"Witches of East End" has been cancelled after an underwhelming premiere and an overall underwhelming average rating of only 1 million viewers compared to season 1's 3 million. The show joins other cancelled shows as fans wait if other networks would pick them up just like what Netflix did for "Longmire."
It's official. "Witches of East End" has been cancelled only after two seasons, reports Deadline. The decision has been made after the show opened on its second season with only an average of 1.1 million viewers. The rating is down by 42% from the debut episode of season 1. The story ends with several cliffhangers which will not be resolved. According to Deadline, "The Season 2 finale featured Ingrid (Rachel Boston) finding out she was pregnant, Dash (Eric Winter) swapping bodies with brother Killian (Daniel Di Tomasso) and Wendy (Madchen Amick) getting face to face with her estranged sister."
Daily Mail shares that the show averaged 3 million viewers on its first season, with 60% of the number falling into the 18-49 age range. Unfortunately, only 1 million watched the 2-hour season finale aired on October 30, says The Hollywood Reporter's report.
One of the cast members, Boston, has already said its goodbye, tweeting, "Thank you to everyone who went on this extraordinary journey with us. Your love, kindness, and support is forever magic."
Though the show has already been cancelled by Lifetime, it may not be the end of everything yet, as it may still be picked up by other networks. According to Carter Matt, "Longmire," a cancelled show by A&E which has been picked up by Netflix, sparks hope that "Witches of East End" might also return on a different network. Carter Matt thinks that among "Witches of East End," "Unforgettable," and "Dallas," the first is the one which is most likely to make a return.
"It had a diehard following, some notable stars, and it has a petition with more than 70,000 signatures," Carter Matt writes.
"Witches of East End" joins another dropped series from Lifetime, "The Lottery." "The Lottery," a dystopian drama, is down by 32% ratings from its season 1 premiere. With the removal of the two shows, new shows will be introduced, "UnREAL," "Damien," and "The Clan of the Cave Bear," which is based from novels of Jean M. Auel.
Daily Mail adds that the network also has a miniseries featuring Christina Ricci lined up. Meanwhile, Lifetime has opted to renew the comedy-drama series "Devious Maids" for thirteen episodes.
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