The ABC TV show about what happens in the future apparently doesn’t have one. FlashForward has been cancelled after one season.
FlashForward begins as the world’s population blacks out for 137 seconds and they “flash forward” to see visions of their lives six months in the future. The series’ ensemble cast includes Joseph Fiennes, John Cho, Jack Davenport, Zachary Knighton, Peyton List, Dominic Monaghan, Brian F. O’Byrne, Courtney B. Vance, Sonya Walger, and Christine Woods.
The series debuted in September and attracted a 4.0 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 12.47 million viewers. With a lot of buzz, it seemed like ABC had a hit. For week two, the ratings dropped to a still very respectable 3.7 and 10.73 million.
But then viewership just kept falling, hitting a low of a 2.1 in the key demo and just 7.1 million viewers. Then, ABC pulled the series for three months. The spin was that they would relaunch FlashForward after the Olympics.
The network gave the return a significant amount of promotion but it didn’t help. FlashForward’s ratings were even worse and they just kept dropping. They’ve gotten so bad that The CW has been beating them in the demo.
To no surprise, ABC has cancelled FlashForward after one season of 20 episodes. The series finale will air in two weeks, on May 27th.
What do you think? Did FlashForward deserve a second season? Could ABC have saved it? If given the chance, how would you wrap it up?
Image courtesy ABC.
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i love this show i hope another network picks up this show with these actors because abc is ridiculous for cancelling this show after 1 season
I am done with ABC. A new show comes on, I love it, they cancel it after a few episodes (Eastwick) or one season (Flash Forward). I guess network TV is only for the reality TV show viewers: mindless, tasteless morons.
Money rules and quality tv is sacrificed….
Come on ABC, FF was the best show in years and now you will probably fill that time slot with garbage. You can’t leave us hanging on that ending of the season. Make season 2!!!!!!
What a creative story line why doesn’t ABC try a different time slot we finally had a show that paralleled 24 and now its gone please no more reality shows bring flashforward back
I loved this show i can’t believe it was canceled it deserves another season. It is a very interesting SciFy. I would love to see it on the air again.
I agree with another comment here, how is possible that very gross REALITY shows full of people with bad manners and no education still on the air. NOT FAIR
Cancelled another show I loved – this sucks! – Hey Sci-fi/FX, how about picking this one up?
Wait…Wait…Wait…Now, “FlashForward”…Look, what do you see…Network television of the future and no ABC. Why? Because they didn’t listen to the public and the love for a great television show…so sad.
We are very dissapointed. Every time we find a show we like they cancel it Shame on the networks one season isn’t enough time to judge !!
PLEASE dont cancel. You screwed us with LOST, dont do it again.
BRING FF BACK, i never saw a great serie like this one!!!!
So disappointed. How can we get this show back on the air????
I loved this show i cant believe it was canceled it deserves another season bring it back please!!!!!!
I can’t believe this show is canceled. Eastwick…canceled…Flashforward…canceled..Better Off Ted…canceled…But NONE OF THESE RIDICULOUSLY STUPID REALITY tv SHOWS EVER GET CANCELED. ABC seemed to be the only network that had any quality shows while all the other networks play to the dumbing of America. I give up
We are from Holland and we love this show!!! We really hope that they make a season 2!!!
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