To little surprise, CBS has pulled Three Rivers from the Sunday night schedule, effective immediately. Will the show be back? Has it been cancelled?
Three Rivers follows a group of dedicated doctors and medical staffers who help those in need of organ transplants. The series stars Alex O’Loughlin, Katherine Moennig, Daniel Henney, Justina Machado, Christopher Hanke, Amber Clayton, and Alfre Woodard.
The medical drama got off to a slow start in the ratings back in early October. Unfortunately, the numbers only got worse as the weeks wore on and it became a likely candidate for early cancellation.
To CBS’ credit, the network has been patient with the series and has kept it on the air. Two weeks ago, the network tried switching timeslots with Cold Case. While the veteran crime drama benefited from the time change and attracted more viewers, Three Rivers did not.
Three Rivers has now been pulled from the Sunday night schedule. As expected, Cold Case will slip into the earlier timeslot and repeats of various crime dramas will take over at 10pm.
A CBS spokesperson has said that Three Rivers’ fate has not yet been decided but the network has not ordered any additional installments beyond the initial 13 episodes.
Eight episodes of the drama have been aired, leaving five on the shelf. CBS will likely burn them off either on Saturdays or during the summer months but, unless the execs have a major change of heart, Three Rivers is essentially cancelled.
What do you think? What went wrong with Three Rivers? Is Sunday night football to blame for the show’s failure to attract more viewers or was the show flawed?
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What a terrible shame that they cancelled this show! It was a quality drama that I enjoyed, and am actually annoyed that the focus these days turns more and more to base reality shows in all their vapid wretchedness. Three Rivers had a cast of fine actors and they will be missed. Booooo-hisss on CBS for not placing this show in a better time slot to reach a demographic of viewers who are not interested in the latest reality show contests, and their horrid contestants out there usurping every moment of tv time available.
Everyone should email CBS with their comments. I did but it probably won’t do any good. I’m for Moonlight to come back.
I Loved Three Rivers I watched it every Sunday I
wish yall would bring it back
My daughters and I thought it was a great show and enjoyed watching them on Sunday night. Wish they would bring the show back.
I Love the show. I know it is a little Romantic but I have worked in the medical field and have seen the blessings of organ procurement and I feel they have portrayed it right on I hate to see it go 🙁 many people need the message they are sending out. I blame football for their follies
I really enjoyed 3 Rivers, but it was hard to keep up with when it aired. Football always ran over and messed up my DVR. Please give it another chance.
HERE CBS GOES AGAIN. DON’T YOU EVER GIVE A NEW SHOW A CHANCE. PUT THESE FOOTBALL GAMES ON ONE OF THOSE CABLE SPORT CHANNELS. IF YOU WOULD QUIT CHANGING TIMES AND THE AWFUL SHOW OF AMAZING RACE. THE SHOW WOULD HAVE A CHANCE AND SWITCHING TIMES WITH COLD CASE WAS JUST STUPID.CBS YOU ARE REALLY GOING TO LOOSE THE SHOWS THAT MADE CBS. FIRST WEN 11 HOUR THEN WENT ARE BELOVED GUIDING LIGHT NOW I HEAR AS THE WORLD TURNS QUIT AND GIVE THE PULIC WHAT THEY WANT DON’T YOU DARE NCIS LOS ANGELES. YOU AARE LOOSING THE GOOD SHOWS… Read more »
WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO SAY WE LOVE A SHOW AND YOU ARE CANCELLING IT EVERY COMMENT I HAVE READ HAS BEEN A POSITIVE. IF YOU WOULD WUIT CHANGING TIMES WITH FOOTBALL. IT MAY HAVE A CHANCE THEN CHANGE THE TIME WOTH COLD CASE NO WONDER THESE SHOWS FEEL CBS GET IT TOGETHER. LEAVE THE GODD SHOWS ALONE. WHAT DO YOU WANT. 11TH HOUR WAS GREAT ALSO AND YOU TOOK THAT.
I agree with all of the previous posts. This was a very good show, well worth watching, which I did faithfully. I am, as well, sick to death of the reality shows. That would go for the same show set in different cities (CSI comes to mind). Now that football is essentially over why not keep going with the show, give it a chance. Starting a new show after a football game does not seem to be an intelligent move, why not show some thinking skills and give a shot.
i want to know who sang the song some where over the rain bow it was the most beactiful i every heard
Three Rivers was the best show of the week. I actually made my schedule around this show and now it’s gone! And for what? One more CSI? Come on!! Isn’t it time to look at some good drama that is not the same old thing on every channel?
Bring back Three Rivers
Three Rivers is a great show. It should come back it is great and whom ever shoved it behind behind Football deemed for this show to die. A show following football is always subject to starting late anywhere from 20-40 minutes and by then those of us NOT INTO FOOTBALL have our interests locked into another show slot which started on time WAITING FOR FOOTBALL TO FINALLY END! I am tired of Reality shows and whom ever thought that sticking this show behind Football deemed for this show to die. No non-reality show or show of this quality should ever… Read more »
Oh come on, why do we have so many shows that have no moral values, that show just how far they can push the sensors and teach us nothing about the real lives of people, and you take a show like Three Rivers and throw it away. Please bring it back it was a pleasure to watch.
What a shame. We were faithful watchers, and felt this was an intelligent show about real people. Again, its a shame!
I really liked the characters on this show. I thought most of the plots on the 8 episodes were very well written and I even stayed up later than normal to watch when it was switched. I hardly watch network TV anymore and this was a keeper in my opinion. At least give it a chance with a little promotion and a decent time slot.