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?
i absolutly LOVED the show. i’m really upset that ABC decided not to renew. it seems that people would rather watch stupid reality shows that teach our kids how to be immoral, self centered & selfish! how sad our culture has gotten!!!
Just watched the last episode which left me very frustrated as I have been waiting for Henry to tell Jo all series, so I go to google when Season 2 comes out and find out it has been cancelled……..very disappointing 🙁
I thought it was a different and very fresh approach to the normal series that are currently on, but I guess unless it has werewolves or teen vampires these days then it wont be a hit.
Again I am very disappointed.
i thouht i was a great show. glad iputit on dvr please bring it back.
I think canceling Forever was a mistake!! Ioan Gruffudd played his character VERY well! And it was so good to see Judd Hirsch again. and Alana De La Garza is great! It was awesome to see her in something again..The series was so well put together..and it was a fresh idea. I actually looked forward to Tuesday nights. JUST to watch Forever!! Please reconsider!!!
Great show…amazon or Netflix should pick this one up. Good entertainment and the stories became relevant over time.
Why does this have to happen to another of my favorite new programs!!!
Please make season 2……..3,4,5…… Please let it go on Forever :)!
Loved it……looked forward to watching every week!!!! Disappointed it’s not coming back!!!
Right now the TV show is being broadcasted in Spain. It is very entertaining. This kind of TV series should be produced more often. This one is interesting, nice, funny… The main characters are very well played. Relations among them also. The storyline is very imaginative. I have talked to my colleagues abut this TV series because it is entertaining to watch with family, which is sometimes very difficult.
A pity! I think producers are wrong leaving this show apart. This is one of those which deserves an opportunity.
Please bring back Forever . I have loved it thoroughly . Watched the episodes back to back . It’s a thriller with a twist but the crime solving part is quite interesting there’s nothing supernatural about it . I love the whole cast and the father – son relationship between Dr Morgan and Abraham . Detective Martinez is my favorite . Please bring it back .
The show got better as the season went on. Great stories that tied everyone in,
I was very disappointed to learn of the cancellation of FOREVER. It was my favorite of the shows during last season. The actors were excellent as were the scripts. It never even dawned on me that it was in danger of cancellation. When I see all the crap on tv being renewed and this quality show being cancelled, I am about to give up on ABC totally. I do enjoy DWTS and Castle but those are the only other shows I watched last season on ABC in addition to Forever. So disappointed and losing faith in ABC.
I so agree with you Joan Snchez. I brought the season from Amazon and have watched the show every week. When my children came to visit I insisted they watch Forever. At first they resisted but after the first episode they were hooked. This is the first TV series I have ever watched repeatedly. I too am alone most of the time and watching the positive relationship between the actors and watching they joy of becoming a real team make me very happy. whenever I feel low I begin the series all over again and it never seems old. I… Read more »
Enjoyed the show very much, sad to see it was not picked up for further seasons.
I’m so sad & upset that this show was cancelled!!! I enjoyed the characters, plot and actors very much and it was very well written. I can’t believe it was cancelled. It should definitely be given another chance. It makes me want to boycott ABC. I watched it every week, recorded it and kept it so I could watch it over and over again and be ready for the next season. So many shows are cancelled before they get a chance to gain a following. I had recommended it to so many people that also got hooked on it and… Read more »
i feek that forever was a refreshing change to all the other shows on abc or any channel. all of my friends are so disappointed that it was canceled please bring it back. thankyou