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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Looking for it on my dvr, sux!
I am very disappointed by this cancellation. I don’t watch a whole lot of network tv but I loved Flash Forward. Honestly, it was the only show I watch on ABC. Smooth move, take away my only reason for watching your network. BRILLIANT!!!!
omg!!!!! i can’t belive i’ve been waiting for this show all year long … and i just found out it was cancelled … what are they thinking????? My husban and i don’t watch any shows r because they are all the same …LAME … but this one was the best we were hooked .. we would record it and neither of us would watch it without eachother …. wth is abc thinking …. i am really upset …. we have looked for other interesting shows but there is none ….. ugh!!! i hope someone makes a movie of it …… Read more »
LAME!!! I think this is what? the fourth freakin time they’ve done this to me! I hate this so much that they do this! Flash Forward was awesome!! Soooo stupid!!
I’m so very sad to hear that Flash Forward will not be returning for a second season. I will miss the show and can only wonder who is making these decsions to axe or keep shows on. Sad news!
I was afraid this would happen. I must have been the only one I knew that actually loved the show. No one else I talked to watched it. The only answers I got were, “Oh, it’s just a show that started because all the dead people from Lost needed a job.” Ugh. Well, I’m buying the book soon. Maybe it will cover what was going to happen in season 3. People that love all that Reality Crap really grind my gears.
Are you freak’n kidding me?!?!! This is one of only 2 shows my husband and I enjoy watching together. I couldn’t wait until season 2. There are definitely some shows that need to be cancelled, but this was NOT one of them!!! It was, in my opinion, one of the BEST premises for a show and I was never disappointed in any of the episodes. Oh just bring it back. Obviously I’m not the only one that feels this way.
Unreal, I watched every episode, very sad to see it go. I really wanted to know what was going to happen. I don’t watch to much TV, to many stupid shows on. They finally put a good one on and look what happens. Dumb move.
no wonder abc is being sold…. get rid of the decision makers that extend wipeout / minute to win it and release flash forward. who greenlighted this anyway??? here’s to the cheeze wiz sucking, potato chip slagging, bucked tooth, slacked jawed yokels, who continue to rule the nielsen’s…
Unreal…I loved flashforward, it was such an awesome show. I looked forward to it every thursday. I watched it from beginning to end!! It could of gone soo far. Another show I really liked was Eli Stone…they cancelled it too and I believe it had a good story line. It made you think of the possibilites out there that could happen. Both shows did this!!! Such a disappointment. Bring it back please ABC
Unbelieveable…how could you leave all these story lines unresolved? A show that made me THINK! No wonder it didn’t survive. Too many idiots making our decisions.
Totally sucks it got cancelled… I had watched every episode. Too bad the majority of viewers refuse to be remotely challenged by fiction. How did Lost hang around for so long??? Guess it will get replaced by another “reality” show. LAME.
When I watch T.V. I want to escape reality, I don’t watch Hospital shows, I have a hospital down the street from me…CSI right up the road from the Hospital… I want to escape reality, Flash Forward was unpredictable and captivating… as was Heroes and The V…So what cop show did you fill the spot with?
it sucks. I watched every episode and loved it. about the only show Iwatched. I was pissed off, couldn’t belive it. I thought it was a huge hit, but I gess Iwas wrong.
I am so pissed off! I agree with everyone elses comments! Why does ABC do this to its viewers? I hardly watch any tv shows but my husband and I were hooked on this one and then they drop it just like that. REALLY STUPID ABC. YOU JUST LOST A VIEWER. I hope some other channel picks it up!!! Meanwhile, I’ll stick to to my red box flicks.