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An NBC reality TV series, Better Late Than Never follows Henry Winkler, William Shatner, Terry Bradshaw, and George Foreman as they travel the world, with both help and misdirection from tech-savvy comedian, Jeff Dye. In the second season, the celebrities journey to Munich, Berlin, Lithuania, Sweden, Barcelona, Madrid, and Morocco. There, they’ll meet up with dozens of natives and guest stars including David Hasselhoff and Al Roker, as well as Björn Ulvaeus, of ABBA.
In its first season, Better Late Than Never aired over the Summer of 2016 and averaged a 1.58 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 7.31 million viewers. Those were pretty healthy numbers, especially for a summer series.
This time around, NBC decided to order twice as many episodes and aired them around the holidays and as filler leading up to the Winter Olympics. That scheduling didn’t work out too well for the boys and the ratings have seen a big drop. Compared to the first season, season two is averaging a 0.89 demo rating with 4.75 million. That’s down by 44% and 35%, respectively. It’s currently one of the network’s lowest-rated shows of the 2017-18 season.
It’s unclear if NBC will cancel or renew Better Late Than Never for a third season but the numbers aren’t looking good. What is clear is that a healthy percentage of the first season’s audience isn’t watching the show on Monday nights (our readers seem to still love it).
What do you think? Are you still watching this NBC series? Would you like to see a third season of Better Late Than Never or, do you think the series should be cancelled instead?
I just recently discovered this series on Hulu. It is hilarious!!! I will watch as many episodes as you can produce as long as it continues to remain as entertaining as the first two seasons. I have no idea how I missed this when it was new, but I sure wish there was more!
I really enjoyed this show..please don’t cancel it NBC….
I love this show and want it to continue. It is the best!!!!! Finally some fun humor with out any drama.
I love this show!!! Please don’t cancel. It is fun, fun , fun.
My family and I loved these guys. We would love to see them on another adventure!
Oh my goodness…please come back for Season3 and add 4 and five. LOVE THE HILARITY!!!!
yes yes YES!!! Third season please.
Please bring back Better Late Than Never. It was so entertaining and funny and a great profile of true friendships.
Love this show, would love to see a season three. We laughed our socks off. These guys were so funny together.
I wish they would bring this show back. So funny! One day these cultural icons will be gone. We are richer for them being in our lives and this series has allowed a unique perspective into their lives. The show was fun, but in looking back, it was a more than just a tv show, it was a living chronical..a piece of American cultural history. If the guys are willing and able to travel…bring ‘em back!
Please bring back “Better Kaye than never” it so hysterical I love all the guys but love William Shattner in his so eccentric self what a mind to know so much about so many things. I saw him here in St Louis , Mo at a horse show his horses were beautiful Last year was funny even Terry Bradshaw’s antics and who would believe Henry Winkler would be posing for art oh my but the first season was funny also. Jeff keeps them safe n tow but gets kinda in to the jokes also and what can you say about… Read more »
Absolutely love the show, it is so funny that my husband “who never laughed ” would laugh hysterically all the time while watching these guys. PLEASE bring back this show! It is the BEST reality tv show ever!
Better Late Than Never had the BEST EVER group of guys personality wise. The commraderie AMAZING! But mostly I had such a great time travelling with them, learned so much I never would have being disabled & financially challenaged as they say. Please bring them back, please!
Please Renew. We LOVE this show!!!!
I love this show. It is one of the best if not the best reality show that is funny and not a total contest Please bring it back…I really do love it…
Only reality show I’ll watch. It was hilarious. Everyone I know loved it!!!! Please bring it back!!!!