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 am very upset that they wont do a second season. I thought it was such a good show.
I really liked the show in the beginning but when they started to cater to the Jo character and began to ignore Lacey’s character, not only by not even really giving her family, or even a story, I began to get upset. Even Danny’s character got less attention, then on top of that, they turned him into this ridiculous caricature that was not entertaining. The second half I just could not deal with. The show started out good and I don’t think they can redeem themselves now. The show was supposed to be about Danny and Jo and Lacey were… Read more »
I personally feel like abc family should have a season 2 of twisted because it’s becoming a very likable show and the ratings should go up the next season because a lot of different people are interested in watching the show now. Please don’t cancel the show before it’s began.
RENEW IT!!!!
Renew it!!! Love the show!!!!!
Renew it!!! It’s a great show,,,, love Danny Desai,,,, his character is great. He and Lacey makes a good looking couple. The site was suspenseful and I couldn’t wait for need episode. I’m in suspense NOW!!!!! So PLEASE PLEASE BRING IT BACK,,,,, WORD OF MOUTH IS POWERFUL AND I WILL GET OTHERS TO WATCH. Thanks,,,,,,Go Danny
Im an adult and I love the show. My kid is a teenager and loves the shows. I think there are enough adult and teen characters that its something we watch and can both enjoy. Id hate to see it canceled. We just found it on netflix a few weeks ago. Id love to see where they wanted to go with season 2.
I’m really disappointed the show it will not be renewed. I was looking forward to the next season. One of the best shows. I want to see what happens next. This is not fare to the viewers pleas renew the show.
Renew please!!! I need to see Danny and Jo kiss!! And the gunshot who was killed??
I didn’t know it existed until I saw it on netflix. I definitely want a second season.
Renew it!!!!
please renew it
Please renew – SO good!
We need the 2nd season!! I’m 37 yrs. old and I’ve never thought that I would enjoy so much watching a series with teenagers … but it proved me wrong! It is a mystery series with awesome plot!! There are so many surprises in each episode … truly twisted!! LOL!! We must have a closure to this story! If not a whole season, we must have at least 8 episodes in order to end it!!
I think it was one of the better series I have watched in a long time and it should be renewed for another season.