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?
Image courtesy NBC.
This show is the biz! With all the BS they have on TV why would they cancel a show with meaning!!!!!!!! Pissed OFF
Have library card; will use. I’m going back to reading books on Friday nights because network programmers come up with boring ideas or quickly kill their good ones. I’m sick of the bland pap and the moronic drivel on network television, and I am being driven thoroughly mad by having a “taste” of fabulous possibilities for shows taken from me before I get to savor them. The cancellation of Outlaw is just the most recent in a long line of assaults on my television viewing.
I loved this show. It touched issues that no other show would. Don’t cancel this show.
What are you thinking. Give it a chance.
It’s a shame politics and poor judgement cancelled this fabulous, smart, fast-paced show. Jimmy Smits was superb in his role and I thought each episode left the viewers with some revelations they may of never thought of prior to watching the show. Shame on you NBC! Extremely Disappointed in Pennsylvania!
Most any show would have a tough time against Tom Selleck’s new show. I concur that Saturday night would be a good time slot for it to continue. I actually watched it live and recorded “Blue Bloods”.
Love Jimmy Smits and this new show! Hate reality shows
I agree totally with the other comments!
I like the show but it was up against Tom Selleck which was a big problem. Keep it going on Saturday nights. There has not been anything good on Sat. night since the District ended. You know, there are people who do watch TV on Saturday nights. Not everyone goes out partying. I agree the reality shows are over done.
I’m upset it’s been taken off the air before it really had as chance! I liked it and am very disappointed in this decision.
I’d like to know what the ratings are based on when only 3 or 4 shows were shown before someone decided to cancel. I agree with other comments above…..great show….maybe switch up on another night or time slot. The average run of the mill moron likes the reality TV shows which costs next to nothing to produce. Those of us who have half of a brain, would like to see these types of shows cancelled and give Outlaw another chance.
I loved outlaw. I very upset that it was canceled and replaced with dateline. I will not be watching dateline at all. So now now I have missed an episode because I didn’t know that it was being shown on Saturday night. So disappointing…sad to see it over…
I absolutely loved this show! Jimmy Smits alone was worth watching! He is a brilliant actor and plays his characters to the hilt!!! I agree with one who said to get rid of some of the so called reality shows and those stupid housewives backstabbing each other, it’s ridiculous!! It should have had a different time slot and put on earlier. They should really bring back Cane, another great show that wasn’t given a chance! I’m so bummed out about this cancelation, I want to quit watching TV altogether!
This is among the shows both my husband and I like. There was competition with other shows, so we usually watched the DVR of this. I agree with the move to the Sat. night slot. I like Jimmy! While I’m at it, we miss Friday Night Lights.
I AM REALLY TICKED OFF THAT THIS SHOW IS BEING CANCELLED!!!
I love to watch Jimmy Smits! His voice is especially powerful for this character on Outlaw. I enjoy all his shows, and was also disappointed when Cane was canceled. They need to get rid of all the silly reality shows they have – those are all getting ridiculous. It would be wonderful if he would be immediately put in another series.
Outlaw was a great show! I agree with most of the other comments. It should be shown on a Saturday night when there really is nothing worth watching. Jimmy Smits was great and I always looked forward to watching this show. Get rid of some of the other garbage that’s on TV.