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.
I will die if they don’t bring it back for a second season. They did a HUGE cliffhanger and they NEED to finish it. I freaking LOVE Twisted and they need to bring it back ASAP !!!! #bringbackTwisted <3
It didn’t end right it has to come back on I’m a HUGE fan and would hate to see it go
I absolutely love Twisted soo much that I watch two & three times a week. Since I am not able to watch its airing time, I record it on my DVR & watch it about two hours later (& again the next day on the abc family app) so I hope this doesnt affect the tv ratings
IT HAVE TO COME A SECOND SEASON!!!!!!!!!!!!! AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!!!!!
they should re new it I love the show
It would be a crime against all of humanity to not have a season two for this show. One does not simply leave behind a show when it is this good or when they ended the season as they did. The main reason I believe that viewings are down for Twisted is because many other shows similar in viewership occur at the same time. Supernatural for example is a very popular show and it has been going on for longer, so more people know about it. Angents of SHEILD is another that involves Marvel. These shows all draw in the… Read more »
Pls pls pls make more twisted i hate cliffhangers!
If this show doesn’t come back on that would be so outlandish that I would never ever watch ABC Family again
This show better be renewed for another season…..you cant keep us all wondering what is…….that would a complete outlandish and disappointed thing that I actually would lose all respect and not watch ABC Family again EVER
I LOVE Twisted. I really think they should make a second season!
RENEW RENEW RENEW!
I’d be pretty upset if they didn’t renew, or at least add a few more episodes explaining everything. I hate when they just stop a show abruptly with no explanations.
GO TO THIS SITE AND SHOW THEM THAT WE NEED TWISTED BACK FOR A SECOND SEASON http://abcfamily.go.com/feedback
I love this and I think it would a big disappointment to everyone if the show did not go on because it is impossible not to love this show
This show is awesome! They just can’t leave it like that, they HAVE to have a second season!!!!
I love this show! I am hooked as well! I think ABC should absolutely keep this show around!