Doctor Henry Morgan may be immortal but his TV show isn’t. ABC has cancelled the Forever TV series after one season of 22 episodes.
On the Forever TV show, New York City’s star medical examiner (Ioan Gruffudd) can ascertain things that most can not because of his vast experience — he’s been alive for 200 years but can’t figure out the how or the why. The rest of the cast includes Alana de la Garza, Lorraine Toussaint, Donnie Keshawarz, Joel David Moore, and Judd Hirsch.
The series debuted last September to a 1.5 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 8.26 million viewers. The ratings grew for episode two but they started falling after that.
Though the Forever series had some very passionate fans, that devotion didn’t translate into positive ratings. The numbers were pretty poor for much of the season and the show ended up averaging a 1.12 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 4.93 million viewers.
As a result, ABC has decided against ordering a second season of Forever. The last episode aired earlier this week and unfortunately left viewers with lots of unanswered questions.
What do you think? Did you like the Forever TV show? Do you think it should have been cancelled or renewed for a second season? Why do you think it didn’t catch on with a larger audience?
How dare they cancel this show. It is one of my favorite shows and never missed an episode. I don’t get it shows like once upon a time and others are boring as hell but they get renews hopefully they will see it was a mistake and put the show back on air
One of the few entertaining non-reality shows on TV and it gets cancelled. But they keep mindless BS shows like Bachelor in Paradise. Who’s making these decisions?
I’m so sick of Bones too, I know it’s not a reality show but it’s been on long enough it can be cancelled already I stopped watching it a long time a go.
Forever was the only show on ABC that I watched. In fact it’s the only show on ABC that ivewatched in years. Its typical of a network to quit on a quality show to soon. Forever had the potential to only get better. Here’s hoping another network picks it up.
this is really too bad. my wife and i enjoyed the show and thought it was fun to watch. really hope that someone else can pick this up.
One of the best shows on TV!!!! Can’t stand garbage like all these reality shows. This show was clean, original and well written. I was really looking forward to Season 2! What a real shame and a bad decision by the network.
Extremely Upset this show was cancelled. I wrote a comment on their site
http://abc.go.com/feedback
I am just so sad and made I can not believe it I new so many people who watched this show and the ages range was off the top the variety was amazing we need more shows like this that actually had some education to give! I really hope that in the future forever comes back on or someone else takes over the show please bring them back!!!! it was the one show I looked most forwarded to in the week!!! my top from even (2)Flash and I do enjoy flash lots! and Arrow one of my least fave only… Read more »
I’m so sick of Networks cancelling good shows like Forever renewing crap like the Bachelor for a 20th Season. ENOUGH ALREADY! Keep the good shows like Forever and cancel crap like The Bachelor!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Completely agree.
Are you F$%KING KIDDING. I loved this show. What the hell is wrong with these STUPID 4SS MORONS at these networks. I will not watch ABC anymore. SCREW THEM.
******* Everyone please call 1-888-NETFLIX or 1-888-638-3549 NOW and request that they pick up Forever as a Netflix series!!! ******* You guys! We just got off the phone with Netflix customer service, and requested that they pick up the show, not just the current season but for future seasons. The woman we talked to said that she had heard about it, and that if enough people make requests for a show, it will go through to decision-makers at Netflix to be considered for them to pick it up!! This is our best shot right now at getting more of our… Read more »
Agreed!! I also posted about your idea and I think it’s a great one! I for one will be calling . . and praying . . that they consider it 🙂
I’m so sick of Networks cancelling the good shows, here is another example of Network stupidity cancelling something good and original and keeping reality show crap. I really like Forever and was looking forward to a season 2 considering how season 1 ended and if Season two starts with Henry telling Jo his secret she could help him more and maybe cover for him, I’m sure she’d believe him although it might take a while to convince her because she’s a cop. It’s one of the best shows on TV we want a season 2!!!!!!!!!!
When I think I considered ABC as a great channel…
I am hugely disappointed by it’s decision to cancel such an entertaining show!
I’d also liked to point out, as many other did, that dismissing this show on its audience rating is poor management: people now tend to register the episodes to watch them when they can or watch them online!
My husband and I are totally bummed!! We are 50 and 55…what is with this range re demographics…
Hogwash!!!
This was an amazing show…what is wrong with ABC!!!!!!!
Younger people don’t even watch much TV any more. And we older ones never buy anything, right? ABC smells.
Those at ABC studied “marketing” and nothing else. They must all be kids, or are trying to convince people they’re youthful to keep their worthless jobs.
Pretty disgusted with the cancellation of this show. Despite the changes in technology, they cling to these outmoded ways of calculating ratings. I’m 56, so they don’t give a **** about my demographic, even though I have way more money than I did when I was 18-49. Tired, absolute GARBAGE like “The Bachelor” gets renewed. A show with a creative, well-written script, which actually has some originality, gets canned. What an incredibly stupid decision by a network which has apparently decided to cater to it dumbest demographic.
You’re another person using common sense – too bad ABC uses only abject stupidity!