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kmk367's avatar
kmk367
Reel Rookie
3 years ago
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I am so upset!! Can we please bring back Third Watch??!!

Third watch was apparently removed today and I had no idea until I went to continue watching my episode and it was gone. I was so happy when I finally found something that streamed season 3-6 and now its gone. Can you please add it back?? At least for the month of December??

  • RokuDanny-R's avatar
    RokuDanny-R
    3 years ago

    Hi Community users,

    Thanks for the posts.

    Please be aware that Third Watch is available to be view on Tubi at this time. You can locate the Third Watch content via Search on the left hand side navigation, or accessing the Tubi channel on you Roku device if you have the channel installed.


    Thanks,
    Danny

  • SAndrews10's avatar
    SAndrews10
    3 years ago

    Glad it’s back. In the intervening months I had purchased the complete series online as well. I’ve always thought in recent years the show would be ripe for a reboot/continuation. Emily Yokas a third watch Patrol officer. Joey works at the FD.

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  • Sppix's avatar
    Sppix
    Newbie
    3 years ago

    ME TOO!! I was halfway thru the final season and I went to watch another episode and it was gone!

    I had no idea it was being removed. Usually channels will give a warning when a show is being removed, but I did not see anything.

    Please ROKU CHANNEL, bring it back!!!. I have people watching it now, and they don’t even know it’s gone yet!

    • Rahpwr's avatar
      Rahpwr
      Reel Rookie
      3 years ago

      How many of us joined this community just to post about this??

      Bring it back, please!!

      • Msdupkd87's avatar
        Msdupkd87
        Newbie
        3 years ago

        Same I found it on there a couple of weeks ago and was into season 2 and went to watch it after my kids went to bed and it was gone!! So sad.

    • atc98092's avatar
      atc98092
      Community Streaming Expert
      3 years ago

      When providers like Roku, Netflix, or Prime Video license content for streaming, the content owners have restrictions on what seasons/episodes can be streamed, and there's always a end date of the agreement. Netflix always announces what content is going away and when, Roku and Amazon are not good about that. But the bottom line is when the contract expires, they have to stop streaming it. Sometimes the provider (such as Roku) would like to continue to offer the content, but that's under the control of the content owners. If they refuse to extend the contract, or ask for a much higher price to continue, they simply can't continue to offer the content.

      • Indiaevey's avatar
        Indiaevey
        Newbie
        3 years ago

        I downloaded this is app only because of third watch, I’m really upset this show was taken off Roku without no warning , is there a way we could petitions for third watch be back on Please 🙏🏽 

    • Anonymous's avatar
      Anonymous
      3 years ago

      Count me in with all the others who are upset that Third Watch is no longer available.

  • mspollino's avatar
    mspollino
    Newbie
    3 years ago

    Yes I was in season 3 and it disappeared! One of my all time favorite shows!

  • Rahpwr's avatar
    Rahpwr
    Reel Rookie
    3 years ago

    We were binging up to season 5, this is terrible!

  • Penny774's avatar
    Penny774
    Newbie
    3 years ago

    Agreed! Finally found a place to stream this fantastic show and didn’t realize it was going to expire so soon 😞

  • FamilyFour44's avatar
    FamilyFour44
    Reel Rookie
    3 years ago

    A great show that I’d not streaming anywhere else and hasn’t in years. It’s also not available in dvd after season two. Please bring it back

  • Ncpd25's avatar
    Ncpd25
    Reel Rookie
    3 years ago

    WTF!

    Why does Roku provide this show to the many, many fans and then pull the plug? Looks like I'll have to ban anything Roku related and post as much negative press as possible about them. What a bunch of a-holes!

    • Ncpd25's avatar
      Ncpd25
      Reel Rookie
      3 years ago

      Go to the contact page and voice your disappointment and and shear disapproval of Roku's **bleep** decision to remove Third Watch.

      EVERYONE needs to let them know how we feel. I've already messaged the half-wits of their pinhead decision.

      • atc98092's avatar
        atc98092
        Community Streaming Expert
        3 years ago

        Ncpd25You haven't read the comments. When Roku (and other providers like Netflix) license content for streaming, it always comes with an end date. They are not permitted to stream them indefinitely. The content owners might not even permit a time extension, even if Roku requested to continue. When the contract ends, they are forced to stop streaming the content. The only way they can stream something "forever" is if they own the content. You will find the same thing happens with Netflix, Prime Video, and others. They can only stream for as long as the contract allows.

    • Ronbobb22's avatar
      Ronbobb22
      Newbie
      3 years ago

      I completely agree. I am boycotting anything Roku. They don't care about fan loyalty, so screw 'em.

      • atc98092's avatar
        atc98092
        Community Streaming Expert
        3 years ago

        Ronbobb22 you aren't listening. It's out of Roku's hands. They don't own the content. They license the ability to stream it for a specific amount of time. When that contract ends, they have to remove it. If the content owner doesn't want to extend or renew the contract, there's nothing Roku can do about it.

        The only thing Roku can (and should) do is make sure users know when content is approaching the end date of the contract. They used to do it, and need to do it again.

  • LMWBXR's avatar
    LMWBXR
    Newbie
    3 years ago

    Same here! I don't care about who's contract or whatever the "community expert" is saying - many of us are part way through watching the series. A heads-up would have been nice. This show is hard to find on DVD due to some kind of music copyright thing. #IReadTheComments lol

    • elg413's avatar
      elg413
      Channel Surfer
      3 years ago

      Lol #IReadTheCommentsToo. They released Beverly Hills 90210 with the music changed and I wish they would just do the same thing with this show because while the music is great, the storyline is what I care about.

  • Fireman394's avatar
    Fireman394
    Newbie
    3 years ago

    I was so happy to finally be able to watch all 6 seasons and now it’s GONE! Very disappointed since it’s such a great show. I was half way through season 4 where can you watch the rest of the series?

    • atc98092's avatar
      atc98092
      Community Streaming Expert
      3 years ago

      I just did a search for streaming options for this show, and it appears that Apple TV and Google TV and Movies both offer it (not for free, of course). However, they both only offer two seasons. Prime Video offers three seasons. This tells me the content owners aren't willing to make the entire series available to stream.

      Probably nothing Roku can do to get it back for the time being. When content owners do this, they generally want to make it unavailable for a period of time, then they can try to get a higher price when they decide to offer it again.

      • elg413's avatar
        elg413
        Channel Surfer
        3 years ago

        Yeah, it’s extremely frustrating because they have only had the first 2 seasons available for years so I was so excited when I finally found it on Roku. My favorite seasons were 4-6 so this is so irritating. It’s always seemed like you can find every other show on the planet except Third Watch 🤬😪

  • elg413's avatar
    elg413
    Channel Surfer
    3 years ago

    I literally waited years to watch this again and almost made it through season 5. Please bring back!