On The Bubble podcast

An oral history of save-our-show TV fan campaigns

Author: Josh Liston Gonna Geek Network

An oral history of save-our-show TV fan campaigns. Have you ever wondered why your favourite TV show was cancelled before its time, and did anyone try to save-the-show? On The Bubble podcast is here to answer those questions, and more. In 'On The Bubble podcast', Josh Liston delves into the who's, the how's, the when's and the why's, of save-our-show fan campaign. With a pinch of rich audio production and more than a pinch of a heavy Aussie accent, Josh is here to share the stories of TV's most dedicated fandoms. 'On The Bubble podcast' is a proud member of the Gonna Geek Network.
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FOREVER: ABC cancelled the Ioan Gruffudd led crime-drama in 2015, but not before scheduling it into oblivion
Episode 1
Sunday, 4 January, 2026

In 2015, ABC cancelled the supernatural crime-drama, Forever, but not before scheduling the show into oblivion.The network showed little support for the show from the very start, placing the Ioan Gruffudd led drama into a Tuesday at 10pm time slot, a historically tough time slot for ABC at the time. They then went on to start airing the back half of the first (and only) season on a very erratic schedule, never airing more than two episodes consecutively. All this, plus a genuine lack of purposeful marketing support, meant that ABC had doomed their own program to failure, and proved they only saw Forever as schedule filler, an absolute shame given its quality and scope.Note: the show's low initial broadcast ratings were somewhat overcome by strong delayed viewership numbers, but that delayed-viewing-performance was also ignored by the network.Sources: https://www.cancelledscifi.com/2024/05/31/why-was-forever-cancelled-and-can-it-be-revived/....Josh on Insta: @joshuacliston on Instagram.Josh on X: @joshuacliston on X/Twitter.Gonna Geek Network: https://www.gonnageek.com/show/on-the-bubble/