JamesG
05-31-2019, 12:05 PM
This Robert Taylor-led Western debuted in June 2012 as A&E’s No. 1 series premiere of all-time, drawing 4.1 million total viewers. And by Season 3, it was still averaging 3.7 million viewers.
The problem was the 0.6 demo rating it drew in Season 3, marking a drop of 33 percent from its sophomore finale — meaning, its sizable audience was old (average age 61) and not getting a lick younger.
“We sell the shows to advertisers based on the demographics of 18-49 and 25-54, and the audience just wasn’t there,” A&E SVP Dan Silberman said at the time.
Luckily for fans, Netflix saw the numbers differently and picked up the oater for another three seasons.
https://tvline.com/gallery/tv-shows-cancelled-for-dumb-reasons/#!11/longmire_finale/
The problem was the 0.6 demo rating it drew in Season 3, marking a drop of 33 percent from its sophomore finale — meaning, its sizable audience was old (average age 61) and not getting a lick younger.
“We sell the shows to advertisers based on the demographics of 18-49 and 25-54, and the audience just wasn’t there,” A&E SVP Dan Silberman said at the time.
Luckily for fans, Netflix saw the numbers differently and picked up the oater for another three seasons.
https://tvline.com/gallery/tv-shows-cancelled-for-dumb-reasons/#!11/longmire_finale/