The ABC TV show about what happens in the future apparently doesn’t have one. FlashForward has been cancelled after one season.
FlashForward begins as the world’s population blacks out for 137 seconds and they “flash forward” to see visions of their lives six months in the future. The series’ ensemble cast includes Joseph Fiennes, John Cho, Jack Davenport, Zachary Knighton, Peyton List, Dominic Monaghan, Brian F. O’Byrne, Courtney B. Vance, Sonya Walger, and Christine Woods.
The series debuted in September and attracted a 4.0 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 12.47 million viewers. With a lot of buzz, it seemed like ABC had a hit. For week two, the ratings dropped to a still very respectable 3.7 and 10.73 million.
But then viewership just kept falling, hitting a low of a 2.1 in the key demo and just 7.1 million viewers. Then, ABC pulled the series for three months. The spin was that they would relaunch FlashForward after the Olympics.
The network gave the return a significant amount of promotion but it didn’t help. FlashForward’s ratings were even worse and they just kept dropping. They’ve gotten so bad that The CW has been beating them in the demo.
To no surprise, ABC has cancelled FlashForward after one season of 20 episodes. The series finale will air in two weeks, on May 27th.
What do you think? Did FlashForward deserve a second season? Could ABC have saved it? If given the chance, how would you wrap it up?
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I CANNOT BELIEVE THEY CANCELLED THIS SHOW! WTF!?
Ratings are so untrue. I will petition for this show to continue.
Abc is ridiculous about ratings. And cancelling this show will be their biggest regret.
love this show! excellent stories that kept you thinking…not like the crappy reality shows.
I cannot believe that the only show that I truly enjoy is being cancelled. There is so many bad shows out there that they keep saying are good. I dont get it. I just read that Two & a Half Men was being renewed, that was not the shocker, I was floored when I read that Charlie Sheen was going to be paid 2 Million Dollars an episode!!!! That is ridiculious on so many levels! If it legitamitely is down in ratings, why not try another night or time, dont just yank a show that they & we have invested… Read more »
I am so shocked!!!! Besides 24, which is now ending, I looked forward each week to Flash Forward. How did Lost make it so many seasons? It was sooo confusing and jumped back & forth all the time, so why did Flash Forward fail???? I do not get how they do this Nielson stuff with the ratings, I have never been asked to do the rating & I have no friends or family that has been asked as well. Is Nielson legitimate to give our good shows the axe? Does anyone no how to complain to the network about this?
I refused to believe it when I heard it, so I googled it when I got home and sure enough…
This is such a mistake, it was really starting to get good as they got past the awkward starting stages.
WHAT A SHAME
Maybe another network can buy it, I really hope so.
I LOVE this show! It is my favorite show on TV and now it’s canceled!?!?
I can’t believe it!
Are other people watching tv mere zombies that don’t think?? This is one of the smartest shows on tv and I love all the actors/characters.
Will they at least give us any answers before the end????
we need to keep this going! It was the only thing I watched on thursday night. Please don’t cancel
I LOVE this show. PLEASE, PLEASE don’t cancel it. There are so many bad shows on TV & this is NOT one of them. It is one of the best shows on. I couldn’t be more bummed about this.
Are you kidding me? Best show on TV rite now and they cancel it. People that make these decisions probably dont even watch TV.
This does it for me with continuity dramas. It started with Jericho. The networks jumped on this type of format when Lost became a hit, and have shortsightedly dumped series after series. I won’t invest my time again.
Yep , I’m with you there. Watched Jericho — gone, that was a good show.
I love Flash Forward. It is by far the best written and acted show on TV in a long while. To hear that they are giving V a second chance when the acting is marginal is a joke! I also do not believe that the network promoted the show enough! The long peiord of time with the Olympics on did not help. This happened with another great show October Road. Also Lipstick Jungle. Am I the only one watching these shows???? Flash Forward did have so mant twists to the plot- ot was GREAT. ABC PLEASE consider listening to us!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!… Read more »
This sucks. Hopefully another network picks it up. Lost fans will need a replacement!!!!!
This is a shame. Flash Forward is a good show that makes you think. ABC cancels this show but they keep trash going (I know, money makes the decision, the hell with morals etc.) Cougar Town, Dating In The Dark, Wipeout, Super Nanny. Are these better shows? Wow! This world is really heading in a bad direction when people want to see a Nanny work with a family or People date in the dark over something that makes you think. Then again, we live in a world where millions get up, shower, go to work, eat, clean and watch TV… Read more »
I still can not believe they did that??!@## WTF
The show was one of the best. ratings are untrue!
This RUINED my day when I heard that FlashForward was cancelled! It is SERIOUSLY one of the BEST shows on TV right now!!! Maybe air the show on a different day that doesn’t conflict with Grey’s Anatomy or other shows like that but DEFINITELY keep it on the AIR!!! The show leaves me hanging on my seat every episode!!! I haven’t found a show this good in years!