NBC rounded out their Monday night schedule with a new cop series, Chase. Police shows have performed very well for the networks for years but how did this one perform? Is it a keeper or will it be quickly cancelled?
Chase follows US Marshall Annie Frost (Kelli Giddish) as she heads up the Houston Enforcement & Apprehension Task Force. Annie and her team (played by Cole Hauser, Amaury Nolasco, Rose Rollins, and Jesse Metcalfe) hunt down America’s most dangerous fugitives.
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The premiere garnered a disappointing 2.3 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 7.3 million viewers. That put Chase in third (last) place in both categories. It lost a significant number of viewers from lead-in The Event — 36% of the demo and 33% of total viewers. It also lost about 15% of viewers in the demo between the start and finish of the episode.
While this is much better than last year’s The Jay Leno Show, this mediocre start doesn’t bode well for Chase’s future. If the ratings decline in week two, as they typically do for new shows, it could be in real trouble.
Based on this performance alone, it seems unlikely that NBC would bother ordering any episodes beyond the initial 13 installments.
So, what do you think? Is Chase worth watching? Do you like the show or should it just be cancelled?
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The Chase its my favourite! keep the show going.
The Chase is a good show. It should be renewed. However the sex scene involving Cole Hauser is not relevant to the series. The scenes and actions should be direct, tracking down the serial killers and other criminals. Although I understand millions of viewers want their police movies with some sex scenes (bed scenes, nudity etc) like Steven Seagall Jean Claude Van Damme and Jet Li movies. But many others like the Arnold Swartzenneger, Chuck Noris, Steve Austin ( Cold Austin) and Jackie Chan type movies. We the minority but millions of viewers, who appreciate law,Police, justice, actions and stunts… Read more »
I am 67 (AND KNOW WHAT HAP-NIN) keep the show going if you have any brains at all!!
I am 46 and really enjoy this show. I lived 13 years in Houston and live in West Texas now. I like seeing strong female parts in a show other than being a ****** housewife:) every time we find a show that doesn’t revolve around drugs, sex, etc. but has good guys in it it gets cancelled. Shouldnt be surprised with the way things are in our country today. We cannot find very many shows we can sit down and watch with our 12 year old at night before 9pm. What happened to putting shows on the family can watch.… Read more »