Complete Guide to Save Our Show 2018 Campaigns: ‘Shadowhunters,’ ‘Timeless’ & More

Jessica Napoli
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Spring finales are far behind us, but still, some of our favorite shows are renewal limbo, while others have been flat-out canceled.

But just because you’re down, doesn’t mean you’re out. As we’ve observed already: Brooklyn Nine-Nine has been saved by NBC, Last Man Standing was revived by Fox, The Expanse has been picked up by Amazon, and Lucifer by Netflix.

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In an effort to capture the attention of the execs of studios and streaming services, fans have taken to social media to start campaigns in order to save shows like Timeless and Shadowhunters.

Let’s break down the campaigns:

Timeless

Hashtag: #SaveTimeless

The Season 2 finale aired in mid-May, but the show is still in limbo even though it has the support of major celebrities on social media.

According to episode stats, during the finale’s broadcast on both East and West coasts, the series was trending at No. 1 in the U.S. and No. 2 worldwide. And within hours the hashtag #Timeless was mentioned nearly 305,000 times on Twitter, and #RenewTimeless over 120,000 times.

Even in Google searches, Timeless was trending at No. 2.

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Shadowhunters

Hashtag: #SaveShadowhunters, #PickUpShadowhunters, #SaveTheShadowWorld, #NotOurLastHunt

The hashtags have (so far) a combined reach of over 8 million tweets and engagements. There’s also a petition to launch the show again which currently has over 100,000 signatures and a charity campaign to help benefit the Trevor Project. It’s raised almost $7,000!

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Designated Survivor

Hashtag: #SaveDesignatedSurvivor

Fans have started a new Twitter and Instagram handle to resurrect President Kirkman and co. from their TV oblivion. The political drama from ABC was canceled after two seasons, but there were rumors out there that Netflix was circling around the show.

With House of Cards soon to launch its final season, the streaming giant needs a new Prez in town.

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Code Black

Hashtag: #SaveCodeBlack

The CBS medical drama was nixed after three seasons, but fans are tweeting on social to revive the lifeless series.

Many fans have expressed their desire to have the show return:

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The Crossing

Hashtag: #SaveTheCrossing, #RenewTheCrossing

The sci-fi series was canceled at ABC after its only its first season.

The move is surprising considering the premiere of The Crossing was the second-most-watched debut (in almost three years) on ABC for its time slot, according to Deadline, and the show inspired a podcast called, “The Crossing Podcast.”

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    PurpleBottleOpener

    I agree we need to save Lucifer, Crossing, and Timeless and Designated Survivor. I still want Frequency back too. Sick of starting to like a series and then they just close it up like it was not important to anyone, actors and fans alike. So absurd. They need to actually ask the audience.

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    PurpleBug

    SAVE"LIFE SENTENCE" TOO PLEASE!! this show was just beginning to evolve. the family of characters are great & fans were not given a fair chance to really get to know them before CW killed the show. i wonder sometimes if network exects even watch their OWN shows. they don't seem to care about fans & what social media is saying. they only see the"bottom line"!! this is a good pg13 heartfelt show thats RARE these days on tv. so GET BUSY FANS!!! TWEET this one too!! tell CW to renew or find the show a new network. these networks are owned by multi-conglomerates(ex.ABC/disney) so there must be an alternative network out there to pickup this great show! perhaps paramount,amazon,netflix etc. PLEASE HELP!!!!!

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    RedPretzel

    SAVE "LIFE SENTENCE"!! WOW!!! i'm ALL IN for most of these shows. network exects only look@numbers. most probably don't even watch the shows on their OWN network. one show that is very heartwarming & good family show is"LIFE SENTENCE" on CW! i haven't heard much buzz about saving it. there was a"season finale"episode, but there's SO much more to discover about this great family of characters. so many unanswered story line possibilities. will some fans out there PLEASE tweet this show! BLAST the CW! have another network pick it up(amazon ma-b?) its such a GREAT show! i hate to see it thrown away on the TV DOG PILE!! PLEASE don't let this one die!! you know that there are multiple networks owned by one parent company(ex.ABC/disney) so why not get picked up by another network?? FANS PLEASE HELP SAVE THIS SHOW!!!! .

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    PurpleLeaf

    Netflix has saved Lucifer

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    GreenElephant

    I agree with #SaveLucifer. Such a unique show. Tom Ellis & company were Must See TV for this family. One of the few shows my husband & I agree on!

    What about Scorpion? Does that stand a chance?

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    OrangeBucket

    OK! yes i agree w/others that networks dont listen to fans & drop shows too early. i dont understand WHY the CW dropped "life sentence" & didn't give it another season. we were just getting to know the family's quirky ways & secrets. i loved the sexy older brother, he was SO funny! dad & mom were good too! this whole family was so close. there has not been a good heartwarming show like this one in a LONG time. so far there has not been alot of buzz for that one. HELP FANS!!!! RE-THINK THIS CW!!!! also give shadowhunters another season. RE-start frequency! take advantage of SEXY riley smith!! attention other networks...PICKUP THESE GREAT SHOWS!!!! lucifer,timeless,the crossing,code black,PAY ATTENTION to social media, OK!! we as fans get SO tired of investing time w/shows, get wrapped up in the characters, then they're GONE! like nashville! i hope it gets another life. its been a great show from the beginning. guess we're just wasting our time here friends. NETWORKS ONLY LOOK@THE BOTTOM LINE!!!! they dont care how many followers shows have & how much those shows mean to us. TIME TO PUT A STOP TO THAT KIND OF POWER, wouldn't you say?????

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      GoldHammer

      Life Sentence had an absolutely tiny audience. Social media is meaningless. Followers are pointless. People need to watch the shows. Of course networks are going to look at the bottom line! They’d be stupid to make decisions based on dumb things such as hashtags and trending and followers. They need to make money on shows simply because they are businesses.