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?
What a shame it was cancelled. The only show my 14yr old grandson and I watched. How is that for demographics greedy ABC?
i was looking forward season 2 i wanted to see what the imaginary friend was going to do with all the kids
We were looking forward to season 2!
I Would Like The Whispers For Season 2 That Would Be Awesome. I Wanna See What The Imiginairy Friend Is Going To Do Again.
A season two would have been nice, just to wrap every thing up if cancelling the show was the final decision. This show had potential, regardless of the declining ratings, the ratings were still within the millions. If this show airs on another station I will be sure to tune in….I would like to finish the story line.
Well, this sucks! I’ve been wondering when it was going to come back on! I had finally found a show worth watching every Monday! Can’t believe they cancelled it!
Why??? I loved this show i was waiting for the second season… It was like soo awesome im just now finding out it’s been canceled
Ok let me start this off as Mondays was the whispers day,my show for the summer .you Guys had me at the edged of my bed yelling and stuff like that .And when I had found out that my show in canncled I was like “what am I gonna watch now like I wanted to know what happen to his mama like omg”I was surprised and I would love to have the show come back on so please bring back Darrel
Pleaaaaaaase season two
This is why I hate ABC network. It is common for them to cancel good shows & cave in to groups like churches that threaten a boycott or a political comments that may offend the establishment. Cut Brothers & Sisters, Desperate Housewives, etc. Resurrection & now Whispers & the other shows so we can have stupid Reality shows which will never have place in memory. What the hell no ending for Resurrection. Whispers? Other news worthy shows also cut. Screw you ABC. ABC is my last go to programming ever since you cancelled my last favorite show a few years… Read more »
I am so disappointed. This show was awesome. I can’t believe they cancelled it. Damn!!!
ABC? Why You have done this? This series is amazing.
I loved that show. How you gonna get me into a show and then cancel it. I was expecting to watch the next season. Please come back on please. I wanna see what happen next.
I loved the whispers! very sad to hear no season two
ABC why would you do this.
That is the best question cause no they left us hanging like what happen like