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 LOOVED THIS SHOW! U CANT JUST CANT CANCEL! I’VE BEEN WAITING FOR SEASON 2 FOREVER AND TO HEAR THATS ITS GONNA B CANCELLED IS HEARTBREAKING! but honestly who ever gave this show low ratings is full of BS and obviously didnt watch the whole thing or understood it. Dash was my fav character and i wanted to know what would happen with leo now that he has cancer again.
Bring it back! Bring it back! Bring it back! Bring it back! Bring it back! Bring it back!
My daughter was dvring this show she talked about it all the time she’s a teen and I decided one night to check it out I watched the first 5 episodes in one night and we have watched it together every since we are sad its ending even my brother watched it with us he cried too lol
I am very disappointed and upset that Red Band is canceled! I kept up with the show on Hulu and I anxiously waited each week for every new episode. This was the best series i have seen in a long time and can not believe it is canceled. If any network actually reads my post I would desperately advise you to re consider the cancelation of this show! The story line is great and keeps you on the edge of your seat every week wondering what will happen next. I believe that this show can be a big hit with… Read more »
I AM SO MAD THIS SHOW IS CANCELLED… ITS BETTER THAN BONES AND THERE HAS BEEN NUMBER OF SEASONS… ITS NOT FAIR
I just re~watched the finale and balled like a baby!! I sure cant wrap my head around this series being cancelled, it’s just crazy, the casting was amazing and the story lines were great. I’m sad!!!! I think they should write a book series.
i started to watch this show because i really felt what they were going through i had cancer as a kid and i went through chemo and lived in the hospital whne times were bad and i am very sad that they cancelled the show bc i looked forward to it every week.
Oh god nooo! I absolutely adore this show. It makes me so sad that it is cancelled. It sounds silly but i really loved each of those kids in the show, and damn – it made me cry so much. Oh, i’m just so sad that it is getting cancelled.
I just heard about this show and just started watching it on, ondemand. Dont i would watch it on anothner network. I dont think there was enough advertisement for the show.
NOOOOO!!!!! Please bring it back. We want to see Leo, Emma, Dash, Jordy and Cara get better. Please don’t cancel it.
No one should cancel this show it was amazing and inspiring, and i miss looking forward to wednesdays
I was sooo sad when I found out that was getting cancelled. I absolutely love the show! And I really do hope there is a 2nd season because it is too good to end. Although it didn’t have enough rating maybe it was because people haven’t really heard about it. Like me, I mean I started watching it since the 10th episode was already aired because I didn’t now about it. Twitter was the place where I found the show and now i don’t want it to end. Red Band Society all the way! <3 <3 <3
I enjoyed this first season so much I have watched it 3 times so far. Everybody I have told near and far have watched it as well. The only BAD part is….You are CANCELING IT!!!!!! My daughter in college has watched it several times and actually has groups of 2 or more other students go to her place and watch it weekly! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE DO NOT END THIS TRULY AMAZING SERIES!!! IT IS VERY EDUCATIONAL AND BECAUSE IT IS ABOUT CHILDREN MEANS IT ATTRACTS CHILDREN AND PARENTS! Look at Sweet Life of the American Teenager, its about teen parenting… Read more »
I am very sad that this show is ending. I myself have a lot of medical problems where I have been hospitalized on numerous occasions. I can tell you that living in a hospital is nothing like they make it seem to be on the show. But the emotions these kids have are real. They feel the pressure put on them and they just want to stop being Superman for awhile. The emotion in this series is what I loved about it, and it’s a shame that it has to end. But you can’t always get what you want. A… Read more »
i absolutely love the show because it depicts on how kids deal with their life having sicknesses and how romantic and how it makes me cry i just love this show and i am so sad that they are not going to make a season 2 at least give it a chance to see if people will change their mind when they see season 2 i just love it i would love to see a season 2
Bring it back! It was amazing.