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?
Once again a show my husband and I both love gets cancelled – we also liked Vegas with Dennis Quaid, another short lived and good show. Forever had it all, mystery, history, romance, a great relationship between father and son, good acting, likeable stars, etc etc. Yet they keep crap like Survivor, Big Brother, Bachelors and Bachelorettes, and they let that vulgar 2 and a half men go on ad nauseum! Can’t believe it, wish I could smack those TV execs upside their empty heads!
Great show my husband and I enjoyed watching it together. What is wrong with the people who make these decisions. They go by that Nielsen ratings . I’m sick of BACHELOR, Survior and the other immoral shows. BRING BACK FOREVER.
This was one of the best shows on TV. My husband and I both enjoyed watching it. Maybe because there wasn’t any naked people or crude sex scenes they had to cancel the show . Bad decision.
I cannot believe that they are canceling this great show! I am totally disappointed. The characters the storylines they were very well written, and I love the actors they are wonderful. I’d like to see this continue this was one of my favorite shows of all time. Get rid of this stupid reality shows that are on TV but I guess the morons like to watch those. Don’t think I’ll be watching ABC any longer. They can’t seem to keep the good shows on TV.
Agreed Rosemary!
Bring Forever back!
Great cast.
Great storyline.
Great writing.
Terrible decision ABC
Unbelievable! Finally switched over to ABC because of Forever! A series with heart, thought, and great actors. Fell in love with the characters.
Why do they let garbage stay on the network and cancel good programs? Must we follow Honey Boo Boo mentality?
Seriously ABC…bring Forver back.
The series was definately one of the best in many years. CBS needs to compare Forever”s rating to every other show they have put in that slot. The point being that ALL shows have not fared well. Move Forever to a time slot that viewers are tuned in to see the ratings soar. Just don’t give us a moronic reality show instead.
Can’t understand this! Was a great series! I’ll think before watching a ABC program again…
I agree with you completely. I am sick of investing time, and getting connected to the show, just to have the program cancelled. For no good reason either. It had a solid fan base, the network liked the story line for season 2 and then they cancelled it. I am getting tired of this happening . The Nielsen ratings need to be done away with and give the people more input, rather than just a few.
i really dont get it, everytime they have a good show hey always f@#ked it up!!!!! sorry my french
I have decided that maybe the words were just too complicated for the network execs to decipher. Take the Nielsen boxes out of the slums. Well educated people actually enjoyed Forever. Different, well written, great actors. So of course it was too intelligent to keep going. I am sick of the good shows being cancelled over and over again. We have Astronaut Wives coming up. That sounds cerebral. Survivor, Real Wives of everywhere, Bachelor, Bachelorette. Need I say more? I wish some other channel would pick it up!
I’m 67 my 41 and 29 year old daughters both love this series. There is something wrong with all this rating business and I have serious doubts about their accuracy. We would all pay to see this series somewhere else. I am serious considering cutting cable and going to streaming. ” The times they are a changing” and the old way of watching TV days are numbered.
I agree with everyone here. They dumped an excellent show, and are replacing it with idiotic brainless programming. I am seriously considering going to HBO or some other alternative stations. I would go to any of them that would buy Forever. Also lost Battle Creek. That was a CBS program. Not terribly cerebral, but decent and entertaining. They started it on Sunday night. Never good. Sometimes I think the CEO’s of the various stations are just high on something when these decisions are made, or they are just trying to do in the networks. If anyone hears they are showing… Read more »
You can petition to save Forever at these Move On Petitions – Save ABCs Forever,
Change.org. Petitioning Warner Brothers
Warner Brothers, fans love the TV show FOREVER!
Hopefully they will renew or perhaps another network will see the greatness of it!
Everyone I knew watched it on Hulu. So upset they have canceled this show.
ABC has got to be kidding. It was one oft he better shows on TV.
Abc ..a bunch of ******* overpaid moRons..bye bye abc..let’s leave on fat camps and shows that should have died along with the main characters…..hate abc…..never again….screw you
This show does not deserve to be cancelled. It had a great cast and story lines. The networks want to reach the younger watchers, but how about the older group that enjoys something besides reality shows and smut TV!!
Please renew!