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 too just finished serason 1 on Netflix…great show! Bring in back! Love the intrigue…twists and psychological turns! Great cast they have great chemistry rebook it Dano!
Please bring Flash Forward back!!! It was such a great show!!
wat!!! i just finish watching flashforward today on netflix i watch flashforward for 2 days non stop and i was think if there was a 2nd Sen but i guest not. this was one of the best tv shows i have ever watch and true they should take out all those dumd reality show. they should had made a 2 sen for flashforward
i want flashforward back on tv this show was amazing it actually made me think twice im saying twice i never think not even once and this show change my life.
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Not happy this show was cancelled! And I really can’t believe all the reality shows that are still on the air….trash! They should have been cancelled instead. What’s wrong with this picture?
My husband & i Watched this show on netflix and we LOVED IT!! We Were ADDICTED to it! We stayed home for 3 whole days watching this show non stop!!! We Were super mad that the show ended with lots of unanswered questions!! PLEASE BRING THIS SHOW BACK!!! I PROMISE MORE PEOPLE WILL VIEW IT THIS TIME!!! 🙂 🙂 🙂
I just finished watching FastForward and can NOT believe there isn’t a season 2, yet there is a ridiculous amount of BIG BROTHER Reality seasons…. ABC took a hit off the air which could have rebounded their lower ratings as a network…I guess that is why ABC is a lower network…poor decisions for shows….
Any writer of FastForward….any producer…anyone should take it to another network and let that network reap the rewards of a spectacular series.
Awesome show! I just finished season 1 on Netflix and was wondering when season 2 was coming. Apparently it is not, but I wish it was.
BIG MISTAKE…. Great show, finally something different beside LIVE TV which requires no screenwriting. HATE REALITY TV SHOWS several family and friends share the same dissatisfaction with all these REALIATY TV SHOWS that just air is just a waste of time that cannot get back. directors, writers are very much needed. Please go back to doing what you do best write. PLEASE
ABC should not have cancelled this show. I would hope that the SCIFI Channel would pick this up and run with it…. your loss ABC.
Hey i may be a little late in the game but i’m willing to sign on to help push this tv program back on the air….was great! time to dump abc and turn to fox…..can you say bye bye abc!
Sad but true, i never watched Flash Forward when it aired in 2009….but ran across it on a tv listing on Hulu……ABC made a mistake by not shooting more programs of the serious….it may not have made it on tv but sold as a sifi program package, of several seasons could have brought the tons of money….people today don’t want to wait to get there fix week after week….i love this show….never heard of it until two weeks ago when i happen to run into it looking for something exciting to watch on my computer….to my surprise this was fantantsic!…i… Read more »
It’s so sad! ABC should, at least, consider an ending for this amazing show.
i am from serbia and we love this show back here, i just finished watching season 1 second time and i wish that they make season 2…………………..its si better than LOST who have 6-7 seasons i think…
This was my replacement show after the end of LOST….I wish ABC gave this a second chance, but then Joseph Fiennes may not have been cast as Merlin in Camelot, so ABC’s lost was Starz’s gain!
Definitely was a good show. I liked it better than alot of the science fiction shows that are out now. They made a mistake cancelling this show. It makes me not want to give new shows a try in fear of them being cancelled also.
It was good.ABC should’ve given the flashforward a second chance :/
Watched on netflix love the show mad it got cancelled please bring back and get cancell some reality shows please abc bring back
I also watched this on netflix and loved the show! I was so pissed off that there was no 2nd season! They should most definitely reconsider and make that 2nd season!!..