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?
One of the better acted and scripted show on TV, no need to try another night, just cancel it. Great chemistry with all the actors. Your guys are “dumb as a box of hammers” to quote Ulysses Everett McGill. Of the 10 or so network show we watch, this is one of the best. Cancel all the reality show, they are a waste. Renew this show please.
I agree with you!!! In our ” neck of the woods ” we say dumb as a box of rocks!!!
I HOPE ALL OF US CAN MAKE IT COME BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
PLEASE RECONSIDER RENEWING “FOREVER” IT’S BEEN A LONG TIME COMING FOR ABC TO ACTUALLY PUT ON A DECENT FAMILY SHOW, NO ONE REALLY CARES ABOUT ALL THE REALITY SHOWS THAT ARE OUT THERE,I KNOW I CERTAINLY DON’T. THIS IS THE BEST SHOW THAT WAS ON,BRING IT BACK FOR THE MILLIONS OF FANS THAT TRULY LOVE THE SHOW,I DON’T UNDERSTAND HOW YOU CAN DO THIS,MY GOD GIVE IT A CHANCE!!!!!PUT IT IN A GOOD TIME SLOT AND YOUR RATINGS WILL GO UP!!! BRING IT BACK,WAY TOO GOD TO CANCEL,TO MUCH LEFT UNSAID AND UNDONE,TO LEAVE THE LOYAL FANS HANGING,I FEEL IT’S… Read more »
Forever is my favorite show and I’m not the only person who watched it in our home. We have cable one three tv sets. If you only count one house hold viewing YOU this info would be incorrect. If I miss an episode I always catch it on demand. We enjoy discussing this tv as ugly is interesting to watch. We love the main character. Please, please reconsider renewing it for the fall semester.
I’m really disappointed that ABC has cancelled this show. I thought the basic premise and the actors were great and the writing was coming into shape nicely. The best ratings ABC has had in the time slot in years against one show that has now spawned two others and an old favorite which seemingly has been forced into it’s last year. After seeing what they are replacing Forever with, I’m sure the numbers will again shrink into near nothing. But, by the time they see them, it will be to late.
Please please keep this show going!! It was and has quickly become my number one favorite show. Castle and Nashville are my other favorite shows but forever has topped them all a it was and has quickly become my number one favorite show. Castle and Nashville are my other favorite shows but forever has topped them all at present. There was apparently a glitch in the testing. I have done those test for Nielsen and there are times when emergencies call me away and I do not get to watch the shows that I would normally watch and there was… Read more »
Are you serious?!?!? Canceled?!?!? I am so disappointed to hear that this show got canceled. I am from Bulgaria, Europe and find the show really interesting and refreshing. Way different than anything we have seen so far. The actors are great and the rols suits them perfectly. I am truly disappointed with this decision. I am so amazed with what you (americans/directors/executives) find interesting and worth staying on TV or gets canceled. As I said I am not from the U.S. So I can’t help with the ratings of the show but we (my firedns who also like the show)… Read more »
You’re crazy to cancel this show. If you have to get rid of something ditch one of the thousands of reality TV which is so staged there’s no reality to it. Forever is a fresh show with a fun sense of humor. Keep it around.I
I agree with Erin, you are crazy to end this show. Nielsen ratings are so over with when taping is the norm with all families. No one has time to watch anything when it is live. That’s what DVR’s and Tivo’s are for. Stop Nielson ratings! Can I get an Amen people!?
With the convenience of DVR and TiVo, why watch live TV shows? Nielson should be put where it belongs, in the 60’s. You can’t get proper ratings using this outdated system anymore. If there were a way to have a system that could monitor DVR’s and TiVo systems that would be great and would have a better way to see what the public is really watching. Get rid of some of the boring and duplicate reality shows, PLEASE! They are so very redundant. It amazes me that some of them are still on after one season. Boring, AND redundant. Can… Read more »
AMEN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Canceled? You gotta be kidding me? This is a great show, the acting is absolutely great!
I agree with another poster. Why bother watching new series if every good one gets canceled?
I was so looking forward to the new season! Very disappointing ….
Completely agree, we love this show and it is really annoying when we get into good shows only to find out there cancelled why bother even showing them in the UK.
Why even bother watching any more new shows that come out? 90% of the goods ones get cancelled. I am sick and tired of investing my leisure time to watch shows for them to get cancelled at the end of the first season. This is a great show with some many possibilities to go forward. Many people don’t have time to watch the show live when it comes on, like me for example, I record the shows to my DVR and watch them later that night or the next day. Some people wait till the season is over and watch… Read more »
I JUST CALLED NETFLIX @ 1-866-579-7172 THE MAN I TALKED TO WAS KEVIN. HE SAID THEY WOULD FOR SURE LOOK INTO IT. AND TELL EVERYONE TO CALL, THE MORE REQUESTS THE BETTER!!!!!!! SO DO CALL!!!
Hello Doris,
How would that work if Netflix were to pick up the great show FOREVER? Would we have to go rent the show every week,like we would have to do to rent a movie? I’m Handicapped and I can’t get out,please advise,I love the show as millions do,and I want to help,but I’m limited.I want the show back too,it’s a fabulous show,and I too don’t want it to end. Thanks Doris
Carol,
Call the number and say you want to have Netflix. They will connect you with someone that can explain it all. We pay $7.99 plus $1.00 and you go anywhere it is in the house.
Hope this helps,
Doris
I just talked to Josh at Netflix. He was great and answered all my questions. Doris, call Netflix and ask them your question. Hope this helps you!
Doris I just called Netflix it’s my second time to call. The man was so sweet and helpful, I also have commented before how people need to call Netflix. He said it really makes a difference. The more callers the bigger the chance we have of them picking up Forver. So fans please call!!! Let’s get our show for another season and more. I have never done this before when a TV show was canceled even though I was disappointed but this show is worth fighting for!!!! Besides ABC DID NOT GIVE IT A FAIR CHANCE!!!!!
I love forever. The acting,superb! Story lines,good,Darn it.the doctor is great eye candy. Why why why take something this good off,and leave shows like the morning news with Matt lauer.Please come to your ssenses. I will keep my fingers crossed.
Forever is a very interesting show.
why cancel? I looked forward to seeing. ..:(
On demand user.
So because it doesn’t get watched on the day it is first shown it gets canceled? I record the Monday 1AM one because I don’t want to miss out
please renew this show! saw the whole season in 3 days!! Its amazing!! <3
Please reconsider cancelling Forever!! I looked forward to Tuesday evenings!! Huge blow for its fans!! SMDH
I feel sad with this decision. This is a very good serie, good script, very good actors and deserves a long life.
Please RENEW “FOREVER” It’s to GOOD of SHOW to let go,if nothing else Hopefully another Network will be smart enough to continue the Great Show. I ‘m praying that it will be Renew or some Network would pick it up. Don’t do this ABC,BRING it baCK TO THE LOYAL fans,THERE IS SO MUCH THAT CAN BE CONTINUED WITH THIS WONDERFUL SHOW. RECONSIDER LETING IT BE RENEWED!!!!!!!!!!!