After four years on the air, ABC has decided to pull the plug on Ugly Betty. There won’t be a fifth season but will longtime fans get a true series finale?
Ugly Betty debuted in 2006 and follows young Betty Suarez (America Ferrera) as she navigates her way through the world of high-fashion, working at the trendy magazine Mode. Others in the cast include Eric Mabius, Tony Plana, Ana Ortiz, Becki Newton, Mark Indelicato, Michael Urie, Vanessa Williams, and Ashley Jensen.
After being a modest hit for its first two seasons, the series’ viewership dropped to an average of eight million viewers and a 2.8 rating in the 18-49 demo last year. That would usually put a series “on the bubble” but ABC gave it an early renewal. It was pretty clear that the network wanted to try to keep it going to accumulate more episodes for the syndication package.
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The network assigned the series to a Friday night timeslot this season, hoping that the loyal fans would follow it there. Not many did. After cancelling Eastwick, they moved Ugly Betty to a better slot, on Wednesday nights. The ratings haven’t been very good there either.
The show’s fate seemed essentially sealed by Ugly Betty’s syndication deal. While episodes of The Mentalist and NCIS: Los Angeles sold for about $2.2 million each in syndication, Ugly Betty episodes have been licensed to the TV Guide Network for “a low six figures.”
Today, the network and production team made a joint statement, saying, “We’ve mutually come to the difficult decision to make this Ugly Betty’s final season, and are announcing now as we want to allow the show ample time to write a satisfying conclusion. We are extremely proud of this groundbreaking series, and felt it was important to give the fans a proper farewell.”
What do you think? Are you surprised that the show’s been cancelled? What would you like to see happen before Ugly Betty goes off the air?
I really like Ugly Betty. Let us see the last season….
I love uglY Betty I think a movie would be a perfect ending
DON’T CANCEL UGLY BETTY!!!!!!!!!! IT’S THE BEST SHOW EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I LOVE UGLY BETTY SOO MUCH, AND I DIDNT LIKE THE ENDING BECUZ I WANT TO SEE HER TO BE WITH DANIEL ,TO BE A COUPLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I CANT BELIEVE THEY’VE STOPPED THE SHOW I FEEL SO ANGRY PLZ I WILL STILL BE HAPPY IF THEY JUST DID A MOVIE!!!!!!!
PS:I LOVE UGLY BETTYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
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i am gutted really love ugly betty would love series 5 to see betty and daniel get together
DONT cancel ugly betty please.
Ugly Betty is amazing! I and many of my friends love the show because of her individuality, she has taught us so much, and it feels like Ugly Betty really has took off. Ugly Betty in London would be a great new twist, with Daniel by her side? Their relationship has just got started, please let us see what happens next, because the last two episodes showed us how much they were right for each other!! Not to mention Justin and Austin, Wilhelmina and Connor, Hilda and Bobby and the new brother Meade. Don’t Cancel PLEASE!!!
I know we cannot do anything about the fact that ABC decided to cancel the show but at least they can let us know what gonna happen between Betty and Daniel and maybe a quick view of what’s the life will continue to be with the others. With this final episode (Hello Goodbye) we feel that it’s gonna at least have one more episode or season so it would be good, I think, to finish the series with a last one !
Please…please don’t cancel….it just got more interesting now that she is the assistant editor… surely, they would be able to come up with more story line… don’t cancel another show…
All the seasons have been good espically the fourth season but it would be a real shame if it isnt continued, and i would personally say that viewings will increase because many shows which are popular have finished like the Hills, Privelleged, 90210 and Melrose place so this means that people will be more drawn to ugly betty. So please do not stop producing the shows as there is a great potential; theres so any things that you can still do for instance; her relationship with Matt, will they meet in london? or will she find someone else or ex… Read more »
I think this story is cool! It thought me lots of things. And I would love to c Betty and Daniel being together too. Pleassss continue
I don’t believe it… I mean look at this!!! i read all comments!!! they are all positive! people all over the world love this show! I don’t get why would you stop it… It’s not like there will be a lot more… one more season and that is it.. leaving it like this… it would be a waste… I love it and I don’t want to imagine for my self what would happen in the end. I want to see it!!! and I think,or better yet, I know that a lot of people is supporting me when i say DO… Read more »
You can’t possibly cancel the show now, to me it was just getting started. Betty just got the career she wanted and i wanted to know what was going to happen to the sparks flying between Daniel and her. You could of at least do a season 5 and clarify all our question then cancel the show.
I’m from the french part of Canada.
Ugly Betty is a very good show. Please let us see her future life with Daniel..! I’m very desapointed I will not see what’s next for her!
Please dont stop the show…i love it too much and the last episode was not a good ending…im so sad..:( please rund season 5…:)