What looked to be one of the biggest hits of the new season, FlashForward, isn’t looking like such a hit any longer. Will the series make it to year two?
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 on September 24th on ABC. The premiere attracted a 4.0 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 12.47 million viewers. The following week, the number dropped to a very respectable 3.7 and 10.73 million.
For week three, the ratings dropped again to a 3.0 and nine million. Total viewership rose for weeks four and five but the demo remained essentially the same with a 3.1 rating.
On October 29th, FlashForward dropped to a series low of a 2.7 rating and 8.92 million viewers. The sudden drop was understandable because it aired opposite the World Series on FOX. Unfortunately, baseball fans didn’t return last Thursday when there wasn’t a big game. FlashForward’s ratings sank even further to a 2.6 and 8.47 million, barely beating FOX’s Bones for second place.
ABC has already committed to a full season of FlashForward so it’s relatively safe for now. However, if these numbers don’t start going up, the series is far from guaranteed a second season.
What do you think? Do you think the ratings will go back up or will the show burn out in one season? Are you still watching? If so, what could be done better?
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They renew V and can Flashforward?
Who makes these decisions?
If i may add… Lost 1st season was far more booooorrrrriiiing than FlashForward. And dont get me wrong, i love Lost, but FF is simply one of the best series now out
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Darn it!
Why do they have to cancel it? I actually liked the show :(. ABC is really getting on my nerves.
Can they at least get feedback from their fans?
You know, computers now dominate TV, ever thought of that?
why did they have to cancel flash forward…its amazing! i absolutley love it!
I’m from Portugal, i watch this serie on the TV and its the only serie that can get my attention. Its the only one that i’m always ancious to see what comes up next.
Its a shame that ABC is canceling the show. I hope they re-consider it.
I had given up watching TV over the last 6/7 years. I only came back to watch TV for FlashForward and Fringe. Out of the entire week I watch only these two shows. And they cancelled FlashForward. I’m am very disappointed and sad. I have never felt like this about any TV shows in my life. I will miss the whole casts whom I have grown to love and I have been sitting on the edge of my sofa to watch what happens next. This is sad. Well, I will live but my heart died a little today. ABC, you… Read more »
i think the real issue here is that abc is waiting for a success like LOST with a show very similar, not in the plot line, but the theams, the suspence, and the misterious characters and turns on the story. i guess that with LOST finale FF will start geting more adepts and the audience will start grwing up. The bad thing is that ABC may not see it like that. and thats just sad.
the biggest mistake was to start a serie that have same target audience that LOST, and expect to have the same audience ratio.
I think everyone else that FF is the best show in 2010 along with Breaking Bad. Everything is bull or lost its original concept.
Não acho justo que FF seja cancelada. É um dos poucos seriados que consegue me prender a atenção e a curiosidade. É uma história envolvente, criativa e magnética.
From the very beginning of Flashforward, it had me. It’s intentions of being the replacement for Lost were good but with that in mind why wasn’t it given the same platform as lost was for the first season. ABC did not do the show justice by the numerous obstacles it launched the show with. Such as the long break, airing it in conjunction with the mindless show V turned out to be and the completion of Televisions biggest hit of all. Most were not prepared for committing to another show that had any complexity too it when you had the… Read more »
I am absolutely gutted i loved the concept never heard of anything like it. Me and my flatmate always watch this show because its so different, the characters are quality and the way all the storylines have come together and peoples roles have been made clear is excellent. I really hope there will be a second season!
Not that I’m homophobic, but I think you lost a lot of viewers when you had the lesbian scene early on. It was too long and too graphic for some. Me and my son (which is 12) cancel ALL activities on Thursday to watch FF. I hope the show will continue in the future. My other suggestion is that you’re trying to produce a show for ALL viewers. You need to stick with the basics and not try to put too many different characters in the line-up. So PLEASE don’t cancel the show.
Well, the bad news finally hit in. FlashForward won’t be airing next season. This is totally bull. I mean why the long break? Why didn’t they just continued instead of starting in March again. I am totally hooked on this series and I personally think it’s better than Lost (I loved Lost from day 1). They continue to air all these other sci fi series. ABC should consider re thinking.
It’s new, it’s exciting, magnetic, mysterious & addictive, truly beautiful work! It’d be a shame to end up canceled before it’s even started as a full season! ABSURD and nothing else can describe such canceling… I start to believe there are no real critics anymore. for there is no other explanation to such an absurd when so many vain, shallow series like “V” exist… DON’T stop it, at a critical point like this, give it a try and it will reply in kind!!! For example I’ve recommended it personally to nearly 40 people and my family and they watched it… Read more »