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?
You are out of your minds to cancel this show. But it is decisions like that which make ABC the worst prime time network channel. This was one of the best shows on television in a couple of years, and you canceled it.
Idiots.
this was a good tv show why it they will but on trash and take off good tv never could get that.
Best medical drama show since House… Very disappointed it was cancelled!!!
Agreed regarding comparison to House. ABC. Makes idiotic errors. They run very stupid shows, cancel good ones.
As someone with bipolar themselves, it was pretty much accurate (rapid cycling myself but still). There were, of course liberties taken that can be expected. It was a real punch in the gut to hear it was canceled. Especially with people going “OMG I’m SO BIPOLAR!” or that god awful horror movie ‘Bipolar’, and basically every other tv show and movie. .
It was kinda of a little light into our world of Bi-Polar
I loved this show. I’m very disappointed that it was cancelled.
I was sooo looking forward to the 2nd season of Black Box. I absolutely loved it, especially the way they brought different mental illnesses/brain issues to light.
It was an intelligent show. All these brainless reality shows keep coming back and they cancel the actual interesting ones?
I dvr my shows to watch after the kids have gone to bed. I recently heard that dvr’d shows and watching on demand, doesn’t count in the ratings and that is absolutely not fair!
I feel half the shows I fall in love with get cancelled.
Really disappointed….
Every show so far that I like has been canceled. This was a well written show now it is gone. I’m tired of reality shows!!!!!
I was in shock, I can believe BlackBox is going to be cancelled. It’s sad, I love this show.
I looked forward to every episode . The show had a unique approach to an often misunderstood topic—-mental illness.
I believe the show offered an ingenious approach to topic often overlooked it swept under the carpet—mental illness. I looked forward to every episode .
I loved this show!! Brilliant people are vulnerable to everyday life issue’s too. We need to shine more light on mental health issues.
It was one of the most intense and original series i’ve seen in a long time. The acting was superb and brought to light the plight of brilliant yet bipolar individuals
Are you out of your minds getting rid of this show, it was one of the best on TV!!!!!!
I loved this show! This is the only one I never missed, and if I wasn’t going to be home, I made sure it would record on my DVR. I have to see a neurons Dr, so I enjoyed this show very much with her character. Bring it back!
Excellent show. the characters were believable and smart, not like some of these moronic shows that are on now with no depth.
I enjoyed this show. I loved learning about different disorders and how the patients were able to live with them