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?
I agree, agree, agree with everything good that everyone is saying about Forever. PLEASE BRING IT BACK !!! We need more quality shows, and this was one I actually looked forward to watching. PLEASE BRING IT BACK !!!
Oh — and PLEASE BRING IT BACK !!!
This was the first show I was excited about in years. Too much junk on these days. ABC should have their heads examined. BIG MISTAKE.
I am so upset with abc
That was a great show
From what I have read it was another case well above average numbers of the fans timeshifing with online streaming and PVR’s, and new veiwers coming to the series later with online streaming and staying there for the season, that made the common ratings season numbers look lower. This show would have done great on a friendlier carrier and some articles I read estimate that it could have budgeted down slightly and survived on a streaming service, but there was no immediate takers as it only had one season. This was a work that will still be loved years later… Read more »
Such a shame!!! A very interesting and intelligent show with great actors and writers! Completely disappointed to search for the season premiere date and see this!!
NO!!! Please rethink.
I love, love, love Forever!!! Please rethink this and Bring Henry and Abe and Jo back. Pleeeease!
Bad decision abc! It was a good show. My wife isn’t very much a TV person but she too had caught on to this show and was watching every episode. Very disappointed. Hope you rethink your decision.
Utter madness to cancel such a good show.
ABC clearly needs to rethink their choice of staff, someone deserves the boot to say the least.
Very Very Upset to heard this, being waiting for the Season 2 and finally get this.
I’m from Brunei and i agreed to all viewers of the world and why of sudden cancel this
marvellous Tv show. Not only a show it educated us too.
Please bring back FOREVER..
Very disappointed in ABC. My husband and I really enjoyed watching Forever, also I loved watching Resurrection….I only had these two programs and now they are gone : ( please bring them back and give us closure!!!!!!!
My 17 year old daughter and I are very disappointed about this!!!!!!! There are so many crappy shows out there that go on and on, and a lot of good ones that get scrapped way too early!! Very stupid ABC!!!
I love this show, please don’t cancell
I would really like to know why anyone thinks Rosewood (a cop and a medical examiners) will be a hit this fall when Forever, which was an excellent show and had a really good storyline, has been cancelled? One show that everyone in the family could watch.
So disappointed that “Forever” is not returning. I loved everything about it — the story, the characters, the actors. I am in mourning. Please, please, please bring it back!