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 love this show. One of the best to come along in a long time. I do hope another station
will pick it up. USA has a great lineup of good shows: Burn Notice, In Plain Sight, Blue
Collar. Putting Chase on USA would be a winner.
They never gave it a chance. They moved the night it was on and that frustrated all the fans. You sat down to watch it to find out they moved it to another night. In the short time it was on they move the night at least 4 times. It is far better then most of the cop shows that NBC shows. I hope CBS picks it up because it will then become a number one show.
I do not understand why they always cancel the good shows…. It is always every good show…
Here’s an idea! Why doesn’t the network spend a little $$ to market the series? You have to spend money to make money! There are so many shows like this one that I happen to stumble upon and really enjoy. Some shows are advertised to death and others, nada. Why is that?
Please don’t cancel another good show for more mindless game shows.
please don’t take away my show it is one of the best show on television , when i am not at home recorded it so that i will have something exciting to watch .
I really liked Chase. I am sorry to hear this.
I agree with everyone!!! Please bring back CHASE it was a great show. All you eggheads don’t know anything about great shows, otherwise you wouldn’t keep taking them off. Why do you idots keep all the bad shows on the air and take off all the good ones, i will never know.
Bring it back! Chase is a show we actually look forward to watching. Maybe a non-network will pick it up; all our other favorites are on other channels, too.
I agree with everyone! All the good shows are being canceled and then to be replaced with minute to win it that just doesn’t even make any sense. Please put Chase back on the air! It was a great show.
Please bring it back! I loved it!
I enjoyed Chase because it’s not a spin off of another show. It’s original, edgy, and has a good looking cast! Thank goodness for on demand, or maybe not because I’m looking for the show to KEEP watching and… I get nothing…because it’s been bumped! BRING IT BACK, BRING IT BACK
The networks can never get it right. All the crap shows with no morals and no substance with poor actors go on forever and the really good shows get canned without notice. Once again will have to search elsewhere for some good entertaiinment that doesn’t make you cringe.
i love chase!! it was just getting good too…i dont understand why it was cancelled 🙁
Every other commercial is a new REALITY SHOW CRAP -newwest one about doing nails – but yet they canel a great show like CHASE. Like I say most people sitting on this side of the TV screen – have the IQ of a peanut – Bring that show back and get ride of the HOUSEWIVES & all the stupid reality crap.
I can’t believe the network cancelled Chase. I love this show and i want to know what happens with Annie & Jimmy. I can’t stand turning on the tv and it’s all reality crap. Who wants to watch people make fools of themselves for 15 minutes of fame. Bring back Chase and put it on Saturday nights. There is usually nothing good on on the weekends.
NBC should let another network pick up Chase if they are worried about ratings. In Plain Sight does well on USA.