’Almost Family’ Canceled After One Season

No more new episodes will be produced on the Fox network. 

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Fox has pulled the plug on freshman drama Almost Family after just a single season. The series wrapped up its 13-episode run on February 22, 2020 with a dismal 0.2 rating in the key 18-49 demographic. Less than a million people watched the final episode. In all, the program averaged an abysmal 0.44 A18-49 rating. Almost Family was based on the television series Sisters and starred Brittany Snow, Emily Osment, Victoria Cartagena, Mo McRae, and Timothy Hutton. The TV Ratings Guide correctly predicted that the drama would not make it to season two.


Earlier today, actor Timothy Hutton (who played Doctor Leon Bechley in the show) was accused of sexual assault by former Canadian model Sera Johnston. While The TV Ratings Guide will not go into further detail about the alleged incident, this added factor may have prompted the Fox network to officially announce their termination of this low-rated program. In addition, the abrupt move from a plush Wednesday slot after The Masked Singer to an undesirable Saturday slot for its final two episodes spelled doom for the series. This marks the first Fox series to receive a cancellation announcement during the 2019-2020 television season. Below are subdemo ratings for the first five episodes it aired.

The series performed best in the Women 25-54 demographic. 

What do you think of this announcement? Were you a fan of the series? Leave your thoughts in the comment section below. 

Saturday TV Ratings 2/22/20: Almost Family Ends Steady, NBA Game Leads (UPDATED)

Finals Update: Almost Family (-0.1) adjusted down.

Time	Show	18-49 Rating/Share	Viewers (mil)	Channel
8 PM	NCIS (R)	0.3/2	3.50	CBS
	AGT: The Champions (R)	0.3/2	2.05	NBC
	The Jump	0.3/2	1.30	ABC
	Almost Family	0.3/2	0.92	Fox
8:30 PM	NBA: 76ers v. Bucks	0.5/3	1.71	ABC
9 PM	48 Hours (R)	0.3/2	2.77	CBS
	Almost Family (Series Finale)	0.2/1	0.72	Fox
10 PM	Dateline NBC (R)	0.4/2	2.27	NBC
	48 Hours	0.3/2	3.07	CBS

Wednesday TV Ratings 1/15/20: The Goldbergs and Stumptown Hit Series Lows, One Chicago Rises (UPDATED)

Finals Update: All shows held their preliminary ratings.

Time	Show	18-49 Rating/Share	Viewers (mil)	Channel
8 PM	Chicago Med	1.2/6	8.37	NBC
	The Goldbergs	0.7/4	3.61	ABC
	Undercover Boss	0.7/4	4.40	CBS
	Flirty Dancing	0.4/2	1.51	Fox
	The CW Dog Honors	0.1/1	0.57	The CW
8:30 PM	Schooled	0.6/4	2.87	ABC
9 PM	Chicago Fire	1.2/6	8.13	NBC
	Modern Family	0.9/5	3.84	ABC
	Criminal Minds	0.7/4	4.56	CBS
	Almost Family	0.3/2	1.02	Fox
	Nancy Drew	0.1/1	0.67	The CW
9:30 PM	Single Parents	0.6/3	2.48	ABC
10 PM	Chicago PD	1.1/6	6.76	NBC
	SWAT	0.6/3	3.64	CBS
	Stumptown	0.4/2	2.48	ABC

Fox Pulls Flirty Dancing and Almost Family from Wednesday Schedule

Two of this season's biggest flops will soon be off of Fox's schedule. The network is pulling both parts of its current Wednesday lineup beginning January 22, per The Futon Critic. Both shows have been terrible performers for Fox, going as low as 0.3. By the time they will be pulled, both shows will have two episodes remaining.

Flirty Dancing premiered December 29, with a mediocre 1.0 after an NFL lead-in. It transferred to its regular Wednesday slot and hit a 0.4 in its timeslot premiere, and currently averages a 0.56. After finishing its Wednesday run on January 15, it will air its final two episodes on Saturday, January 25. Jenna Dewan hosts the series, which is based on the series from the UK.

Almost Family premiered in October 2019, airing behind The Masked Singer. It posted some of the worst retention of the entire season, premiering to a 0.7 and only going lower from there. It's become one of the biggest flops in recent memory, and has gone as low as a 0.26. The show stars Brittany Snow, Megalyn Echikunwoke, Emily Osment and Timothy Hutton. It will also air its final Wednesday episode on January 15 before taking over a month off and airing its final two episodes on February 22.

Repeats will replace the two shows, with encores of the first two episodes of 9-1-1: Lone Star airing on January 22 and repeats of 24 Hours To Hell and Back, Last Man Standing and Outmatched airing on January 29. The Masked Singer will then return alongside new show LEGO Masters on February 5.

What do you think of this news? Will you miss Flirty Dancing and Almost Family now that they're  essentially canceled? Let us know in the comments below!

Wednesday TV Ratings 1/8/20: Criminal Minds Slightly Down for Final Season Premiere, Jeopardy! Greatest of All Time Boosts Modern Family and Single Parents, but Not Stumptown (UPDATED)

Finals Update: Jeopardy! The Greatest of All Time (+0.1) adjusted up.

Time	Show	18-49 Rating/Share	Viewers (mil)	Channel
8 PM	Jeopardy! The Greatest of All Time	2.4/12	14.82	ABC
	Chicago Med	1.1/6	7.41	NBC
	Undercover Boss (P)	0.7/3	4.23	CBS
	Flirty Dancing	0.3/2	1.42	Fox
	Riverdale (R)	0.1/1	0.41	The CW
9 PM	Modern Family	1.5/7	6.40	ABC
	Chicago Fire	1.1/6	7.91	NBC
	Criminal Minds (P)	0.7/4	4.66	CBS
	Almost Family Nancy Drew (R)	0.3/2 0.1/0	1.01 0.42	Fox The CW
9:30 PM	Single Parents	0.9/5	3.40	ABC
10 PM	Chicago PD	1.0/6	7.03	NBC
	Stumptown	0.5/3	2.73	ABC