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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This topic drives me crazy cuz flashforward should have never been cancelled. I really
really hope they bring it back or a diffrent network can pick it up, like HBO. 🙁
i must say that it’s an extraodinary show!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
when i started with the first chapter i couldn’t stop seeing it until the final chapter…
I thought it was an awesome show!!! They always seem to cancel the great shows. ABC should have saved it! May-be the network should have asked the public what they wanted before they got rid of the show. As for my opinion on how it should have ended-I was enjoying how is was written and I was interested in seeing how the writers would play it out. Unfortunately, they left a few loose ends, probably hoping they would have another season-thanks ABC.
I was really disappointed to see the show was cancelled. I agree that having a show that actually requires a viewer to pay attention and have a little intelligence will doom that show to be cancelled. The dumbing down of America…
We loved this show. I am so tired of reality show crap. Please bring Flash Forward back for a second season!
i love flashforward. it made us sad here in the Philippines that it was cancelled. hope they pursue with season 2. they have great casts and a very good story.
I LOVE THIS SHOW!!! Please let there be Season 2!!!
i love this show
obviously the average american tv viewer is not intelligent enough to appreciate one of the most innovative and thought provoking series ever to hit the small screen. even down here in southern africa ,people would not miss an episode. the dumbing down of america is a fact. sad but true.
People are so damn stupid!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Bring back Flashfoward, I love that show.
I LOVE this show. please do season 2! Linda and my granddaughter nora
shows like this get cancelled coz ppl keep watching dumb shows, mass public does not want to watch something that might challenge their intellect, hence all crappy show that run for a million seasons (Im really struggling to sustain myself to name names!!).
but yeah what to do, I guess I just like shows that have tendencies to be cancelled.
The show was amazing! Kept you on the edge.
It most definitely deserves a second chance!!!!
This show was one of the best one. Big Big Big mistake for cancelling it. May be the promotions were wacky.
i love the show but it was sudden when it was canceled.In my country uganda people love the in that it was number one. it left sad when we found out it was canceled.I think the second season would have brought much revenue than before.I do not why good series like flashforward and yet people liked it.come guys every story has a beginning and the end.
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