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 am so very disappointed that Forever has been cancelled. It was a fresh, different show with very talented actors. I hope that another network would see the value in Dr. Henry Morgan and his crew.
Loved this show! One of the few good ones on TV. Much better than the reality shows. Why do networks always cancel the good ones and leave the bad ones on? I hope they reconsider this or I am going to give up on TV!
I am shocked. Forever is a great show. I can’t believe ABC canceled it. Please bring back Forever
you better get it back on abc if not probable cbs could get it
I don’t understand why this show is being cancelled. I get it, the ratings weren’t great but there have been other shows that started off with crappy ratings and went on to be hits.
Cheers, for example, was the worst rated show when it debuted. Not saying Forever is another Cheers but compared to so much of the garbage on network TV (do we REALLY need more singers, dancers, ghosts, goblins and celebrity gossip?) it easily deserves another chance.
I hope you will count all of us over 50 in your ratings that also watch forever , it is a wonderful show with a lot of great actors that many of us have watched for a long time, the stories are great, the writers have won are viewership, why not keep this series going, it seems to soon to pull the plug someone is jumping the gun for personal reasons.
I am truly saddened by this. I never write on things like this, but this was one that was so well written and the history and going back in time was just fascinating. I do not understand how intelligent shows like this one get cancelled, and people still keep watching the Kardashians!!
I agree completely!!!!
What a load of crap! Forever is one of the best shows that has been on in a long time. Get rid of the stupid reality shows, change the time slot for Forever and let’s get going with season two!!!
Once again the cancel the cream and renew the crap. Very sad, great show. Cleaver, smart and creative. Too good for TV I guess. Maybe an internet production will pick it up and carry it on. More and more great shows are ending up on internet channels.
Everybody, one petition to keep Forever on the air is closed, but another one is still in circulation until the 15th. It will be sent to Warner Brothers instead of ABC, which has a better chance of getting results, because they can shop it around to several networks. It currently has 13,504 supporters. If all of us signed, we could bring it up to 18,000! Adding your name is very simple and quick. Go to https://www.change.org/p/warner-brothers-warner-brothers-fans-love-the-tv-show-forever
Very, very bad decision. With all the rubbish that is shown, this program stands out in originality. Typical ABC knee-jerk reaction: Similar thoughts with Pan Am which likely would have gone on with success. Who is in Charge at ABC? Obviously no one with a handle on what real viewers watch.
My wife really liked this show. Every episode was great. We never got bored. We hate reality shows, most of them are truly stupid. I think reality shows are fake to a fault.
Please renew this show. It is well-written and very exciting to watch. It is one of the best shows on tv right now. Please consider bringing it back for season 2.
Finally a program with an intelligent, challenging story-line! The characters are both vivid and engaging, and you don’t want to miss an episode for fear of missing answers to unending questions. As the show is not the “ordinary” TV fare, it may take additional time to develop a larger loyal audience, relying on word of mouth as well as greater publicizing efforts. Please re-consider your investment and ABC fans.
Thank You
What a crying shame Forever has been dropped. A very easy to watch program where (in my opinion) all the actors bonded together perfectly that produced very enthralling story lines. I think it is a quality production, second to none, and a big loss to the viewing audience if it truly gone forever.
Probably not enough high speed car chases or gun battles for some people I’ll wager
Well said! It really is a shame, but the execs in charge of ABC’s decisions, don’t seem to take into account that a quality program like this could be nurtured, and the audience-base will grow. This is one of those rare shows that you can begin to watch at any point, and become instantly involved. The casting couldn’t be better! They will have a winning formula with forever. ABC will have a tough time finding anything that comes close to this quality.. What a let-down.
Great show. Great acting. Great cast. Fine entertainment. Loyal audience. Terrible time slot. Look at what is getting renewed as a guide and it shows that those making the decisions are so far out of it that they are in their own world. They would have cancelled Shakespeare for a wrestling match.
I totally agree, well said. Who are these Nielsen ratings idiots? Great cast, well written & very clever & it will probably be replaced with garbage. I won’t watch anything new on that network now. I agree with many other opinions stated here. My wife & I will miss the show.
I think canceling Forever is a very bad idea. This show is always entertaining and my husband and I look forward to new episodes every week. I ask that you kindly reconsider canceling this show.