This evening, ABC aired the season finale of The River. What’s next? Will the TV show return for a second season or will it be cancelled instead?
For those who aren’t familiar with the ABC series, The River follows the search for beloved TV host and explorer (Bruce Greenwood) some six months after he and his team went missing down the Amazon. His wife, son, their crew and a documentary team go after them on what turns out to be a dangerous rescue mission. The cast includes Joe Anderson, Leslie Hope, Eloise Mumford, Paul Blackthorne, Thomas Kretschmann, Daniel Zacapa, Shaun Parkes, and Paulina Gaitan.
Sadly, it’s almost certain that The River will be cancelled. The thriller series debuted back in the February with a pair of episodes. The first hour attracted a 2.6 in the coveted 18-49 demographic with 8.35 million total viewers. By the second hour, 12% of the audience had bailed and the numbers dropped to a 2.3 rating with 6.83 million.
The ratings have been dropping ever since. Last week’s episode drew just a 1.3 rating in the demo with 4.09 million total viewers. Averaging a 1.67 demo and 4.82 million, The River is the lowest-rated drama on the network and has fallen even lower than sure-to-be-cancelled Pan Am. On our network report card, which compares ABC TV show demo ratings, The River gets a “D.”
With ratings like these, there’s just no chance that the alphabet network will order any more installments.
What do you think? Do you think The River should be cancelled? Are you satisfied with the way the story was left? How would you have ended it?
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Love this show ! Come on guys..this is time for TV executives to consider “underground” fans (eg downloaders..) in addition to “actual TV” audience..
Cheers from Paris (FR)
I love this SHOW!!! I hope there will be a season 2. All my friends watch it and its all we talk about, its scary and it keeps u on your toe’s. I can’t believe ABC is thinking of ending the show. I’m so tired of all the junk stupid shows out there. They should start season 2 in the fall cause everybody enjoys a scary show around that season, and getting into the Halloween spirit. Give it a chance please I want more of The River!!
love this show, it must return, they didnt advertise it well!~
Give it a chance, I don’t think the river should be dropped.
I will be extremely pissed off if this series doesnt continue. i waited a long time for it to air from the initial commercials i saw for it months before airing. i think it is well done and a great nail biter of a show.
I heard netflix might be picking it up if abc cancels
OMG! Way too many unanswered questions!!!! So much more to explore and soooo many directions this series could go in.. Really hoping for a second season!
I was not totally into it until halfway through the show! Now I watch it every tome it’s on and I think it just gets better and better! I would be extremely upset if there was never another season. I think it’s another “lost” for sure. And want to see more of it!! PLEASE bring it back!!!!!!!!!!
Love this show!!
I am gonna be so pissed if they cancel The River! This is a great show, and very different from anything else on right now. The way season 1 ended sucked, so I need more! Please don’t cancel my show ABC! Plus Lincoln is major eye candy, and it’s worth watching the show just to see him, but it helps that the show has an interesting plot as well.
I really hope this show isn’t cancled. If the people that bailed had just stuck with it they would have realize it’s actually a pretty good show. I’ve been told it’s similar to Lost (which I don’t know, I’ve never watched lost). Anyway, I think it’s worth sticking with. It really is a good show.
the river is my absolute favorite show..amc please by it..back to back walking dead and the river wouldn’t get better than that….there are so many garbage shows that never end.. i guess the educated american society wants for more jersey shore shows…sad
Another good show that some tv executive decides is no good when so many people out in tv land actually enjoy. The tv people seem to think all we the people like are the stupid reality shows. Give us shows with a story and don’t cheat us out of finishing the story.
Please don’t cancel, this show is amazing! It is one of my favorites, we need to know more.
it was a bad show, lot’s of cursin’ on it. Not a good show for people to be watching at 10pm
DON’T RUIN IT FOR THE PEOPLE THAT LOVE IT!