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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I loved this show, but I rarely watch ABC…and this is the reason why…you cancel all the good shows. It’s like idiots have infiltrated ABC!!!
My husband and I loved this show! I hate that it had such a dramatic ending and then it just got nixed. ABC really???
What?? I just saw promos for V and wondered when Flash Forward was going to start only to see it has been cancelled. V lives on….really?
I cant believe the show has been canceled.. I love that show!!!!!!
bring it back!!! it’s not too late!! people love it and will continue watching it!
I cannot believe you guys at ABC would get us hooked on a show with such a massive plot and then just cut it. I understand you need a certain amount of people to watch, but gee whiz, give it a chance. One season is not a chance for that kind of show.
I am so disappointed, was really looking forward to seeing more of this great show!!!! Such great acting and writing.. bummer!!
ABC is dumb for cancelling this cool series.
I loved this show. As per usual, any show that requires even a modicum of thought immediately gets canceled.
I also had no idea the show was canx… i just googled it to see when it would be back on the air… my husband and i LOVED IT!!!
Can’t belive the show is cancel…I love that show and look forward to every taping. ABC HAS TO BRING IT BACK!!!! There is nothing. But reality show on which are boringl
The problem is that the hero is shown as a looser of his wife and his child. There is nothing inspirational at all to show the triumph of family in this story. Life is very hard for everyone on this earth. So now ABC puts out a show that details someone going depressingly downhill. What a grand idea. All the people who can follow total depression and loss will love it. Everyone else who need hope and inspiration will not. Great for reality, not so good for hope and inspiration.
u guys suck i really loved that show
We’ve seen enough reality tv, bring back the sci fi and let us absorb into some really cool plots.
I for one loved the show. I was looking forward to it coming back this season and didnt even know that it was cancled. I would LOVE to see this show come back. I think ABC should give it another shot. WE WANT IT BACK ABC!!!!!!!!!
ABC stupidity strikes again