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 great. Every episode leaves me with my mouth open at the end thinking “OMG how could it end like that!” haha (like the video tape ending). If this show goes, I will lose all respect I have for ABC.
“What could be done better”
Erm, nothing…..the show has it all. Action, suspense, a wicked plot…we’re regularly fed answers and not left frustrated, but simultaneously kept interested in the bigger picture. Why do you think it should be down to the show to do things “better”? The problem lies in the audience….brain dead zombies fed on reality TV and soap operas, who wouldn’t know a great show if it came up and slapped them in their stupid faces.
I love this show but have to catch up on dvr. I hope they dont cancel it i love it. With lost leaving they have to have something to replace it. And this is just as good as lost! I mean there isnt any half naked guys running around but the story is unique!
If they cancel this show, I will die!!!!
I WILL BE SOOOOO UPSET IF THIS SHOW DOES NOT MAKE IT! I AM IN LOVE WITH THIS SHOW EACH WEEK I AM RUSHING HOME TO WATCH IT! IT IS FULL OF EVERYTHING A GREAT SHOW NEEDS. IT KEEPS ME COMMING BACK!!!! I WOULD FEEL CHEATED IF IT ENDED! I THINK IT IS SO UNFAIR HOW THE WHOLE RATING THING WORKS. AS A STUDENT STUDYING BROADCASTING I HAVE LEARNED A LOT ABOUT NEILSEN RATINGS AND ITS ALL CRAP! THIS SHOW NEEDS TO STAY AND IF IT MEANS ME MAKING A FB PAGE AN GETTING A MILLION FANS I WILL DO… Read more »
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I hope they don’t cancel it…I watch it on hulu and I sure many others do too…occasionally I watch it twice…I hope they don’t cancel it. It is my favorite show, and I love John Cho…please let him live…the show will lose me if it loses him.
This show is developing into one of the worst I have seen. There are no redeeming factors as I watch each week people making unrealistic stupid decisions about their next move. Take this show off the air soon please. Maybe we could do one called “Flashback” and return everything the way it was before the first airing.
Stupid dialog
Stupid script
Too many sub plots
Bad acting
I had hopes that this would be a breakthrough drama but it get increasingly worse each week.
Somebody woke up on the wrong side of the bed.
I agree with Laurie.
i think its a great show i watch it every week and i would hate for it to be cancelled i think the reason for the ratings going down so much the second week is because of the unrealistic feel it has but thats what makes the show great and think about Lost thats my first favorite show and when it started out the ratings were through the roof but as it started to be less realistic people stopped watching because now a days people have no sense of imagination or patience to find the answers to the shows
i love the show , it is soo amazing and i carnt stop my self from watching , i love the drama in the show , i love drama and i dont want them to cancel it. 🙁
I think the only reason some “baseball fans” may not have come back was because they figured they missed something important and maybe they would be lost if they tried to just pick up in the middle of what was happening on the show. I REALLY REALLY hope it comes back for another season. I am so sucked in right now on Flashfoward and I am on edge at the end of everyshow. I can’t wait for the next week to see what happens. But maybe some viewers are like me and if they can’t watch it that night…they DVR… Read more »
The show is a.mazingg. I bought the first 10 episodes on DVD, but I cant help but feel ABC is not big enough for a show like this. For some reason, I feel like so many more people would watch it if it was like on NBC or something. Because really, I’m sure all Heroes fans would watch it, and enjoy it! And i don’t think there was much promotion of it either. Everyone was liek yeah I kind of remember a commercial for it but then just forgot about it. Is it the same time slot as Supernatural too?… Read more »
I’m sooo frustrated. I love this show sooo much. It’s my 2nd favorite show after Lost. I am really worried that it won’t come back for another season even though it is amazing. All Americans want is to watch teen shows and musicals/nothing that actually makes you think. I am praying that it will all work out.
I love this show and so do other members of my family. The story premise is so originial. Each week, I can’t wait to find out if the future is going to come true. It would be ashame to cancel this show. If the execs decide to cancel, I hope they tie up all of the loose ends first. I really would like to see Olivia and Mark stay together but I don’t see that happening once she commits adultery with Lloyd. Also, I would like to see Demitri get married and the other mole in the FBI caught. These… Read more »
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