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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This show is awesome. My wife and I love it. My wife said it’s about time that there is another tough woman cop out there besides Olivia Benson(who is awesome in her own right. PLEASE DO NOT CANCEL THIS SHOW. Maybe if you guys stuck with one date and time for the show to air more people would watch. I was upset when I missed a few episodes when that was changed. It would be a shame for another good show to be cancelled. I was upset that “The Black Donelly’s” was cancelled a few years ago. That was another… Read more »
I am so disappointed to read Chase has been canceled! It was our family’s
favorite show. All these reality shows are getting very predicable, and
very OLD. Chase was a nice change from that. PLEASE consider bringing Chase back.
I agree — Monday nights seemed like a great fit for the show.
I love Chase, and I have been waiting for it to come back on from some time now. After not seeing it in the channel lineup I decided to Google it, and I found this link. I’m very disappointed that the show will not be returning, because it was different from all the other crime shows out there. Also, I would’ve love to see what happened after last season’s finale. This is such as shame…
I love this show. Yet again I am disappointed that something good is leaving. Annie was a great addition to ass-kicking women of television.
I truly like chase,but it seems that the network don’t know how to stay on a certain day with a show.once a show is move around,it’s hard to fallow where it’s going to be I do wish T NT would pick it up ,Because after all TnT knows Drama
You’re right Merilyn, it’s so hard to keep up when networks are constantly changing the days and times a show comes on. How are we supposed to keep up with it!?! Chase would be a great addition to TNT also, because they do know Drama.
It never fails, they get a decent show on and then the clowns that decide what we are supposed to like cancels it and puts on something that their kids like to watch, Chase is a good show, my wife and I looked forward to watching it every week, I really hope some other network picks it up.
IM 13 AND LOVE THIS SHOW I AM SO ANGRY I FEEL LIKE CRYING CUZ I LOVE THE SHOW SO MUCH AND LOOK UP TO ANNIE GREAT ROLE MODEL I WANT TO BE LIKE HER US MARSHALL BE AS STRONG AS HER FIGHTING CRIME AND SAVING PEOPLE WITH A GUN THAT BIGGER THAN THE PERSON IM FIGHTING HHAHAH HOPE THEY RECONSIDER <3
My husband and I really liked this show. I hate to hear it is not returning.
We love Chase and can’t believe it had poor ratings. Monday nights seem a perfect fit for Chase episodes as we cannot find anything worth watching on that night. Pls give it another chance!
I am a fan. Some idiot is always canceling the shows I like. Reality shows are for those with no life. Bring back Chase. Neilsen Boxes should be issued to every houshold to get an actual rating. The people watching Big Brother are not representing me.
Me either… it makes me wonder who has these Neilsen boxes in their home, and who chooses them.
I love the show. I like the diversity, the action and mystery. I only watch several shows because these talk shows and reality shows just get on my nerves. I do not want to see what someone rich or fame got going on in their life. I want to kick back and watch some real entertainment, such as “Chase,” “LAW & ORDER SVU,” ” The Closer,” and “Criminal Minds”. So please stop making my life miserable and don’t cancel the show. If you going to cancel anything cancel the game show are the reality shows. Oh yeah bring Daisy back… Read more »
im really sick of great shows being canceled on nbc chase was on of the best new shows nbc has had in recent memory im really saddened by this news been waiting for chase to come back on. now nbc will only be watched in our home when chuck is on that is the only good thing they have going
I really liked the show! But since American’s choose not to use any common sense they rather not use their brains and watch all the garbase game shows and the idiotic reality shows and put good actors out of work! This is why I stick to cable, TNT rocks! I hope one of the cable staions picks up this series.
I hope Chase gets renewed or picked up on a different network. We really enjoyed it, especially Annie. It was amazing how quickly they were able to move from one end of the very large state of Texas to the other. It wasn’t always realistic but it was always entertaining.
I love this show!!! I don’t understand when they say the ratings were extremely low. Do not take this show off the air.
My husband and I really liked the Chase show… it was a little different than the routine crime shows. We just read in today’s paper that the star, Kelli Giddish, has been picked up by NBC for Law & Order SVU. I’m glad that NBC recognized good talent when they saw it! So, while we’re disappointed that we won’t be seeing Chase, we are delighted that we’ll at least be able to see Ms. Giddish again!