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?
please dont cancel ugly betty it is so refreshing to watch good tv all of the actors/actresses are brilliant and mark and amanda’s banta is hilarious please save ugly betty !!!!!!!
NOOOOO ESTOY DE ACUERDO CON QUE CANCELEN UNA DE LAS MEJORES SERIES QUE HA TENIDO LA NBC UGLY BETTY ES NSPIRADORA Y SACO DE NUEVO A LA LUZ UNA GRAN ACTRIZ COMO LO ES VANESSA WILLIAMS
I think this was a great show that families could watch and actually delt with real life topics (murder, adoption, bullying, etc.) I’m very disappointed that they would not try and give it another season and just leave viewers wondering what’s to come of Betty and Daniel and what happens with MODE? I had so many hopes for a next season even if it was a final season with an ending that didn’t leave you to wonder!!!!!!
NO THEY SHOULD NOT CANCELL IT, UGLY BETTY IS AN AMAZING SHOW! PLEASE DONT CANCEL IT!
i love ugly betty.it’s a great show i can’t belive it’s being cancelled,spacially after she went to London i didn’t like the end of the 4th season it’s not the end i expected for such a good and funny show.
i really hope that they will make another season that would be great
Finally and funny and thoughfull television show where the good hard working person suceeds. How can that not be popular when there are so many empty shows and show poor values. Ugly Betty was a great show. Perhaps like the gidget series we could do Betty does London?
Ugly Betty is the best programme i love it!!!!
can’t believe it’s being cancelled :'(
I love Ugly Betty, from watching seasons 1 – 3 in a row it was such an inspiration. It was like living with Betty, seeing Betty do everything. How Betty grows and learns, she’s a great role model and friend. The life she takes on, gives us lessons to learn and challenges to push through. The heart-warming comedy, humour, family and all the aspects of Ugly Betty was just astonishingly amazing. When i came to the near end of season 4 i was really hoping for a next season. A season i couldn’t wait for, but i decided to google… Read more »
Ik hoop dat Betty nog verder gaat. Jammer dat het nu even is afgelopen ik had zo gehoopt dat ze samen zou komen met Daniel. Wie weet nog een paar serie;s erbij ?
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I am really disappointed that Ugly Betty has been cancelled. I wish they would change their mind as I would love to watch it for years to come.
no! why take ugly betty away from me!!!!!! 🙁
I am not happy to hear that the series is cancelled. It just ended all wrong, sad to think that viewers don’t appreciate good tv shows like ugly Betty. Shows like ncis have so many seaseasons, why cancel a good show that a lot off people throughout the world watch. Well hope the finale is good. Daniel and Betty should get together. Mark should find his love. Amanda should be happy and justin and his boyfriend should be in love forever. Please make a movie out of this brilliant tv series. Sad viewer.
Een zogenaamd lelijk mollig meisje, totaal niet passend in een modewereld. Die met haar vriendelijke persoonlijkheid en ambities een weg weet te vinden om te doen wat ze wil doen. EN succes heeft!
Heel jammer dat het afgelopen is. Ik vond het altijd een feestje om de serie te volgen. Een leuk open einde, misschien???
i really love ugly betty it’ll be a shame to c it go
im really really gutted that its the end of ugly betty. its such a good inspiration. i think its one of best series on T.V. im really disssapointed.