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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Ive been waiting and waiting for weeks for flashforward to come back on and know sign of it. now I know why and im absolutely gutted!! how could that have been the last episode when there is another flash forward?? pleeeeese bring it back on! you cant leave us hanging like that!!
Bummer,my family enjoy watching this series what a shame!!!!
I looked forward to watching Flash Forward EVERY week. It was full of Adventure…Mystery…Anticipation. Totally kept me on the edge of my seat. I am very disappointed to hear that there will not be a season 2. I feel that it is the fault of whomever was responsible for advertising this Awesome TV seriers. Please reconsider and do whaever it takes tro bring this series back!!!!!
I really miss the show. It kept me guessing what would happen next, always keeping the audience on their toes. The fact that some can change their future and some can’t was intriguing. Also, with the recent events here in the real world (the mass amounts of birds falling from the sky) makes me miss the show even more!
It was one of our favorite shows. We only watch 3 shows on TV and this was one of them. Please give it another chance. I’ll buy all the sponsors products!!!!!
I can’t believe that Flashforward was cancelled due to low rating. Flashforward had low rating, that is unbelievable. It makes me wonder what kind of stupid idoits are watching tv now a days that they can’t tell a good program from a bad one. Please bring it back so rest of us that have brains and are able to interpret simple science fiction without any problem can be satisfied.
I think that the show must go on and this is from holland.
WHY OH WHY DID YOU CANCEL IT??????
And why on Earth did you keep “V”? ugh
I loved watching Flashforward and every week since have searched my TV schedule listings to make sure my DVR records the next season! BRING IT BACK PLEEEEEEAAASE!!!!
I kept waiting for the advertisments for when Flash Forward would be returning. I finally deciededto go on line and ask and I find that it’s been cancelled. I was really surprised. I couldn’t wait for the next week to see what happened. I think you should bring it back at least for one more season to see if the ratings pick up. This was one of the shows we could watch as a family.
I absolutely LOVED this show, so did a lot of people I know. Why arent any normal viewers ever polled. At the least the network could have answered the questions about the flash fowards in the finale!!!!! So UPSET…….. Bring it back PLEASE!!!!!
Flash Forward was the best show on television. I am wondering if the series really did as poorly as the ratings numbers you quote OR if the writers ran out of steam? Either way, the viewers on this site along with myself LOVED this show, the story lines and the acting. BRING IT BACK, BRING IT BACK, PLEASE, BRING IT BACK!!!!!
Flash forvard series ware fanastic, maybe there is not enough intelegent people who could understand the concept, but I hope, in the name of all us who understand it, it will be back on TV. Pleaseeeeeee
What a disappointment! I haven’t enjoyed a series that much in years. I was so looking forward to the next season. Guess it’s back to reading books. No other shows hold my interest…well, maybe Lie to me! Give it another go!
I liked the show and enjoyed watching it please bring it back!!!
FLASH FORWARD WAS THE BEST SHOW THAT I HAVE EVER SEEN!
why did you guys have to cancel it?! I mean yes the rating were smaller thant the rest of the shows on your network but freak! It has a better plot line than “outsourced” and many other tv shows and better yet BOOKS! GEEZ I was soo mad when they canceled it.