With October Road and Men in Trees now cancelled, ABC seems to be on a killing spree — not unlike the “Kiss-Me-Not” killer on Women’s Murder Club. With that in mind, it makes sense that Murder Club would be the network’s next casualty.
ABC’s Women’s Murder Club, based on the popular James Patterson books, debuted on October 12, 2007. Viewer and critical reception was mixed. Almost 11 million viewers tuned in for the series premiere but as few as eight million returned for later episodes. More importantly, the TV show’s percentage of the 18-49 demographic dropped as well. The show typically skews older which is essentially a sin in TV ratings.
After the writers strike finished, it looked like Murder Club was done but ABC decided to give it another chance. They fired the show’s executive producers, hired new ones and order three additional episodes to complete the season. The series then returned to primetime after a three month absence. Unfortunately, the numbers didn’t get any better.
The crime drama has now been officially cancelled but, fortunately for fans, they’ll get to see all of the produced episodes. Episode 13, titled “Never Tell”, is scheduled to air tomorrow night. Will the “Kiss-Me-Not” killer be brought to justice by the time the series ends? Stay tuned! 
Do the TV executives think that just because you are over “49” you don’t buy clothes, cars, etc. You idiots! You took off a good show. I am a James Patterson fan and I thought the TV series showed women that women can take care of themselves and do a damn good job of doing it. You take off this good show and leave on such dumb shows as Super Nanny and The New Adventures of Old Christine. Who wants to watch those dumb shows? ABC, I am really disappointed in you.
I’m an Aussie so I watch this show on our Network 10 and I’m shattered that this show is being cancelled! It was an excellent show that had a strong female cast, not the type that was celebrated in Sex and the City and then repackaged and reproduced as Cashmere Mafia! Bring it back, it was awesome!
I really loved this show!
started to watch this great show late and on back of my mind who could be stupid enough to cancel this show?ahhhhh of course!!abc,how many of my shows have you canceled throughout the years to the point no one is gonna watch anymore,I am hoping someone else picks it up,hell I’ll watch lifetime if its on there
Women’s Murder Club was great. Finally something on tv that adults can enjoy.
So tired of the same old shows with basically the same old premis. Get real. Your older viewers stay at home more and are more loyal once there is somthing good to watch. Bring back the ladies and give this show a chance.
This show was good, maybe not great but definately worth watching. After the writers strike things went bad quickly, although damage control was implemented by ABC the rating just fell. So it tells all of us TV viewrs that RATINGS are where it is at.
But I am returning to CBS.
Womens Murder Club!! You need to cancel the Executive’s at ABC contracts not this show.
What are you thinking?????
No wonder you can’t keep viewers you cancel every good show you put on.
Womens Murder Club was the best ABC has had in a long time. The last time
I get hooked on a show on your station.
This show was outstanding. I can’t believe ABC is cancelling it. First the writer’s strike screwed things up, then they moved this show to a new night and time but didn’t bother to let the viewers know. Hard to tune in to watch a show when you don’t know when it’s on. I am extremely disappointed in ABC. I guess I won’t be watching ABC anymore. With the cancelation of this show, they don’t have anything else worth watching. I’ll stick with CBS.
I’m a black dude from the ghetto, and I liked this show. So please tell me who dumb idea it was to cancel it? The writer’s strike messed up everything, but if u had the WMC come back for a 2nd season, the ratings would have been better.
The network just needs to find the right time slot, not kill the series. As a crime/drama afficionado, I loved the show. My husband, who gets tired of the myriad shows of this nature that I watch even enjoyed it. The ONLY reason I didn’t watch the end of April and beginning of May episodes is because I ddn’t know they were on! It was switched from Friday night (which I preferred) to Tuesday. There was not enough advertising to let the viewers know. There are plenty of show that don’t do well in the first season, only to become… Read more »
“Women’s Murder Club” is a very nice, entertaining and funny TV series. And I think it has a strong potential to grow still better in a 2nd season. So please don’t kill this show!!! (and, BTW, I am male).
this show was terrible…glad to see it killed
I never look at abc primetime, the shows they have suck except for wmc. I do however
have to soap opera’s on daytime. ABC wake up get rid of some of the reality shows.
I might bring my family back to abc.
This was the best show on television this year. What did they think was going to happen when they put it up against a show in the same genre that’s been on for 8 years? They had solid ratings on Friday night. Network television is nothing but stupid reality shows with a couple of primetime soaps. Law and Order has been so successful and this had the potential for the same. What a mistake.