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 was not satisfied with the ending. I was totally into the episodes and bought every season. I have two boys and of course when justin started kissing other boys, I had to stop them from watching it because that is not what I want for my children. But other than that the story line was wonderful and the dynamics between Daniel and Betty were intriguing. I would have loved to have been given a chance to see their relationship flourish. If Justin and Austin got a kiss, why in the world couldn’t Betty and Daniel at least kissed in… Read more »
there needs to be a season 5! yes it was a good ending to season 4, but it feels like it needs a bit more. like there is something unfinished. i think there needs to be at least one more season.
What? No ugly Betty returning?????? That’s not cool at all. I think they need to rethink this. What would ugly Betty do? Make season 5
OMFG u want to cancel Ugly betty ru kidding dont pleeeeease its my favourite show EVER!!!!!!!!
I followed ugly betty since the beginning. Here in Portugal the season 4 is repeating in FOX, please don’t stop now!
ugly betty’s season 4 just ended here in Indonesia in at Star World.. please don’t stop ugly betty, please make season 5..!! it just feels like something missing between Daniel and Betty, I always love them together.. I will definitely watch season 5.. 🙁
I love ugly Betty. It just end in Thailand . Wanna watch season5 T-T
This is terrible. There must be a season 5. I’d watch it! Plus a season 6 and so forth!!!!
i really want more of Ugly BEtty so far its the best TV series ! i love it ! i was devastated 2 hear tat there wont b a season 5 .. i’ve expected to have more thn 5 season .. reason y ratings drop bcz v couldn’t wait .. v hv 2 noe ! so v watch it on9 instead of waiting weekly for it.. pls !! i beg of u ! !
Plz Plz Plz bring back Ugly Betty!!! Ugly Betty has been so inspirational in the fact that I am currently looking to persue my career and I always remember ugly betty when applying for jobs ect and when I feel down because of being rejected………….the show cannot end!!!
this sucks they have to have a season 5!!!! It was not a good ending. I’m so sad 🙁
please bring back ugly betty!!!!…the series really captured my heart…it has a lot of moral lessons…i, myself is a fashion geek and ugly betty taught me a lot about fashion, freinds, family and self…..BRING BACK BETTY!!!
ugly betty season 4 just ended here in the philippines…the last 2 episode was the best episodes ever but i wasn’t that satisfied…i’ve always been a fan to daniel-betty tandem and it’s sad that the series didn’t give it a chance…you now what i mean?
im not agree, im so sad 🙁 i want to know what will be happen between daniel and ugly? please it has to returnd……….
The series is very nice if you do not understand why the suspend should be disclosed in a
decent time would make many plays. Out of respect for the fans should do
season 5. In Italy is followed