'Longmire' cancelled? Series plans to stream elsewhere for season 4
"Longmire" may be long gone, but fans are not willing to give up on their favorite show anytime soon.
Avid watchers of the hit crime drama turned to social media to express their strong opposition to the show's cancellation.
Highlight Hollywood received a statement from the administrators of the @longmireposse Twitter account, saying that the entire Longmire fandom is fully united in their stand that they still want the show to last longer.
The Twitter account, which is said to be in charge of arranging the latest events that show support for the cancelled series, also stated that they are the also responsible for the "social media stampede" that happened Sept. 8, during the drama's supposed timeslot.
Nobody expected A&E to cancel the show, since it is actually one of the well-watched drama featured in the cable channel.
"Longmire" had an average of 5.6 million viewers on its Season 3 according to Nielsen ratings, and it is the second-most popular show after "Duck Dynasty." That is why fans are surprised why the show was cancelled by A&E.
But according to an article posted on The Wall Street Journal, the show caters to an older audience that does not coincide with the rest of the network. The median age for A&E is 48, while the viewers of "Longmire" have a median age of 60.
Also, there is a problem with the show's ownership. It was produced by Warner Horizon, while A&E is under the A+E Network, which is co-owned by Walt Disney Co. and Hearst Corp.
"Longmire's fate is reflective of two growing trends in the television industry—the obsession of advertisers with younger viewers and the desire of TV networks to own as much of their content as possible," the WSJ article stated.
Meanwhile, the show's producers are now looking for new networks to pitch Longmire's Season 4. According to reports, Warner Horizon is planning to talk to Netflix and Amazon to discuss the possible airing of the series. If things go well, the TV show adaptation of Craig Johnson's mystery books will probably start streaming in the second half of 2015.
