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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River should not be canceled. Its an awesome show. Please don’t leave us fans hanging.
I don’t think the show should end there, it’s a opened ending that leaves a lot of unanswered questions. This is the problem with tv today. If you look at some of the longest lasting tv shows from the past u can see where the problem is. Take stargate SG1 for example, that show lasted for 10 seasins and had 2 other searies that branched off from it. the networks keep giving up on all these shows like, the river, as well as terra nova, and so many others like it. You barely get the show started, when you cancel… Read more »
Shows how TV has gone to waste, they cancel this awsome show and Do stupid shows like jersey shore and the list goes on. Sad sad sad! They did it to jericho, life on mars ect …. I could have watched lost for years n years so many angles they could have gone still love the ending just feel it was rushed, yet csi, ncis and shows like them go on for 10+ years?? I never feel a connection to the characters in those shows and easily figure out who did what, when n how way before the agents. I… Read more »
Totally agree!!!
We r probably wasting our time trying to get them to understand. They are to stupid to understand. I agree with what u are saying and I understand.
I think that “The River” should have a good ending. They should bring it back for at least one more season. I mean, it was a BIG clift-hanger, and I was saying ” I hope there will be another season of the River” then, I hear its canceled?!? If ABC is canceling a TV Show, atleast have it end with a Decent series Finale. I’m correct! I see that it wasnt that popular with results but some people like The River. I know that it cant be forever. It was one for the people who like horror (Even though it… Read more »
IF THEY ARE GOING TO CANCEL AT LEAST BRING IT BACK AND WRITE A DECENT ENDING. I KINDA LIKED THE SHOW. I WAS WONDERING HOW FAR YOU CAN GO WITH STORIES ABOUT THE AMAZON. I THINK IT DESERVES ONE MORE SEASON AND GET A GOOD STORY LINE.
I really hate to start some of the shows because they will cancel them for sure. I am so sick of reality tv I think I will go crazy. Step up and do the right thing. Give us season two of the river. With the river cancelled and the killing cancelled I will forget tv and read books. This is the fifth time I stuck with a show and have it cancelled. Reality tv is no tv. Come on and do the right thing. Lead the way or I will walk away from tv
Amen to that!
I loved this show an will be very sad if its canceled …one of my all time favorite shows!!
There are so few shows I enjoy anymore. Too many reality shows and night time soap opera type shows. This was different with supernatural elements, adventure, and always kept me guessing with the great mystery. I hope they don’t cancel!
his was an AWESOME show. I wish some will make the season 2 to be even better and grander. I got to know about this show pretty late. But this was a cool thought out plan to intermingle reality TV show with horror and exploration and nature. I cannot understand how a network could discontinue such a show……
DO NOT CANCEL!!! GREAT SHOW!!!!
It was great show I hope it comes back for season 2 and let you hanging at the end for wanting more
BRING THE RIVER BACK!!!!!!!! MAKE A SEASON TWO PLEASE, you will be ******* insane to even consider the River being cancelled!!!!! Just bring it back please!!! MY GOD
Please do not cancel The River. I have been addicted to the show from the very first episode. I have been anxiously waiting for the second season to begin. When I hadn’t seen any previews of the second season coming up I learned the show may be cancelled. I too, am tired of getting bombarded with Reality Shows, Singing and Dancing, and Talk shows, and other shows of same nature. I don’t understand why the T.V. stations can’t seem to understand why their so called ratings, show a drop in their programs. The stations don’t seem to understand that when… Read more »
yes i was the same me and my bf got hooked and were waiting for season 2. im not into movies shows or anything scarey or fiction but i can say we loved that show! (:
PLEASE BRING THIS SHOW BACK!!! SOME OF US ARE SICK OF REALITY TV, DANCING SHOWS, AND SINGING SHOWS!! I LOVE THIS SHOW – IT WAS NEW AND BROUGHT SOMETHING UNEXPECTED AND SURPRISING EVERY WEEK!!!
PLEASE BRING THIS SHOW BACK!!! SOME OF US ARE SICK OF REALITY TV, DANCING SHOWS, AND SINGING SHOWS!! I LOVE THIS SHOW – IT WAS NEW AND BROUGHT SOMETHING UNEXPECTED AND SURPRISING EVERY WEEK!!!
Show was AWESOME!!! Will really be missed.