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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ABC needs to re-launch Flash Forward and do a better job in supporting it. Smell the roses ABC, you do have a hit on your hands.
Flash Forward was a great show. The problem was that ABC did not properly advertise and support the show. My wife, my kids and I loved this show, as did everyone else I know that watched it. Many people who missed some episodes (hence some of the lower rating), missed it because they didnt know when it was coming on again or if it was coming on at all. There were many rumors early on that the show was cancelled. ABC needs to do a better job on advertising and supporting its shows, especially ones that have a huge potential… Read more »
I kept looking each month for the new flashforward. Finally I found the website and see that “Flashforward” has been cancelled. I am very disappointed, I looked forward to the show each week and have been waiting only to find out it has been cancelled. Good show, very facisinating, too bad.
ABC ruined a good series. They did not properly advertise “Flash Forward.” This series was very promising, if ABC had properly advertised it and supported it, the ratings would not have fallen. I think they need to relaunch the series and properly advertise and support it this time, it has the potential to be a huge hit. My wife, my kids and I really liked it and so did everyone I know who watched it. Many people who didnt watch some episodes, missed it because they didnt know when it was coming on or if it was coming on at… Read more »
Bring Flashforward back…finally a show where you actually have to think and it gets pulled. Seriously, weak decision by ABC…
loved the show, watched it on DVD after the Olympics unfortunately because was not finding it on TV during its actual broadcast. Too bad they killed it so soon.
I’m very disappointed Flashforward is not returning. i have saved the episoded & watched them during then summer in hopes of a fall return. I’d like you to reconsider a second year. maybe the olympic break was just bad timing.
i really enjoyed the season one of flash forward tv series i felt totally let down when it was cancelled please if anyone can do something about its return to the airways do it.It was such a great series
I am so disappointed in ABC, for not trying another season of Flashforward. This show was so good and the actors were excellent!!! Compared to some of the other crap they have in their ABC line up…..Flashforward is so above those other shows. ABC, please think about your viewers whom invest their time in these shows and do polls before you yank it!!!! Wow….. guess most of my time will be watching NBC.
This sucks! I’ve been waiting for season two and saved the last episode on my dvr this whole time so I wouldn’t miss a beat. This is one of the few shows that really kept you on the edge of your seat. Maybe if it went into syndication so people can get a chance to watch it, then they can come back with a season two?
i liked this show and watched it weekly. i think it was too difficult for them to come up with a good finale or enough story for a second season so they cancelled it. maybe they’re working on it now!?
me and my wife and my kids really liked the show flashforward, we have been talking about it wondering when it was going to come back on. i feel bad for the cast and everyone involved because it was without any doubt in my mind the best show on television over the last 10 years or so. television doesnt want good shows, they want BS shows because everyone these days are full of it.
I hate that they cancelled this show, I always looked forward to seeing it every thursday night!! I have been asking around and researching, because i hears it was supposed to come back in late October. I have no idea why ratings dropped and veiws dropped, but i just want to say that i LOVED the show flash Forward and im really disappointed they cancelled it.
I loved the show. My son and I used to watch it together and I got some of my friends hooked on it. I thought it was brilliant!!!
Sad to see it go… we have been waiting for it to come back.
I Think it was too intellgient for the average viewer
of course i didn’t watch the first two episodes when they first aired because i forgot about it BECAUSE..They hardly advertised it on t.v. it was a really great show and i think the reason that the ratings went down because a lot of people are busy on Thursday. or the fact that they didn’t advertise it as well as they should have. its like the show Firefly. i mean i never heard of it until about a yea ago. It was my favorite show of all time and i wont let anyone get in to it because i dont… Read more »
I agree with everyone too. I really enjoyed Flashforward and was hoping to see season 2. Unfortunate they pulled the plug with out doing some kind of a finale. I felt let down