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!! Cannot believe that all the shows that make you think get cancelled.
I have abc now too awesome show
I hate ABC now…
we realy need a season 2,its a best movie ever.
Loved this show as well it seemed to start with a bang and then slowed down but by the last episode i was truely hooked think it should have gotten a second season with re-newed interest and advertising i would of thought this would of taken off.
I just finished watching the first season, on Hulu, last night. What an amazing program. It rates up there with with Fringe, Warehouse 13 or the new Hawaii Five-O. I’m really dissappointed that ABC would cancel such a great show when there is so much other crap on TV.
So mad this show is gone ive been waiting and waititng for it to come back and come to find out its gone sucks….
Really enjoyed the show, it kept me on my feet while I was deployed. Couldn’t wait till the next season to find out what happened in the next flash forward and who was going to be held responsable for the flashforwards. Hated to se another good show get canceled for no reason.
Loved the show and I think with what has happened to the birds falling from the sky, fish swimming up on shore and octopus over 5 miles of coast line, I think the show would have really picked up it’s ratings.
I was waiting waiting just to find out that they canceled one of my favorite shows! :'(
VERY UNHAPPY! I have been looking forward to the new season… very disappointing!
ooah??!!
ABC dropped flash forward???
Is that possible??
Are they out of mind?
It was one of the best series I ever saw 🙁
ABC really dropped the ball on this one. People with a brain loved it.
Cant believe they cancelled Flash forward. it was amazing. one of the best action series out there. did mark make it out? does it happen again? what do people see in their new flash forwards? so many unanswered questions
loved the show it sucks they took it off the air couldn’t wait to see th enext season find out who was in charge or resp for everything