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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Please dont cancel the show!!!???? It was amazing, all of my friends watched it and we are desperate for a second season!!!
I didnt watch lost until late siason two because I thought it was crap than it ended to be my favorite show for years. Flash forward really deserved a saison two regardless of its rating, a lot of good actors infinate story possibilitys. ABC will regret this in a few years when they understand how much potential this series had.
I was upset when fox cancelled Terminator SCC, but they had a series 2 and this show was much better.
yes keep going >>>>>>> its amazing show
please bring this show back i loved it, its diffrent to other tv shows. why get us hooked then cancel it, it’s not fair, why do the networks cancel so many tv shows to soon, go back 15 yrs and they use too give tv shows a chance, friends and seinfeld took 4 yrs before they had high ratings, i’m getting pissed off now it’s all money money money, bring back FLASHFORWARD…..
I am very disappointed that ABC has cancelled FlashForward. I thought that this story was very original and it kept we watching each week. I thought that this was the best show on the Networks. There is no other show to look forward to. There are so many bad shows and ABC cancels what was the most interesting show.
I have no idea what this show was about or what was going on week-to-week but I still watched it. Why? Because the cast was top-notch and so HOT. I’ve never seen such a diverse cast of men and women (of all colors) who were ALL so darn attractive. I will miss this show.
They shouldn’t have cancelled it! I absolutely loved it and I’m so annoyed that there’ll be no second series!!!!!
I have just finished watching the season finale of ”FlashForward”, in the UK, and I am not too pleased with ABC’s decision to cancel the show. The way the show ended really deserves a second series, despite the amount of viewers that it got in both the US and the UK. I am surprised about the number of viewers the show got in the US as it is primarily based there. Although my comment gives my positive view on the show, the only thing I didn’t enjoy was how the clips of flashforwards that happened at the end of the… Read more »
i watched every episode and really enjoyed it , a real shame it is cancelled,give it another chance on a second season,the finale was awesome!
omg i cn’t believe they are cutting it. i just watched the season finale, which was amazing, thinking i cnt wait for season 2. but then i just read this im so disappointed 🙁 i loved this show. if they arent going to make another season they could have made the ending a bit more clearer though as i just want to what happens next. monday nights will never be the same again.
maybe its just the uk that watch flashforward. A second season is a must. It was fantastic show’
they have to show the second season of flash forward, as they can’t leave us hanging! there is so many answers but also questions which lead on to more questions! hopefully there will be a second season even if its the last we’ll get the answers. but i don’t know how they can show lost of 6 seasons and i’m a fan of lost but this is so much better
i love this show. bring it back! that **** was hot.
Takes time for a series to hit its stride. This one didn’t really come together until almost the end mainly because too much was hidden from the viewer until late in the series. I did not really like the show for most of the season but I watched every episode regardless because it was science fiction with a mystery. However, in the last few episodes and especially the finale, everything came together in a way that really made me feel good. Too bad it did not find its footing until after the plug was pulled. Next season look dismally bleak… Read more »
Yes….needs to keep going….I love this show!