let everyone hanging like you’ll did with lying game