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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the last episode left us hanging. we would like to see if they make it home or not
I watched the entire season and I can honestly say I don’t care if they cancel it or not. I am a fan of shows like X-Files, Lost and Fringe but this show really didn’t do much for me. I kept trying to care about the characters but last night’s finale proved I don’t, at all. In fact I can’t even remember how it ended.
We’re still sitting on the edge of our seats, we want to know what happens next. This is the best thriller on tv that I’ve seen in years. I record it every Tuesday and its a ritual that my daughter comes over Wednesday morning we get our drinks and breakfast and sit down and watch the show together. PUT SECOND SEASON ON PLEEEEEEASE!!! 🙂
They need to make a second season to The River. I watched every episode on Tuesday nights and I know many people who loved this show. The finale made it seem that there will be a second season since the river hadn’t allowed them to leave. I am looking forward to seeing The River back on air in the future.
I love this show…..I hope there is a season 2…we look forward every tue to watch it!
I absolutely LOVED this show!! On the first 2 season premieres I wasn’t sure if I was going to like it or not, BUT I stuck with it and after the first 2 episodes, I was IN LOVE with the show!! PLease keep it on the air!! They so many other stupid shows on, how is it that they stay and this one might go!?!?! Pan-Am? I hate my Teenage Daughter? All of the other countless stupid shows?! PLease…if they alphabet network has any sense at all they would keep this show!
KEEP THE RIVER NOT EVERONE LIKES CRAP C.S.I SHOWS THEY R ALL THE SAME BUT THE RIVER BRINGS SOMETHING NEW TO TV AND BECAUSE ITS SCARY NO ONE WILL WATCH IT!!! BABYS! KEEP THE RIVER! KEEP THE RIVER!!! KEEP THE RIVER!!!
Love it and hope it comes back!
Great show! The only true “edge of your seat” show on tv right now. Please don’t cancel!
Great show! Would LOVE to see it again.
Ever since “the dolls” I’ve recorded the River every Tuesday night so I could watch Wednesday morning!!! I was hooked, but still undecided how much I liked it. I was kinda worried about getting too involved in the show and plot and mysteries then being let down (hard!!) in the end with many unanswered questions… Kinda like Lost!!! Still very bitter about that ending! 🙁 I hope The River does get picked up for at least another season to at least answer some of the stuff brought up this season.
I LOVE LOVE LOVE this show! Please don’t cancel this yet, give it another season! Don’t leave us hanging!
the show may have started slow but got good at the end i say give it another chance to see if they can get out
It’s sad to see this show go so quickly. It was left wide open and could’ve gotten at LEAST another season out of it. My favorite genre to watch is horror/thriller and it’s awesome to see more shows like this on TV. The problem, however, is that people are either not into this kind of thing or the ones that are always expecting more (blood, zombies, scares, etc). I’m into old shows like Alfred Hitchcock, The Twilight Zone, as well as the new stuff like The Walking Dead and American Horror Story. I wish horror’s fan base was larger and… Read more »
after that season finale there needs to be a second season