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?
No!!!! This was my FAVORITE show this year. I knew Tues night meant a new eposode to enjoy- it was a highlight of the otherwise drab t.v. week. Ironically the only ABC show i did watch. I guess no surprise they cancel the one show soneone actually likes- why on earth would they consider keeping quality when they can make more money with dribble and cruddy reality shows. Sad. I hope another network tries to buy the rights to continue
One channel has SALEM.
One channel has TURN.
One channel has The Lizzy Borden Chronicles.
ALL ABC HAD GOING FOR THEM WAS THE SHOW
“FOREVER”…NOW they have NOTHING!
I loved forever I don’t think it was promoted enough because I found it accidentally and Loved it totally renew it
ABC has some really crap shows on its network. I hardly watch this channel and they finally put a good show on and cancel it! I’m so disappointed I really enjoyed this show. It was a smart funny interesting show. Try putting it on a different day cause there’s lots of big shows in Tuesday night’s!
I loved Forever, and feel like it deserves a second season. I just starting watching the show a few months ago, and fell in love with it. I love the cast, and feel like the second season will do better. We’re tired of reality shows. Vampires, Zombies and whatever. Forever has a good story line. Keep Forever!
WHAT IS WRONG WITH ABC?!!!
I quite enjoyed Forever. It seems to me that all ABC wishes to air is crappy reality TV. When they do finally air a decent show, they give it an already doomed time slot to increase its chances of failure. If it were not for Castle, The Middle, and Modern Family, it wouldn’t bother me in the least bit if ABC went off the air as they are the only shows I watch on the network. Thank God for CBS!
Well the no visions at ABC, can’t see part the end of their noses. There is a move out right now with the same story line. They are calling it a classic. All they had to do is move it. There’s nothing on Sat. nights. 90 to one they will cancel the show they replace it with. Idiots! Haven’t been this bummed about losing a show in years. Idiots!!!
Forever was a very good show that perhaps younger teenies didn’t get. Too bad for them and the rest of us! We spend money too ABC and don’t forget it. This show had romance and murder and what more could you want??? Excellent show and hope the actors will return in another venue. Abc just doesn’t get it. They renewed American Crime a very very DARK show. Why not this one too??
This is one of the best shows on TV? Im furious! It took me YEARS to get over the cancelled Veronica Mars and I found hope in this very engaging unique show. but YES lets keep shows about back stabbing 17 year olds having sex and murdering one another on for 5-10 seasons. This is so dumb. I have officially given up on TV.
Hopefully someone will pick it up… maybe netflix or hulu.
Hi! I think it was an amazing show with spectacular photography , very talented actors and an unusual romantic story. i am really sad. i really do not know anyone that had seen this and he did not like it. Forever deserves a SECOND season and in my opinion the audience should be respected from ABC….Because , what is appealing to people is not only horor, drama, scandal etc. Of course the basics of the character of Henry Morgan ( immortality) is not reality BUT this was exatly the strange and addorable thing: the story is very realistic , because… Read more »
Come on ABC. You already have a pretty weak schedule of shows, and now you’re going to cancel one of the bright spots of my tv viewing week. Nice. I really looked forward to watching the show, great acting and great story lines. Ioan Gruffudd is an unbelievable actor and to cancel his show after just one season is a tragedy. Oh, what could have been in a second season with his character and Jo and Adam. But you ABC executives are so quick to pull the plug we’ll never know. Thanks a lot, from one bummed out fan. I… Read more »
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!! WHY!!!!! it was such a good show. if they only gave it a better time slot more people would watch it.
Forever was an engaging and well acted show-one that I looked forward to watching every week. I only have 5 shows that I watch on network tv each week-2 on Sunday, 1 on Tuesday and 2 on Thursday. Other than those 5, there is not much worth watching on network tv. I guess I will not be watching anything on Tuesday nights -especially if the network idiots are basing decisions about what to promote on what content can appeal to a certain demographic (a demographic that sadly often does not enjoy watching shows that make them think). ABC should reconsider… Read more »
#1: Does ANYONE at ABC ever read these comments?? This is, I believe, the first time that ALL of the comments agree that a show, namely FOREVER, should be continued. Do the advertisers or the powers that be at ABC know that we also buy products and listen and put up with their inane commercials? We, in this middle age group, also have to live and eat and enjoy life!! We DO watch commercials…we DO buy product! Get your act together and stop canceling the best shows on television. My family does NOT watch reality TV, or brain dead shows,… Read more »