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.
Don’t cancel the show, I’m not even a big tv watcher but this show has me and the wife watching and it’s really just getting a lot more interesting with the way season one ended. There’s a lot of shows that are airing that ain’t even close to as good as this show, so why cancel it
I just recentlly finished the season on netflix . I LOVED IT BY THE WAY!!!! Please dont cancle this show! I need to know what happens! Does jo and danny get together? What happens to charlie??? What about jo’s mom with being “jo’s mom’s son??” Does lacy and whitny make up????? What’s goong on with jack and his daughter??????????!!!!! So many people like this show SO PLEASE PUT OUT A SECIND SEASON!!!!
I just finished the season don’t cancel it please It got so good, this show is getting more and more viewers by the day
Don’t cancel it!!! Many people like the show a lot! Don’t give up come on.
Please do not cancel!!we love this whole first season and was looking forward to season 2
Okay first off, Twisted is an amazing show on ABC Family! Its one of many great shows and cancelling it would be a wrong decision! It keeps you on the edge on at least every other episode because it spills something new and crazy. I was either smiling, shocked, or overwhelmed by the events that happened in that episode. I loved every character in this series. They all were put in their spots well and played them well. Secondly, you can’t end the last episode of the very first season and then cancel the series all together. Where would that… Read more »
Please don’t cancel the show. I absolutely love it And it’s just getting good. Please please please don’t cancel
Love this show
OMG. I Just recently discovered Twisted on netflix and finished it in 3days. I have been searching for season 2 to find that there is no such thing and might not even come to existence. I love twisted. I felt like i was addicted to it I never wanted to stop watching. I’m in college and i took my laptop to class with me to watch it. Please bring it back i have to know whats going to happen with charlie. I want to know if jo and danny will be together. Will charlie tell the truth. Whats the real… Read more »
DO NOT CANCEL IT, I COMMEND DO NOT CANCEL IT AT ALL COST!!!!!!
I just watched the full season on Netflix really hope it comes back
Great acting and writing please bring back
I hope and pray you guys don’t cancel this show ever…besides pretty little liars this show has me on the edge of my seat every Tuesday..this is a really good show and I for one and my friends will be highly disappointed if this show was to get canceled honestly that’s the only reason we even look at ABC Family if you cancel this show then you can cancel every other shoe that comes on ABC Family period…who cares about ratings no matter what the ratings are somebody will watch it and tune in every Tuesday no matter what…give us… Read more »
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Oh, btw I loved it too. My grandson and I watched the whole first season in 3 days on Netflix. The first half of season 1 was very well written, and no episode ever failed at bringing us back to watch the next one. Very intense. Things changed a little bit for the second half of the season but we became more connected as each character grew/evolved. Its a GREAT show! Bring on Season 2!
DO NOT CANCEL !
WoW! I can’t believe the number of people pleading for ABC not to cancel Twisted! This is the most support I’ve seen for a show so far this decade (next to SYFY’s Being Human). ABC has got to listen to the fans. Netflix is becoming a game-changer when it comes to viewership of TV series. Who knows how much the viewer numbers have been changed by Netflix? ABC should really reconsider bringing on a second season of Twisted because of the support it has gotten here alone. Does anybody know how we (as a fan base) can lobby to bring… Read more »