River City Cut Due to Fading Viewership Numbers
River City's fate was sealed with a sigh, Audience decline made it no longer worth the try.
In Scotland's soap land, a tale was told,
River City's fate, a story to unfold.
Axe came down, a decision made with care,
No longer value, for viewers to share.
River City's fate, a story to unfold.
Axe came down, a decision made with care,
No longer value, for viewers to share.
Hayley Valentine spoke, with a heavy heart,
The cost per viewer, a figure to part.
Audience numbers, had declined with time,
A decision hard, but one that had to climb.
The cost per viewer, a figure to part.
Audience numbers, had declined with time,
A decision hard, but one that had to climb.
Twenty-four years, a long and winding road,
The show had run, its final episode to load.
But new dramas came, with bigger dreams to chase,
Counsels, Grams and The Young Team, in a new pace.
The show had run, its final episode to load.
But new dramas came, with bigger dreams to chase,
Counsels, Grams and The Young Team, in a new pace.
More investment, in drama to come,
A focus on world-class, with a global thrum.
£95m over three years, a budget so grand,
To make productions, that would take a stand.
A focus on world-class, with a global thrum.
£95m over three years, a budget so grand,
To make productions, that would take a stand.
River City's final series, will air in the fall,
A bittersweet end, to a show that stood tall.
But Ms Valentine said, it was time to move on,
New opportunities, for the industry to be strong.
A bittersweet end, to a show that stood tall.
But Ms Valentine said, it was time to move on,
New opportunities, for the industry to be strong.
A motion to save, was brought to the floor,
But the decision stood, no more River City to explore.
The show's impact, on the industry so bright,
A pipeline for talent, a shining light.
But the decision stood, no more River City to explore.
The show's impact, on the industry so bright,
A pipeline for talent, a shining light.
But the axe came down, and the show's fate sealed,
A new era dawned, with dramas to reveal.
The BBC's investment, in drama to increase,
A focus on quality, with a global release.
A new era dawned, with dramas to reveal.
The BBC's investment, in drama to increase,
A focus on quality, with a global release.