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.
We found it on netflix, had not heard of it before, we watched all 19 episodes in 3 days. We are hooked and we are not kids, I”m 78 and my daughter is 43, please bring it back, it is very well done.
Please u can’t cancel the show it’s my fav. Show I finished the 1st season in 2 days cause I got hooked on it I have to know what happens next….
This show needs at least one more season.
Plz don’t cancel or whatever u r doing to twisted. I love the show and watch it with
My mom all the time
Please don’t cancel….even my husband is involved in this show….we love it! Bring in season 2!
I finished the first season in two days on Netflix, just finished it and came to see if there was a season 2 and now I’m hearing it might be cancelled?! That’d be a tragic ending to this series. It really got me hooked from the Pilot episode and I hope it does continue. I haven’t found a series like this, that I was this intrigued with, for a long while!
If they don’t renew this show I will be greatly disappointed. The characters are so well brought out through the suspense and plot. To have a great show like this cancelled will be a shame. They don’t make many shows this good anymore. And I think I speak for a lot of people when I say that this channel will lose my support if this show is not renewed for season 2.
I love the show! even my son watches and he doesn’t watch any series!! please don’t cancel TWISTED!:-)
#Twisted rocks!!!
I freaking loved!!! Literally just thru watching the first season on Netflix!! Please please please come back with more!! I need it!! Please!!!!!!
Please do not cancel the show Twisted!!!
I’m sick of following series only to have them cancelled without tying up the story lines. They should release a 2nd season.
PLEASE DONT CANCEL IT !!!! I LOVE IT. DONT LEAVE US ON EDGE LIKE THIS WHAT HAPPPENED NEXT??????!?!? I love twisted
I just watched the first season on net flicks. Now I’m hooked please come back at clear up all open ends.
Slow to get into. But then hooked. Really kept one intrigued. Just a good show.