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?
Just found this show and watched the whole season in 2 days!!! I love it. Please bring it back
Oooh.. I could really relate to this series.. Too bad we’ll never find out if the patient will be okay…
Seriously so sad:( Deserved a second chance
Red band society is amazing. It’s story line is great, it’s so raw. This show has so much suspense and I personally love it, I hadn’t watched it until after it was canceled sadly and I just found out about this but I was in love with this show I watched a full season in less than a week. If not brought back to tv, which would be amazing and maybe just needs to be advertised more, they should make maybe a movie series out of it or something. What happens when Leo tries the trial drug? What happens to… Read more »
This show was a really great show for the family! It deserves a second season! Whomever chooses what stays and what goes has bad taste!
I just saw the series and have to admit it’s a really good show ! It shows young adults that there is more going on then only school and getting along with their parents. It’s so sadly to hear that there won’t be coming a second season, they could do soooo much more with this story. Maybe they need to get season 1 back on the television and you never know maybe there will be higher scores of viewers, doesn’t deserve it a second chance? I think it does, it’s a really great show and I can’t see what’s to… Read more »
I don’t want it to end!!!!!! This show is not at all even close to what I go through because of my health, but to me it gives a sense of hope that maybe death isn’t the only option.
I loved the show, if the show aired on ABC Family a lot more people would have watched it.
I love this show I’m so sad that there is not ganna be another season :(n 🙁
My family got really into red band society and I’ll admit it grew on me always funny and serious a great balance in both and we are all sad to see it end do soon
Please bring back season 2, this show was the best most heart wrenching show i’ve ever seen.
Please keep this show! I just found it. I think it just needs a little more advertising. Let’s get it out on social media. Is it still possible to save?
I just found it and I really enjoyed it wish there was a second season
I think that red band society deserves to have a second season even more. Even though it did bring closure it also made it seem like there should be any other season.
I loved this show! I just now found out about it and I love it. I wish they’d kept it up