First, FOX cancelled Lone Star and then, ABC cancelled My Generation. Not wanting to be left out, NBC has now cancelled Outlaw. The Jimmy Smits series has ceased production but viewers will still be able to see the remaining episodes.
Outlaw follows a Supreme Court Justice (Smits) who decides to step down and go back to being a lawyer in order to fight injustices. The NBC series also stars Carly Pope, David Ramsey, Jesse Bradford, and Ellen Woglom.
The series debuted following the season finale of one of NBC’s biggest shows, America’s Got Talent, and could only attract moderate ratings. In its regular Friday night timeslot, Outlaw’s ratings have gone from bad to worse. This past Friday, the show hit a new low in the 18-49 demographic with a 0.9 rating and fell to just 4.10 million viewers. It was in last place in both categories.
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As we previously reported, NBC shut down production last week, supposedly wanting to wait to see if viewership got better in later weeks. If that was actually the case, they didn’t wait very long. Outlaw has been cancelled and the cast and crew won’t be returning to production.
For the time being, NBC will fill the 10pm timeslot with an expanded edition of Dateline. The four remaining episodes of Outlaw will be seen on Saturday nights starting on October 16th. An episode won’t be seen on October 30th because of a previously schedule Shrek special. The last episode of Outlaw will air on November 13th.
What do you think? Are you sorry to see it go? Why do you think it didn’t attract a bigger audience?
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Jimmy Smits was sexy…. It was a bad night or I would have to watch it on demand.
I think they need to change the night.
Jimmy Smits was great and the also the rest of the cast. I would run home to watch it. It was a bad night or I would have to watch it on demand.
please bring it back…
Outlaw is a great show. The problem was NBC put it on a awful night. Alot of younger people would have watched it had they been smart enough to put it on a better night. JIMMY SMITTS IS GREAT AND IF NBC HAS ENOUGH NBC SENSE THEY WILL BRING IT BACK. IF THIS SHOW DOES NOT RETURN THEN I AM FINISHED WATCHING NBC.
We actually made a point of watching TV on Friday so we could see this show. It was so refreshing from all the investigated forensic shows that are all the same.
It was great to see the show tackle current issues that are a hot bed in the legal system these days. Jimmy Smit is a great actor and it was nice to see him on the screen again.
Please re-consider and bring it back instead of all those reality shows that are becoming so stale and repetitive.
I can’t believe you cancelled ‘outlaw’!!!! My wife is 5 months pregnant & she was enjoying watching the series. For the rath of my wife please bring the show back 🙁
Outlaw was one of the better shows on TV, I cannot believe it was cancelled and so quickly; shame on NBC!
Outlaw was a fantastic show! I really thought that this show would last for a while and I am quite shocked that NBC would can such a great show so quickly! NBC, bring this show back!!
I love the show and believe if you just moved it to a different tim slot it would meet your ratings.
i can’t believe they cancelled ” outlaw” for one thing, they could of found a better time slot on a different night to air after monday & tues. nights tv schedule, i don’t think theres anything i care for on tv anymore …. please it back !!
I thought this was a great show, and I am also a Jimmy Smits fan. It was nice to look forward good quality TV that didn’t involve blood and guts or reality.
Show was great, keep it on
I think NBC needs to rethink this, Stop Cancelling shows before they get started !!!
This show was really good. I am a big Jimmy Smits fan and everyone else was really good also. can’t believe it was cancelled. a big shock.
I agree
Really enjoyed the show. I don’t think it was advertised enough
Outlaw is such a great show…BRING IT BACK PLEASE!!
I agree.
I can’t believe this! every time I get interested in a good show on TV, it gets cut. It is almost like if there are no womenn scantilly clad or extremely gorgeous men to stare at, then noone wants to watch it. it is such a disgrace that reality shows can take the place of good shows that actually have meaning. And what really stinks is that once a network is not happy with ratings, then the show gets moved to another night and channel which means ratings go down due to people not being able to find it anymore.… Read more »
Outlaw is a great show, it should not be canceled. It brings relavent issues to the surface that we should be aware of and think about.