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 really enjoyed this show!!!! come back!!!!
Fox’s best show. #BringBackRBS
OMG!!!!Hallo from Grecce ,we love that show ,it’s amazing please bring it back!!!
noooo!! please come backkk 🙁 i just found it and was heartbroken once I read it was cancelled. I’m sure if you bring it back, and then bring it online, numbers will RISE up– because no one really watches TV anymore, most people watch shows online. You need to take this into account! Thanks 🙂
I loved the show. Very disappointed to hear it’s ending.
Omgggggggg !!!!!! My heart just sank .. Please bring it back .. It’s a REALLY good show , it’s so deep that’s why most won’t understand but please bring it back !!!! We beg of you
How can I support this show on tv when FOX magically vanish from Malaysia tv-networking (astro)… I love this show that I tried and tried yo find it on internet… I really wish they make a new season, please any channel please help this show….
I strongly feel this great show should return with a second season as I haves love this show and the reason for the lack of view could be due to not seeing it aired and other country’s like here in the uk do not get channels such as fox and so rewatch episodes online it was such a shame to discover that there would not be another season and if others could see the popularity of intrest and views on reruns and online then maybe could feature a second series online xx as this was such a great show helping… Read more »
I am really upset this show ended. They keep the shows that aren’t even that good. But the great ones they cancel. A lot of the shows I like keep getting canceled and it stinks. Such a great show.
I absolutely loved this show! I was waiting for a new season and now I am very sad it wont be playing. Out of all the shows I watch this was one of my favorites. I think it was a great show for children and familys going through these situations. My best friend who pasted away a few months ago from cancer loved this show as well. I thought this would have been such a big hit. Maybe people dont like reality when they see it. It was an awesome show thats so sad to hear.
Noo!! It’s seriously the best show I’ve ever seen! I’ve cried like 7 times, and it’s so addicting! So sad that it won’t get another season, I’ll just have to re-watch it I guess
I’m really upset the show is ending. It was very catchy. I watched it with my kids. It helped them get threw a lot of questions they had about family members of mine that are sick with cancer, drug abuse, and anorexia. It was a really great show and I’m really upset make it a netfix original like everything else that gets kicked off tv
i would have watched this online, any other channel, any other time or even in another frickin language with subtitles. im extremely upset this show is over.
I love this show! It tackles many of the real world issues and educates many people about these topics!! Most real show I’ve ever seen!! Bring back RBS!!!
Can’t believe it, I first seen this when on holiday in Dubai and loved it so much came back and watched all the rest in 2 days on YouTube, how can anybody not like it? Brilliant show and I would pay to see more seasons, bring back red band!
me toooo!!! i saw it on Dubai one and i just had to watch the whole season! I can’t believe they’re not doing a season 2 🙁
That is exactly why they are cancelling the show because people like you watch it on youtube… no money in that….
No money equals No second season