In the season finale, “Kiss Yesterday Goodbye”, Carrie has her fair share of farewells as she sees relationships come to an end, such as her final break up with Sebastian and ultimate end to her friendship with Maggie, but she is left with hope for her future and the promise of a new life spending the summer with her friend Walt in the city. All of the loose ends in the season finale leave fans of The Carrie Diaries to wonder whether this might mean there is actually a greater likelihood that a Season 2 is in store.
For the producers of The Carrie Diaries, the disappointing ratings do not seem to be concerning enough to keep the show from being aired.
In an interview with show writer Candace Bushnell in The Daily Beast, when asked about the ratings, Bushnell gives her opinion by listing a number of reasons as to why the show’s ratings were so low. She explains that, “The reality is, Monday night is an incredibly difficult night on TV. We were up against The Bachelor, which had the highest ratings it’s had in years. Those kinds of reality shows are like a sporting event. People watch them live,” but she goes on to point out that “The Carrie Diaries has huge streaming numbers.” She also defends the show by asserting that, in general, “TV is a very difficult medium. The most challenging show to do is the hour-long dramedy. It’s a very tricky format. Other shows that kind of have that same format are maybe Deception, Scandal, Nashville, or Smash. Those shows have ratings issues as well.”
In another article from the online entertainment news provider, The Wrap, show runner Amy B. Harris asserts that The Carrie Diaries is actually only number two in online streaming for the network after The Vampire Diaries. The article also points out that, “For years, The CW has decided its shows’ success in a variety of ways that have placed it ahead of the curve compared to other broadcast networks, which have relied heavily on Nielsen ratings. That’s the advantage of focusing on a younger skewing demo—18-34. That means that other factors come into play – DVR, online viewing, social media penetration and product placement play a bigger role in the network’s advertising metrics.” The producers for The Carrie Diaries will have to keep their fingers crossed that The CW will dismiss their low ratings and focus on the positive aspects instead.
The Carrie Diaries certainly premiered to much buzz, which was driven by the curiosity factor of it being the prequel to Sex and the City, but as it turns out, the show’s ratings quickly demonstrated that it would be unlikely that the show could ever be anywhere close to as popular as its predecessor. However, despite the show’s poor ratings and various predictions that it will surely be cancelled, the producers are adamant about defending their show. They seem to still have faith that, although the show would not ever receive the great notoriety of Sex and the City, it still has something special to offer that viewers of its target audience will continue to enjoy. Overall, due to the nature of the television viewing habits of many of the viewers of its target audience, the producers are optimistic that the show still has a good shot at a second chance.
MyTVBlog: The Carrie Diaries 
That’s one of the dangers of creating a spin off TV show: comparison’s to the original are inevitable. I hope that a second season really does get approved, though, so that the Carrie Diaries can prove its worth as its own show.
My sister actually watches this show, so I had the opportunity to watch an episode rather recently. Interesting premise for a spinoff… But what it holds in promise it seems to lack in any form of real coherent wit. But the structure was sound and I can only hope for my sister’s sake that they pick it up for another season