Update:
okay so I ended up sticking with the show I'm in the middle of season 4 and it only gets worse and worse and worse. The character of Ephraim never gets better in fact it just gets worse, and I think it's a combination of poor acting and poor writing. there are some really likable characters in this and I just wish they hadn't focused on the wrong ones like Ephraim. I wish they would have focused more on Bright and Hannah, they are entertaining and fun. The show really goes off the rails in season 4 though, It becomes incredibly unbearably preachy and liberal. I don't know the specific reason the show got canceled because there are just so many.
I really want to love this show, but I am having a very hard time. I'm only on season 1 episode 9 but the son is so incredibly bratty and horrible that it's very hard to get passed. I don't understand why shows do this with teenagers Yes, some teenagers are hard to take but not every teenager is horrible. I'm hoping that his personality changes as the show goes along, otherwise I won't be able to watch too much more.