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.
PLEASE DONT CANCEL!!!! IF THE SHOW GET CANCEL I WILL NEVER WATCH ANYTHING ON. A B C
This show should be renewed. It is a clean and interesting tv series. Not like all the other shows on TV today. Too much reality and sex. Twisted is a show that proves you can have a good story without all the sex and swearing.
I love this show. Please don’t cancel it
Continue the show i love it!!!
PLEEEASE DO NOT cancel Twisted. I watch it every week with my daughter and we absolutely love it!! How are you going to not renew with an ending like that?! Every time a good show comes on television that I love, they cancel it. That is why I stopped watching TV in the first place. We MUST see what happens next… especially with Danny and Jo.
Renew!!!!! Twisted is so addicting!! Love this show!!
Please renew! I’m in love with this show !and they need to renew ravens wood that was an awesome show as well
RENEW IT NOWWWWWWWWW omg its crazy
I love twisted! Don’t cancel!!!! I would never watch ABC Family till Twisted came on! I love this show so much give it a chance! Hell I even got some friend hooked on it!
Please dont’t cancel!!! The show just got done with the first season, and I must say “wow amazing!” I can’t wait to watch the next season, and I know that I am not the only one! I stopped watch ABC Family for awhile till I came across Twisted and it caught my attention right off the back! I love this show and it has just gotten really good! Just give it one more chance!!
Please please please renew this show…I love it!
Please renew or at lease tie up loose ends. Tell who is who and what all the secrets are. I love this show and I am a grandmother! It is a good interesting clean show with enough drama and intrigue to keep you waiting for the next episode.
Oh my goodness!!! Please, please, please don’t cancel this show!! This and PLL are my absolute favorite shows!!! Plus, how cruel would that be to just end it with that bombshell of a season finale?!? Don’t leave the fans hangin’ like that!!!!
I will never watch a abc family show again if they cancel twisted after that huge season fanale!!!!!!! They can’t cancel it!!!!!!! Omg
I really hope they bring back twisted I have been interested in Jane by design, lying game, ravenswood, and all have been cancelled seriously the least they could do is have one show for each to completely end the show not leave us hanging. Its ridiculous. I feel like I’m not wanting to get interested in anymore of the shows. At least I get to watch PLL oh well