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?
Forever is a great show! So disappointed with ABC for canceling. I hope they reconsider and bring back the show.
I cannot believe that ABC decided to cancel Forever, I looked forward to watching it every week. Now, when finally Joe was going to know the truth about Henry! So disappointed with this decision. They should reconsider and do another season!
I am truly shocked to find out that the show was dropped. It was an excellent show for intellectual audience. I usually saw it on the ABC app as 10 pm time did not work for me. I was so looking forward to find out what happens when Dr Morgan tells Jo about the truth. Alas I will never find out!
This show was really starting to find itself very sad that it has been cancelled
Really?? You cancel this awesome show but continue with the stupid Bachelor shows!!
Crap TV is all were going to be left with!!
Renew Forever or I won’t be watching ABC forever!!!
I can’t believe they cancelled forever. I don’t know who makes these decisions. It is a joke. They cancel some of the best shows. There are so many shows that really need to go.
Shame! Shame! Shame! Forever is a great show. Very well written. Take off some of the garbage instead.
Forever was a FANTASTIC show! It is unlike anything abc has done before! It had all the pulling drama those crappy vampire shows have without the crappy vampire! Henry and Jo’s chemistry was undeniable and I was so excited to see what was going to happen!! Damn you abc for cancelling this show. IT WAS THE BEST!!!
Excellent show, wrong time slot, maybe wrong network. I hope somebody picks it up.
I also loved the TV show “Forever”. It was my favorite show! I read that the ratings were low in the 18-49 group. I am 54 and a Babyboomer. Don’t we count anymore? The show was creative and interesting and it had mystery. Is it possible that one of the cable stations will pick it up? I will really miss the show. Please bring it back!!!
Forever was a wonderful show, great writing and characters. Just proof that they continue to cancel the intelligent, interesting shows and leave all the garbage on air. The ratings don’t tell about all of those who watch on demand or dvr. Hope it can be picked up by someone else, so many unanswered and undeveloped story lines. Abc had a hit and they tanked it for no reason.
forever this was one of the best shows on tv looked forward to watch the series each week dont understand how people didnt like it a differnt story each week made it more intresting they done the same to stalker whitch was another good series
I think the Nielsen ratings are a farce. The few watchers they have grading shows are a drop in the bucket of those that actually WATCH & LIKE the shows. Yet, those nitwits are the reason good shows get dropped. They must have low IQ’s , then, to let all these junk shows stay on the air year after year. Who wants to watch people bid on storage containers or fix cars or watch a fat woman screaming at mothers of little girls learning to dance? Or how about a screaming chef? THOSE are the kind of junk shows we’re… Read more »
I agree. Please bring back Forever.
Thanks
do what you do best cancel shows that people like, change to a new time, this is why people stop watching abc you keep stupid shows
This was a great show. Now I’ve heard that that time isn’t the best for a tv show. Maybe if they just moved it to a different time / day…
For me though I don’t care, I made it work to watch it at that time.