The party is over! It has been announced that Freeform is canceling the reboot of Party of Five after only one season.
The series, which wrapped its run with a 90-minute finale on March 4, was a modest ratings performer, averaging 252K total viewers in Live+Same Day, starting with 442K for the premiere and gradually shedding audience to 143K who tuned in for the finale. The downtrend carried over to Live+3, ratings, from 652K viewers for the debut to 350K-360K in the show’s last weeks.
The downtrend in rating is what ultimately killed the show and since the show was green lit under a previous regime at the network, the series was fighting a losing battle as new execs were looking to establish stronger shows under their watch.
Coming from the original series’ creators Chris Keyser and Amy Lippman, the immigration-themed update revolved around the five Acosta children as they navigate daily life struggles to survive as a family unit after their parents suddenly are deported back to Mexico. The show starred Brandon Larracuente as Emilio Acosta, Emily Tosta as Lucia Acosta, Niko Guardado as Beto Acosta and Elle Paris Legaspi as Valentina Acosta. Bruno Bichir and Fernanda Urrejola starred as the Acosta parents, Javier and Gloria.
