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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?
We love this show. It is funny and heart warming! Please renew another season!
Please renew this show makes me laugh out loud
We also love this show my husband and I are almost 60 but the great thing as much as we love it our teenage grandsons love it as well they laughed so hard it was great just watching them please bring it back.
Loved it once knew it existed. Should have had some previews advertising it instead of just discovering it after another show that I faithfully watch! Want more of it!!!!!
All my family loved season one of Better Late Than Never, I live in the UK so we have not seen season two yet but please don’t cancel, hopefully there will be a season three and many more, just love the guys their ways, it’s hilarious.
Yes, we want more adventures! This show always makes us laugh, never miss it.
I love the show and hope for more seasons. I actually rewatch episodes over and over.I never do that with any other show. I love these guys and this show and recommend it to my friends because I just don’t think people know what to expect from it. One episode and you will be hooked.please keep making more NBC.
Please renew Better Late Than Never! It is a funny, heartwarming and really a very educational program. My family loves watching it! Bring on Season 3!
My wife and i never missed an episode and cant wait to see the next season or seasons. We hope you bring it back.
Please don’t cancel this show. It is hilarious!!
Please please please renew this show. Everyone who I’ve recommended this show to (from 30 years old to 80) has loved it. I don’t think it’s been marketed well, as we found it by accident!!
Definitely renew!
We didn’t know it was on until recently and binge watched it all with our in laws. We loved it. Love the traveling.
Please renew! If numbers are not good for season 2 then perhaps Monday night football is interferring. Change day or time. Too good not to keep going!
RENEW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We’ve love this show so much! To see the world through their eyes makes us laugh , cry and everything in between! Please let us travel with them for another season!