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?
It is one of the best “who done it” with the twist of a really sharp doctor. Will miss this one!
I too don’t think they took into consideration how many people watched on dvr. I watched it with my 18 years old son and 15 year old daughter and we have all recommended it to my 20 year old son. We enjoy seeing how things from Henry’s past helps him solve the crime, and are excited about how his relationship with the detective will turn out. Please renew the show for a season 2.
So sad to hear ABC cancelled this show….I used my DVR to watch it later in the week. There was finally a show which showed the dynamics between the actors and the script was engaging. Now I’ll probably be left with some brain numbing series………
This series was so good! Why would they cancel it? This is why more people are watching cable networks, because every time we get interested in a new series on the major networks it gets cancelled.
The show should be renewed on ABC or another network or cable. I enjoyed the interaction of the actors and their parts and they all worked together. Much like Bones. The time slot was not a problem since I recorded the shows to watch later without the commercials.
I agree.. I don’t think they took into count how many people watched it on DVR.. Great cast, awesome storyline.. hoping another network picks it up, or ABC reconsiders…
Forever was such a good show! Good dynamic between all of the characters, not just 2. I don’t understand why such an amazing show was dumped. Do we all need anymore mind numbing reality shows? I truly don’t care if people think they can dance and sing! This was one of the few, well acted shows on television.
I am so saddened by the news of this cancellation. I love this show and the stars in it. What is happening to TV, who are the people that are giving the ratings. Do they not have any vision. It seems a few decide what is good or bad for the whole of TV viewers. Something needs to change. Perhaps ABC, NBC, Fox need to see that there are a lot of people that don’t watch TV anymore, maybe their stats need some revision.
I am shocked and upset that forever was cancelled a great sophisticated show for all. TV head honchos need to rethink all there decision. Some other TV channel or Netflix with there series should pick this up PLEASE
I really liked the show, hate to see it go.
I really hope they would at least give us another episode or two to get closure… I really loved this show!
Sandy’s idea of another network picking it up is also a great one!
I trully do not understand how they can cancel a show without giving it a fair chance.
this show is amazing, new concept and historically educational. It is the first “prime” network show I have watched in a long time and now I know why I only watch or record on cable channels…. they don’t cancel the shows after only a few airings… with everything I have seen in the comments NOT to let this show go…I hoep Netflix, TNT or even beetter ABC decides to listen to the real viewers and keeps it going…….
I loved the show and think it should not have been cancelled !!!! I hate to see it go……
I have enjoyed all episodes of “Forever” Season 1 and was quite disappointed to read it was cancelled with no season 2 in sight. I easily ranked this series amongst my preferred five inluding : Castle, Blacklist, NCIS, Blue Blood. I would argue that a show should be judged on its own merits and not be bumped of the air just because its timeslot did not provide it with the oportunity to gain competitive ratings in order to survive.
Very interesting show. Probably too intelligent for the audience of today.
Forever is an intellectual and entertaining show. I never considered that it wouldn’t be renewed. Perhaps one of the better networks will pick it up. I agree that the timeslot is later than ideal and this may have been an issue.