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 SHOW IS BEST I LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS SHOW AND IF IT GETS AXED I WILL VERY MUCH BE MAD I LOOKING FORWARD 2 WATCHING THIS EVERY WEEK!! ITS SO DIFF FROM ALL THE OTHER LAME SHOWS THAT HAVE STAYED ON FOR YEARS SUCHS AS DR SHOWS THE COP SHOWS AND HOW CAN WE ALL FORGET THE REALITY SHOWS COME ON NOW PLEASE KEEP THIS ON YOU ALREADY PULLED THE PLUG ON EASTWICK SO PLEASE DONT DO THE SAME WITH THIS SHOW GIVE IT A CHANCE!!
@kit havlin Thank god its not shot like the shield then u would be the only person watching it
I tried getting into this show, but gave up after episode two. I found that I just didn’t care about any of the characters, and the fact that if pretty much everybody on the planet blacked out, then society itself would have been discussing the phenomena everywhere, not just getting on with life as if nothing happened. The bigger picture of life would have been more interesting, and it just seems like a group of terrorists did it… the idea of the Large Hadron Collider (as in the book) sounds much more fascinating and intriguing, and would have kept me… Read more »
Great comment, I totally agree with you. It has a great concept but poorly done. Very much like you I would of preferred a filming style similar to ‘The Wire’ or like you said ‘The Shield’. This is way too CSI- Jerry Bruckheimer— to be taken seriously. Poor choice of characters, sweet young Dominic Monaghan as a baddie?? English Joseph Feinnes as an American lead role?? John Cho and Gabrielle Union – I am up for interracial relationships but we all know this wouldn’t happen. There is a reason why Law and Order kept Courtney B Vance in the background.… Read more »
this cant be axed its the best show on tv if we are able to amnhge 5 series of lost we can defo do this, it has me hooked every monday night (ire) dont take it away please
I think this show is fantastic and I’m completely hooked.
It’s great to have a show which isn’t formulaic with the similar storylines and endings week after week like so many shows these days.
Flash Forward is intriguing and entertaining.
I hope they can keep it up!
I liked this show at first, but it is quickly losing my attention. I don’t feel like anything interesting is happening in it. Maybe I am just growing wary of the shows that require your attention every week.
I LOVE THIS SHOW. FINALLY SOMETHING DIFFERENT ON TV INSTEAD OF ALL COPS AND LAWYERS. ABC IS THE ONLY NETWORK STATION I WATCH BUT THEY KILLED DIRTY SEXY MONEY, WHICH I LOVED, NOW EASTWICK AND MAYBE FLASH FORWARD, STOP MAKING GOOD SHOWS THEN KILLING THEM WHEN I GET HOOKED!
Sorry folks but same sex kissing does upset some people. Personally I have no problem with it but many people I know do. This is not hate mongering, it’s not bigotry, it’s basically not wanting your children to see some things that parents feel are inappropriate. This might come as a surprise to some of you but same sex kissing offends and upsets a lot of people and that will not change. People have a right to feel this way just like same sex couples have the right to kiss in public. Both sides need to be tolerant of the… Read more »
Are they crazy? This is an excellent show. It’s intelligent and pulls in the viewer to look forward to the next week.
It is a good show, BUT it should have been set up as a mini-series, with the end being what the grand experiment is and the big FIX. Otherwise I don’t think the show has anywhere to go, especially not for seven seasons.
I love this show. Anything is better than the dollar store cop/doctor dramas(well I like House anyway). I don’t care what the ratings are from now and when it premiered, as long as its earning “solid” ratings comparible with every other show then that should be fine. I’d assume keeping a show with “solid” ratings is better than gambling on a new one that may or may not be a hit. Sure the pacing of the episodes could be a little better and I hear complaints about plotholes and how non-realistic it is. First of all, it is a fictional… Read more »
The show has so many things that are worth discussing – plot twists, new characters / development, etc. – and people are hung up on a few women kissing. Jeez. Give me a break.
Please spew your intolerant hate mongering in other forums. Leave this one for people that just want to talk about TV.
And Mr. P, if you’re so offended by lesbianism, I would recommend a bit of light reading for you. It’s called the Bill of Rights. You may have heard of it. Specifically the first amendment. Now, if you do not support freedom of speech and expression that is your choice, but declaring lesbianism as a generic “offensive” subject, well, that’s just downright ignorance. As well as your view that Lost is “made up” as they go. I will hopefully say this for the final time, but no one seems to ever listen. Of course “Lost” and EVERY SINGLE OTHER SHOW… Read more »
Simply put, ABC is not going to cancel Flash Forward until the middle of season two (if necessary). The whole purpose of the show is to suck in fans of Lost, and “V” (if it does not survive), and continue ABC’s Thursday night success opposite Grey’s Anatomy. They are COUNTING on this season being mediocre, but next season being the hit. It will have a November start in 2010, giving viewers plenty of time to get caught up with the Season 1 DVD. If it’s a success, then it will follow in Lost’s footsteps, be planned for four or five… Read more »
This is a really good show. I want it to stay on at least until April 2010 to see if the flash forwards really happen or if they were able to change events. I also don’t see how it could last for 5 years, unless they can be really creative with another plot line, but they should at least make sure they wrap up this one. I’m tired of shows being cancelled that leave you hanging to make room for more cop and/or lawyer shows!