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 love flashforward! Please bring it back!!
i can’t believe that’s there’s no second season
i love flashforward
I don’t watch a lot of TV, only because there are not a lot of REALLY good shows on. But, last fall when I saw the previews for FLASHFORWARD, I thought “It’s about time!” I watched every episode faithfully. It was such an awesome show. I can honestly say it was the best drama that I have ever seen. Great story line, great group of actors… I don’t understand why networks keep adding cop shows, medical dramas, stupid alien shows, shows whose characters act like idiots, (they really aren’t funny) and now a show about a gated community of vampires.… Read more »
This show is fantastic. Please change the timing and more people will watch. It was very hard for me to watch on the broadcast time. I always ended up watching from the website. IMHO this show is 1000 times better than LOST. Give it another chance.
after the lost is finish, i like this show and i like to know whats the end of it. I am so disappointed about it.
I agree to try a Sunday night time slot. It could really work. The show is very good. The network should stand behind it!
Reason it dropped is because the writers dragged the show for too long without much happening. This was like one of those 3.5 hour movie that could have been watched in 1.5
Writers killed the show !!!
I’ll never watch another series on ABC again…..
…..now that they’ve cancelled Flash Forward after setting up all those open question as if it was going to have a 2nd season.
Flash Forward was the best show on TV….
THE ENDING OF FLASH FORWARD WAS SO WRONG!!! AFTER INVESTING THE SEASON IN GETTING TO KNOW THE STORY AND IT’S CHARACTERS, THAT’S HOW YOU END IT? COME ON!!!! EVERY TIME A GOOD SHOW COMES ON, YOU SWIPE IT AWAY WITH THE VIEWERS WANTING MORE, BUT IT HAPPENS SO OFTEN, WE’RE TOO FED UP TO FIGHT FOR IT! WE GIVE UP!
I think that flash forward is awesome. PLEEEEEEEEESE bring t back. i love the show. and i have soo many questions unanswered.
I absolutely love it, the finale was powerful, and there should be a season 2.
PLEEEEEASE bring back FlashForward. I am SO disappointed that its done!!!
Bring it back and switch the air time to Sunday Nights. It is a great show, however the time the show is offered to people of that particular age group is pathetic. i have to go out of my way to watch the show. Make it more convenient. Oh, get rid of that show “V.” Now that was awful.
They need to keep it going. The last episode raised more questions than it answered. The really don’t have many other good shows.
Bring back flashforward! This was the highlight of my thursday!