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 loved this song a lot and I was very sad and disppointed that you guys cancelled can you PLEASE BRING IT BACK !!!
I wish it was still going on I learned so much from this show and its helped me with my Anorexia and I didn’t think that was possible but due to this show I’m doing way better and I don’t know what I’ll do with out it.
I love the serie! It makes me think a lot!
I’m from England and I found this show on YouTube. I’m 13 and I absolutely loved it! I watched the whole of the first season in the space of two days!
I think that sucks royally! That show is so good and I’m 34 years old. I’m so disappointed in this. Maybe if there was more advertisement others would have caught on to the show. I can’t believe no one would like it. Its real.
I absolutely loved that show it was a new way for me and my mom to bond. I wish it wasn’t cancelled
I really liked the show!! 🙁
I loved the show, It easily became one of my favourte tv shows
It is my second favourite series 2nd only to game of thrones it very realistic i wish it continued. people dont know wat to watch man it sucks
Red Band Society. This has been one of my favorite tv series. It wasn’t one of those cheese cliche cancer stories. It showed people what even in the worse of events, it gets better. there is always a dead wish what we must fulfill.if its giving someone your heart or letting someone go so they can focus on them selves to get better. No i am not a cancer patient but i feel that it showed me and maybe more people that you might be in dark place and that it could get even darker, but sooner or later light… Read more »
Please bring this show back, i loved it and it hit real close to home as i have a loved one lost to cancer!! we need more shows like this and less violent shows!!
This show was an inspiration to me ! I may have not watched it when it aired but when Id have time Id go back and watch it on demand ! People don’t watch shows when they air anymore, we record or watch it on demand ! Please bring it back ! There couldn’t have been a better cast for this show !
Please bring it back!! One Of my favourite TV shows and I really wanna know what happens next!
Please just finish the series
again, have you seen how many comments there is clearly there is a lot of Fans and maybe people didn’t watch it when it was aired like me, I have literaly just finished this series!!
are you kidding me this was the best series i have seen, i loved it so much and now i cant even look for another series to watch and i was looking forward to the rest of this series but what do they do just cancel it!! I have told nearly everyone in my whole life about this series. I even watched it because I can’t sleep I have insomnia so it helped me a lot but now look is cancelled brilliant!!!