The cast of The Vineyard filmed scenes at State Beach.

Reality Bites: ABC Family and Martha's Vineyard Break Up

A spokesperson for the ABC Family show confirmed this week that The Vineyard won't be renewed for a second season.

It ended on a cliff hanger at the Gay Head Light, but fans of the reality show The Vineyard won’t be tuning in to find out what happens next.

A spokesperson for the ABC Family show confirmed this week that the docu-drama was cancelled by the network. There was no further comment.

The show put a spotlight on a group of 20-somethings, all on a quest to find themselves as they worked and played over the course of a Vineyard summer. Filming occurred last spring, resulting in eight hour-long episodes. The Vineyard premiered on July 23.

With picturesque Martha’s Vineyard as a backdrop, the show followed a cast that worked at the Black Dog Tavern and lived in a house on East Chop Drive in Oak Bluffs, The television program often filmed the guys and girls sunning themselves in the cooler spring months and splashing around the waterfront. Romantic entanglements, friendship loyalties and life decisions dominated the plot lines.

The season ended with some cast members announcing they planned to stay on through the winter while others went off in pursuit of other dreams.

At the end of the season, Nielsen ratings showed The Vineyard averaged 517,000 viewers over the course of the season and received a rating of 0.4.

Even when many questioned the authenticity of the show, most agreed that the glossy shots and aerial views of the Island were beautiful.

When the show wrapped last September, executive producer Dave Broome told the Gazette that he was “proud” of the show.

“I think we’re making a series that cuts through into a new genre for us — not just for us, but for the industry,” he said. “I hope we did [Vineyarders] proud at the end of the day and how we portrayed what the Island looks like.”

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Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 08/18/2014 - 07:58

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Sarah Boston MA

Loved the show .. Short good capture of the beautiful Vineyards .. Hope the network would work on a second season :)

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 08/29/2014 - 13:20

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Courtney Alabama

I would have enjoyed the show if they had selected "actors" that could actually "act". It seemed like a mockery to the Island & Islanders to have casted such poor actors along with a basic storyline.

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 09/04/2014 - 03:44

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Monic Reyes Lindsay ca

I absolutely love watching the vineyard. I watched it weekly and think the scenery was just beautiful. I also thought the cast was awesome. You did a great job vineyard cast good luck in the future.

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 09/30/2014 - 23:56

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Janie California

The show was great they should have never cancelled it. The vineyard is beautiful it showed a lot of the scenery, the show did not make it look awful.

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 10/16/2014 - 16:11

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Soffee

Awww... That's sad! I thought it was a good show. There was def. something to look at weather scenery or young well fit men and women. I don't really know a lot about Martha's vineyard to say it was bad
plasticity one way or the other. ( not from there ) They do say tho there is NO such thing as BAD plasticity. I'ld bet it was at least good for state revenue this past summer with tourism. I was a fan; hope they find another beach/ vineyard then and continue. ;) Producers!

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 11/09/2014 - 05:00

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anisiha Peoria Illinois

I think the vineyard. Was a really good show ans I hope one day it comes back on or they can have a show like it.I'd be on it

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