FOX has announced that the three unaired episodes of Red Band Society will run on two consecutive Saturdays — January 31st and February 7th — but that will be the end of the series. There won’t be a second season.
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 series debuted in September to unimpressive ratings and the numbers got much worse in subsequent weeks. It was no surprise when FOX chose not to order any additional episodes. Traditionally, that’s a sure sign that a series will be cancelled but word is that FOX and ABC Studios each made efforts to keep it going.
Though Red Band Society’s ratings were too low to keep it on the air as a regular season show, the network wanted to keep it — potentially as a summer series. The catch is that that would have required a lower licensing fee. It’s a high-end series and budgets for summer shows are really tight. In the end, it’s not a big surprise that a deal couldn’t be worked out with the studio for FOX to keep it.
Execs at ABC Studios also really like the series so they tried shopping it to other outlets to keep the show alive. Ultimately there were no takers so the series is now dead.
Red Band Society will end its short run on February 7th with a pair of episodes. Hopefully the finale will give dedicated viewers some sense of closure.
What do you think? Did you like Red Band Society? Are you sorry that the show’s been cancelled? Would you have followed it to another channel?
I loved this show and so disappointed that it ends so soon and sort of abruptly in my opinion fox you broke my heart
please please please make season 2 BEST SHOW EVER
i love the series. i really cant believe that there wont be a second series, i ruined my mood, i’ve got 3 more episodes left 🙁
I would have followed the show to another cannel, it was one of the best shows I’ve ever seen.
i am sad that i hear this show is over. now. but, i am hoping, that somebody somehow will continue it. about me, i was a nurse for almost 3 years. and, i know most of those problems (with the mind and the body), which has been shown here, by the staff of the show. well, i even considered, that most of them maybe are not even actors/actresses… (or i just did not took my research well enough -i missed something?) well, i think they could have “talked” a little bit more about the burnout at work, but even now,… Read more »
This show is hinting at problems that many people go through but are never really portrayed through the media (for example, what Emma goes through) . How can you shamelessly get rid of something like that without regard for the ones who did watch the show. Please continue to air this show…
I’m very upset to have to look online to see that this was the finale episode of Red Band Society. I was hoping there was going to be a season 2. This is my #1 tv show since Sons of Anarchy died off. I’m very upset to see this is it.
I’m so mad that it’s over!! My mom and I watch that’s show all the time and now it’s canceled!!! I’m furious!! UGG!
We have watched this show from the beginning. The story line is well written and the characters have depth and a sense of belonging that is tender in the midst of their despair. As a viewer you follow them on their journey and find yourself cheering for any victories they can find. This show gives you a glimpse of raw emotions one faces when dealing with serious illnesses from a young person’s point of view. It also shows the dedication and love of their care givers. I hope this show comes back because it is worthy of another chance.
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?? You are wrong about the Red Band Society!!! You guys just didn’t get it out there! My whole family watches this show and so do all my co workers because I TOLD THEM TO WATCH THIS AMAZING NEW SHOW that no one had heard of! The series Secret life of An American Teenager was so corny but so popular! Why you may ask? Because they promoted the show shamelessly!! Red Band has great writers.. We are invested in these characters!! Fight for this show! Keep shopping networks til one sees your vision for this band of… Read more »
I was soooo sad 🙁
Me and my mom really love the show and are very sad that it ended up guys have to make a season 2 plz
Was a great show very sad!
I just finished watching the series off my DVR over the course of 2 days. I don’t have much time to watch tv, so I save shows to binge watch on a day when I have the house to myself. I loved this show, and I’m in my mid-40s. I struggled with bulemia and came close several times to full on anorexia in my early 20s. I could relate to Emma, and the lifelong effects that come from an ED. It never really goes away, like alcoholism. The show was well done, the characters were likeable, and I was really… Read more »
I would have loved to see another season, the emotions were so raw and touching.