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?
Best TV show around please another channel pick this up the ratings although false still pay for the series how can people get into sown thing when they know ur going to pull the plug after one series
We are devastated that ABC has once again goofed up!! Ioan is such a classy guy. We love the show. Will miss this too much. Please pick it up producers in TV LAND. SO sad….
I really loved this show and am really sad that abc decided to cancel it. I hope they change their decision! This show is one of the best!
This series made a refreshing change to the usual over the top type of America TV shows when it appear in Australia. I loved following the stories and the drama and clever plot lines that had to be developed to keep the doctors secret. Very disappointed but not surprised the series was cancelled. The trouble with surveys are that often it’s the people who love the series that aren’t invited to participate.
Look if you Put the show at 11pm after very constructive The Block how do you expect to get audience. I was watching it on demand. Great show. Shoud be season2.
I love this show and I am 38 years old I think the ratings system needs to change with the times! I don’t pay for cable all of my television viewing is done through online streaming. I don’t think that the old ratings system takes into the millions of people like me. I’m very sad to see this one go already!
forever is one of my best tv series
cant be cancelled
The cancellation of this show is an indicator of how out of date the 18-49 key demographic is. This is a show that appeals to those of us over 50, who, by the way, are the ones with the money! Look carefully at the numbers. Only 1/3 of the viewers were in the little kiddy group (18-49). Hey, SyFy, want a good show now that the Star Gate franchise has gone the way of the Dodo? Move fast.
Like many others I am disappointed that abc
has cancelled Forever. It is a quality show with
an unusual premise and intriguing information
as Henry reflected back to earlier lives. I do hope
another network or cable picks it up. Forever was
so unique in a tv world of reality garbage and
trashy language.
Forever was one of the best shows on TV. I auto taped every episode and my grandkids looked forward to watching it with my wife and I on the weekends. Please bring it back
Devastated with loss of the show forever
Like most older TV viewers we watch almost nothing live, that is why I pay for the DVR! ABC lost a viewer. When you finally put something on that is in my mind a quality show you pull the plug. The wife and I don’t watch reality TV and watch few regular TV shows. The Forever premise is interesting (obviously since a movie has just come out with the same story line) and here is hoping the show is picked up by a cable network. If the show was on TNT or TBS or SciFi it would be renewed for… Read more »
I agree. This was my fvorite new show of last season!! Bring it back!!
Hell no..!! It should not have been cancelled.. I was seriously looking forward for season 02.. And I’m truly disappointed after knowing this.. I honestly VOTE AGAINST THE CANCELLATION OF SEASON 02…
I thank the show is the best on TV and if the time was at a earlier time I think more people will watch the show