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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This show was far better than Lost, some of the stuff on TV is pure trash. Get rid of the garbage and keep shows like this on. There is a two year rule, if it does measure out or doesn’t have a strong fan base by midway of season 2 or until the end of that season then there is a reason for getting rid of it.
Poor planning on this great series, looks to me ABC didn’t care.
Flashforward is another TV show that actually makes the viewer have to think rather than watching mindless reality shows or silly sitcoms with no purpose. As a result it is not a show that lends itself well to occassional viewers. It is also a show that does not lend itself to distractions and I wonder if the network has taken into account the number of people who watch it on the internet after it initially airs or the people who use a DVR to allow them to watch it at a later time when daily life settles long enough for… Read more »
I thought this show was brilliant, the characters were great especially Mark Benford, Agent Noh and Simon Campos! I would have been satisfied with only one season if they had gone to the trouble of wrapping it up properly, but it goes to show these days that its not about passion for making a good programme, and merely a way of making money. If it doesn’t, axe it. The big break half way through didn’t help, and I almost didn’t watch the second half myself, even being a big fan. I was psyched by the first episode but it lost… Read more »
I LOVE this show… keep going. This is the best show that has happened to ABC in a long time.
I have never written on a post but I want you to BRING FLASH FORWARD BACK!!!!
It is by far the best show on tv I have seen in YEARS!!!!
I just saw the Finale… I can’t believe there won’t be a second season!
this show is amazing!!!!!!!!
Please reconsider!
PLEEEEEEEAAAAASE!
It’s so unjust to people who followed it… I mean, I’m so curious now, you can’t tell me there won’t be more episodes…
It’s so unfair to the viewers! At least, you could have given it real closure… This open finale just makes me wanna beg for more!!!
damnitttt!!! this is abc’s fault…you can’t just take a show like this off for three months and then expect people to keep watching! i know so many people who stopped following flash forward after the hiatus because it was off for such a long time. what a good show too…really kept my interest, even when i thought they should hurry up with connecting some of the story lines…can’t believe they left me hanging like this! hope dominic monaghan goes off to bigger things–he’s awesome.
loved the show! action with physics and all that jazz it was awesome! too bad it is no more…
If they cancel “FlashForward” I’ll be so mad. I love that show, it’s like the best ever. I’ve only missed one episode, but I seen it on the website. So do not cancel this!
Unbelievable. One of the best shows on TV, now being cancelled. I’m so sick of the multitude of reality TV shows that plague network stations. How many of those shows can one person watch?! I’m disappointed that America didn’t get on board with this really great show.
I really enjoyed this show. Cannot believe that it has been cancelled. Give it another chance, its a great show.
We absolutely love this show and are so bummed that it is being canceled. Bringi t back!
Idiotic when a show with some promise gets cancelled due to lack of following and something idiotic like Lost (fairly good for season one then horrid) goes on and on and on. There were all sorts of wierd holes in this but some were tied together later. Some remain were you’d say not even a rookie 1st day in Police Academy (you know the movie not an actual one) would be so stupid as the FBI (or CIA) was being in a given instance. Hey it had holes yes, but it was over all thoroughly enjoyable and not all over… Read more »
exactly. desperate is the right word! crazy bout this show! keep going please!!
just seen the finale over here in the uk and gutted to find out it hasn’t been renewed….
great series that took time to get into the overall plot but still kept us hooked at the end of every episode…
getting used to watching shows that don’t make it past season 1/2 in the states now what with dollhouse, terminator and now this….have to wonder how long V has got left given that!!