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 thought it was a great show. I’m really dissapointed that it’s cancelled. I guess people are more interested in stupid reality shows.
WOW, I was waiting for it to resurface but it did not. GREAT show…GREAT concept…GREAT acting. With all of the no imagination reality shows; it was a pleasure to finally get involved in one with some imagination. Me personally have not enjoyed television like this since the first 2 years of FOX’s 24. Please bring back Flashforward!!!
I love this show! I want to watch the 2nd season!
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO that was my show i very sad :'( u make me cry
Networks nowadays don’t realize that TV series need time for character development and all shows takes a while to gain a loyal following.
if they had cancelled seinfeld after a few bad ratings, we would’ve been deprived of of one of the best sitcoms of all time.
Flash Forward was a great show. I think that maybe if it would of been broadcast at a different time it may have stayed around. This is a show that could of had many endings or many more actions to come. ABC please consider bringing this show back and at least ending it with the machine being destroyed…
Cancellation after one or one point five ot even two seasons is one of the main reasons I’ve given up on TV/Cable TV/or-whatever-they’re-gonna-call-it-next. Producers of stuff look for mass popuraity in terms of sales. Entertainment and the emotional investment that the word creates are unclear and alien concepts to these people. So is the idea of catharsis. Naw, that’s too big of a frakking word. Let’s try “closure”; or does that have too maby syallables? Goodbye Eli Stone, Dollhouse, Joan of Arcadia, The Unusuals, Rubicon, Saving Grace, FlashForward, Jericho, Caprica, and a slew of others that had intelligent writing and… Read more »
ABC has so few good shows why cancel one that is good. I will go back to watching CBS they have the best and don’t cancel right in the middle of a story line.
I think it is disgusting how these shows pull people in and then leave them hanging! I loved this show and found myself eager for the next week to see what happens next! You are up against alot of Reality shows so maybe putting it on a different night but I am just getting sick of TV altogether as they have you get hooked on a show then pull it out from underneath you!!
I just finished watching the complete series on DVD. I thoroughly enjoyed the the plot and the issues of fate, free will, predestination, etc. the show dealt with. I really felt cheated that this series was cut short. There was still a lot more the show creators could explore…not indefinitely, of course. But I could have seen at least one or two more full seasons. It’s a shame. I hope we can have quality shows like this in the future…I’m so tired of reality TV land, but would tune in for this!
I am sooo bumbed that they cancelled this show! My family and I loved it and looked forward to it airing every week. I think it was one of the better shows that are airing right now. Please give us back Flashforward!!!
I really enjoyed this series, it left us with alot of unanswered questions, they could of gave it another season before cancelling it altogether. It was just as good as some of the ones they have on the air. I personally wish you would give it some re-consideration for the fans you totally left hanging in suspense.
why you cancelled this tv series? recently i finished watch the whole of series, i thought it very interesting and an thrilling, please give us a chance make a two season for this summer. please? ABC, you suck, or better move to HBO, it is would be better the chance.
I think the flashforward was a great show to bad that ABC is cancelling it. I think many other new shows and NBA games were playing around that time.
omggg THE SHOW WAS AWESOM!!! ABC WILL REGRET ABOUT THIS!!!!!damnn uuu