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As anticipated, Nearly Household received’t be returning for a second season. The low-rated FOX TV present has been cancelled after one season of 13 episodes.
The Almost Family TV present stars Brittany Snow, Tim Hutton, Megalyn Echikunwoke, Emily Osment, Mo McRae, Mustafa Elzein, and Victoria Cartagena. Primarily based on the Australian drama collection Sisters, this present explores what it means to be a household and the potential emotional problems that new generations of In vitro fertilization (IVF) youngsters can face. Within the collection, Julia Bechley (Snow) is an grownup solely youngster who has her world turned the other way up. She learns that her father, Physician Leon Benchley (Hutton), a pioneer in fertility, secretly used his personal sperm to father over 100 youngsters. Whereas nonetheless reeling from this revelation, Julia discovers that she has two new half-sisters — her former finest pal, Edie Palmer (Echikunwoke), and ex-Olympic athlete Roxy Doyle (Osment). Because the three daughters start to reconcile their new actuality, Julia begins life with out having her dad by her facet, Edie involves grips together with her sexuality, and Roxy faces maturity out of the highlight. The trio try to bond as unconventional sisters whereas coping with new siblings as a part of a quickly increasing and really untraditional prolonged household.
The first season of Almost Family averaged a 0.44 ranking within the 18-49 demographic and 1.53 million viewers. Airing on Wednesday nights, the collection had a sluggish begin within the rankings and the numbers received loads worse because the weeks progressed. It’s FOX’s lowest-rated scripted series of the season.
A cancellation appeared sure when FOX pulled Almost Family from the schedule with simply two installments remaining within the season. The community aired them on a Saturday night time, greater than a month later.
The cancellation comes as Hutton and a pal have been accused of raping a 14-year-old woman in 1983.
What do you think? Did you benefit from the Nearly Household TV present? Would you might have watched a second season on FOX?