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?
I can’t believe this show was cacelled. PLEASE BRING IT BACK
This was an amazing sensitive medical drama which I especially enjoyed watching as a nurse. It had similar depth to “Night Shift” which is highly popular and being renewed. Perhaps it’s failure had something to do with your management as opposed to it’s shortcomings.
Bring functional mental illness into a drama series was a bold move, but it served to educate as well as entertain viewers. I am so sorry that it was cancelled, you have missed the boat on this one ABC and I hope that cable picks it up.
My husband and I loved the Black Box. The storyline about the mental illness was good although we could have done without the love triangle. I knew the series was in trouble when the writers took a vibrant, intelligent, attractive woman and turned her into a tramp. That’s what really killed the series. Why is it when intelligent and attractive women are portrayed on television they are always debased and turned into morally unethical, sideshows of what their characters originally started out being? Shame on you ABC, would you do the same thing to one of your Disney cartoon female… Read more »
Compared to most of the shows on tv this one was great! Love the main character. Any show with a strong female character is on my favourites list. Super disappointed that we will never know how it all turns out for Dr Black.
I REALLY liked this show and I think if it came back on more people would of got interested in it!
I love this show. It was fascinating to get a glimpse each week into the inner workings of the complexity of the brain. Please bring this show back. So sick of the dumb drivel that is offered up on network TV. Unfortunately reflects the dumbing down of this country.
I HATE THAT THIS! I really enjoyed most of it. I feel like they should have focused more on her and her patients and left the love triangle out. I really wanted to see Esme and Catherine figure this stuff out. I really wanted to see some of these things, but my favorites were the medical cases because those are so interesting. The brain is know as the Black Box. It is always fascinating to see what our brains cab create, do, not do, start or stop doing. This is sad to me. I’m in that demographic and watched it… Read more »
Here we go again–another cancellation–you create great dramas-with great acting, and great story lines-you tease us-get us hooked then you pull the rug from under us-there aren’t too many ABC programs left with any substance–keeping canceling shows and soon you won’t have any more viewers–most folks I know are going over to NBC-CBS and PBS–Do you really think that your mindless reality shows are going to create a loyal following ??? Shame on you ABC–DON’T waste our time!! 18-40s don’t watch TV-they’re busy getting an education-others are raising a families and building careers-so why the hell are you surveying that… Read more »
Wholeheartedly agree!!!!
Brava Barbara! Ditto x 1000 ! You are absolutely correct… Spot on! Like I’ve said in previous posts, it seems like serial television it’s terminally ill! It seems like the major networks keep digging their own graves deeper and deeper!
OMG! This show cannot be cancelled. It is actually really good with the story still unfolding ’til the very end! I honestly want to know what’s going to happen to Catherine after being fired and Leo and the girls with their letters. It honestly was an amazing show because it got me hooked in an instant since I’m drawn to the medical aspect of the show, not just the drama of who has feelings for who mush (that’s overused in every show these days), it connects both the rookies and the experts of the medical field interacting to solve problems… Read more »
I LOVE Black Box. So sad to hear it’s been cancelled 🙁 I was obsessively awaiting every episode, really hooked. I think a lot of people got scared of when they watched the pilot, where we saw the main character off her medicine. Though I found it very entertaining 🙂 I also felt the pilot gave us a better understanding of on-meds Catherine. She was the female “House”, although much nicer.
I loved the show and it’s very peculiar drama!
Black box was an amazing show. I,myself, am Bi-polar and can relate to the main character. Yes, some of the extremes of her ups and downs are exaggerated, but overall it rang true to me. My husband and I both enjoy the show. Please reconsider canceling the show.
I loved Black Box. Please do not cancel!!
I love this show! The story was developing slowly but steady to actually keep on going for a few seasons. Hope they reconsider and don’t cancel the show!
Once again ABC disappoints by cancelling what was possibly one of the best shows they have introduced in a LOOOONG time! Nothing is ever truly given a chance with ABC anymore and why I am getting ready to switch to another network for my go to shows. This show was AMAZING and deep and engaging. Was not marketed enough and only introduced to summer viewing. Very disppointed with ABC once again!