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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maan what the hell i see flashforward on netflix too! i thought it a hot show i was look for a season 2 and found out that it was cancel. ABC made a made decision
It sades me to see ABC cancel this show. I hated watching network television cause of of all the mindless reality programming on them. But this show was intelligently written and the cast of characters are interesting . been waiting all summer and I want to see what happens in season 2. Please bring it back on the air
I Understand that if a episode or two were missed people could get lost and not enjoy the story as much, maybe even stop watching, but all that gets made up for thanks to Netflix and other sources that let you see shows from start to finish in all there glory. Finally a show with great writing that keeps us entertained and new enough show to still be brought back. Great acting talent and story line. I hope If ABC doesn’t pick them up someone else will.
very wrong decision , ABC aired FlashForward when Prison Break and Lost was on their tops!
they didn’t think about timing , and they should reconsider this.
Im really getting tired of addicting shows getting cancelled right in the middle of the story line, first Heros and now Flashforward. I want this to stop….
i started watching the show yesterday and i finished today, i saw it on netflix and i wanted to watch it. I do have a life but it was so good i couldnt stop watching it. It seems now that you cant see what will happen, you wanna see what will happen more than anything. I know that i will tell people about the show. the title is kinda stupid but the actings great and so is the plot. And they should bring it back, because though not many people watched there are the ones that did. Focus on us!
i found out about flashforward on netflix and i LOVE it, its funny because now i want another season. It seems it got huge after it seemed no one liked it.
Honestly I would not watch this show on abc, because it would be hard to get into on the chance that you miss an episode. With that said I just finished watching it on netflix and loved it, and wish there were more. I do not buy dvd movies but if it were the only way to see season two I would make an exception.
i recenty remembered that when this series first aired i wanted to start watching it but for many reason i never got the chance, until 4 days ago when i got netflix i remebered this show and in 4 days have watched all of season 1, now to hear there wiil be no season 2 sadens me because i was looking forward to getting into a series like this one
Pls we want flashfoward 2 b completed.plzzz
They need to bring it back!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My husband and i couldnot get enough of the show. Looked forwrd to it every week. Sorry to see it go.
I found FlashForward on Netflix and was instantly obsessed! It may have had a bad first season when it comes to viewership, but it would probably do better given time. The first season was great; it brought things together well and created a spot for a second season. It is all too common that networks cancel shows that capture good stories for the more intelligent mind, and then discard them for shows like Grey’s Anatomy with the same seasons over and over again, giving the same old love stories about the same old people. If you can keep Grey’s Anatomy,… Read more »
I love this show…..im hooked….please dont leave us wondering…some people deserve to choose as well….”take a leap of faith”
I loved this series. i had taped it and just recently watched it and I could not stop watching it. Now it is gone and I want it back. Please reconsider and bring it back.