ABC has renewed some of their summer TV series but The Whispers isn’t one of them. The drama won’t be returning for a second season. To no surprise, the network has cancelled The Whispers after one season of 13 episodes.
On The Whispers, several Washington, DC children start talking about and playing with an imaginary friend. When their mysterious games turn dangerous, FBI child specialist Claire Bennigan (Lily Rabe) is called in to investigate. The rest of the cast includes Barry Sloane, Milo Ventimiglia, Derek Webster, Kristen Connolly, Kylie Rogers, and Kyle Harrison Breitkopf.
The series debuted in June to a 1.5 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 5.66 million viewers. That was a decent start for a summer series but the ratings took a big drop in week two and got much worse as the weeks progressed. The season ended up averaging a 0.83 demo rating with 3.43 million.
ABC let the options on the cast expire at the end of June. Despite that and the low ratings, network execs were supposedly still considering bringing the series back for a second season. Ventimiglia has since confirmed that that won’t be happening.
Sloane recently shared an image that shows an inside joke with the cast and crew.
Found a @TheWhispersABC tee shirt we had made for the crew. This was an ongoing joke. #TheWhispers @MiloVentimiglia pic.twitter.com/lP7T387tGE
— 𝙱𝚊𝚛𝚛𝚢 𝚂𝚕𝚘𝚊𝚗𝚎 (𝙾𝙵𝙵𝙸𝙲𝙸𝙰𝙻) (@BarrySloane) October 16, 2015
Ventimiglia retweeted and joked that “it was always f***** aliens. The best times my brother. Miss em.”
Unfortunately, the fans of the summer series were left with a cliffhanger ending. Hopefully, at some point, the producers will share what might have been.
What do you think? Did you like The Whispers TV show on ABC? Would you have watched a second season? On another channel?
Really upset this show is cancelled, Each time a good show comes on, It gets cancelled, like Resurrection. You seem to keep the reality shows, that I hate, or things like Bachelorette, who cares about who wants to be with the other!!! BRING BACK THE WHISPERS AND RESURRECTION!!
This show was so intriguing, just bring it back !
My daughter and I loved this show. We always watched it together. I am so disappointed that it won’t be coming back. I want to know what happens after the kids get sucked up into the sky??? Now I will never know! how sad.
This is just like Invasion! The sheriff carried Larkin into the water, never to be seen again. Thanks again, ABC.
BRING SEASON 2!!!! just because you have a group of people who didn’t like doesn’t mean there were people who didn’t… I loved this show!!! Bring it back!!!
I am so upset that there is not gunna be a second season, me and my boyfriend loved the show and I actually have been wondering why it wasn’t coming back on and ended up seeing this !! Hope another channel picks it back up or we atleast find out what happened.
I liked it and hope that another network will pick it up.
I am so sad, i loved this show. Every time I find a good show they cancel it. Under the dome, the 100 drives me crazy!
I would watch it I thought season 1 was great
I agree with mialey, every show I really like keeps getting canceled. Between under the dome, Constantine and now the whispers, I’m not sure I want to get into anymore new shows! Firefly all over.
I’m so upset! Every time I find a show worth watching, it gets cancelled! This show was so good! Boo.
I cant believe they cancelled it. Hate that!
Hi, I’m from Hungary. I just finished watching the first season and I’m super mad because I loved it. Don’t understand why won’t they continue. There are TV shows in there fifth or sixth season though they boring and crap and the good ones never survive the second season. Is ABC full with brain-dead people?
I am so disappointed and mad that ABC cancelled season 2 of the whispers. That was my favorite tv show and I loved watching it every week. It makes me mad that there isnt another season of this. I hope they change their mind.
I liked its season 1 very much. I even set its intro song as my cellphone ringtone. Disappointed.