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?
I most definitely would watch a second season of the whispers me and my husband really like the show every show me and my husband watch always ends up being cancelled after a season or so and it is always is uk fans that are left disappointed to me it seems like us uk fans do not get considered in the ratings for their shows
To say I’m experiencing sleepless nights over the cliff hanger of this film is an understatement. I have never become so gripped on to a series, like I have this one. I preferred watching the season over American horror story AND breaking bad, PLEASE please please bring season 2; or atleast release the plot that was to be?? Thank you, from an unhappy, addicted fan:(
Being an aspring actress myself I instantly become gripped with amazing acting and storylines. From the very first episode I was hooked and after reading so many reviews after I finished it and found the second series was cancelled I think many of us here in the U.K. would adore a second series. Speaking to others who have watched it we can simply not understand how it made more sense to cancel the second series. To have such amazing young actors sharing equal talent of those older is rare, this is one show that simply captured all talent, Bring it… Read more »
So annoyed, just watched the first series over 2 days just to find out it’s cancelled, but yet X factor remains….shocking! Please bring back more seasons
Like many here in the UK I found this by accident on Sky on demand…I watched it over a few days.This show needs a second series and not be dumped like ‘Firefly’ was after only 16 episodes.Episode 12 of The Whispers had me in tears mainly thanks to incredible writing,acting and directing…Twinkle Twinkle Little Star….Minc tied up and her singing it to herself….it’s rare you get such quality.Steven Spielberg as Exec Producer…no stranger to Alien stories…2016 and still pulling off Alien stories must be hard but there was original writing,twists and turns that kept you guessing and lots more to… Read more »
Omg i cant believe this this series is awesome just watched it over 3days on sky in the uk don’tknow how I missed it in first place but good programmes are hard to find. Please please please bring back more seasons of this we need it nowwwwww.
Loved this series and like lots of others watched it over a couple of sittings. Please put us out of our agony! Series 2 !!
I think it was GREAT I would definitely watch season 2 I really wanna know where the kids went. I never been so addictive to a tv programme.
Need series two, found by accident and the whole family loved it
Cant believe there’s no season 2 I loved it! Gutted…bring it back!! From the UK..
I have just finished watching season 1 on sky boxset and loved it ,..ive been completely hooked ,.. I’m absolutely gutted theres no more ,.. I love programs like this and wish there were more like it. gutted
Iv never been hooked on a show but i loved The Wispers, iv just watched all 13eps in 2 nights, totally hooked!!! You can’t leave it on a cliff hanger I need to know what is going to happen!
You dirtyyyyyy bunch of animals……how could you do this to us, my wife and I have watched this over the last few days in the UK and can honestly say it’s had us hooked. Why?……JUST WHY!!!!!!
Just watch all 13 episodes over 2 days loved it , so disappointed that there isn’t going to be a second series! Please reconsider want to know what happens !!
cannot believe no season 2 this just premiered on sky and it was amazing the rating will be good now do a season 2!!!!!!! great show. one of the beat ufo series in a while