Showtime’s Twin Peaks revival is likely to end after its 18-episode run. Showtime CEO David Nevins stated,
“I don’t think so, but it’s not impossible. [David Lynch and I are] both avoiding the conversation for a while; we want to let the story coalesce and see how people feel at the end.”
One of the reasons that the show may not return is the viewership numbers. The show premiered to a modest 619,000 total viewers before growing to 804,000 in the progressing weeks. Twin Peaks: The Return came after nearly three years of hype since Showtime announced that the cult hit would be returning. The reason for the delays involved co-creator Lynch briefly dropping out over budget concerns with Showtime. These issues pushed the show’s premiere back a year after it was originally envisioned to bow in 2016 coinciding with its 25th anniversary.
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