This news doesn’t come as a surprise. CBS has pulled their new Saturday night drama, The Bridge, after just three episodes. Though it’s been cancelled in the US, the TV show will continue.
The Bridge follows Frank Leo (Aaron Douglas), a charismatic cop who’s voted unanimously to become the leader of the police union. He ends up fighting crime on the streets while also battling corruption on the force. The series features Douglas, Frank Cassini, Michael Murphy, Ona Grauer, Paul Popowich, and Theresa Joy.
The TV show debuted on Saturday, July 10th with two episodes. Per the overnights, the first episode attracted a tiny 0.5 rating in the 18-49 demographic and just 2.98 million viewers. It was easily beaten by repeats of Cops and America’s Funniest Home Videos.
The second episode of The Bridge drew a 0.5 rating in the demo and viewership increased to a still meager 3.51 million. It was trounced by America’s Most Wanted but did beat a repeat of ABC’s struggling Scoundrels.
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Last Saturday night, the show’s ratings dropped even lower, to a 0.3 rating in the demo and 2.88 million viewers. It came in last place in the demo and third place in total viewers (beating NBC’s Persons Unknown).
The network has clearly not had any faith in the TV show from the beginning, airing it on the least-watched night of TV. The network has pulled it off the schedule with 10 unaired episodes left. Cancelled Cold Case reruns will take their place. CBS has made no indication that they plan to air the remaining Bridge installments at a later date or make them available online.
In Canada, it’s another story for The Bridge. CTV began airing the series in March and completed the season in May. The run was successful enough for CTV to order a second season for Canadian viewers.
Unfortunately, unless another network decides to pick up the series, it doesn’t look like viewers in the United States will see the rest of season one or season two.
What do you think? Did you like The Bridge? Should it have been cancelled by CBS? Would you watch it on another channel or on DVD?
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This is a great show. The CBS execs should be the ones cancelled.
Can I watch season one on-line through CTV?
Loved this show. I’m so sad.
Look what NBC did with Southland. It had to be picked up by anothee cable station & did very good.
This was one of the best police shows I had seen since NYPD Blue! YES I will watch it on whatevery network airs it. Why is it the good quality shows are cancelled and the crappy reality ones survive. It’s just wrong !!!!! Bring back The Bridge!
I am mad! I was looking forward to watching “The Bridge”. It’s a very interesting concept with good scripts and good characters. I think that CBS really screwed up this time.
The show was great. As a former cop and union officer I loved it. The shows star leaked sex appeal across the board. It was violent, but I love it….
Yet another dumb decision by a 12-year old TV executive.
THE BRIDGE- Fantastic show. CBS is nuts for ending this show. It is, or was, on par with The Closer. CBS’s program quality is not in the same league as TNT, Starz , LIFE or USA networks.
What a shame. Let’s hope that The Bridge is sold to one of the cables. How can we watch the CBC on the internet?
Im disappointed that CBS cancelled the Bridge. They did not even give it a chance.
Summer Saturday night? I saw it because I’m pregnant and trying
to stay cool. Try a different night!!!
This was extremely well written and acted and acted drama that moved along crisply. It didn’t hesitate to show the warts of the legal and police enforcement system as well as the dedication of most. Frankly CBS placed two strikes on it before it came to bat by running it saturday nights. many like us who watched it probably taped it on saturdays to watch at a more convenient time. We would tune it in on another channel. This is the first time we have sent a comment as tonight was the first time we became aware of the cancellation… Read more »
This was extremely well written and acted and acted drama that moved along crisply. It didn’t hesitate to show the warts of the legal and police enforcement system as well as the dedication of most.
Frankly CBS placed two strikes on it before it came to bat by running it saturday nights. many like us who watched it probably taped it on saturdays to watch at a more convenient time.
We would tune it in on another channel.
I really enjoyed the characters and was anxious to see where they were going with the story lines… VERY disappointed when I went to watch it tonight and it wasn’t on!
Bring it back and play out the already taped episodes and THEN make a decision!
Same here!! Loved the show, it was just on @ a poor time. I hope it comes to DVD so I can watch it!!
this show was good, but airing it on a Saturday night in the Summer is what made it fail. I bet if they had put it on during the week it would have gotten a great following. Like all good shows CBS puts out there…ex. Jericho, Kings…they cancel them as well. I hope another channel picks this show up.
I loved this show. I hope it airs on another channel.