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 was a very good show and should NOT have been cancelled. Why does any decent TV show get cancelled? I am tried of shows that are interesting and not full of filth getting cancelled!
Are you kidding me? That show was amazing. So very upset it’s not returning!
I cried every e there was a scene with Abagail and Henry and was very much looking forward to seeing Jo’s reaction to Henri’s secret and where their relationship might go!! Come on people, it was so different from the cramp kids watch today and let’s face it, they don’t watch TV as much as us older folk do. Please! Someone has to pick up this series and keep it going!!
Great series interesting and different. Ratings poor because not marketed properly. Will really miss this series, wish it could be saved. Won’t someone please rescue it. Was really looking forward to series 2.
We all would like to have seen season 2.
One more time, ABC screwed up, they wouldn’t know an outstanding show with good acting if it bit them in the ass, Is there any one on the staff that isn’t s STUPID
sometimes abc, ****’s up when they cancel good show like forever……..
Slick, language like that doesn’t do anything for your image or credibility.
Just Wondering if any decision makers are seeing these?!? If so, please do the right thing here!
Amen to take , I wish they would.
Love the series – the humour and all. why is it that when there is a good series on not too bloody and has a good sense of humour that it gets cancelled. I am so disappointed
I wish they would.
Best show for years, just loved it, waited each week for the next episode. I’m shattered, such a great cast and storyline you just wonder why. About 30 years ago here in Australia a show was axed and taken up by another channel, and it is still being produced to this day. I just hope someone else takes up Forever so I can enjoy TV once again. To the cast and crew, I am also shattered and I feel such pain for you all. Heads high.
What was the title of that show?
That show was Neighbours. Big mistake by channel 7 letting it go to have it picked up by channel 10? Big? Huge!!!!!
Bring it backk! My mom loved it and it was an extremely good show!
I’m so devastated its canceled!
IT WAS CANCELLED BECAUSE THE MINIONS OF AMERICA CAN’T ENJOY ANYTHING WITHOUT AN EXPLOSION OR DEATH EVERY FIVE MINUTES……….VERY SAD
I cannot believe so a great show with great actors is cancelled. I love this show, it was the best and I cannot see keeping other shows and cancelling this one. Perhaps another network will pick it up and renew it. Such history, talent and enthusiasm gone to waste. This makes me not want to watch ANYTHING on ABC. I cannot fathom who in the world would cancel this. Each week it left me wanting more and more. Please reconsider.
I totally agree, this was a great show, I love all the character and the history is great also. What a waste
I just searched the web trying to find out when season 2 would be starting up only to find it’s been cancelled. How is this possible? Such a fantastic show should have automatically been renewed. Was there a contract problem with the actors? With the writers?
The BS about ratings being low is just that. Total bull. The time slot it had was hard for those of us who loved it and HAD to see it weekly to remember, and there was no advertising whatsoever that I recall.
Ya I was always angry when they canceled the series and I also agree on not wanting to watch anything on ABC because of that.
i loved the show and am upset to learn that there won’t be a second season
Forever is my favorite show, I am very disappointed that ABC has cancelled it, what about USA picking it up?
I hope the people that took forever off is reading the comments
I loved this show and my daughter did also. I will miss and an especially all the actors.
I love Forever, I feel you didn’t give it enough TV views. I didn’t know it was even on TV until one night I was going through the channels and watch it. It was great, you should at least have a few more shows, you left us in the Dark