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?
This show had marginal numbers so the decision to cancel or renew could have gone either way. This is where I would agree with other posters here that the ABC execs lacked the foresight to see that this show had strong long-term potential. It has a loyal following. It has many of the elements that make Castle a hit but adds an intriguing supernatural element that makes it more interesting for many viewers, including me. In a different time slot, this show could have proved profitable for ABC. Hopefully another network has more sense and will pick it up.
This Makes me so mad. I agree with Mjo I do not even a little like American Crime or Secrets and Lies. They Need to put Forever back. They left questions to answer,they should have just ended the show properly instead of acting like a season 2 was going to happen!!!!
I think this is a grave mistake to cancel Forever. I am truly disapointed with ABC. My wife and I love this show as we have many others that ABC has prmaturely cancelled and now cancelling Forever is a sad reminder of the idiots that run ABC. You should cancel American Crime cause it really sucks and bring back Forever, don’t make another awful mistake!!!
Dear ABC,
You suck. You keep cancelling shows my husband and I love. I am done with you. You have no taste in good television shows. I am now recommitting myself to CBS. Good Bye and Good Riddens!
Disgruntled Viewer.
What is it with ABC renewing every drama but Forever?! Seriously??? Come on ABC.. give us another season of Forever.. I could care less about American Crime, or Secret and Lies. Forever has a good cast, a great storyline, and could have a great fan base, if you give it a chance
I cannot believe ABC cancelled Forever. My mom and I LOVE this show and could not wait for the next episode. If they keep cancelling all the good shows they will continue to lose their viewers. PLEASE bring it back! I am so UPSET and so is my mom. We are not teenagers and we watch the commercials and we do buy a lot of things advertised. Don’t be stupid and cancel this show. We love him and was excited to see he may tell her his secret. It gave us something to look forward to. PLEASE, PLEASE bring it… Read more »
Forever cancelled. No. This time slot has always been tough but the show is so interesting. Can ABC move to another night or time?
I am part of a group that meets to watch this show. It is so entertaining and outstanding actors. If we cannot watch we DVR and meet next day to watch. And now it’s getting to how it all began Please please reconsider.
I have never been more disappointed by a cancellation decision. Forever was an amazing story, I wish the forensic science had been a bit better, but there was so much potential there. Considering the viewers in other countries, I’ve heard France alone had 7 mil viewers (hear say) the potential of this show being huge for ABC was there. I believe they have shot themselves in the foot with this decision.
My wife and I really enjoy watching FOREVER. We are very upset at the network’s decision to cancel it. I read several articles and it seems the answer is very simple, the time slot for the show is a difficult one to fill. No show has ever thrived in a Tuesday 10pm slot. It seems like a really simple solution to take a show that has a solid and large fan base and move it to Tuesday night. There may be a small hit but you’ve got a steady base for a show you know will be fine. Take a… Read more »
Well said. I’m hoping that they will reconsider, or another network pick it up, and watch ABC regret this move
I agree 100percent!!!
Finally there is a good show to watch and they cancel it!! Forever is one of the better shows on TV now, how can you cancel it? Leave it on for at least 1 more season so that us faithfully followers can have some closure!!!
ABC is making a terrible mistake. “Forever” had so much to offer. There was a lot of entertainment in that 1 hour show. The actors were great and there was romance, murder, mystery and even comedy at times. I always had a smile on my face after watching it. PLEASE bring it back……Please?? Thank You!
My whole family watches this show together. We love it. If someone can’t watch it that night, we watch it on line or on demand. Actually, my kids watch it then watch it again, and again. Please find a home for this show.
Well now there is no reason for me to watch ABC anymore. This show was the only way I would watch ABC, but since they cancelled it.
Bye Bye, you executives at that station won’t care, but it was the only thing worth viewing on your little Network television channel. I’m going to watch the cable channels were the writers craft better stories.
One channel has Sleepy Hollow.
One channel has The Walking Dead.
One channel has Supernatural.
One channel has Turn.
One channel has The Chronicles of Lizzy Borden.
One channel has Salem.
All of a Special genre….
ABC HAS NOTHING NOW!
THEY DID HAVE “FOREVER”, BUT APPARENTLY DO NOT GIVE DRUG TESTS TO THEIR EMPLOYEES! ( or they’re just not interested in what the public thinks). All the above had slow starts also.
I am sooooo finished w/ABC. They keep the crap & get rid of the really unique and well acted shows…. Now that they’ve canceled FOREVER, I’m not going to continue watching that awful American Crime…. So you go ahead and put it on for another season…. YUK!
Who do we have to appeal to to bring back FOREVER? I hope some other channel picks it up. No more ABC for me!