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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this better not happen. im addicted. abc i will hate you.
This show is awesome and should not be canceled!! We can’t be left w the cliffhanger season finale and not know what happens next!
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION MADE SHOWS PARTICULARLY FOR FOR WOMEN SUCK GENERALLY AS THIS. DRAB, UGLY CLOTHS, FALSE SOPHYSICATION FOR JOHNY COME LATELY TECHNOLOGY WANNABEES (AKA: FLAKES). IT’S ALSO ANOTHER ONE OF THESE SHOWS WITH A SILLY UNDESCRIBED OVERAL THEME WHICH IS SOME KIND OF TEASER TURN OFF: F@CK TEASERS! AGAIN F@CK TEASERS!
The fact that the showed aired during the world series was a big mistake. ABC lost their viewers because, just like LOST, this isn’t a show where you can just start watching in the middle of the season and catch up. If ABC were to air the 1st season over the summer I bet they’d get their viewers back.
[Flashforward dropped] If this is true (sounds like it is) then I’m done with ABC! Seriously! Too many shows I’ve gotten into just to get yanked out from under me. “Life On Mars” “The Unusuals” “Defying Gravity” and I know there was another one I can’t think of now. This [Flashforward] makes five! I liked the story, characters and plot devices [Flashforward] better than Lost (except the lead, always gotta have some ‘Whiney-b***h-can’t-remember- a-life-lesson-past-a-day-nor-make-a-rational-decision-or-thought-to-save-his/her-life-or-the-story’s’ character to sympathize with for some effing reason like Jack from Lost). I dub this the “ABCDrama Phenomenon” from now on, also see Erica on V… Read more »
I watched it on TV until it conflicted with Survivor. Thursday night is an awful day to put it on for good ratings. There is barely anything to watch on Wed in my opinion … they should change the day so it’s not competing with shows that are harder to watch online. BTW I watch all the episodes online now … I wonder if they use that in the rating system … if they don’t, they’re missing some of the numbers who watch it. I will especially be upset if they cancel it now that Lost has finished … not… Read more »
I never watched ABC nothing was never on it for me to watch but they put on FF and it caught my attention from the start and if ABC cancal I will stop watching ABC so whoever is making this decission for ABC need to be fired.
I Love the show and my fiancee and I watch it every week!!! They better not cancel it!!!
I love flashforwar i really dont want it to be canceled
Are you kidding me right now?! I am enraged about this news. Cutting one of best, most original, and smart shows on tv?! I stopped watching tv a long time ago and switched to Hulu because, honestly, I could not find anything substantial to keep me hooked. That, plus all the garbage propaganda during commercial breaks leaves you thinking if today’s american viewers have any connection between what they hear and see, to what they think about it. Finally, one shows captures the mystery and limitless feeling of fiction and attaches it to the human experience, and then it gets… Read more »
The cancelation of one of the best tv shows I have ever watched is faking bulshit. Its unbelievable how the news got me frustrated. If they will cancel fringe and mentalist also , then whoever is in control of broadcastig is a degenerate mentally ill piece of buthole. Shame on y’all.
Hi from europe.
I do hope the ratings rise so that the show makes it to it’s second year. But unfortunately I don’t think that this is going to happen. Pitty, u know. I do Like it… It has room for a couple more seasons.
I’m halfway across the world in India and I absolutely love FlashForward – it’s a truly unique show which completely engages the viewer. It is absolutely riveting story-telling.
I consider FlashForward to be one of the most remarkable pieces of television story-writing yet. My congratulations to the writers and the fine actors and actresses who did a completely perfect job.
I love the show; it’s creative, original, and unpredictable – refreshingly surprising. My husband and I look forward to the show each week. I do hope ratings rise. Annop is absolutely right. People aren’t “active” viewers anymore, and, as a result, shows with deeper content fall through the cracks. It’s disappointing, really.
I have a weird feeling it will get cancelled, that it will get picked up by some network like SyFy, that it will be a cult hit, and that abc will scramble to get it back on the air… like Fox had to do with Family Guy. For all the whining of people who say they want original and interesting programs on tv, these are some of the same people who think american idol and the bachelor are quality tv. FF makes you think, ponder, and guess… which i think is too hard for most american viewers. they want to… Read more »