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 can’t believe it…. this was one show my family really looked forward to watching. We would not press play until everyone was home and ready to watch…. very disappointed!!!
Forever was such a bright spot. It was one of the very few reasons to turn on tv. Please bring it
I can’t believe you cancelled Forever it’s the best new show onTV. Please reconsider.
so are putting back the best action show or what!!!!!
I love this show, it is one of my favourites, can’t another network pick it up, since ABC obviously does not have the foresight to see a good show when they actually have one.
I was shocked to hear that Forever may be cancelled. My husband and I love this. I also know that my father and mother watch also bit are not active in social media so I speak for them also. Please continue this relationship we have with the characters of Forever.
Forever and Revenge were my favorite shows and the only shows that I watch on ABC. This network constantly cancels shows that are some of the best on television. I try to stay away from ABC for this reason. I guess people would rather watch stupid reality shows. Time to cancel my cable and watch Netflicks.
This was both my husband and my favorite show. We are really disappointed. We missed the last episode and tried to watch it on demand…but the has been taken off there too. ABC executives will as the previous post states continue to air some of the dumbest shows…Bachelor and Bachelorette, really! Shows like those are garbage…drama, drama, get a life! ABC executives start airing some quality programming!
NO DONT YOU DARE THIS IS MY FAVORITE SHOW I SWEAR IF YOU DELETE IT I WILL PUNCH A WALL
Please don’t cancel its my favorite show. Every time I like a show it gets cancel. Great actors and finally a good decent show. Please Please bring it BACK!!!!
This is terrible! I am not into that many series and this one was one of my new favorites!
I really loved this fresh, original show with quirky characters and great plots. I felt the show was just hitting its stride the last 5 or 6 episodes. I’m really disappointed in the network decision. ABC should give it another shot. We don’t need any more of the usual flaccid boring, dumbed down pap we usually have to choose from.
Oh what a shame! I love this show, Ioan Gruffud, and his quirky character. Even though the show deals with death and bodies it wasn’t gory or depressing (NCIS, Law & Order, Criminal Minds, etc.), was full of random trivia, and had that fantastical element. Bring it back!!
Love this show! How could they do this!!!!
Forever was one of the best shows this season! I think ABC should bring it back and maybe do a bit more advertising…sometimes it was hard to find. Thank goodness my pvr taped it for me.
This show is brilliant. One of the best shows on TV in my opinion. So what do you want another dumbed down reality show like the Kardashians or a brainless show like the Bachelor to take the slot. Why is it that thought provoking, humorous, suspenseful and brilliantly scripted shows get the axe while these others for audiences with an intellect and attention span of a mosquito continue on? Ok, rhetorical but I had to get it out.
I am disappointed that they cancelled Forever. ABC will continue to air shows like the Bachelor, the Bachelorette or Modern Family but a show like Forever that doesn’t make the cut just emphasizes to me why they have so many problems…maybe someday they will figure it out!