NBC has decided to pre-empt Chase once again but this time it’s looking a lot more permanent. The network has put the TV series on hiatus and replaced it with episodes of Minute to Win It. Though the network has not officially cancelled Chase, there’s certainly no compelling reason for NBC to bring it back.
Back in September, Chase debuted to mediocre ratings and things went quickly downhill from there. On Monday nights, Chase averaged just a 1.5 rating in the 18-49 demographic and a meager 5.44 million viewers. When the series moved to Wednesday nights for the new year, the ratings only got worse. It’s currently the lowest-rated scripted series on the network.
NBC pre-empted Chase this week and replaced it with a double dose of Minute to Win It. That move paid off with the game show literally doubling the demo performance of Chase’s last original episode. Not surprisingly, NBC has now bumped the remaining episodes of Chase from the schedule.
The peacock network had given the show a full season order back in October but by December had trimmed that back from 22 to 18 installments. There are currently five unaired episodes of Chase on the shelf and there’s no word from NBC on when or if they’ll ever be aired.
What do you think? Will you miss Chase? Why do you think it didn’t catch on?
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Among all the GSN shows, we loved the Chase the best and were watching it all the time. Please bring it back or at least run the shows that you have already taped. The time slot was not the best, may be 10-11 pm would be better. We miss it a lot.
I will miss the chase. Every day at 4 pm on GSN network i was watching.
ud Only see the re-runs of The Chase our time 1pm each day living in Oregon. Love the show and how smart contestants are beside the Beast. No re=runs anymore as of 6/7/18 Now we get the stupid all the time Steve Harvey Family Feud show, tired of his show on 6 days a week 4 times a day, Need something else, during the afternoons. Sorry about my Chase sure wish you would bring it BACK ON PLEASE
my favorite game show. only one I watch. do not enjoy turning on the GSN and all you have on is Family Feud
please bring it back.
Kathy
The Chase is one of our favorite programs and we always make sure we are home and ready to watch it when it comes on each day! I’m sick that it might not continue . . .
We loved The Chase. Looked forward to it every week. We even wanted it to be on more than once a week. We always recorded it, in case we weren’t home. Please bring it back and with the original cast.
I love that show and Gsn has the old game can’t they put it there with the new show of it. I do like to lose!!
Now, I have one more reason to not watch this network! Idiots!
This was indeed a very “smart” TV game show. Many hurdles for the contestants to conquer. Not a greedy show at all. Brooke Burns has proven herself to be the most intelligent and personable host ever. To dismiss this show, I fear, shows the at home audience to be rather ……..boring and witless. How about another chance for this gem?
I really enjoyed the trivia game show The Chase. I am so sorry they took it off the air. There are other shows that could easily be replaced and I would never
miss them. And, although I like Family Feud, I think GSN is overloading us with how often and for how long the show is on now. Please reconsider putting The
Chase and “the Beast” back on.
I thought the Game Show Chase was going off the TV? NO I will not miss that show. I like game shows, but that show is ridiculous.
Of course you will not miss it. You have to think some to enjoy it.
I can’t believe y’all took a great show off the air. I still miss that show.if yall were smart y’all would put it back on
I AGREE WITH YOU WHOLE HEARTLY
Now on in Italy great because it’s in English it’s a great series pity they stopped it ‘s a great team of actor’s.
we are in australia and just started to watch first episodes where her and jimmy finally kiss and now it is off the air hubby and i love boots and the crew you goes suck if you don’t know a great show when you see one the past dictates the future nteworks suck