Sadly, it appears that The Bridge is out. FX has announced that they won’t be producing a third season of the gritty crime thriller.
The Bridge revolves around the Mexican and American police detectives and their efforts to protect those along the Texas–Chihuahua border. The cast of this crime drama includes Demián Bichir, Diane Kruger, Matthew Lillard, Emily Rios, Ted Levine, and Thomas M. Wright.
The show debuted in July of 2013 and the first season averaged 1.77 million viewers with a 0.6 rating in the 18-49 demographic. The second season concluded earlier this month and the season was way down in the ratings. It fell 37% in viewers (to 1.11 million) and fell 44% in the demo (down to a 0.4 rating).
FX released just a short statement regarding the cancellation: “NETWORK STATEMENT: FX will not be moving forward with a third season of The Bridge.”
What do you think? Did you like The Bridge TV show? Do you think it should have been cancelled or renewed for a third season?
RIDICULOUS!!! FX has officially lost its mind! Sons of Anarchy is gone and now they cancel their best show??? I’m sooo angry!!!
No, they cancelled the bridge it was the best drama
What? The Bridge cancelled? Are they idiots at FX? I guess so. Well written, well acted and intense TV. What more can you ask for from a TV series? I hope that an other station decides to pick up the series. Your loss FX.
V. Good series!
That whole Cormac McCarthy border town cultural phenom makes for excellent story lines.
Thought Damian Mechir was compelling…
But, the ratings tell the story.
Perhaps the level of grit and realism was too rich for the average ‘reality TV’ mentality.
Anyway, we thoroughly enjoyed it while it lasted; time to move on to what will be the next excellent show.
Absolutely brainless decision. This was a great show.
I’m very sad to hear this new, I very much enjoyed watching The Bridge. 🙁
“Disappointed” doesn’t begin to cover it. We were totally hooked. They must have had an inkling since the series finale appeared to be an effort to tie it all up with a neat little bow. Right up until then it was one of the best series on TV. I hope you’ll bring it back. Demian Bichir and Tom Wright are positively riveting. Were. And we’re positively devastated.
Yeesh Candy.., such drama!
I thought it was a great show – my favorite show in fact. I cannot believe they canceled it. I thought it was the best show I’d seen in a very long time.
It seems that only the great shows like the Bridge get cancelled while we have to suffer with automatic renewals of god awful shows like “The Bachelor”. I’m hoping that networks like Netflix, HBO, or showtime pick it upo and continue the series.
Amen
That would be a great idea. I just wish she had put out more about those missing girls.
One of the best shows on the air (particularly, the second season). Up there with Fargo, Homeland and The Good Wife. What a shame. Hope another network with pick up.
I absolutely loved The Bridge. I am very very sad it will not be coming back. VERY SAD!!!!!
The Bridge was a great show, well acted, and the story about culpability on both sides of the border for the drug problems was unique and well told. I am very sorry to see it’s not been removed. BTY, I am a 66 year old female.
I am SOOOO bummed one of my favorite shows 🙁
Worst decision for FOX. Best show on TV hope Netflix picks it up.
Thinking of just looking at netflix programs.
I looked forward to The Bridge each week -wonderful story and pace and the characters were people with whom we could identify or at least begin to understand. There was tension, but more than tension there was a challenge to the viewer to really become engaged to follow the story and people as they went deeper into the situation. I think we even truly LIKED the characters and were pulling for their eventual success or victory in the complex number of issues that we saw during the two seasons. Great show, and sad that another quality show goes down.