'Almost Family' Canceled After One Season On Fox - Deadline

It's now official: Almost Family will not be returning for a second season on Fox. The writing was on the wall after the family drama series ... Skiptomaincontent DismissNewsBanner BreakingNews 'Spider-Man:NoWayHome'OpeningDayIs2ndBestAllTime,NowEyes$242M-$247MU.S.Start Readthefullstory ByNellieAndreeva,DenisePetski March2,20204:00pm JoJoWhilden/FOX It’snowofficial:AlmostFamilywillnotbereturningforasecondseasononFox.Thewritingwasonthewallafterthefamilydramaseriesdidnotreceiveabackorderandwasleftoffthenetwork’smidseasonschedule.ItwasthenpulledfromitsWednesdayslotforitslasttwoepisodesandrelegatedtoSaturdays,concludingits13-episodeseasononFebruary22. WhiletherewasnoexpectationforAlmostFamilytocomeback,thebroadcastnetworkstendtodelayofficialcancellationdecisionsuntilMay.FoxconfirmedAlmostFamily‘sdemiseamidcontroversysurroundingseriesstarTimothyHuttonwhoinareportpublishedtodaywasaccusedbyawomanofsexualassaultin1983whenshewas14,accusationhevigorouslydenies. RelatedStory 'TNF'sChiefs-ChargersShowdownTopsThursday;'Station19'&'Grey'sAnatomy'RiseWithWinterFinales StarringHuttonandBrittanySnow,AlmostFamily,basedontheAustraliaseriesSisters,wasasoftratingsperformerinthefall,nottakingadvantageofitsMaskedSingerlead-in.ThingsdeterioratedfurtherwhenthedramareturnedinJanuarybehindFlirtyDancing,matchingLive+SameDayseasonlowsof1millionviewersanda0.3inadults18-49(Live+SameDay),leadingtothemovetoSaturday. AlmostFamilyhailedfromThePathduoofexecutiveproducerAnnieWeismanandexecutiveproducerJasonKatims,originalseries’co-creatorImogenBanks,UniversalTV,FoxEntertainmentandEndemolShineNorthAmerica. WrittenbyWeisman,itcenteredononlychildJuliaBechley(Snow),whofindsherlifeturnedupsidedownwhenherfather,LeonBechley(Hutton),isforcedtorevealthatoverthecourseofhispioneeringcareerasafertilitydoctor,heusedhisownspermtoconceivedozensofchildren. MegalynEchikunwokeandEmilyOsmentalsostarred. “WehavebeentalkingaboutdevelopingaseriesabouthowDNAaffectswhoyouareandyourjourneyandit’ssomethingthatpeoplearetalkingaboutallthetime,with23andmeforexample,”FoxEntertainmentpresidentMichaelThorntoldDeadlineinJanuary.“WhenyougetachancetodoashowwithJasonKatimsandAnnieWeisman,youtakeit.Wearereallyproudoftheshow.Wegaveitagreattimeslot,wereallytriedtosetitupforsuccess.” DisneyNetworks,IncludingESPN,GoDarkOnYouTubeTVInCarriageFight ‘MJ’ShutsUntilAfterChristmas;SeveralOtherShowsCancelWeekendDates Sports’CovidInstantReplay:GamesLostAsProtocolsHitNFL,NBA,NHL&NCAA CBSPrepsComedyFrom‘TheNeighborhood’sMalikS,CedricTheEntertainer,WendiTrilling,Kapital SubscribetoDeadlineBreakingNewsAlertsandkeepyourinboxhappy. ReadMoreAbout: AlmostFamily Fox 10Comments 10Comments Loadingcomments... 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