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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?
Renew have them go to south america. Brazil, argentina ect.
I was not aware of the show during its first season and just happened to stumble upon it this time. I’m so glad I did. I looked forward to it each week and would definitely watch another season
I sure hope there’s a season 3, I love these guys, nothing else makes me laugh so hard.
Just love that show. Literally laugh out loud. Please renew
This is the only tv show that my husband and I watch together. We love it!
Renew.
Renew. Best show on tv
Please renew! Better Late Than Never is one of the funniest shows on TV. I find myself laughing out loud all through the show. It is a wonderful show. I love traveling with those crazy guys.
My husband and I absolutely love Better Late than Never. It truly makes us laugh out loud over and over again. What a truly great group of men. I really wish the season lasted longer and I hope the show is renewed. Thank you all for the many laughs. I would love to see them go to Ireland/Wales/Scotland/England and Prague
Please keep this show going! So funny, the guys are great together, I laugh every episode. I did almost miss it though, had the tv tuned into NBC and saw a commercial for it, wasn’t heavily advertised. I really hope to see them all again! Love it!!
I love this show renew renew renew.
RENEW. It’s one of the few network shows I consistently watch. The guys have a great rapport, and the concept is truly unique. It has that great mix of humor and sentiment.
Renee please. So funny and entertaining!
Don’t you dare cancel the best thing on t.v.I just cried at the ending tonight. You laugh, you cry. No fake laugh tracks. Nothing but real life, beautiful scenery, and heartfelt situations..I love these guys. I look forward to Monday night.Please make more.
We love this show. I sure hope there is a season 3. Please do not cancel it.