FlashForward was set to return on 4 March 2010, but ABC have announced that it's been pushed back two weeks till 18 March. See the network press release below to learn ABC's reasoning:
January 8, 2010Again, this provokes speculation about how the writers will deal with the fact their built-in "climax" of 29 April will now arrive six episodes into the show's belated return. Have they factored that in? It seems unlikely given the lateness of this news, so will the show be out of sync now?
"FLASHFORWARD" TO RETURN TO THE ABC SCHEDULE MARCH 18, 2010
Return Date Allows Viewers to Experience the Show
Without Repeats Through the End of the Season
ABC's critically-acclaimed hit drama, "FlashForward," will return to the schedule on Thursday, March 18, 2010. This will allow the Network to air the show with original episodes through the end of the season, and viewers can experience this exciting drama week to week with no repeats or pre-emptions. The series will air on Thursday nights from 8:00- 9:00 p.m., ET.
"FlashForward" stars Joseph Fiennes as Mark Benford, John Cho as Demetri Noh, Jack Davenport as Lloyd Simcoe, Zachary Knighton as Bryce Varley, Peyton List as Nicole Kirby, Dominic Monaghan as Simon, Brían F. O'Byrne as Aaron Stark, Courtney B. Vance as Stanford Wedeck, Sonya Walger as Olivia Benford and Christine Woods as Janis Hawk.
David S. Goyer, Brannon Braga and Jessika Borsiczky are executive producers. "FlashForward" is from ABC Studios.
And does anyone care?
