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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Please dont cancel the show not it when it starts picking up again, it started off really good, lost some excitement in the middle but the story was building up which explained the last 4 episodes which were good. I watch a lot online so the rating are wrong, what is wrong with these people always cancelling shows that everyone loves, they done the same to kyle XY which was one of my favourite series
Please dont cancel Flash forward!!!!!!
Pretty please with sugar on top!!!
I am from Greece and we are a big team of people who wait to see every episode with much untisipation each time!
Give us season 2.
Thank you!
dont cancel flash forward it is the best show i have EVER seen. everyone that i know whatches it loves it as well.
I LOVE THIS SHOW…its so amazing the way everything falls together. There are so many stories within one show. I really hope they don’t decided to cancel it just because some people weren’t able to stick through the end of season one. If they did they would have been praying for a second season to see what happens. PLEASE DO NOT CANCEL… 🙂
Hope new flashforward will come back on i never missed one always caught up with it on internet if did miss it on tele
Please don’t cancel it i was on the edge of my seat watching the final one didn’t want it to end please make a new so we can see want happen to them.
June 3rd,,,,,,the only good thing aboout this night if you are a sports fan is the finals of the NBA starts and that will take my mind off of FF for for that night only but after that the summer starts and all of us FF fans will be waiting for the next season to start and if it get cancelled we as FF fans should boycott ABC to never watch this network again.
I absolutely loved the first season.
Even it may have not been a huge hit in the US, I think abc should look at the international audience too. In Europe it was huge. Everybody I know who has watched one episode, came back to see the next.
PLEASE abc .. reconsider !!!
This is REAL science fiction….not the crappy CGI they always throw in our faces.
If this show doesn’t continue…it will become the second “Firefly”…canceled when it was starting to build a fan base.
Please don’t cancel the show I live in England nd love it! All has not been resolved yet!
This is a brilliant programme, me and my husband love this show and so do alot of our friends. I hope there is a Season 2. They need to end it properly.
Please continue and do not cancel Flash Forward, in South Africa its a hit and I am a great fan and just cannot wait for the next season……..
please dont cancel the show its brillent best show ever, pleassssssse dont cancel it i love it
This show definitly needs a high attention span from the viewers. You cannot miss out on any details during each episode. This show would of made a GREAT movie. I love the show. I think it is very interesting & keeps me on my toes every week. I would be very upset if they cancelled it.
Have they considered the hulu watchers. I cannot catch the show when it is being aired, but I certainly make sure that I catch every episode on the net. I hope they do not cancel because it is just getting interesting, and the only other show on ABC that is interesting is V.
I absolutely love Flashforward as does alot of my friends. We hope it will continue on another season. The finale was awesome! Please don’t cancel this show!
Thank you,
Kim