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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Hi guys,
It’s a great serie, there will be no season two though. They say it was cancelled due to low rattings but i believe it’s not true; someday we will certainly know the real factors, i think Flash Forward disturbed many people in real secret society and they won’t let any broadcating channel air it !
Just an opinion.
I’ve just finished watching season 1 now and I figured there is no season 2. It was so great TV show,I only used 3days to finish watching whole episodes.
I’d really like to see the season 2!!!(comment from Japan)
I just finished watching season 1 on Netflix and thought they did a good job! I would like to see a season 2!
Really want to see season 2 this is better than 24 and they took 3 season for the mulitude to catch on what a good show it was. Have a season two I’ll promote it.
Watched the full season on Netflix a month ago. LOVED it! I have been waiting for season 2 and decided to check your website for info on the show and found this article. I hope ABC reconsiders its decision to cancel the show.
Just finished seeing the whole season 1 and I just can´t figure out why such a great plot and good actors could not survive the not so good stats.
I hope ABC rethinks its decision!!!
Just watched it all on netflix in two days. This was amazing, bring it back for season two. This could easily become the Star Trek of our generation, canceled after a short run because of poor initial ratings only to come back and become iconic for decades. Give this show the shot it deserves.
I just finished streaming this on Netflix, this was a frikin AWESOME show! Now im stuck wanting to know what the hell happened?!!! Too bad they canceled this show, when it first aired it was hard for me to watch because of the time slot it was in, makes me wonder if they were to change the timing for it and continue.
Season 1 was amazing abc is dumb if they took this show is off the air. Season 2 needs to show what happened with the next flashforward does he live I need to know the daughter says she heard from him I need season 2 to be aired please abc……
Just finished watching season 1 in three days. Couldn’t stop watching as it reall held my interest. Great characters, visuals, and story line. Sad there isn’t a season 2
I really hope they put the season 2 on air. This is a new plot, not the ordinary thing. You can’t guess what’s happening next. it will really glue you in your seat. Please air the season 2…please.
Just got done watching the first season on netflix I couldn’t stop watching it! saw all 20 episodes in 3 days! You have to have a season 2! What happens to Mark? Do they find what group is behind the blackouts? What did the President really know?
Please don’t give up ABC! I PROMMISS I WILL WATCH THE NEXT SEASON!
I saw the season and to me and all of my friends it was great loved the story and the characters all of them even the bad ones and it really could go one and on and on for a lot of seasons too bad they only pulled it out because of ratings some not every body can rate it or know where and let me tell you and i hope abc get my words here in the middle east every forum considered the show a blockbuster and in some sites it was suggested to be the no.1 show of… Read more »
only just bought the season dvd,couldn’t watch it when it was on because of shift work away from home but i found it to be a suspenceful series should have a season 2 to at least finish it of properly
Just finished watching season one on Netflix. LOVED IT!! Please ABC, let’s see a season two! This show was great. I never had a chance to watch while it was being broadcast because of my work schedule. Netflix picking it up for instaview was my only way to watch. Please, once again, reconsider and crank up a season two.