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?
as a viewer from the UK I’ve just watched episode 22 and I have to say it’s been absolutely brilliant I and my partner are both gutted there is not going to be a second series hope you change your minds this is a fantastic show and the cast is amazing they deserve a second series
This is such a shame, this was one of the best shows on TV.
So many people I know had only just started watching it just through it not being advertised very well.
Forever, is one of those shows that offers a viewer not only a great storyline but history, romance, suspense and drama all in one hour. It is unique! It’s a show I look forward to each week. The history incorporated into each episode is always a refreshing element. I think it is an excellent show that just needs another season for viewers to discover it. I don’t think it is advertised/promoted enough. Today, many viewers watch their favorite shows on their DVR. They actually don’t see many comercials because they fast forward thru them…missing the ads for “Forever”. The decision… Read more »
I really liked the show, and are very disappointed with the cancellation of it.. the chemistry between Dr. Henry Morgan & Jo Martinez was fantastic… something deffinately needs to happen there. unfortunately didnt like the adam character he grossed me out.
Best show on tv for a very long time. Really needs a second series. Cut some of the other dross programmes, give us more of Forever.
Sorry to hear the show has been cancelled, I really looked forward to watching it each week. I know of lot’s of fan here in the UK who liked the show. Maybe ABC could sell the show to another network to allow us all to watch another series. It seems that any shows to do with time travel or immortals get cancelled really quick these days.
We loved the tv show “Forever” sorry to see it cancelled.
It was a great show we loved it. Why cancel it then you keep some of the most stupid sit coms and stupid show a rarely watch ABC because they have nothing good on. I did watch Forever because it was fresh and a new idea. It could of really gone places. ABC then you keep things like the middle, modern family and stupid shows like that. Sit coms just aren’t good any more since cheers friends and wings. you just can’t do sit coms but Forever was great and new. Plus you have soap operas like scandal, revenge, etc… Read more »
Forever is such a great series! I enjoyed every episode. It should not be cancelled.
This is the best show and I am really looking forward to the next season. The story is so attractive, something different. Please don’t cancel the show!
I am very sorry Forever is not going to have a second season it has some great characters and i thought the plot and stories were very different from the normal “crime” dramas that are all over the place.
This is my favourite TV show and I am very disappointed that it has been cancelled. I think it would have had better ratings in Australia if the time slot had been a little earlier. Most of the time it didn’t come on until after 9:30pm and that’s getting too late when you have to get up at 5:00am for work the next day. I have been hanging out for the series to come to DVD so I could purchase it and watch it again. I think this is Firefly all over again. An idiot/s decided to cancel that show… Read more »
Forever is a great show, please do not cancel it. Hearing that Forever has been renewed for season two would be fantastic news. I really hope the show continues.
Lorcan
This was a great show that had a huge potential, as over more than 4 million people thought, in the US alone, how many people also watched it round the world, the ABC has no regard for these people, they just disregard them, as they did he actors, the chemistry between Dr. Henry Morgan & Jo Martinez was magical, the ABC they could have given the series a second chance .
This is by far the best show on tv at the moment and the ABC would have reaped the rewards if they had run it another season. 9pm would have been the perfect time slot. I hope another station picks it up, it is a high quality show.