After four seasons on ABC Family, teen drama Wildfire ends tonight. Devoted fans are understandably upset. So, why is it leaving?
Wildfire debuted back on June 25, 2005 and revolves around the world of horse racing. The series began with teen Kristine “Kris” Furillo (Genevieve Cortese) coming to the Raintree Farm from a juvenile detention center.
Season one averaged just over a million weekly viewers and season two increased to 1.56 million, an increase of over 50%. Unfortunately, season three dropped back to the first year’s numbers. Season four debuted in January. Soonafter, ABC Family announced that Wildfire had been cancelled.
Fans have petitioned ABC Family to continue the series. The folks at SaveWildfire.com have sent truckloads of hay, 500 cast iron horseshoes, apples, rope, and 1,000 pounds of carrots. Unfortunately, it’s higher ratings and additional viewers that the show really needs. As CBS learned from Jericho, a passionate campaign doesn’t necessarily mean that viewers will tune in.
ABC Family’s media relations manager, Amy Maloney, told the Albuquerque Journal that the fan support doesn’t come as much of a surprise. She said, “It is par for the course, in a sense that we’ve always known there is a strong fan base for the show… It’s flattering. It’s exciting.” In other words, Wildfire has a core audience but it’s not big enough for ABC Family.
Word is that Lionsgate, the company that produces the series, is looking for a new home for Wildfire. If the series is renewed, producer Lester Berman the cast and crew are ready. He says, “We’re saving a lot of the set dressing and the uniforms. We’re putting it in storage just in case there’s a miracle that [Wildfire] comes back.”
When the cast and crew wrapped their filming in June 2007, they were unsure if they would be back for season five. A few months ago, Cortese spoke proudly of Wildfire and the season four closer. She said, “I think we have one of the best casts and crews in television… On the other hand, we also end (this season) on a really cool note. I’d be glad to go back and get to work again with people I love, but if not, at least I’ll know we did a great job.” Stay tuned! 
I miss Wildfire!!!! they need to at least come out with the fourth season dvd so we can have the full show to watch… Right now i am stuck with the first 3 seasons and that is it!!!! PLEASE release the fourth season!!!
What the **** happn I love that show ..omg… after no more wild fire I lost my self.. this was a fam bam movie I watched with my kid… wtf… bring wild fire back ..bring wild fire back
Please bring wildfire back! i love this show im addicted to it and need more. i cryed when i watched the last episode because there was no more to watch. im going nuts not being able to watch more!!!! i got all my friends in to it.
Wildfire is my favorite show and I hope to look an other season off it because they can use a lot of ideas for a long time. So please wildfire come back….. There are a lot of fan off who love it like me…
I watched this show ever since it came out and it’s been my favorite tv series EVER! it shows passion on AND off screen. I love the storylines and the play outs of each episode. I still watch it though the series ended. This is probably like the twentieth time I watched the whole series. I wish that they would bring it back and just zoom into then future a little and add new twists. The ending was well played, but i feel like it could’ve been a little better, don’t get me wrong, I loved the wedding, but there… Read more »
I watched all 4 seasons and am also a horse lover. The characters were so suited for their parts, but I agree that the writer could have done a better job with matching Kris and Matt instead of Kris and Jr. Kris and Matt were my favorites, but Kris’s part was to teenage, jumping from Jr. to Matt to Jr. More time should have been given by the writer ” for love” than what the tv show gave. But all and all it was the best tv show in ages. Most tv shows are either about sex, cops or just… Read more »
You guys need to bring the show wildfire back! i have alwasy hated watching shows with any type of animal especially horses, but i love Wildfire. Once i started watching i couldnt stop. please bring back the show. The finale was great but i wanna know whats happens with kris and junior. this series has touched me. there is love passion, family, honesty and so much more, Wildfire shows people that they can change if they really want and whatever happens to you happened for a reason, that no matter how much you wanna hate or be mad at someone… Read more »
Wildfire needs to be brought back. The ending was good and all but it leaves it open. So open for more to happen. I just got my brother-in-law and sister to watch it on Netflix and they both had looks of disappointment and sadness. There aren’t many shows like Wildfire which is truly upsetting. Bring it back or make another and put it on a different station for goodness sakes!!!! People will watch! Stop making shows about kids who can sing and dance. Lol. Who can I write to!??? Bring back Wildfire 🙂
I loved this show. I have a strong love for horses just like Kris did. I wish they didn’t cancel it.
Best show ever watched all 4 seasons and my one who is 17 just made the comment too that why can’t more shows be like this than the trash they put on tv now. Looking for the next replacement, I will say we won’t find one.
i seriously cried when i watched the last show… it was truly the best show i ever watched. it encouraged me to go after my dreams, please bring it back!!!! 🙁
I used to watch this show every single week, and record it on DVR if I had to work. I LOVED this show and was so bummed out when they cancelled it. I own Seasons 1 & 2 on DVD and I’m planning on buying Season 3 soon, but was disappointed to find that Season 4 never came out on DVD, not that I can find anyway. I wish they would bring this show back! I would pick up right where they left off and watch every week 🙂
there is so little to watch on tv now, why would you cancel a really great show.
Wildfire was the best show I ever watched. What a shame to cancel.
The tv show wildfire is the best show I’ve
seen in a long time. I just found it on netflix
Me and my daughter Could not stop Watching
It So you can see why we were so unhappy
To find out there snow season 5.
Why do tv stations Council good family show
and replace them with nothing but shows that
have no family value to it. This is why I pay
4 Netflix.