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.
Renew, renew, renew!!!! Awesome show!
Plz plz plz plz renew I rlly like this show !!!!!!!!!!!!! Pls pls pls renew ahh
Please renew!!!!!!!!! Please for the love of Pete renew this show!!!!!!!!!!!
RENEW OMG RENEW!! It would be a huge disappointment if it was cancelled. The show is so great and I have look so much forward to the new season! PLEASE DONT CANCEL
I started watching twisted and at first i didn’t think i would like it that much it surprise me. I truly think that the plot is creative and the cast is amazing! You really shouldn’t cancel this series i think it has a lot of potential and you should give it more time for it to be known! And if you ever decide to cancel it, please, just please tell us what happens in the end, who does danny end up with (jo hopefully) and what is the deal with charlie. Just make an episode that resumes everything. I really… Read more »
Not everyone watch twisted on abc family. I watch it on line because I don’t have time to watch it when it comes on at tat time. I watch most of the shows on line. there is more off a following than abc family thinks. they have cancelled so many shows that many people have enjoyed, because for most people time is precious so people can’t all ways watch it when it comes on, but do watch it. abc family needs to think outside of the box.
Reneww
They have to renew it! It’s one of the best series that I’ve ever seen! It’s the only one that I have patience enough to wait until the next week just to see it in HD. There are sites that it’s already in the final chapter, but I don’t want to see it, because I want the best definition because the serie worth it! Please, ABC can’t cancel it. There are fans in Brazil who are waiting for teh season 2 and that includes me and my mom
RENEW!!! Its a really great show with lots of twists to it. I love this show and so does the rest of my family.
RENEWWWWWWWWW ITS THE ONLY THING GOOD AND EXCITING IN MY LIFE I NEED THIS SHOW.
I love twisted so much it is lime my life. And if this show is cancelled I swear I will cry becuz this is like the only show that excites me besides pll. I love this show so so much and I feel like they should at least finish what they started after the last episode which was shown April 1st 2014. Please just please let this show last.
Renew renew renew renew!!! Please!!!
if you are going to cancel it, at least finish up the story line and not leave the story just hanging. I watch this show with my 10-year old daughter and we enjoy it.
Dont cancel twisted! it has the best plot and it was my favorite show! They did the same with the lying game, and that was wonderful too! There’s no way you can leave us hanging with that kind of ending!
Please dont cancel season 2 of twisted. It is amazing show and it left us hanging. Abc did this with the lying game, please dont do it to twisted. The way it ends, there has to be a season 2.