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?
Please bring this show back. As someone who knows how it is to be in a pediatric ward of a hospital for an extended period of time this show hits close to home
Bring Red Band Society back! It is the best show out there, as it teaches about life and friendships.
Bring it back! I looked forward to every episode! It’s not like other shows on, it’s about something most people DON’T know about and that’s what made it so interesting and exciting.
This is literally the only series that i was actually into and was looking forward. I want it back so bad.
No no no why this is my favorite show lm so mad I don’t get how someone could not like this show it was amazing and keeped me on my toe’s I wish it was back on air Im so sad
I absolutely love the show I think Fox didn’t give it enough time for other people to catch on to the idea you know the same thing happened to the big hit series friends and look what happened there I need to give it a chance
Its a really emotional series. I can’t believe that it’s been cancelled, I hope that they will change their minds and continue the series.
I really LOVED this show!
I hope they somehow get to make a new season.
Even if there are not asmuch viewers as other shows, the viewers their emotions and heart is with it.
This Show. what can i say. it was amazing, it made me happy, sad. i cannot believe for 1 second
that no one wanted to pick it up. It made me see another side of what happens inside.
i wish they would change their minds, at least for me.
Lord this show. So disappointed to see it wont be back on for another season. I’m a nurse and this was right up my ally
i liked it very much and i am very hurt that they are putting it to a stop.
I loved this show. I am so sick of Fox canceling the shows that are actually good. There are so many shows on these days that are horrible and they keep renewing them. Another one was Gang Related. That was a fox cancellation as well. Just about to give up on Fox.
I am extremely upset. I really enjoyed Redband society!!! I wish there could be some way to keep it going ; I
I and my you ger sister was extremely upset to hear the show was cancelled. Especially since my 16 yr old sister was diagnosed with a brain tumor, we both watched the show and she felt she could make a connection with the characters in this show and their struggles.
I am so sad that the show ended after only the first season. I really loved it, and hope that there will be a second season someday. I am really surprised and sad that the views decreased this much :'(
Loved the show people need to know how children cope with devistation and that every thing is not a bed of roses Wake up peoplt