Chasing Life is an American television drama series that aired on ABC Family from June 10, 2014, to September 28, 2015.[2][3] The series is adapted from the Televisa Spanish-language Mexican television series Terminales.[4][5] Ordered for 13 episodes, on November 27, 2013, an additional seven episodes were added to the series order, bringing the season to 20 episodes.[6] On July 15, 2014, ABC Family ordered another episode to air as a Christmas special, bringing the episode order to 21.[7]
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| Genre | Drama |
| Based on | Terminales by Miguel Angel Fox |
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| Opening theme | "Can't Stop Won't Stop" by Harper Blynn[1] |
| Composer | Stephen Endelman |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 34 (list of episodes) |
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| Production locations | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Running time | 43 minutes |
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| Distributor | Disney–ABC Domestic Television |
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| Original network | ABC Family |
| Original release | June 10, 2014 (2014-06-10) – September 28, 2015 (2015-09-28) |
On November 6, 2014, the series was renewed for a second season.[8] Slated to premiere on August 17, 2015, the season two premiere was moved up to July 6.[9]
Chasing Life was canceled on October 2, 2015.[10]
Chasing Life follows 24-year-old April, who is a smart and quick-witted aspiring journalist trying to advance her career at a Boston newspaper by impressing her hard-nosed editor. When not pursuing the latest scoop, April tries to balance her ambitious career with her family – her widowed mom Sara, rebellious little sister Brenna, and her sweet grandmother. Just as things start to look up at work, home, and on the romance front with co-worker Dominic, April finds out from an estranged uncle that she has leukemia.
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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| 1 | 21 | June 10, 2014 (2014-06-10) | March 23, 2015 (2015-03-23) | |
| 2 | 13 | July 6, 2015 (2015-07-06) | September 28, 2015 (2015-09-28) | |

Chasing Life premiered on June 10, 2014, running ten episodes out of an already ordered twenty. On July 15, 2014, an additional episode for the first season functioning as a Christmas special was ordered, and aired on December 9, 2014.[11] The season returned on January 19, 2015. On November 6, 2014, Chasing Life was renewed for a second season.[12] The second-season premiere in July 2015 and concluded in September 2015.
In Canada, the series premiered on ABC Spark on June 10, 2014.[13]
In Australia, the series premiered on Fox8 on July 21, 2014,[14] and returned for the second half of season one on February 3, 2015.[15]
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Episode | Air date | Time slot (ET) | Rating/Share (18–49) |
Viewers (million) |
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| 1 | 1 | "Pilot" | June 10, 2014 (2014-06-10) | Tuesdays 9:00 p.m. |
0.5 | 1.34 |
| 2 | 2 | "Help Wanted" | June 17, 2014 (2014-06-17) | 0.5 | 1.11 | |
| 3 | 3 | "Blood Cancer Sex Carrots" | June 24, 2014 (2014-06-24) | 0.5 | 1.11 | |
| 4 | 4 | "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead" | July 1, 2014 (2014-07-01) | 0.5 | 1.12 | |
| 5 | 5 | "The Family That Lies Together" | July 8, 2014 (2014-07-08) | 0.5 | 1.21 | |
| 6 | 6 | "Clear Minds, Full Lives, Can't Eat" | July 15, 2014 (2014-07-15) | 0.5 | 1.19 | |
