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?
Make it summer or take it to another network and write off the highest paid actor or two to bring down the cost. I am attached to the show as a whole, not a specific character. The show by design comes with an expectation of character change (patients die or get better and leave, hospital staffing changes) I like it as much as Grey’s maybe more. It’s slot and breaks didn’t really give it much of a chance, but make it cheaper with less famous actors and it could do well in summer or on channels design for the female… Read more »
Really disappointed! My mom and I watch it together ll the time. I honestly love the show mostly because I want to one day be a pediatric oncologist. Plus all the characters are so lovable. I’m really upset that it’s ending
I cant believe this is canceled! Every episode touched me in one way or another. I would follow it to any channel or even if it just became a webseries! There wasn’t enough publicity to get the ratings. Cancel american idol and keep rbs!
I love this show! I’ve been waiting and waiting for it to continue & see tonight is 2nd to last episode! How gutsy was this show? Looking at kids dealing with adult-type medical situations and seeing THEIR side of it. It was 1 of the most “watchable” shows I’ve seen in a long time. Long lines of “csx, cops, firemen, murder, hokey stupid sitcoms. Nothing much to watch these days. So glad I now have Netflix to find something/anything from the “norm” crap doled out every night of the week…Too bad, people didn’t see the “gem” of this heartwarming series…
Leave it to fox to take red band off the air but put a show on Sunday nights about the last person in the world. You got to be kidding me fox!!!!
Keep Red Band Society. Give it a chance! Believe it or not there are real kids in hospitals like this all over. And all they want is a chance..
My son and I love this show!!!! Please keep it on or move it to another channel, we’ll follow RBS wherever it goes. It is an incredible show!!!
I loved Red Band Society. Please bring it back to any chanel. This was an excellent inspiring show that I enjoyed watching with my daughters. BRING IT BACK!!!
I love this show! Please bring it back.
Leave it to Fox to never give a show a chance to strive…yet it keeps american idol on. i don’t get it. Once bones is gone (whenever that maybe) i will be done with fox for good. i am tired of getting into and falling in love with a show only to taken away without a proper closing or even a good reason besides ratings. not every show can have amazing rating numbers but give it a chance.
This is one of my favorite shows…..i hate the fact that they are canceling it….it makes me sad when it was such a great show. …i would have followed it anywhere.
RBS is the first Fox show that I like! They finally get right & now it’s going away
Some set a pertition to save Red Band.
Bring this show back!!
I love it!!
One of the few shows on t.v. now that is heart warming and caring. I want it back.
i think that was the problem from the beginning. it’s not crappy reality shows that exploits ppl. it was a heart felt family show like you said. instead american idol stays on the exploits kids and treats them like dirt only to get their hopes up to know them down and laugh at them. and you have the simpsons who has been on for decades yet no one ages…whats up with that?!?! thanks but like i stated earlier once bones is done (whenever that happens) i will be done with fox. i love gothom but i don’t want to get… Read more »
No, the problem was the show had terrible ratings. Red Band Society and Gracepoint were the two lowest rated shows on FOX.
Bring it back! Or take it to another channel! Red Band is a great, and very relatable show to young teens and those who were once young teens themselves. Its a show everyone, regardless of age can relate to on some basis. We’ve all taken something out of this show to heart, something out of it that makes those watching say “it could be worse” and then makes us THANKFUL for what we have. Its refreshing!