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?
This was a great show. Should not have been cancelled!
I agree with everyone here; this was a great show! I was looking forward to how it would develop, it really was just a unique show, I liked the science and drama.
I tend to find that the main character in certain shows are not my favorite, but I really liked Catherine and her struggle.
Very disappointed that this is gone, and others are not.
I really like this show yall should bring it back…..
I loved that. Show it was brilliant exhilarating and inspiring they need to bring it back
This show was amazing perhaps the demographics chosen were what was wrong. So very disappointed that this ended with so many lose ends. The network should revisit this poor decision. There are not nearly enough credible drama series on. The acting was superb! Bad choice abc!!!! Think out of the “box”!
I cant belive why the cancel all of the good shows this wasnt only about the life of a doctor it was ,a life of a bipolar person.When people hear that somebody have some kind of psyho-desise the say “Oooo he is crazy and dangerous”,and they cant understand the person.In this show we can see the mind bittle. With 2 words this is awesome show :))
I enjoyed the show much. After watching an episode I couldn’t wait for the next one. Everytme I find a show I like it gets canceled. Black box was a brillent and excellent show. I really hope another network would pick it up.
I agree with all of the comments. Black Box was entertaining and enlightening. I had finally found something of interest to me on TV and now it is gone. I am so disillusioned to learn of the ratings. I agree with all of the positive comments on this post.
Every time a show comes on that makes you think outside the box, they cancel it. I’m just a truck driver but this show is tops because it deals with neurology on a level that has never been done before. I cant tell how many times this show would wow me. It hits you from so many directions and on so many levels of emotion also. When they would diagnose a patient and say whats causing the problem, i’d grab my cell and google it right quick and they would be spot on. I found it facinating. I sure hope… Read more »
This serie is absolutaly brilliant! It is a shame that season 2 has been cancelled!! It is addictive!! There are soooooo many serie nowadays, but this tv show was extremely good! The fact that the show ends on such a negative point and leaving the vieuwer juste like that is a shame. I really hope they make a season 2.
I loved the show. If I couldn’t set and watch it, I DVR’d it and watched it when I got home from work. I was very disappointed that it was cancelled. I had actually been waiting for the new ones to start until I did some research and found out it wasn’t coming back I’m disappointed hopefully someone else or another network will pick it up. If they do I’ll be watching again. Good luck Kelly Reilly!!!
BRING IT BACK! I loved the first season!
My wife and I liked the 1st series and couldn’t wait for the next episode to come on. We are extremely disappointed that the 2nd series is cancelled. I have no idea why it did not retain it’s viewers, all the characters did a great job.
I loved watching the show I think season two should come out and see what happens
I watched the entire first episode in only two days and would have gone on with the second season until I realized that there is none 😮 I’m so frustrated since this is such a good series! It actually emotionally AND intellectually challenges the viewer which makes it so wonderful. In comparison to daily soaps it has a much higher value. Maybe that is why there wasn’t a huge amount of viewers but as can be seen in all these comments the people who truly watched this series loved it! I can only repeat that I’m really frustrated to be… Read more »