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?
Very disappointed that this QUALITY show has been cancelled. My husband who likes very little on TV even liked this show. Networks do not give fledgling shows a chance! Too bad for the fans.
i do like this series and i’ll be very upset if they will delete it. please don’t do this 🙁
this is my favourite series!!!!
Wow, so sad that this is cancelled. Loved the show, loved the plots and mystery of it all. So many other shows that have lower ratings, wish the network would reconsider.
I like the show, thought it was unique.
I can count on one hand and still have some leftover how many shows I will turn my tv on for and Forever was one of them. Well ABC thanks for saving me some electricity.
Best show ever. Can’t believe the people who make these decisions!
I love forever, quite honestly one of my favorite shoes ever. I watch on Hulu though because I don’t have a TV.
I am so upset this show is cancelled. It was one of the best new shows on. It really makes you wonder why we get invested in a great series only to have it yanked out under faithful watchers!!
My husband and I considered “Forever” as one of our favorite shows, and we are so disappointed that ABC has decided to cancel it. Not only did it have wonderful story lines each week, but enjoyed the actors as well. This show should be “renewed” not “cancelled”.
Loved it, would have liked a few seasons sadly.
THIS WAS MY FAVORITE NEW SHOW. IM SO UPSET THAT IT WAS CANCELLED. REALITY TV AND NIGHT TIME SOAPS AND SITCOMS HAVE TAKEN OVER AND ITS REALLY A DISCUSTING SITUATION FOR NIGHT TIME TV.
Very sad. This is the only new show I added to my viewing rituals this year. Great cast, great story, with the father and son scenario adding a uniquely poignant touch. The networks need to start looking at the fact that many viewers watch programs on demand or on line now, not actually at the time they are originally broadcast. Are these numbers being taken into consideration? In addition, there is way more competition for the networks now with streaming than there every has been before, so the numbers indicating success really need to be revisited.
I find that very few shows are actually good, but Forever was excellent! Should be renewed!
Forever was amazing. My family and I would watch every Tuesday. It shouldn’t have been cancelled. It really was a show that captivated me.
My Family really enjoys watching Forever, it has great actors and is put together well.