Did ‘The Fosters’ season 2 finale help its season 3 chances?
While “The Fosters” already has ensured itself a handful of episodes that will most-likely air in the winter, there is still a question out there related to something else: Whether or not the ABC Family show is going to get itself a third season.
Well, for the time being, they have to at least feel decent about their chances. The ratings outpaced “Switched at Birth” for the final weeks of the season, and given that this show received a fourth-season renewal, this has to be seen as a pretty good sign here. It also increased its rating up to almost 1.5 million viewers and a 0.6 for its summer finale. While it of course lags behind the network’s biggest hit in “Pretty Little Liars,” it is comparable to new show “Chasing Life,” which has the benefit of airing after the likes of Hanna and company.
In the end, you may not see a firm decision made on the future of “The Fosters” until you see some of the early winter ratings come in, even if they may mean a short turnaround for them to prepare some new episodes again for the summer. After all, there have not been many times where the network has carried the same four Monday – Tuesday shows from one year to the next. Just look at “Twisted,” “Bunheads,” or some of the other casualties that have happened over the years.
What do you want to see on the second half of “The Fosters” this season, and are you still optimistic for the show’s future? Share your thoughts now with a comment, and head over here to get our full take on the midseason finale.
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dora h
October 5, 2014 @ 6:22 pm
the fosters is a amazing show that deals with the world in this time and teaching family just like there there not a lone the writers and cast and crew are awsome great and amazing and stef and lena are the great couple of all times…………..what i would like to see in season 2 b robert quinn to sign the papers and sophia dies and robert and wife signs the big house over to girls united for rite and they move away and stef and lena because the amazing coulpe that there are lena gets her jod back with more money and brandon deals with his band and see him with lou i think they would make a nice couple and jude and conner be a very good mike and ana not sure about that go to far ana not mikes type. and jesus get in troulbe again he starts dating each girls and and the tattoo get saw by stef and lena and moms jump in to mother mode to save him.
laura
October 4, 2014 @ 11:04 am
You have to keep The Fosters idc cancel switched at birth or any other show but the fosters has more suspense and love coming on
Callie and Brandon are meant to be together I need to see what comes next please everyone support this we need to keep the fosters open for a new season
This has drivin me crazy this is my number #1 show i can relate to soo much please keep The Fosters!!!!!!!!!
Tifflov3
October 3, 2014 @ 6:06 pm
i love every episode of the fosters each episode leaves you hanging and i hope season 3 starts soon
Shyanne
September 24, 2014 @ 3:19 pm
I love The Fosters and can’t seem to get enough of it. I have enjoyed every episode and sit on the edge of my seat just waiting for the next episode. Nice to see a great series put out there.
Jezzibel
August 27, 2014 @ 3:33 am
Absolutely Love the Fosters, finally an intelligent, funny, witty, emotionally intelligent, caring, suspenseful, real, family oriented without being a stuffy square family, and interesting.
Love the characters and seeing them develop… this is by far the best show I have watched in 20 years.
ez
August 26, 2014 @ 7:24 am
I absolutely love Chasing Life and really hope it gets a Season 2 and although I love the Fosters as well I do agree that Season 2 is not as good as Season 1. Also love Pretty Little Liars which my daughter and I watch together.
MatRaupach
August 24, 2014 @ 7:35 am
If you ask me what the best and the least good The Fosters Episodes were, i have to say that Season 1A was definitly the best! But i liked the first half of season 2A also very much and the 1B finale was awsome! the later half of 2A and 1B were the weakest i think.
My 10 favourite episodes are:
1. The Morning After S01E05
2. The Fallout S01E07
3. Play S02E03
4. Adoption Day S01E21
5. Family Day S01E13
6. Truth Be Told S02E05
7. Pilot S01E01
8. Hostile Acts S01E03
9. Padre S01E15
10. Take Me Out S02E02
John Stoned Love Gonzales
August 24, 2014 @ 1:24 am
Season 2 is great but not is good as the 1st season it’s kinda flat.. tho it’s my favorite show
MatRaupach
August 23, 2014 @ 5:53 pm
Ok first of: The ratings for Fhe Fosters are really good for ABC Family!
They are compareable to Melissa & Joey and Switched at Birth, maybe The Fosters even did a lillte better! And both series got renowned for extra Seasons!
Now the downside: Chasing Life also wasnt renowned for another season yet and it hast almost the same ratings as the Fosters, well maybe a little weaker. Ok they havent canceled it yet, but if you are near the end of the season and you still havent got your renown call, you are almost as good as canceled. (glad The Fosters are technically only in the middle of the season ;) )
Now a glimpse of light: Baby Daddy was renowned for another season, even though its ratings were nothing compared to The Fosters, like about half a million viewers less each episode…
Lets not forget that The Fosters hav Miss Jennifer Lopez as a Producer, so you can be sure that has some wight! And so long she is behind the show, we have something like a little safety-net ;)
Ok now what do i want to see in Season 2B:
-First Sophia and how she is found by her mother after her suicide in the bathroom. Then how Robert reacts and how he shuts himself up, nearly in self destruction und how he finally angrily again signes the papers for callies adoption. And Callie how she struggles with the guilt with what she said which lead to Sophias death. And how she pushes everybody away especially Brandon, because she thinks she doesnt deserve him. Iam sure Rosie would put her back on track, but the Fundraiser wasnt as succesfull has hoped so there wont be Girls United anymore and she is very depressed herself…
Then there is Brandon who is torn appart between Callie, his great love and Lou, who is sure they are a pair. And he knows that if Callie gets addopted by the Fosters, they cant be together. So i guess he starts a little drinking like his dad Mike ;)
Then we have Stef, who gets all worked up with their financial problems after Lena quit her job. This even leads to a heated argument with Lena and causes trouble in the Fosters home.
Lena tries to find a new job while at the same time she wants to help Jude and Connor with their issues. Later she may find a new job, maybe at the foster-system and the help of Bill their social worker.
Marianna starts a trip to really find herself and i guess thats becomes pretty funny because i can imagine her becomming a goth girl in an episode and then a geeky girl in another and so on, and while at that she has still her boyfriend issues ;)
Jesus gets more into trouble, because Hayley dumps him and now he has a tattoo with her name on his chest, which also starts to get infected, because he wasnt at at a professional tattoo artist. So he has to tell his Moms which causes more trouble. And now he cant even be with Lexi because she has a new friend on her own. But Jesus starts to fight for her.
Then Jude: I am Pretty sure he and Connor kissed at he camping trip und now he confesses that to Lena and they have to figgure out what to do. Because if that comes out, that they actually did something at the trip Lena wasnt in a position to argue with Connors dad, because something did actually happen. At the same time she has to be sensitive about Jude, to assure him that a kiss itself isnt bad and although it CAN mean alot it can also mean nothing, like in the question if hes gay now or not and that will be hard to deal with. Jude himself has to struggle with his friendship with Connor and how the events (kiss, the spanking, Lenas talk etc.) affect it and if they can still be friends, even though iam pretty sure he will still help Connor, who has major problems at home with his dad.
I didnt mention Mike, because i have now idea what to do with him, maybe he tries to support the family financially and that leads to a conflict with Lena ?
Well that are my predictions… in january we will see if i was right ^^