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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I really liked the show and I am tired of all these reality shows taking over the evening programing. We just start to get into a show and they take it off the air. Get serious, there are people out there that still likes a good show not people who are trying to get rich.
I am a working mom who really enjoys this series. Anything with a strong female lead is great. I also really enjoy the internal struggle Annie deals with in her identity issues of is she a great cop or her father’s daughter. I really hope they bring this back on the air soon
We loved watching Chase. It was awesome we are sooooooooooooooooooooooooo disappointed that they took it off. They seem to take off all the good ones and keep the not so good shows. Hopefully they will get enough complaints and get it back on Air.
I LOVED Chase and will miss it greatly if it’s cancelled!!! It’s sad that networks do not give shows a chance these days. There’s been more shows cancelled mid season these days than ever before, how do we keep up? What’s the point of watching & investing in a show if it’s only going to be cancelled, & NBC seems to do it more than any other network. There’s been a few times that I’ve seen trailers for a new series, but decided NOT to watch it because of 1) the network it’s on, & 2) knowing it won’t last,… Read more »
Jennifer is spot on in describing what it’s like to be a watcher of network tv these days…lots of frustration from getting decently written shows yanked out from under us, just as they get going.
BRING BACK CHASE!
Know it or not, NBC, we’ve had way more than enough of these insipid, false-emotion, random game shows and unreal reality crap. Invest in the art of shows with a plot line again.
Smoothe move NBC, great show being wasted while dolts balance eggs on their foreheads. Idiots. 18-49 year holds are broke, boomers. like a story and have 44 trillion in disposable income.
I really enjoyed chase looked foward to seeing it every week. I hope nbc would rethink and put it back on the air or air rerun of the show. WIll be greatly missed
We love Chase bring it back!!!
This was a show I had been viewing and not sure why it would be cancelled. I am tired of all the reality shows that seem to have taken over. This is a show with better appeal and I will miss it. Minute to win it is ok but I don’t want to watch game shows during prime time evenings. There are so few descent shows left to watch at this point.
This was a show I had been viewing and not sure why it would be cancelled.
Loved that show. Been looking for it every week. What’s matter with people,Anne and her team was great. Darn it. Put it back on next week, thank you!
I loved that show,Annie was great and her team. I looked for it every week,darn now its gone. Not many good shows on now. Slim pickens! Bring them back on! Next week would be fine,thank you.
Really? This was a good show. I can’t believe they would cancel this when there are so many crap shows that aren’t cancelled. Seriously.
Just when a good show comes on again, they pull it and put another reality show…They did this because they don’t have to pay the participates what a cast on a show gets. You get what you pay for.
I Loved that Show 🙁 My son and I watched it through Prime Time on Demand.
Bad Decision By NBC.
I’m 68 and thought Case was a great series. I hate to see it go, if it must. Hopefully, NBC will at least run the remaining shows that still remain unshown.