Court will soon be out of session. NBC has cancelled their Bad Judge sitcom, deciding not to order any additional installments beyond the initial 13 episode order. Ten episodes have been completed and three more will be produced.
Bad Judge follows Rebecca Wright (Walsh), an unorthodox judge of the Los Angeles County Circuit Court. She’s tough-as-nails and one of LA’s most respected criminal court judges but has a truly wild lifestyle in her off hours. The rest of the cast includes Tone Bell, Ryan Hansen, John Ducey, and Miguel Sandoval.
The series got off to a disappointing start on October 2nd, registering a 1.3 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 5.84 million viewers. The series held steady in week two which was a positive sign, especially since Bad Judge was airing opposite highly-rated Thursday night football games on CBS. Perhaps the numbers would start to grow?
Nope. The ratings trickled downward over the next couple weeks and then hit a new low this week when the CBS sitcoms returned. It drew just a 0.9 in the demo with 3.9 million viewers.
That seems to have been enough for the peacock network to declare that the show was over. NBC won’t be ordering any more episodes but (for now) plans to let the remaining eight installments air. The Blacklist is scheduled to move to Thursday nights at 9pm on February 5th.
Companion sitcom A to Z has also been cancelled.
What do you think? Do you like the Bad Judge TV show? Do you think that NBC should have cancelled it? Would you have watched a second season?
I love this show! It’s light hearted and everyone is upbeat. Please don’t dump this for another ridiculous reality show. I love our judge and she “ain’t” bad at all. !!’n
didn’t realize Kate Walsh was so good at doing comedy. NBC should be taken to trial for cancelling Bad Judge.
I love Bad Judge!!! Can’t believe they cancelled it. The xmas show was awesome!! Please bring it back!!
Loooove Bad Judge…the appellate court says KEEP BAD JUDGE
Bad judge is the best show
Bri ng it back
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE BAD JUDGE! I would hate to see it go 🙁
I love Bad Judge! Please don’t cancel it. I read the complaint from they ABA and it’s ridiculous for them to complain. Judges are humans and are allowed to have fun and enjoy life as long as they do their job. This is the most refreshing comedy that’s not stupid. It’s better than Modern Family that gets stupider every episode. I finally quit watching it.
I love bad judge!!! With football and cheer season…this is the worst time to comeout with nee shows …. Give it a chance now that parents are done with the season!!! Dont they know this is a busy season with practices runninh from 5 to 8pm!! Please sont cancel bad judge please!!!!
Bad Judge is the best show that’s been on TV in years. Fun and clever, and a refreshing alternative to the mundane, predictable shows that keep running. Bad Judge is a hoot! Love it and so disappointed to learn that it’s being canceled. Kate Walsh is perfect in the role.
Just saw Bad Judge Christmas story, hilarious!!!!!!! NBC, you are so wrong in cancelling this show. Great and funny cast. K Walsh great in this role.
This show was my new fav show. Going against Thursday night football didn’t help
I really enjoyed the show because it is so different than anything else on Tv !
I love Kate Walsh!!! The show bad judge is hilarious! NBC should not cancel this show!!!! Ill boycott the network!!!! Go back to Greys and ABC Kate Walsh where you’re appreciated!!!!
This is my favorite show!!!! Kate Walsh is the perfect ad Judge. Please don’t cancel!!!!
A-Z needed to go… It’s too bad Bad Judge was so close to that vortex and pulled Kate Walsh and cast in with it. Season 2 PLEASE???
Cancelling + Bad Judge = BAD NBC!