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The River: Saved from Cancellation by Netflix?

by Trevor Kimball, March 23, 2012

The River saved?If ABC cancels The River (which they almost surely will), it seems that the TV series might still have a chance for a second season.

Netflix and ABC Studios (which co-produces The River) have had early discussions about possibly producing some TV shows for Netflix and their streaming service. The River apparently came up as a contender as part of those discussions.

Once known only for their DVD rental by mail services, Netflix has been offering streaming services for more than five years and TV shows have become very popular with subscribers. We often hear from readers who’ve only recently discovered serial TV series like The Event, FlashForward and The Gates; shows that were broadcast and cancelled more than a year ago.

Netflix has made a deal to produce a fourth season of cult-favorite Arrested Development some six years after it was cancelled by FOX. The company has recently discussed the possibility of producing a second season of another canned FOX show, Terra Nova.

TV show supportWhile The River has amassed a devoted following, the ratings for the ABC series have been poor almost from the start. It premiered on ABC with a mediocre 2.6 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 8.35 million total viewers. Those numbers quickly dwindled downward and the season (likely seres) finale came in at a 1.4 in the demo with 3.99 million.

Deadline sites that The River picks up a healthy percentage of viewers from DVR viewing but that’s essentially true of any show. If a show has relatively low viewership, picking up 36% (3.99 million to 5.43 million) still doesn’t amount to much by network standards.

Could that size of an audience be enough for Netflix to justify the cost of producing a second season of The River? We’ll have to wait and see but at least there’s a bit more hope for fans than there was before.

What do you think? Is there a realistic chance that Netflix or someone else will save The River? Is it worth being saved?


Image courtesy ABC.

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Netflix please continue this show! I loved The River!

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May 16, 2017 7:28 pm
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i love this show even when im asleep every episodes i watched keep hunting my dreams.
PLEASE can you give us a Season 2?

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September 3, 2016 5:39 am
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i absolutely loved The River and pray they make a second season. If anyone who has the resources to make another season is reading this then please make one. I’m begging u

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August 3, 2015 10:32 pm
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I have looking got some sorturn since the end of session 2 please give us something……

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July 7, 2014 11:51 am
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Susan

I understand that shows get cancelled, all good things must come to an end and so on, but in the event a show might be cancelled it would be awesome for fans of the shows that end up on the cutting room floor, if they were to have a back up episode to say goodbye to fans, just wrap up the initial story, something new and less heartless. Oh and on a side note, perhaps the creators of American Horror Story might consider revamping and finishing this series?!

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June 2, 2014 5:28 pm
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The river was great…i live in the UK and only just came across this program, i was hooked…such a shame if they don’t make another season

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January 13, 2014 7:18 am
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Please someone pick it up syfy this would be a great addition to haven !!! please please please !!!!!

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November 3, 2013 1:40 pm
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autumnwynd

Please more “The River”!!!

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October 18, 2013 6:33 pm
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Robin Peterson

great show, watched it when the show was on ABC.

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