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?
And i would definitely follow the show to another channel.
SHow was perfect. I’m really sad that show has been cancelled. At least they should have published a finale episode but they didn’t. 🙁 i hope that the show will return.
I love this show and i am so sad that it just end like that when it barely even started. I really think it should have a spin-off because it’s a great idea for a tv show and it is really important that people with similar problems could have this show and not feel so different.
The show is amazing, unique & well produced .. Very underrated ! Wish to see the second season..
Rbs was and still is the best series of all time I have watched it over 10 times again and again we need season 2!
I loved this show so much, I would follow the show to the end of the line of channels to watch another full season. I know it’s futile but please rethink you decision to cancel it.
I started the show last week and I couldn’t stop watching it even tho my computer probably got some virus ever since but I don’t really care right now. I was so excited for season 2, I couldn’t wait. Today, I finished season 1 with tears and I started googling for season 2… Never found it except some website telling the show would probably be cancelled. I searched “season 2 of Red Band Society release date” to find that the show was dead. I can’t believe it. I loved this show, these people… Now I don’t know what I’ll watch… Read more »
I hope they will make a episode when they come back the ratings and the views would go up.
I would defiantly love a season 2 because i would love to know if emma gets better or if jordi is ok. and if leo, and kara get better. i may be 13 but this made me cry when hunter died. and when jordi said he didnt want the surgery. i love this series.
The Show was great I would continue it definitely or move it to another channel but please try and keep it going
It’s a shame that the show was cancelled. It was a great show that that steals your emotions…I don’t want it to end!! I feel as though the show was not advertised enough. I never heard of the show when it was on tv, I actually just say an ad for it online afterwards. I think it would make a great Netflix series.
It would actually be so nice if the series came back for a second run. Maybe the time the first season came out the market wasn’t ready for it, if red band society could get one more run and adequate publicity done for it. It definitely will have higher ratings. The most important thing is audience engagement.. I’ve watched episode one more than 5 times including tonight.
I love red band society it’s one of my favourite show to watch I just can’t believe they cancelled it I would have watch it on fox or abc I think Netflix should take it so there will be more series
i just finished season 1 cant believe i never heard of it before. i wish it hadn’t been cancelled. i already miss it
it was the best tv show ever! wish it could continue