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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My wife and I thought it was a great show but probably didn’t have people in bed
and that probably killed it. I hope that “minute to lose it goes down the drain” with the rest
of the officials at NBC
Our family really enjoyed watching Chase. Chase was one of the best shows we had seen in awhile. We are very sorry to hear of the cancellation and hope you change your mind.
Lynn Biles and Family
KEEP IT! LOVE IT!
BRING BACK PERSON’S UNKOWN FOR THE SUMMER WHILE YOU’RE AT IT!
Great show! My husband and I loved to watch it. I agree with the poor promotion and moving around, it was confusing. Put it back on! No more game shows! I want adult TV.
We watched Chase every week! SO PHUCKEN TIRED OF THESE LAME GAME SHOWS AS WELL AS THE REALITY SHOWS!!!
We DO NOT watch any of them!!
I loved Chase Imss it badly Gilley is awsome and exciting to watch as of the rest of the cast . I really hope they bring it back. I check my satellight everyweek but nothing. The show really kept me going. Looked foward everyweek. And plus Gilley played real tough US MARSHALL and enjoyed that.
We really enjoyed the show. We looked forward to it and are very disapointed it’s going off the air. Dumb of you NBC!
I am in complete agreement about all these reality shows. Enough is enough. We looked forward to each episode of Chase. I thought that the writing and casting was great. To see that it may be cancelled is quite upsetting. Just another reason NBC is loosing ground.
This was one of the only shows I like on TV and NBC goes and cancels it? Wow, I was so disappointed!!!
Great show! I loved it! I thought the writing was good and the content exciting and not the same old same old! I would like to know who they pull the numbers from. When you have a well written show, I don’t think it is the writers who fail but the producers and marketers who don’t help promote it!! I agree, not well advertised, promoted and placed. The show it self is great. Poor Management NBC.
Hard to believe NBC would cancell Chase and keep the lame series Law & Order LA.
Obviously NBC doesn’t want want my demographic to watch their line up. Chase replaced by a mindless game show Minute To Win It?????????
Chase was a great show. Though I never watched each episode on its original air date I either recorded every show or watched it on demand
great show why did they drop chase .. i like to the dvd series…
We watched every episode of Chase! Bring it back!! Take some of these stupid reality shows off the air! Bring Chase back!!
This is one of mine and my husband’s favs and so unhappy to hear that NBC may be cancelling for good…..enough of the game shows. They did not advertise near enough for this show and then to move it around confuses the viewers even more….wise up and put Chase back on the air. It is one of your better shows!!