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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wth?! this show is AWESOME i just now finished watch season 1 and 2 bad thers no season 2 🙁
Best show on television — what a shame. Very disappointed. I hope ABC will reconsider and reinstate Flashforward. Great cast and a great storyline. How about getting rid of some of the other crapola on television and give something for thinking adults to watch.
My family really loves this show, and I think it is a total waste that now all the people who are fan will never get a second season. I’m so tired of shows that are making it on TV. Reality crap, Flashforward is a good show that I feel, just needs to move to a different day, and why not play it twice a week, so that if people miss it they can see it, and understand what is going on. Im really disappointed. To ABC if you are so worried about ratings, don’t count on getting anymore from me….
Dont cancel this show, Lost is now gone please keep this show on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
With so many people writing in to protest the cancellation of the show, I hope ABC will reconsider or another network will pick it up. I don’t pretend to know how the ratings are determined, but do agree with others that we recorded it so that we could watch at a time that was more in line with our busy schedule, but we watched it faithfully.
We would love to see it back next season.
i absolutely love the show. it is the most intense thriller on tv. i would hate to see it go off the air. abc should advertise it more!!!! it’s the best show on tv if you just watch it one time!!!
WHAT ABOUT A BOOK IF DVDS OR A MOVIE CANT BE MADE TO FINISH THE STORY I AND OTHERS KNOW EVERY CARACTER AND CAN VISUALIZE IT VERY WELL IF IT IN A BOOK WE WOULD SETTLE FOR A BOOK OF A LAST RESORT WATCHING IS BETTER ,BUT A BOOK BETTER THAN NOTHING
I WATCHED EVERY SHOW OF FLASHFORWARD IT WAS THE ONLY TV SHOW I WATCH EVERY WEEK I LOOKED FORWARD TO IT.I ALONG WITH PEOPLE ALL OVER THE WORLD WATCHED IT. IT WAS CLEAN AND CAPTIVATING. I WISH IT WAS NOT OVER, EVEN IF YOU (ABC) WONT PUT IT BACK ON IS THERE ANY WAY YOU CAN MAKE THE REST OF THE STORY ON DVDS FOR US DEVOTED FANS.WE ARE ALL SO DISAPOINTED ALL OVER THE WORLD. SOMETIMES IN TEXAS WERE IAM FROM THERE WERE STORMS AND STUPID NEWS REPORTS AND OTHER INTERUTIONS THAT TOOK THE SHOW OFF AND POWER OUTAGES… Read more »
After the cliffhanger at the end of season 1 if ABC doesnt renew theres going to be alot of mad fans. I agree with John they should move it to a better time slot because the plot is spectacular
It’s my favorite show. ABC has made a big mistake.
Flash Forward is the best series on television today, and everybody seems to know it except for somebody over at ABC. ABC’s announcement of cancellation is about as visionary as NBC was back in 1968, when they cancelled the original Star Trek TV show after only one season . . .
I am so tired of stations starting shows and then leaving us viewers hanging! This show should not have been cancelled!
What the hell ?! Where in Portugal we are huge fans… That is such a heartbreak :'(
ABC did very little to promote this series. First of all its on at 8pm before Greys and Private practice….Viewers tuning into abc on thursday are looking for that type of show, not they type of show flashforward is. The day needs to be changed and the time slot needs to be 9pm or 10pm and they need to promote it. Now that Lost is over, it should be moved to Tuesdays in Losts 9pm time slot. The show has a great story line, it just needs to be more prime time.
This show should never have been cancelled.. this is ridiculous. Someone should be fired.