"Girl Meets World' renewal: Audience may be show's saviour

“Girl Meets World” fans were disheartened when Disney Channel announced that the show was cancelled after three seasons. Fans are hopeful that the series will be renewed for another episode as show creator Michael Jacobs previously shared that they are certainly having talks with other networks and displayed confidence that chances for a renewal are high because of the loyal audience.

“Networks want to do something to gather an audience,” Jacobs said. He believes that the fact that there is an audience means a lot.

Since the show’s cancellation has been announced, fans have been speaking loud and clear. Campaigns on the internet started, the paper airplane campaign, as well as social media pleads using the hashtags #GirlMeetsNetflix, #SaveGMW and #GirlMeetsHulu on Twitter.

Before the show aired its last episode, Jacobs told TVLine that there are talks for a possible fourth season. “There are talks underway, but we’re at the very, very beginning stages,” he said.

Jacobs appeared confident that the reaction of avid viewers might help save the show. Fans have earlier expressed their sincere desire for more “Girl Meets World” episodes with the launch of the Paper Airplane campaign. “And I can tell you it’s because of the audience’s reaction to the cancellation that there is interest in other places,” Jacobs added.

The show creator said he does not approach season 3 as the last for the beloved series, which has been a follow-up show for “Boy Meets World.” Jacobs seemed even hopeful that the show will last until season 6.

The series, after all, has a massive fan base. The show’s previous instalments were pulling in 1.8 million viewers per episode in seasons 2 and 3. Indeed, the show has become one of Disney Channel’s best received series. Aside from good ratings, it is also recognised by award-giving bodies. It got two consecutive best children’s program Emmy nominations for the first two seasons as well as WGA and PGA nominations. This has led Deadline to believe that the problem is not the show but the venue.

It is likely that the problem is that Disney, a network that targets young audiences, may no longer be a suitable place for the show as its characters are growing up. Riley, Maya and the rest of the characters are now young women and the show may be calling for a more mature storyline. “Girl Meets World” aired in Australia through Disney Channel.