As expected, ABC has cancelled their summer series Black Box after one season of 13 episodes, reports EW.
Black Box 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 series debuted in late April to a 1.5 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 6.87 million viewers. It was a mediocre start for the dramatic series and the numbers got progressively worse as new episodes were released. Towards the end of its 13 episode run, Black Box dropped to a 0.6 demo rating with 3.72 million.
The last two episodes aired on July 24th, leaving the main character’s professional fate up in the air.
What do you think? Did you like the Black Box series? Do you think that it should have been cancelled or renewed for a second season? Why do you think the show didn’t catch on?
ABC IS OUT OF THEIR MINDS ! I WILL NEVER WATCH THE NETWORK AGAIN. FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER BIPOLAR DISEASE WAS SEEN AS IT IS. IT’S NOT ALWAYS THE SERIAL KILLER, IT’S ARTISTS, ROBIN WILLIAMS, CARRIE FISHER, ME, STING.
I AM IN ABSOLUTE DISBELIEF THAT THE MORONS AT ABC COULD NOT SEE THIS SHOW AS TEACHING WHAT THE DISEASE REALLY IS. SHAME ON YOU ABC !!!
I loved this show! Unfortunately, I didn’t know anything about it until now and watched all the ones On Demand yesterday and today!!! Was looking up to see when Season 2 would start!!! Scandal was nothing but a bunch of yelling by whoever the lady start was–did she ever do anything but shout and be angry? I only watched a couple 0f episodes and didn’t see anything positive about it–why do all the good shows go down the tubes!!!!!!!!!!!
Marge,
ABC’s only agenda is to provide TV Shows for MORONS, BECAUSE WHOEVER CANCELLED THIS SHOW IS A MORON.
It’s a shame that a show with such a fabulous cast and someone who understands the disease is cancelled. It could have helped people understand this devastating disease.
ALLY
Black Box was a GREAT, AMAZING, EDUCATIONAL, INSPIRING SHOW!! We need MORE shows like this, not less. I was really really looking forward to season 2, 3, 4, 5!! Really unique and well done about an important issue and it was cancelled! WTF!
Loved this show! Was really looking forward to a new season! It was one show my boyfriend and I actually agreed on and also gave a different not so negative look at mental illness. I think it should have definitely been renewed for more seasons! Maybe trying it at a different time and different season would help ratings.
Definetly sad. I liked the characters, the storylines, the amazing writing.
It was a clever and unique show. I wish it had kept going. Please reconsider a
2nd season.
SO, so disappointed!!! Our family LOVED Black Box including my middle school aged daughter who suffers from Bipolar 🙁 I can’t tell you how much this show HELPED her and opened up dialog in our home regarding mental illness and stigma.
We watched several episodes more than once and never missed setting our cable to record the show. PLEASE bring back and try a different time slot!!!!
I was so looking forward to season 2, I cannot even express how disappointed I am. Considering this show aired during the summer’ I think the ratings were pretty good!!!!!
Very, very disappointed… :(((((
I loved the show Black Box!! I really am disappointed that there won’t be a season 2! Please Please Please change your mind!!!!!!!
I LOVED Black Box. Very DISAPPOINTEDQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ
i am SO DISAPPOINTED that black box isn’t coming back. it figures, you get a great TV series going and then boom, it’s gone. get rid of the stupid reality shows, all of them, and put back the shows that people want to watch, and in this case, learn from. shame on you, ABC.
you can not do this!!! this is the only serie i watch!!! only thing that is really special and different! you CANT stop now! make season 2 and i promise that people will watch!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I’m so sick of ABC they don’t care about the viewer’s, they start something and then cancel it. Such BS!!
ABC I could not be more disappointed. This show was more realistic to me than you’re “reality” shows. For over coming my own brain surgery this show just gave more than I even imagined could have happened. I look up everything they talk about and research it. It’s amazing I love it! Not boring like true science/health shows can be. It gets your mind to open up and see things you’ve never could have thought of. Must be to hard for the rest of society to think outside of their fun little happy box.
I couldn’t agree more, it was like a human interest story.
So disappointed to hear that this show was cancelled!! The chemistry between Binkman and Dr. Black was fantastic! Why not bring it back for season two–late fall–give it some hype and a better time slot. Great acting and writing like this deserve better!
I am so disappointed that Black Box was cancelled. Another great drama bites the dust. Its no surprise why though. It aired in the summer while people vacation and late on a thursday night when people typically go out. And when someone did make the time to look at their tv they are bombarded with reality shows and contest shows. Who can survive that!? Its unfortunate because Black Box superbly focused on a topic that is widely overlooked which is mental health. I guess the people arent ready to look at this major problem yet.
Maybe you didn’t get the ratings you wanted because you aired it at 10 pm! I loved black box it was a great show! Thanks for the disappointment!