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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Honestly, this was my Thursday night show. I would watch it every Thursday, and now that it’s being cancelled, my Thursday nights will be boring again. They really should keep this and get rid of V. I like V too, but that show alreay had a series out.
What an incredible show!! My wife and I love this show. We watched the original 2 shows and DVR’d the rest when our lives got a little too busy to keep up with the episodes. Then we just recently spent the last few weeks watching 2 and 3 episodes a night to get caught back up and are now completely addicted…just in time to have the show pulled out from underneath us. Please don’t cancel it.
Give it chance for god sakes. Its only been on for one series, how do you know that the figures will go down if you dont even try, ABC, you give up to easy. At times you know, America might not like the show, but other countries and that would like it. Me i am from the UK, and i know that many people in the UK love FlashForward. You could make another series of FlashForward, and then make a two hour long movie, or movie specials, like they did with David Tennant’d final year of Doctor Who. If you… Read more »
Me and my Fiancee watch this show every single week. We get upset when the hour is over and we have to wait till the following week to see whats going to happen next. We are deeply upset about the show being cancelled we hope that ABC changes thier mind cause they are making alot of people upset by cancelling the show. They say that the reason that they are cancelling is cause the show is all over the place and crazy but thats what We love about it ya never know whats going to happen from second to second… Read more »
Well said everybody, I somehow got caught watching some entertainment TV show the other night and they were talking about all of this “glee”, “dancing with the stars”, “survivor”, “bachelorette”, etc. nonsense and that is when I knew for sure that Flash Forward was doomed. The only TV show I watch, and now it’s gone. Kill your television!
I actually sent half a dozen e-mails to ABC about how I wasn’t going to watch anything on their channel (I don’t anyway except for FF) if they canceled it. Good riddance ABC.
Please DO NOT cancel it! Give it a chance and do you consider those that watch the show on the internet the next day! ABC don’t do it! ONE MORE SEASON! Give them a chance, dang Rome wasn’t built in a day!
Yes, Flashforward deserves a 2nd season. I can’t belive they are keeping “V” and canceling Flashforward. My DVR works overtime on Thursdays and I patiently wait in anticipation for Flashforward every week. It never fails, when I really like a show it gets canceled. I hope they are at least going to wrap things up and have an actual ending. unlike Carnival that was an HBO series a few years back, it was canceled and the remaining episodes were never shown. It was like Flashforward in that it was all leading up to some big reveal, and then … nothing.… Read more »
I love this show. If I missed it on it’s original airing night, I was sure to watch it online! It helped me get past the fact that Lost was in it’s final season! I concur with others, please reconsider and keep this show afloat! It’s the best one out there right now!
my husband and I enjoyed watching this show… too bad it’s being canceled. And now that LOST is coming to an end, that leaves for us only Castle on Monday nights, The Mentalist on CBS, and The Office on NBC. And cable TV.
If you look around there are some other great TV shows, NCIS if your into mystery and this coming fall JJ Adrams Undercover is suppose to be really good.
contact ABC about your complaint or sign a petition, I’m willing to put my name down but I don’t have a clue how to start one. Who’s with me.
ABC SHOULD RENEW FLASH FORWARD THE SHOW IS INTRIGUING
You never gave this wonderful show a chance.. Hard to put a show like this on hiatus and then keep an audience.. give it another chance!!!
Of course it got canceled … it’s a good show that requires a little thought to follow.
And yet Two and Half Men keeps going. Did you see the episode where they talked about sex? Oh wait … that’s EVERY FREAKIN EPISODE. Ridiculous!
Way to go network TV … maybe another “reality” show may be in order.
Idiots!
i love flashforward i am completely drawn in, with janis being an undercover mole and if any of the flash forwards actually come true. its one of the best series on tv they need to make a season 2! as none of the storylines have finshed whos behind the blackouts? whats simon doing? will janice have her baby? what happens to mark? what happens to demetri? we need to know these things. i hope ABC reconsider their decision and keep flashforward going as it is amazing and you never know whats going to happen. keep flash forward airing!!! i cant… Read more »
We loved this show !!! Both my wife and I, and our kids were glued to the TV set and couldn’t wait for each weeks episode. We hope ABC will reconsider their decision and keep this nailbiter going!
Me and my Fiancee watch this show every single week. We get upset when the hour is over and we have to wait till the following week to see whats going to happen next. We are deeply upset about the show being cancelled we hope that ABC changes thier mind cause they are making alot of people upset by cancelling the show. They say that the reason that they are cancelling is cause the show is all over the place and crazy but thats what We love about it ya never know whats going to happen from second to second… Read more »