To little surprise, it looks like FOX is pulling the plug on Red Band Society. The Wednesday night drama will be dropped from the schedule in December and production will be shut down after the initial 13 episodes have been completed.
A dramedy, Red Band Society revolves around the young patients and caretakers of the pediatric ward of the renowned Ocean Park Hospital in Los Angeles. The cast includes Octavia Spencer, Dave Annable, Griffin Gluck, Nolan Sotillo, Charlie Rowe, Astro, Zoe Levin, Ciara Bravo, Mandy Moore, and Rebecca Rittenhouse.
The show debuted in mid-September to a disappointing 1.3 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 4.1 million viewers. The second week saw the numbers drop more than 15%. A decline of that size isn’t unusual for a second week but Red Band Society didn’t have any points to spare.
The ratings have continued to decline and the show has been drawing a 0.9 demo rating with about 2.8 million viewers. Had the rest of FOX’s schedule been in better shape, Red Band Society would have been pulled even sooner.
This evening’s episode is the ninth installment and will surely hit a new low in the ratings, thanks to tomorrow’s holiday. Next Wednesday’s episode is the last one that FOX has scheduled. it’s unclear if or when the remaining three installments will see the light of day.
Production will continue into mid-December so hopefully the writers will have time to give the series some closure before the end. While the series hasn’t been officially cancelled, it’s difficult to imagine that it could possibly be revived for a second season with such poor ratings.
What do you think? Do you like the Red Band Society TV show? Do you think it should be cancelled? Would you keep watching?
Please don’t cancel this show! My friends and I look forward to seeing it every week although we DVR it.
please do cancel the show its great i look forward watching it on wednesdays
I love it so much please make moe
PLEASE DO NOT CANCEL THE SHOW! It’s the highlight of my night, I look forward to being able to watch this show. My friends and I talk about the show and what we predict is going to happen next. At least give the fans a good ending and not leave it on a cliff hanger
I love this show ! Very well written.
NOOOO this show is my fav! PLEASE, PLEASE don’t cancel it. Such an awesome cast and show
KEEP RBS PLEASE IT IS AN AMAZING SHOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It deserves another chance we can’t have a huge cliffhanger and not know what’s gonna happen!!!!!!!
Red Band Society is a brilliant show. It was one that I expected to play out for a long time. I just read some articles about it being canceled, and I’m highly disappointed. That’s Fox for ya I guess. A good show on a bad network. I hope somebody else picks this one up, I don’t even watch tv shows, but I actually looked forward to this one each week. Bummer
Red Band Society deserves a second look. Why not run the last 3 episodes in January to at least respect the fan base. The show is well written, superbly acted and high quality, compared to the so-called reality drivel that is permeating the air waves simply because it’s cheap to make. Keep Red Band Society on the air for viewers who still have brain cells.
Don’t cancel Red Band Society. This show brought many people togeather, like it did with me and my mom. If you guys do cancel this show you will be loosing what many many of your guys viewers love to watch the most. You need to reconsider this!
please keep the show up, this is the first show I have really followed and I need to know what happens!!!!!!
We would so so so sad if this show gets cancelled. We so look forward to Wedsnesday nights and the Red Banders! Please DON’T Cancel it!!!!!!!!!
Pleaseeeeeeee please please DO NOT cancel red band society. It may not get as many viewers as it should, but there still are many many people who love this show in just the tiny amount of time you have given us to watch it. Dont take the hope away from us teens that are dealing with some of these same problems as the characters. If you take away red band you’re taking away our positive thoughts that things will work out. Please have a heart and see where we are coming from. You also have to understand red band society… Read more »
I love love love this show. So do my four daughterx. 19 to 27.
Please don’t cancel this show. Its actually a very good show. I feel like I know the characters and look forward weekly to see what will be in store for them. I rarely comment when a show might get canceled but for Red Band I’m here!!!