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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KEEP FLASH FORWARD!!! I loved the season finale and it kept me wanting to see more! This has to be one of the best shows that I’ve seen in a while too. If they cancel this, I’m gonna start a petition to keep it on the air. Who’s with me?!
FlashForward was an amazing show, please do not cancel it. I have gotten a lot of people at work, hooked on this show and they are starting from the beginning on hulu.
This show is to amazing to be cancelled!!! I can’t watch it some nights, so I catch it online…it’s to good to be cancelled!
That’s “series finale” sucked. The episode itself was quite good, but it is not a proper series finale. I don’t want to spoil it for people that haven’t seen it, so I won’t go into details, but damn… I’m not happy with this :/
If they cancel FlashForward, I have lost all confidence in the TV industry!!!! Do they track Hulu and streaming website views? Because this is one of the best shows that has been made in a long time, DONT CANCEL!!!!!!!!!!!!
I loved it and watched it every week, But it had too many shows to compete with Community,Survivor, and You Think You Can Dance. That is why the rating were low.
Could’nt they see that..
Dont cancel this show. Im tired of networks giving up after one season. give it a chance.
YEOO!!!! THIS SHOW HASSS TO CONTINUE! i been watching it everytime its on and the season finale was amazing!!!!! do no cancel it! if abc does…i will never again watch any of their shows no matter how good they are and purposely rate them bad!!!!!! FLASHFORWARD IS THE BEST SHOW ON EARTH!!!!!! THE FUTURE WILL OCCUR! NO MATTER WHAT PATH ABC TAKES, EVENTUALLY THE SHOW WILL GO ON!
Flashforward is my favorite series. Work made it impossible to watch all the episodes. My son would tape it for me to watch. When I would try to watch it last year, it wasn’t on those nights. When it came back in the spring, I didn’t know about it so I wasn’t looking. The shows that I watched, I heard were all cancelled (Heroes, Trauma, and Three Rivers) so I guess I won’t be watching much TV anymore. I don’t like the reality shows. The other shows that I watch are usually repeats. Maybe Scifi will look into investing in… Read more »
I hope your vision comes true!!!
if flash forward is canceled you will find a dead bird in every part of the world
i hate abc if they cancel flashforward i dont like u if u cancel it u just lost a viewer
One of the verrry few reasons I bothered to watch tv for in a long time and they cancel it because it was “too complex” for people? AHHH!!! V is crap! Lost was awful! Reality shows are an abomination! Flashfoward was actually really good, I hope another network picks this up asap.
noooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! dont cancel flash forward one of the best shows i have ever seen i have soccer practice on thursdays and even if i am tired i always run home to see it from the begging and i have not missed a single episode if flash forward is canceled i curse abc and all there shows to come forever.
I had a vision of the future and it showed that I would be watching Flashforward…Please keep the show going!