The Tuesdays at 10pm timeslot has been a big ratings problem for ABC for quite awhile. Show after show has been cancelled. Will their new Forever series change that trend? Will it be renewed for a second season? Stay tuned.
On the Forever TV show, New York City’s star medical examiner is Doctor Henry Morgan (Ioan Gruffudd). He can ascertain things that most can not because of his vast experience — he’s been alive for 200 years but can’t figure out how or why. The rest of the cast includes Alana de la Garza, Lorraine Toussaint, Donnie Keshawarz, Joel David Moore, and Judd Hirsch.
The ratings are typically the best indication of a show’s likelihood of staying on the air. The higher the ratings (particularly the 18-49 demo), the better the chances for survival. This chart will be updated as new ratings data becomes available — typically around 11:30am EST/8:30am PST. Refresh to see the latest.
5/8 update: ABC has cancelled Forever after one season. Details here.
Final season averages: 1.12 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 4.93 million total viewers.
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Due to a Nielsen glitch, some of the early ratings of the 2014-15 season were revised a few weeks later.
Note: These are the final national numbers (unless noted with an “*”). These are different from the fast affiliate numbers which are just estimates of the actual ratings. The final nationals are typically released within 24 hours of the programming or, in the case of weekends and holidays, a couple days later.
What do you think? Do you like the Forever TV show? Do you think it should be cancelled or renewed for a second season?
You need to be really stupid to cancel such a great show! Believe me if ABC and NBC keep doing this not giving good shows the chance to pick up rating they will end up with no rating no matter what new series they come up with. It is important to know what the public want and give them what they as the viewers want, and not what you want. What you guys don’t understand is that when you keep killing series you are killing your viewers too because they already know whats gonna happen with every other new series… Read more »
I am confused. If the ratings matter when renewing a television show, then why did ABC renew American Crime with an ending rating of 4.1 million people and 1.0 in the “coveted” demographic but was renewed while Forever ended with 4.1 million people but 1.1 million in the 18 – 49 demo. It is head scratching to me that ABC is so narrow in its criteria for renewing a show? Let’s see if I have this right. A show full of violence and nasty street crimes is superior to one of the most beautiful, brilliant show to come along on… Read more »
Kate Fredricks was right, and I agree 100 percent!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I totally agree!
Ditto! You need to reconsider canceling Forever. The show had substance and that’s rare on TV these days. With the story line and all the characters, I was engulfed every second! All the characters make the show work!
Keep the show!! It has been a very long time since I have looked forward to a show. Any show. I loved FOREVER. WAtched it all the time after it was recorded!!! Like most people now. I hope they reconsider.
Please do not cancel my favorite new show. It is such a great story and so different from anything other show on TV. Love Henry, Jo, and Abraham and all the characters in the show. Move it to another day and give it a chance. Forever deserves it!
This show is excellently written, great storylines and acting. Timeslot was horrible. Try 8:00 or 9:00 pm, not 10:00.
I LEARNED literature and history from This show.
Please reconsider.
i absolutely want to cry! This is my favorite show on TV! It was refreshing to have a show with superb acting & facinating depth to it! The leads are phenomenal, you couldn’t have cast this show better… The writing also superb! The past & present day stories as we gradually got to know Henry & his relationship w/his wife & the dynamic with his son Abraham being older looking. Also perfect casting! I only tape three shows that I can’t live without, “Forever”, “The Americans” & “Reign”… Different networks, yes I’m aware however if you look closely they all… Read more »
Really like this show!!! Please keep it!
Love the program. Please bring it back. For all of you that liked the series go see the movie The Age of Adaline.
Sandy please go to Netflix and call them. They pick up the show. The more fans we have requesting Forever to stay on the better chance we have. We need as many fans calling and going to the website and keep requesting daily until they agree to pick up the show.
Wow…Fox…here’s another opportunity for you. You took Bones, another of my favorite shows. your executives must actually use their brains.
This show was not stupid or one of “those” shows it had a point and a plot line. Cancel Fresh Off the Boat and keep Forever whatever it takes this is not some stupid pointless show this is a brilliantly executed show. It captured people through the abc app like me I can’t stay up that late so I watch it on the app and I love every second of it. Don’t cancel it it’s worth the risks.
This show should not be cancelled, the concept was different then other shows, the actors had great chemistry and I loved it. Why why why
I can’t believe you are cancelling such an excellent show full of talented people. It was compelling and entertaining and one of the few quality shows on t.v. today. Do you think we want nothing but senseless reality shows or dysfunctional family so called comedies? Some of us like to use our brains. Please reconsider, we need these kinds
of shows
Keep this show, change time slot, whatever it takes. You keep shows that are awful and those way past the time to keep. This one is different the usual crime shows and much more, the characters the humor, his past that brings in his knowledge, and so forth.
Just keep the show!!!
great acting, good story line.not another sitcom dumb waste of time show.somebody please pick up forever
I really enjoyed the series and was very disappointed when I read it had been cancelled. It was very creative and well acted. I guess people would rather watch that reality shows like the one about the rich no talent sisters who’s only claim to fame is a large rear end.