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?
Make a season 2 please! If not on aired tv air it on the Internet. You still get rating on the Internet.
I could probably pick out atleast 10 garbage, unoriginal, ABC shows that they could(and should) cancel instead of the whispers! If they gave the people some time and a chance to spread the word and it would have sky rocketed.. “If you build it, they will come”
PLEASE!
I have waiting for the second of The Whispers, this is a good show. I really want to know what happen to them, to Children and Claire. This is one of my favorite tv show. Please make it back!
Maybe it could be played instead of prepaid programming for the shark, my pillow, and all the other stupid crap we all have to endure on daytime tv Saturday’s! I want the whispers back!
I have been waiting for the season to return! Why do the cancel all the good shows! The same shows air over and over with reruns of modern family and this and that and they would rather play reruns then do another season of the whispers! I personally loved it!
I LOVED Whispers! So disappointed to see it canceled. Don’t understand why several
other shows I really enjoyed on a couple other networks were also canceled
after 1 season. So tired of zombies & vampires & police shows. I like shows that
give me something to think about and be entertained at the same time.
I would have watched season 2 im soo maaddd
Really? No season 2? There is so much nonsense on the TV but this was realy cool show. I think it is a great mistake they are making. PS! The ratings came a year ago – please re-check now!
I loved it and have been waiting for the next season to start, so sad to hear it wont be ;( ;( PLEASE BRING IT BACK!!!!!!!!!!
Me encanto la serie quiero que vuelva estoy muy desilusionado con lo de que no va a aver segunda temporada
i loved it please complete seasons believe me drill want to come again
Just watched the show here in Denmark. Really loved it, and now theres no season 2??? I’m almost crying…
Please reconsider, bring it back. My husband and I looked forward to each episode, It was great. Yes we were definitely fans of the show. What a shame if u don’t bring it back for all of us that loved it and were loyal viewers.g
Really enjoyed this show please reconsider the cancellation
Well, you have canceled The Family. Nashville, and now The Whispers. Three great shows that I was looking forward to returning. Why couldn’t you have changed the day or time of these programs. It’s done all the time. What a shame.
They cancelled the family?!?!