| 7 | 7 | "Unplanned Parenthood" | July 22, 2014 (2014-07-22) | 0.5 | 1.13 | |
| 8 | 8 | "Death Becomes Her" | July 29, 2014 (2014-07-29) | 0.4 | 1.08 | |
| 9 | 9 | "What to Expect When You're Expecting Chemo" | August 5, 2014 (2014-08-05) | 0.5 | 1.11 | |
| 10 | 10 | "Finding Chemo" | August 12, 2014 (2014-08-12) | 0.6 | 1.30 | |
| 11 | 11 | "Locks of Love" | December 9, 2014 (2014-12-09) | 0.5 | 1.22 | |
| 12 | 12 | "Next April" | January 19, 2015 (2015-01-19) | Mondays 9:00 p.m. |
0.4 | 1.02 |
| 13 | 13 | "Guess Who's Coming to Donate?" | January 26, 2015 (2015-01-26) | 0.3 | 0.78 | |
| 14 | 14 | "Cancer Friends with Benefits" | February 2, 2015 (2015-02-02) | 0.3 | 0.78 | |
| 15 | 15 | "April Just Wants to Have Fun" | February 9, 2015 (2015-02-09) | 0.4 | 0.91 | |
| 16 | 16 | "The Big Leagues" | February 16, 2015 (2015-02-16) | 0.3 | 0.81 | |
| 17 | 17 | "Model Behavior" | February 23, 2015 (2015-02-23) | 0.2 | 0.80 | |
| 18 | 18 | "Rest in Peace" | March 2, 2015 (2015-03-02) | 0.2 | 0.73 | |
| 19 | 19 | "Life, Actually" | March 9, 2015 (2015-03-09) | 0.2 | 0.64 | |
| 20 | 20 | "No News Is Bad News" | March 16, 2015 (2015-03-16) | 0.2 | 0.69 | |
| 21 | 21 | "One Day" | March 23, 2015 (2015-03-23) | 0.4 | 0.93 | |
| 22 | 1 | "A View from the Ledge" | July 6, 2015 (2015-07-06) | 0.3 | 0.72 | |
| 23 | 2 | "The Age of Consent" | July 13, 2015 (2015-07-13) | 0.3 | 0.79 | |
| 24 | 3 | "Life of Brenna" | July 20, 2015 (2015-07-20) | 0.3 | 0.72 | |
| 25 | 4 | "Truly Madly Deeply" | July 27, 2015 (2015-07-27) | 0.2 | 0.60 | |
| 26 | 5 | "The Domino Effect" | August 3, 2015 (2015-08-03) | 0.2 | 0.61 | |
| 27 | 6 | "The Last W" | August 10, 2015 (2015-08-10) | 0.3 | 0.75 | |
| 28 | 7 | "As Long As We Both Shall Live" | August 17, 2015 (2015-08-17) | 0.3 | 0.75 | |
| 29 | 8 | "The Ghost in You" | August 24, 2015 (2015-08-24) | 0.3 | 0.77 | |
| 30 | 9 | "Wild Thing" | August 31, 2015 (2015-08-31) | 0.3 | 0.64 | |
| 31 | 10 | "A Bottle of Secrets" | September 7, 2015 (2015-09-07) | 0.2 | 0.59 | |
| 32 | 11 | "First Person" | September 14, 2015 (2015-09-14) | 0.3 | 0.68 | |
| 33 | 12 | "Ready or Not" | September 21, 2015 (2015-09-21) | 0.2 | 0.54 | |
| 34 | 13 | "La Dolce Vita" | September 28, 2015 (2015-09-28) | 0.2 | 0.49 |
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
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| 2014 | Teen Choice Award[16] | Choice TV Breakout Show | Chasing Life | Nominated |
| Choice TV Breakout Star: Male | Richard Brancatisano | Nominated | ||
| Choice Summer TV Star: Female | Italia Ricci | Nominated | ||
| 2015 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice Summer TV Show | Chasing Life | Nominated |
| Choice Summer TV Star: Female | Italia Ricci | Nominated |
| Country/Region | Channel | Premiere | Title | Ref. |
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| Freeform | June 10, 2014 | Chasing Life | [2] | |
| ABC Spark | [17] | |||
| Fox8 | July 21, 2014 | [18] | ||
| Fox Life | October 14, 2014 | [19] | ||
| Dizimax Drama | October 22, 2014 | [20] | ||
| Disney Channel | January 13, 2015 | [21] | ||
| Lifetime | April 8, 2015 | Pojedynek na życie | [22] | |
| Fox Life | August 14, 2015 | Борба за живот | [23] | |
| Premium Stories | September 4, 2015 | Chasing Life | [24] | |
| Colors Infinity | September 10, 2015 | [25] | ||
| Canal 5* | November 12, 2016 | Apreciando la vida | [26] | |
| Sony Channel | October 17, 2017 | Chasing Life | [27] | |
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