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A crime drama, Reef Break stars Poppy Montgomery, Ray Stevenson, Desmond Chiam, Melissa Bonne, and Tamala Shelton. The series centers on Cat Chambers (Montgomery), a former thief. These days, she works as the fixer for the governor of a beautiful Pacific Island paradise — “The Reef.” Thanks to her checkered past, Cat has a deep understanding of criminals and the crimes they commit. As a real risk-taker, she runs toward adventure, not from it.
The first season of Reef Break averaged a mere 0.31 rating in the 18-49 demographic and just 1.96 million viewers. It was ABC’s lowest-rated summer series, ranking 14th of 14 series. Of the 57 summer network TV shows, Reef Break ranked 39th out of 57 shows. It only beat out a bunch of CW shows, What Just Happened??! with Fred Savage on FOX and season one of The Good Fight on CBS (which had already been released on CBS All Access).
While ABC has cancelled Reef Break and Grand Hotel, the network has already renewed numerous reality and game shows. Those expected back for Summer 2020 include The $100,000 Pyramid, Bachelor in Paradise, The Bachelorette, Card Sharks, Celebrity Family Feud, Holey Moley, Match Game, Press Your Luck, and To Tell the Truth. The fate of low-rated Family Food Fight is still up in the air. Season seven of Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD will be that show’s end and the network is expected to run it next summer as well.
What do you think? Did you enjoy the Reef Break TV show on ABC? Are you sorry to hear that it’s been cancelled? Would you have watched season two?
I am so disappointed that this show is canceled!! I thought it was a very good show, I looked forward to watching it every week. I’m not a big fan of a bunch of game shows. I also liked the Fix and that to is canceled. Just really disappointed !!
I liked Reef Break. It was a REALLY, REALLY good show. I have a very hard time believing it did as bad as they say it did, because if anyone had watched it, as we did, they would have loved it. It doesn’t make sense at all that the very best shows are *always* the ones that get cancelled. Reality TV sucks. Always has.
I loved Reef Break!!! There are way too many reality and game shows on TV. And one at least one other comment was totally correct . . . ABC did NOT advertise it well at all!!!
I just don’t get why they are always canceling shows not everyone wants to watch game shows or Reality shows this stinks I really enjoyed the show
Exactly. It’s always the best shows that get cancelled, for some odd reason. The networks CLAIM it’s the shows with the lowest ratings, but I don’t believe that for even a quarter second, or even a nanosecond. If they were that bad, no one would like them, and we did. Who wants to watch reality TV. No one, that’s who. Here’s. Your. Sign. Wear it proudly!
I’m bummed about this. I really enjoyed the show and was looking forward to watching more.
I really enjoyed this show, would definitely have watched the second season and think ABC was not thinking clearly when they canceled the show and hope another network picks it up!
I totally agree!!
Please bring it back. That was a great show.
I’m with you and wish they would bring it back!!
Please bring Reef break back is my favorite show and everyone I’ve talked to says they loved it
Soooo disappointed in the cancellation of ABC ‘s Reef Break. Both Grand Hotel and Reef drew me to ABC and were definitely two of my favorite shows. Both were a refreshing change for Network TV that’s full of boring dull formulaic gameshows and cheaply produced reality shows that provide little to an audience in the way of creativity. Bring back Reef Break and Grand Hotel – spend advertising dollars to let viewers know there’s something different on ABC network TV that keeps us coming back to ABC.
Reef Break is one of the best shows on tv! I loved watching it and was looking forward to the next season after the last episode’s exciting ending. I’m tired of reality shows. game shows. doctor shows and all the other stale and boring stuff on tv. Finally there was something different and fun to watch with a cast of characters who made me laugh and who kept me guessing as to what was going to happen next. If the show was advertised better (like some of the other ABC shows), the show would have had a larger following. Loved… Read more »
I also thought the ending was exciting and left you wondering what was gonna happen in the next season!!
Reef break great show disappointed taken off air
It was good show. I enjoyed it very much. Want it back cuz it show places from Australia. Please get it back.
BOO, Was loving this show. Poppy perfect. Just where do you get your stats from? Idiots for sure
Stupid move ABC! More game shows? Seriously? Nothing on worth watching in the summer. We look forward to the fun summer series shows!
Very disappointed that this show was canceled!! I was looking forward to season 2!! Bad move ABC! Hard to find a decent show to watch anymore. Not a happy camper!☹