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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I cannot believe they are cancelling Three Rivers I LOVE
this show.
You know I don’t ask for much in life during the winter months except for my evening shows …I looked forward to every Sunday with Three Rivers … my husband hates watching TV but yet he loved Three River … Why is it when you have something that is really really good the so called “critics” say it is bad?? Because it’s not showing stupid people or foul language or constant nudity?? Is that what you people think we want?? You are wrong!!! We want shows that we are not embarrassed to sit down and watch with our whole family,… Read more »
My husband and I were thrilled with Three Rivers. It seems like we saw about 6 consecutive episodes.Then suddenly pre-empted by something like sports or rerun of anoother show. Pretty soon in Nov. Cold Case jumps in and takes its place. Three Rivers never had a chance. It had some real depth, compassion and tenderness. Bring it back.
I hadn’t taken the time to check but after missing a few Sundays without Three Rivers I went and checked,, Pulled?? I was hoping it was just due to the holiday schedules. Friends and I had discussed the possibility because the critics didn’t like it?? This is one of the few new shows that had some promise.. We LOVED it.. even though I would sometimes cry through the show. I suppose reality shows have their place and I do watch a couple.. there can only be so much enjoyment watching other people win millions or acting stupid. The same goes… Read more »
I can’t believe CBS would even consider pulling this show. This is the best show on their Sunday night line up. My daughter and I and many of our friends look forward to Sunday nights and watching Three Rivers. Please don’t cancel this show!!!!
My husband and I both love this show. Please don’t pull it Give it a chance on tues night when NOTHING else worth watching is on.
Get it back on the air!!!!!!! It was an awesome show that got screwed by football. I love football but they did not give this show a chance.
Add me to the list of those waiting for Three Rivers to return. I also believe it was one of the best shows that came out this fall and it helped me forget the Without a Trace was canceled on the same station.
Please keep the show its the only show that is not full of crap!! It shows the truth of how people die and others get to live because of it!! Please keep Three Rivers!
three rivers is a great show. you didn’t even give it a chance. the cast is awesome. sunday nights suck for tv now, all you have is extreme makeover home edition at 8pm, then three rivers at 9pm, and then cold case at 10pm. now that’s an awesome lineup of shows on sunday night. instead you put on the stupid reality show ” the amazing race ” how ***** can you get, watching people run all over the place crying and argueing, which is ********. so you keep the reality show and get rid of something amazing like three rivers.… Read more »
I thought Three Rivers was the best new show this year. If CBS does cancel it , I surely pray or some other channel picks it up. I think it should be on a night that has no High rated programs against it at first than as more people come to watch the program and love it like many of us, they can find another good spot to put it. It is a wonderful and informative show, unlike all of the murder, rape and films and shows full of profanity.
Please keep it!!!!!
One of the few new shows on for 2009 that was worth seeing on Sunday. Love all the characters. Hopefully, CBS will keep this one.
I am so disappointed that Three Rivers was cancelled. Even though they had a slow start I believed it got better as time went on. But whether its cancelled or not Three Rivers has and always will have a special place in my heart.
This is my 2nd comment of the day. First you pull Without a Trace and now Three Rivers. I and several of my friends love this program. This only reinforces my conviction, that I need to start looking at other channels.
My husband and I love the show. We have been waiting for the new shows to come on. Please don’t cancel this show. We are so sick of reality shows and the shows generated for the 20 to 30 year olds. This is a show of the heart.
Every Sunday I look at the tv waiting for Three Rivers to come on! Never will there be a show like that! The main character Andi seems to never get a good show! Like moonlight and know its three rivers! Why poducers why