ABC recently cancelled several shows (Mixology, Suburgatory, Betrayal, etc.) and renewed many others (Resurrection, Revenge, The Goldbergs, etc.). What about the new Black Box series that airs on Thursday nights?
The show revolves around a beautiful and brilliant neuroscientist (Kelly Reilly) who’s hiding the fact that she’s bipolar. The rest of the cast includes Ditch Davey, David Ajala, Terry Kinney, Ali Wong, David Chisum, Laura Fraser, Siobhan Williams, and Vanessa Redgrave.
The show debuted on April 24th to a poor 1.5 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 6.87 million viewers. The ratings have gotten even worse as the weeks have progressed. This week’s installment hit a new low with a 1.1 rating and 4.31 million.
While ABC hasn’t cancelled Black Box, they surely will. The ratings have just been too low to be renewed for a second season.
The question now is, “Will all of the episodes air?” There are nine episodes remaining. If the ratings keep going down, the network could easily pull the show and replace it with reruns. Hopefully they’ll either air or release them so the show’s small audience can see them.
What do you think? Do you think that Black Box should be cancelled or renewed for a second season? Do you think ABC should air all of the episodes they have?
I can not believe with all the trash on TV that Black Box has poor ratings. It is an awesome show full of interesting stories, different from all other shows. We are sick of all of the reality shows. What is happening to TV today?
I think this show is awesome I hope that doesn’t get cancelled every episode grips me on a similar level to Breaking Bad the characters and there development has already become almost magnetic I want to know more it also generates an emotional connection on each episode similar again to another great E.R.
I personally love the human brain and think this show helps us realise just how awesome it is.
Please don’t cancel the best show I have seen in a very long time if ever before.
Regards
Rich
I worked for 22 years in mental health as both an aide and a nurse. I watched 2 episodes and realized that the writer has not been taking her psychotropic drugs because the show is so outrageously unrealistic. Gives the mental health community to include patients an even worse stereotype than they have now. I met so many people who think mental health is still like “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.”
I really, really hope this show remains. There is so much crap filling our brains on TV, why not a show better explaining our brains?? I agree the show is a bit over the top in the visual description of bi polar DX but it has to be to make the show understable. I have bi polar & the behaviors & lifestyle is quite on point, it a “rapid cycle” sort of way. I watch it with my family & they’ve been able to further understand the disease thru live art. It would be such a shame to take this… Read more »
PLEASE DO NOT CANCEL. ITS AN AWESOME SHOW!!!!!!
I love this show.. Kelly is fantastic and the show is great, at the end of the last episode it was announced it would return in 3 wks.. what happen? Don’t leave her and the shows fans without an ending!!
This was such an important show for people trying to gain insight into mental illness. Please ABC keep airing this show…..people need to know. As a retired counselor keeping this show appears to me to be more of a public service it will find it’s audience. At least show the remaining episodes to give it time to resuscitate.
Yes!!
Noooo! They can’t cancel the show! Its do good and very dofferent than so many typical series! It honestly makes you think differently about people with mental disabilities. Its help me have a lot more patience with my brother who is also bipolar. Please you cant cancel the show! Give it a chance! I always have to catch it Fridays or saturday because of work. Dont you people take into account how many times it played on on-demand! !
I love the show and am very put off because the last two shows did not air. So i watched channel 13 instead. Boo to ABC
Love this show, the characters, the theme, the topics. It’s smart and compelling … reasons to cancel it. Hope they don’t.
I love the show! ,it’s hot, zany, crazy and like all of it! I wanna see my show…hell of alot better than alot of other boring shows. Pissed and I want it back…now..
Please I betcha it’s because of the late hour it’s on during week. Make it a bit earlier and on more often. Love it.
Are you kidding, cancelling the show??? It is hard to believe this is a consideration. Finally a show that sheds light on mental illness. The acting is superb and the story lines are accurate. Everyone I know loves this show and have missed seeing it for the past 2 weeks. Keep this show alive and shelve the dim witted reality shows. Finally a show that educates and entertains. Keep it on!!!
This show is awesome! There is so many people out there with different diagnoses that can achieve greatness like Dr. Black,
I love this show!
black box is awesome and outstanding acting you have to be above average to get it!!!
This was not on last week and again tonight, I sincerely hope you havn’t cancelled it just love the actress playing the main role and as for the doctor who said it is unreal well hey I don’t care it keeps me entertained!!!
I love the show & think ABC should keep
airing it!! Please don’t cancel it, it helps people
with bipolar or any other mental disability
hope!!