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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Noooooo!!! Please don’t cancel! I HATE reality TV (mostly because it’s NOT reality) except for the singing and dancing shows! This is a mystical thriller that entices the imagination….and it’s interesting! …..even without same sex couples (Thank goodness!!) or sexual innuendos!!!! How bout them apples!! I couldn’t wait for Tuesdays! I was hooked!….wondering what would happen next! (I actually liked the show “Off The Map” as well, that DID NOT return for a second season….sad to say). Please keep “The River!!!!!”
Please don’ t cancel. My
Husband and I watched on demand every week.
It was on during NCAA bball tournament and
we live in basketball land.
Best new show of the year. Should be given a chance to grow. The last 3 episodes have been amazing. Kudos for being different. I really want to see more. DO NOT CANCEL THIS SHOW!!!
The show should get more than one season. It got better towards the final 3 episodes, so maybe a few adjustments are needed for a higher audience. The characters are enjoyable! I hope it isn’t cancelled.
Love the river and PanAm please don’t cancel the River and reconsider PanAm
PLEASE don’t cancel! Just because everyone else is watching mindless reality doesn’t mean some of us don’t like some REAL entertainment. Please rethink cancelling.
no dont cancel it this is a great show i havent missed an episode
Please keep this how on the air…..gimme a break, if a show this good is going to be shot down after the first season…..then I am going to just stop investing my time in anything besides network tv because they are wasting my time and they act like I am wasting theirs…..what a joke
Me and my boyfriend love this show! Nt able to watch it at the schedul time but we definitely follow up with our on demand. Save the show all ready have our hopes up for the next season!
Please do not cancel it very good show like mystey of it like see it finish story line!
Please do not end the show its the best thiller show we have out
do not cancel I enjoy the show and am very disappointed that it is not on this week. this show needs to finish the way it was planned. Please do not cancel this show. So sad, I stay up every week just for this show.
My boyfriend and I absolutely love the show!! We never missed an episode, every tuesday we dropped everything, shut off our phones, dimmed the light and prepared to be amazed. We were never let down. We’ve been waiting for a show like this to come around for a while now, which is why im greatly dissapointed to stumble upon this sight now. The River is its own, something new, great, and fresh compared to everthing else on tv…. Which in my oppion is all the same. I hope that we can look foward to a season two.
NOOOOO, Don’t cancleeee! I LOOVVEEE THIS SHOOOWWW!!
Seems ABC always cancels shows and leaves viewers hanging, that is why they are not one of my favorite networks.