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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Agreed on all points. It’s a good show, and should be continued…it’s a shame that this validates the impression that I’ve Always had thAt if you have to think at all, mass America is not interested. Maybe throw in some 50 something suburban hookers or some dimwitted rednecks, I’m sure that would up the ratings. Suck it abc…you fail. Syfy should pick this up.
Im pissed!!! This is the only show that I watch on abc besides the local news. I think they should have atleast tried it in another time slot or on a different day. You would think they would have figured out a way to count the people who dvr this show. I dvr it. So does the rest of my friends and family who watch it. V sucks! I dont know any one who watches that piece of crap show. ABC YOU ARE STUPID!!!!!!!!
ABC is making a huge mistake by canceling Flashforward.
I really wish networks would at least wait until season 2 before making cancellation decision. The show has a good cast and and an interesting plot, it will be a shame to cancell it so soon….but it reinforces why I shy away from network tv.., I should stick with reruns.
I came to the game late, but after watching the pilot I was hooked – I bought the Season Pass on iTunes. I am beyond crushed that ABC has cancelled it, especially when the majority of their shows don’t have the excellent writing and acting that has been evident in every episode.
This is a big mistake! This show is the only show on tv that I look forward to watching all week. First we had to put up with the hiatus, then a horrible time slot; but the show was good enough that I stuck with it! 8-9pm was a bad time slot; either picking up my older kids from their school events, or putting the younger kids to bed. Most everyone I know dvr’s it or watches it on hulu after it’s air time. ABC has always been the worst network of the big 3, and this just proves that… Read more »
I think ABC is making a big mistake canceling Flashforward! I have been a dedicated viewer since the show first aired and have turned on a number of people to it. With lost in its last season along with the long break in the middle of Flashforward’s first season – it wasn’t given a fair chance. My son just started watching a few weeks ago because of his commitments and having the time to dedicate to viewing television was limited, Lost prevailed. But, after veiwing a few episodes – he was also hooked and he thought he had a new… Read more »
HUGE MISTAKE! This show really keeps you glued to your seat. I have to TIVO the show so I can watch it and fast forward through the commercials becuase I cannot stand to wait! ABC what where or are you thinking? Please renew for season 2!
the main thing that makes me really angry about this is How the **** did V get a second season. The show is just like any other alien show and the only thing it does is waste an hour of anyones time who actually watches it. I mean really how do they have more viewers than flashforward. Oh maybe its because abc put it on air on a night when there is nothing else to watch!!!! Screw you abc. I don’t watch any other show that you have on the air right now and there is no way that i… Read more »
Lori – only if it were up to you and I! ……. V over Flashforward, what is wrong with ABC, I can’t get over it – I too am Angry with the whole concept of how they got thier stats – don’t make any sense to me.
Online viewers are meaningless and so are people who don’t want to be a slave to TV time slots and work their days around them. Unfortunately, my family is in the latter part. We DVRed Flashforward and watched it later. We don’t always fast forward through commercials, but it doesn’t matter. They need to figure out a way to see when people ARE watching the commercials even on a DVR. I’ll miss Flashforward, but not enough to be upset or raise a fuss. It wasn’t a great show. There were only two characters on the show I cared about and… Read more »
I never watched ABC shows. Until this one came along anyways. Abc really blew it. I am never watching their shows again. I hope V fails miserably.
This is a great. Great plot n great acting. Plus they’re the same creators for Lost. How can you can cancel the show? It’s ridiculous.
WHY??? It is a good show! Well written,mysterious and with a great cast….Please Save the show!
i died a little when i saw this. ABC is making a HUGE mistake. they dont take into account all the online viewers , they only count the people that watch it on tv. when you count up people that watched it from other sources, this show has a lot of viewers. ABC is just CHEAP. they produce gay dramas like greys anatomy and desperate housewives because it costs nothing to produce them. god forbid they produce a show that people wanna watch. **** you ABC. im never watching another 1 of your shows again
What a terrible loss to television! I hardly think that all americans are mindless animals, uncapable of following an interesting story, but apparently that’s ABC’s belief.
Seriously, I believe it’s a terrible mistake to end the series so abruptly. It’s a great show, with a wonderfull cast and given the chance, it could certainly improve it’s rating in the future.
So, members of ABC, if you’re reading this, I beg you, please change your mind! Change the time of exibition of the show, cut some of the budjet, if you must, but give us a second season!