To little surprise, CBS has pulled Three Rivers from the Sunday night schedule, effective immediately. Will the show be back? Has it been cancelled?
Three Rivers follows a group of dedicated doctors and medical staffers who help those in need of organ transplants. The series stars Alex O’Loughlin, Katherine Moennig, Daniel Henney, Justina Machado, Christopher Hanke, Amber Clayton, and Alfre Woodard.
The medical drama got off to a slow start in the ratings back in early October. Unfortunately, the numbers only got worse as the weeks wore on and it became a likely candidate for early cancellation.
To CBS’ credit, the network has been patient with the series and has kept it on the air. Two weeks ago, the network tried switching timeslots with Cold Case. While the veteran crime drama benefited from the time change and attracted more viewers, Three Rivers did not.
Three Rivers has now been pulled from the Sunday night schedule. As expected, Cold Case will slip into the earlier timeslot and repeats of various crime dramas will take over at 10pm.
A CBS spokesperson has said that Three Rivers’ fate has not yet been decided but the network has not ordered any additional installments beyond the initial 13 episodes.
Eight episodes of the drama have been aired, leaving five on the shelf. CBS will likely burn them off either on Saturdays or during the summer months but, unless the execs have a major change of heart, Three Rivers is essentially cancelled.
What do you think? What went wrong with Three Rivers? Is Sunday night football to blame for the show’s failure to attract more viewers or was the show flawed?
Image courtesy CBS.
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So sad that such a well-done, clean and uplifting show cancelled! But I agree, bad night to have it on. So much trash out there … finally a good show, and it’s gone.
I just watched this show on Netflix I find it very disappointing that they cancelled it! It was a great show a lot of people I know are very disappointed!
Faboulous show…..far better than ER in my opinion. Caught it on netflix and it was such a let down when I finished the episodes. I loved the emotional intensity of it.
Seems like everyone loved the show. Shame on CBS for yanking a really great drama. I actually wanted to cry when they pulled it. And yet..we STILL have How I Met Your Mother, Two Broke Girls and Mike and Molly, UGH
Three Rivers was amazing
This was a great show. Very sad it didn’t make it. You saw the story from both sides, the families who lost and the families that gained from the transplants. It should still be on the aire maybe a different day due to football.
I loved three rivers .. its a really great show. When I seen it on netflix I could not stop watching it.
While the time slot did seem to hurt 3rivers chances, I was often dismayed by the “wrong” feeling of waiting for someone to die so Andy could work his magic. The premise missed the mark and writers waited too long for the good story lines to be featured. Uncle Mike and Andy’s wife to name a couple. Plus the boat just passed them by on hot Asian dude! Where was the writing?! Mandy P and the daisy chain were my favorite transplant eps. Oh well! Long live Hawaii 5 O muhalo
I caught a couple episodes on TV when they aired and then missed several. Sunday night is a bad night. I’ve been catching up on what I missed on Netflix. I liked the way they balanced Treating Patients, verses Patient Personal Stories and the Doctors personal stories which kept the show flowing nicely. Great show, wish they could release it on a different channel, day and time or something.
I just “found” this show and I really enjoyed it. While not “ER” during that show’s glory days, it was a very good, moving drama with good performances and it dealt with a very important subject. Too bad that it did not survive.
This was an awesome show just finished it on netflix probably a bad time to air on sunday night.
I loved Three Rivers and thought it to be a great show. I agree that football may have played a great deal in many people not watching, but I also think that it was such a clean tv show, no killing, no violence and no sex, it didn’t hold the people of this heartsick generation attention.
I agree with what others have said. This is a great medical series and its sad to see it stop.
I found Three Rivers on Netflix and thought it was great. I do not watch TV , but based on what I see and hear about TV shows, Three Rivers didn’t have a chance because it was good clean drama and who likes that after all. Another sign of our sick society. I think American society needs a heart transplant.
Right on! If there were more like Three Rivers, I might actually consider watching television again. Good message, great drama.
What a bummer. I’m watching it now on Netflix. It is one of the best shows I’ve seen on TV in a long, long time.
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