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?
Hey you cant cancel the show with a endin like that how will we know what happens to betty and danial and betty in london.please dont stop the show or at least make a finale with a better ending.
bring back ugly betty! i need to know what happened with Danial and Betty!!
Its so not cool. They should bring it back as like a new and improved Betty. Betty 2.0
Oh My god I feel the same just watched 4 seasons and literally finished the last episode .. I have cried like a baby and now I have found out they are ment to do season 5 but it got cancelled !! WHAT THE HELL ??! I’m so upset and angry I want to know what happens to Betty and Daniel after in London :'( I WANT TO SUE WHO EVER DECIDED TO CANCELL A SUCH A GOOD TV SHOW ,OH MY GOD SPECIALLY AFTER DANIEL AND BETTY GOT SO FREAKING CLOSE !!! I HAVE WATED 4 SEASONS FOR THIS… Read more »
That person is right! You can’t cancell Ugly Betty now! It’s about to be more and more interesting. The one who decided to cancell it , you should’ve asked for the fans opinion. It isn’t your choice but it is of course ours too. So you should and will do a season 5 because it isn’t nice how things ended up. Thank you!
season 5 Pleas I’m addicted to this show I can’t leave without ugly betty
I know im watching it now every episode on dvd
I started watching Ugly Betty on Hulu because of schedules my family does not always get to watch the shows during regular timeslots. I think networks need to start thinking about that more instead of just canceling great shows. I actually got the giggles from some of the episodes (especially the hot dog and the bun) from the 4th and last season which doesn’t happen to me as often anymore when watching TV. Well, this comment doesn’t really matter cause the show is already canceled. Great show.
other than ugly betty being a comedy,it is has lots of message in it though some are not acceptable but it has left so many ends loose and i tried to conclude the story in my head but i couldnt. the story has challenged me personally and i know i cant always stay on the same spot and still be who iwant to be. please put the series back on air ,dont crush our hope
Please make a season 5 of this show. Its so good I wanna kill whoever made the decision to cancel this show.
Oh My god I feel the same just watched 4 seasons and literally finished the last episode .. I have cried like a baby and now I have found out they are ment to do season 5 but it got cancelled !! WHAT THE HELL ??! I’m so upset and angry I want to know what happens to Betty and Daniel after in London :'( I WANT TO SUE WHO EVER DECIDED TO CANCELL A SUCH A GOOD TV SHOW ,OH MY GOD SPECIALLY AFTER DANIEL AND BETTY GOT SO FREAKING CLOSE !!! I HAVE WATED 4 SEASONS FOR THIS… Read more »
I didn’t want Ugly Betty to be cancelled! This tv show is so good that the drama, which I usually hate, intrigues me. I want to know what happened between Betty and Daniel, the growing relationship between Claire and Tyler, Amanda and his father. Mark and if he finds his true love. What happens to Betty and Ilda’s dad. Please make another season!At least the last one where everything clears up!
im so mad right now i really love ugly betty it shouldednt be cancled because of low rates!!!! the dosent matter i love ugly betty and its actually inspiring to people who can relate to the girl ugly betty.u should uncancel it and we can all be happy like WHY TAKE IT OUT IN THE IFRST TPLACE!!?!?!
I GO ON HULU I BUY HULU JUST FOR UGLY BETTY AND I REWATCH IT REWATCH IT AND REWATCH IT PUT IT BACK ON AIR!
i would love to know what happend to betty in london with daniel its sosaid we will never know
Please add another season. Ugly betty is my all time favourite show. I really wander what is happening next.
I have watched this series over and over and I really want to see a season 5. I think more people would be interested to it now if the show came back. I want to know how Betty and Daniel are doing in London and if Amanda and Mark are doing anything different, also how Hilda, Justin and Bobby are doing in their new house. Please make a season 5, people are waiting.
I’ve watched all the episodes over and over again too…I think if they put it back on more people would watch it now…I’m starting to watch it again on Netflix because I missed the people lol. I think this show is good for kids to watch..it shows them no matter what you are beautiful and don’t give up, keep going and fight for what you want and it does not matter what you look like. I love this show. Please put it back on air…
Please make season 5 I’ve watched ugly betty the whole entire series about 5 times and i want to see how Daniel and betty are standing in London. Where the Meade company stands, How mark and Amanda are doing, to see if Justin, Bobby and Hilda are good in Manhattan and if they added a new baby.
What the heck . I want to put the show back now now now now now now now. What now. Okplease please it was so interest a
Facts I want them to put a new season